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High-Res Elevation Map Data For USA Now Available From Intermap TechnologiesDenver CO (SPX) Jul 19, 2010 Intermap Technologies has announced at the ESRI International User Conference the full commercial availability of its NEXTMap USA countrywide digital mapping program. Uniformly accurate digital elevation models and images for the contiguous U.S. and Hawaii (approximately 8 million square kilometers) are now available via the company's Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)-based cloud computing platform, TerrainOnDemand, and its worldwide network of distributors and strategic partners. The NEXTMap ... read more |
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Jerusalem (AFP) July 19, 2010Israel will deploy in November its anti-missile system designed to combat threats from the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, the defence ministry said on Monday. "The Iron Dome interceptor, in conjunction with air force and anti-aircraft systems, successfully downed a large number of threats in fully operational mode," the ministry said in statement. "The first two batteries will become operationa ... more  
London (UPI) Jul 15, 2010 Looking like an object straight out of a science fiction movie, the unmanned military jet Taranis by BAE Systems sounds in the future of warfare, the British company claims. It resembles a large steel trapezoid, is around 40 feet long and potentially deadly: Named after the Celtic god of thunder, Taranis was unveiled by the British Defense Ministry this week. Nigel Whitehead, a ... more  
Washington (AFP) July 19, 2010Online retail giant Amazon said Monday that sales of electronic books for the Kindle have overtaken hardcover book sales. Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos also said the growth rate of sales for the Kindle has tripled since the company cut the e-reader's price from 259 dollars to 189 dollars a month ago. "We've reached a tipping point with the new price of Kindle," Bezos said ... more |
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Tecnalia Investigates Ecological Cement That Cuts CO2 EmissionsMadrid, Spain (SPX) Jul 20, 2010 The Tecnalia Construction Unit, within the framework of its commitment to sustainability, has developed a new generation of environmentally-friendly cements that enable cutting direct CO2 emissions to the atmosphere by up to 100%. The development of the new ecological cement, as well as the techniques for enhancing its mechanical properties using nanotechnology, has lead to the obtention of two patents, whose ownership is shared between Tecnalia and the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientifi ... read more |
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