In August 2004, the NIST released a study that attempted to identify and estimate the efficiency losses in the U.S. capital facilities industry resulting from inadequate interoperability among computer-aided design, engineering, and software systems. This […]
Here is the November 1st 2013 GoGeomatics MERX Report. Login to see the contracts on MERX TBIPS Prof. lnf. Service Published: 09/10/2013 / Closing: 12/11/2013 Solicitation Number: EP296-132122/B Organzation Name: Public Works and Government Services Canada Travaux publics […]
There has been much written about ‘geo’ terms, and the awareness of them, in Canada recently. Jonathan Murphy of GoGeomatics recently summed up many of the age old debates, issues and perceptions in his article […]
USS Ford Nov 8 the U.S. Navy will be christening the USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy’s newest aricarft carrier, and a very different ship from any previous carrier. Among other firsts it is the […]
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) released an annual report Trends in global CO2 emissions. According to the report global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) increased 1.1% to […]
Open data has been gathering momentum among governments ever since United States Federal Government data was placed in the public domain. The principle of free and open access to government geospatial data has been adopted […]
With October at a close, we want to take the opportunity to round up the stories most significant to our community this past month. Here are the top Canadian Geomatics Stories of October 2013: Surveyors […]
Neither the U.S. or Canada have binding emissions reduction targets at the national level. However, 36 states and most Canadian provinceshave enacted Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) which sets objectives for renewable electrical energy sources at […]