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 […]
Jackie Ng has setup a project site that he intends to be the home for community-contributed scripts, tools and extensions for MapGuide Open Source.
There is a very interesting blog by Michael Schlosser outlining the challenge of capital asset reporting when a municipality has a significant as-built backlog. In Canada PSAB 3150 and in the US GASB 34 requires […]
There are articles in serious publications like the Wall Street Journal that IBM is in negotiations to acquire Sun. That will really change the landscape of IT and would involve merging two companies with dissimilar […]