I’ve blogged about open spatial data several times in the past and about the contribution of spatial data to the national economy. In June of this year the UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced that […]
Sometime ago I blogged about studies in the UK and Australia that attempted to estimate the value of spatial data to national economies. At the end of August a study was released by Land Information New […]
The California assembly passed bills on the last day of the legislative session to increase the current 20% by 2010 Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) to 33% by 2020. But it is reported that Governor Schwarzenegger plans to […]
The Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) opened their new Geospatial Information Center for Infrastructure web site, an interactive, on-line community oriented site for geospatial applications for infrastructure on 09/09/09.
ComEd (part of Exelon) has submitted a petition to the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to approve the utility’s application for federal stimulus grants that would fund half of a $350 million Smart Grid pilot. ComEd has applied […]
California Senate Bill 17 (SB 17), which has been passed by both houses, requires that the Public Utilities Commission by July 1, 2010 determine the requirements for a smart grid deployment plan. The bill would require each electrical corporation, […]
I just came across an interesting post ( Google Maps post here ) relating to Canadian spatial data on Mapperz about a relatively new NRCan WMS Toporama service that provides access to CanTopo, the new […]
There’s a new video that provides feedback from participants at a recent Autodesk Assistance Program networking event in San Francisco on how the program helps displaced workers, architects, engineers,and others prepare for future new employment. There […]