The South Asia developing members (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have a population of 1.43 billion people. One-third of the inhabitants of the region […]
According to Gigaom in 2012 a Florida-based patent troll sued both Apple and Google because they included a view of street level images next to or inserted in a map in their products. The troll […]
An Urban Planning Domain Working Group (DWG) has been chartered to define the role for Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards within the urban planning discipline. The DWG offers an open forum for the discussion and […]
Several of the heavily populated countries in the Asia Pacific region, including Bangladesh, India, and Indonesia, are experiencing high rates of rural electrification. Meeting the increased demand for power across the region will require innovative […]
The total wind capacity in the U.S. at the end of 2013 was 61 GW which provided about 4.5 % of total U.S. demand. A large portion of all wind turbines installed in the United […]
United Launch Alliance (ULA) conducted a Atlas V launch today at 11:30 am PDT, orbiting DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-3 Earth observation satellite. The launch was the first commercial Atlas mission to fly out of Vandenberg. WorldView-3 is […]
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) the Fukushima Daiichi accident led to a 10% decline in nuclear electricity production from 2010 to 2012. Permanent shutdown of eight reactors in Germany Temporary shutdown of 50 […]
Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services has set the launch date for DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-3 Earth observation satellite for Aug. 13, 2014. The spacecraft will launch on an Atlas 5 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. WorldView-3, […]