The Province of Ontario is planning to create a new fund, Emerging Technologies Fund, that will invest C$250 million dollars over five years with matching small to medium private sector investments. The idea is to […]
According to Reuters, the Province of Ontario is planning to spend C$32.5 billion over the next two years on building roads, schools and public transit. The Ontario Government estimates that this will create more than […]
One of the exhibits at the TED2009 conference is a pre-fabricated house that was built in about 3-4 days and has a sustainable design. The BBC toured the “green home” at TED2009 and captured it […]
If you are interested in how accessible 3D urban modelling is becoming, you might want to read a recently published article in GIS Development which walks you through the kinds of things that are now […]
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has proposed a policy statement and action plan for public review. The objective of the policy statement is to accelerate development of a smarter grid for the US electric […]
According to Bloomberg, an IDC Report predicts that the Federal Government’s economic stimulus program (ARRA) will generate more than $100 billion in revenue for technology companies. Of this energy technology investments including smart-grid and clean […]
I just checked the OGC web site and the Request for Comments for the proposed WMTS (Web Map Tiling Standard) has been extended by a week. There is quite a lively debate about the RESTful implementation.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger identified 57 projects that are first in line to receive infrastructure federal economic stimulus funding in California, representing $625 million. These 57 projects are expected to create over 11,000 new jobs in […]