There was an interesting blog on the Bing Community that suggests interesting directions for web applications at Microsoft. First of all, the Bing 3D Map ActiveX control, which used to be known as Virtual Earth […]
There are 14 000 substations in the US and over 1 300 in Canada. The average age of the transformers in these substations is about 45 years old. There is also the impetus of green […]
I spent last week in the Czech Republic and had an opportunity to visit the site of a conventional coal-fired power plant, which at peak capacity, of about a GW, consumes 1000 tonnes of coal […]
The UK Government is proposing to keep the Government’s science budget fixed at £4.6 billion per year in cash terms. It has also proposed three new green energy initiatives Up to £1bn to be set […]
The spending cuts in the UK government are expected to eliminate at least 25% of staff and programs from many departments for a projected total of 490,0000 public sector jobs and £83-billion. However, it appears […]
The Information Technology Promotion Agency of Japan (IPA), a government agency, has announced that the OSGeo Japan Chapter will be awarded the “Japanese OSS Encouragement Award” prize on 28th October 2010. The Japan Chapter of […]
A report released last week released by the US Treasury Department and the Council of Economic Advisers supports the development of a National Infrastructure Bank as proposed by President Obama last month. Its first conclusion […]
In these days when initiatives with bipartisan support are uncommon, a bipartisan report has been released that calls for “a fundamental overhaul of America’s transportation policies and programs.” The report estimates a federal shortfall of […]