I have been in Chile most of last week in Santiago, where I gave a presentation at the International Cartographic Conference (ICC 2009). This is my first time in Chile, and I am extremely impressed […]
Ken Thompson (Multics, B, Ed, regular expressions, Unix, Plan 9), Rob Pike (sam, Plan 9, Limbo, Inferno), and Robert Griesemer (Java Hotspot compiler) have been working on a new programming language since 2007, which has […]
At this year’s GITA Ontario Chapter Fall Forum there were a number of fascinating presentations on topics such as smart grid, mobile work force, managing electric distribution systems with enterprise GIS, and asset management in […]
I was at GITA Ontario Fall Forum yesterday near Toronto, which is an event I look forward to every year. This year was no exception, there was some exceptionally good content especially in the electric […]
Iceland has been moving toward eliminating all use of fossil fuels by 2040. One the important technologies that Iceland has been investing in is hydrogen. For example, Iceland is investigating switching over to hydrogen vehicles […]
Utilities implementing a smart grid need to be able to link customers, their equipment and data centers and often external organizations on a bidirectional communications network. Some utilities are looking at using telephone company communications […]
The date and time for the second annual Autodesk University Bloggers Social is Monday November 30th, 2009 from 6:30PM to 8PM at the Mandalay Bay “Border Grill”. To be considered for an invite, please complete […]
I’ve invited Kevin Miller, who has many years experience in the electric power utility industry and who now works for Autodesk advising utilities on design information management challenges and solutions, to give his perspective on […]