The interdependence of water and electric power is a critical world issue especially in areas of water stress and rapidly increasing population. According to the USGS in 2000 thermoelectric-power (coal, natural gas, and nuclear) withdrawals […]
Watermain Breaks According to the Watermain Break Clock , on average 700 watermains break per day in Canada and the U.S., and as of today since January 2000, there have been 2,834,755 watermain breaks, costing […]
Over the past 3 years, Autodesk has made a serious effort to do business more sustainably. Two important objectives were to measure carbon footprint consistently and to become a more carbon-efficient company by reducing greenhouse […]
Pat has worked in both the public and private GIS sectors and we were fortunate to have him share his experiences with us. He is currently the GIS Team Leader for all projects that require GIS services.
The office that he works at is involved in Environmental Management, and there are approximately 50 on-going projects. The work environment and turnaround times are usually very fast pace and it is his duty to make sure that the GIS services are delivered with the best quality possible and on time. […]
FOSS4G is the global conference for free and open source geospatial software. FOSS4G is organized by the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo). This year, FOSS4G will be held in Denver, Colorado. With the growth in […]