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New US Federal IT Dashboard
The new Federal IT Dash board is available. This is one of the first initatives of Vivek Kundra the new Federal CIO.
Month: June 2009
Between the Poles – The Geoff Zeiss Archives
ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model Released by NASA and METI
NASA and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) have released the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) global digital elevation model (DEM), which covers about 99% of the Earth’s surface. […]
Between the Poles – The Geoff Zeiss Archives
FDO Toolbox v0.7.7 Released
The FDO Toolbox is a multi-purpose .Net geospatial tool to manage spatial data. It is written in C# and uses the Feature Data Objects (FDO) API. A new version of the FDO Toolbox has been […]
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Updated Tool Released for Migrating MapGuide 6.5 to MapGuide Enterprise
A new version of the MapGuide 6.5 Data Migration Tool including documentation has been released by Autodesk. The tool now supports MapGuide Enterprise 2008, 2009 and 2010. You can use the Autodesk MapGuide Data Migration […]
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US House of Representatives Passes American Clean Energy and Security Bill
The American Clean Energy and Security (Waxman-Markey) bill was passed by the US House of Representatives. The bill aims to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions 17% by 2020 and over 80% by 2050 compared to 2005 levels. […]
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Scottish Parliament Passes Bill Targeting 42% Reduction in Emissions by 2020
The Scottish Parliament has passed a bill with very aggressive goals for green house gas emission reduction. The long term objective is to reduce emissions by 82% by 2050. The bill includes a shorter term […]
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High Line Park in New York
Absolutely amazing. High Line Park in the Lower West Side in Manhattan was opened by Mayor Bloomberg, Diane von Furstenberg, and others. It is 30 feet (10 meters) above street level and is a converted […]
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Future of IT in US Federal Government is Cloud Computing
President Obama was remarkably effective in applying IT during his presidential campaign and he continues to focus on IT since becoming President. His FY10 Budget is focussed on using IT to make government More transparent […]