Between the Poles – The Geoff Zeiss Archives
Greenland and Antarctica Not Affected by Economic Downturn
I came across a blog post by Joe Francica that injected a bit of humour into the otherwise marginally encouraging economic news.
Month: May 2009
Between the Poles – The Geoff Zeiss Archives
FOSSLC: Introduction to Git and GitHub
At FOSSLC Summercamp, John Duff presented an overview of Git and GitHub. You can watch his presentation here. Git is an open source, distributed version control system similar to CVS and SVN. The major […]
Between the Poles – The Geoff Zeiss Archives
GSA to Spend $4.5 billion on Greening Federal Buildings
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has allocated $5.55 billion to the General Services Administration (GSA) for federal public building projects. Of this $4.5 billion is targetted on converting federal buldings into model green […]
Between the Poles – The Geoff Zeiss Archives
Weekly Report on Stimulus Spending
Recovery.gov is reporting on a weekly basis the stimulus funds that are available and the amount actually paid out. Detailed reports from all federal agencies will be available Sunday.
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Stimulus Creating New Jobs in US
According to the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), the Obama Administration’s stimulus bill is enabling construction companies in the US to hire new workers.
Between the Poles – The Geoff Zeiss Archives
European Space Telescopes Planck and Hershel Launched
A European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 5 rocket has launched the European space telescopes Planck and Herschel from French Guiana. Planck’s objective is to analyse with the highest accuracy yet the cosmic microwave background created […]
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City of Vancouver Proposal to Endorse Open Data and Open Standards
A motion is to be submitted to city council that would endorse the principles of open data and open standards and place open source on an equal footing with proprietary software with respect to procurement. Mayor Robertson has […]
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OSGEO International Chapters Continues to Grow
The Polish Chaper of the OSGEO just had its first meeting and workshop. The list of international chapters of the OSGEO continues to grow. British Columbia, Canada OSGeo Chapter China OSGeo Chapter FOSSGIS e.V.: German […]