If you’re working in a building information modeling (BIM) environment and want to analyze the structure for sustainability during the conceptual design phase, there is a Solar Radiation Technology Preview at Autodesk Labs that you might […]
I blogged about 3D printing earlier this year. 3D printing involves designing a 3D model in a design application such as AutoCAD, exporting an STL file and then literally printing a 3D object using a multi-pass […]
The extent of Arctic sea ice is one of the most accessible sources of data showing the effect of global climate change. The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) began monitoring Arctic sea ice […]
I’ve blogged about open data in the past and some of the issues with using Creative Commons licensing for data and why OpenStreetMap was looking at a new license specifically for data. The first version […]
Reports are coming from the State of the Map 2009 conference in Amsterdam, where Gary Gale, Head of UK Engineering for the Yahoo! Geo Technologies group gave a talk, that Yahoo! is planning to be using fully […]
The Geolocation API specification defines an API for scripted access to geographical location information. The document just published by the Geolocation Working Group is a Last Call Working Draft, which means that the Working Group has determined […]
Under the ARRA the Department of Energy has announced the availability of $3.9 Billion to develop smart-grid technologies and electric transmission Infrastructure. The U.S. Secretary of Energy announced that the Department of Energy is looking for […]
According to the Globe and Mail the G8 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union) have agreed to target limiting the global temperature increase to 2o […]