One of the exhibits at the TED2009 conference is a pre-fabricated house that was built in about 3-4 days and has a sustainable design. The BBC toured the “green home” at TED2009 and captured it […]
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 […]