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SmartBin, an Ireland-based sensor system that monitors the fill levels of recycling containers, and Trimble, a Calif.-based positioning technology company, have teamed to combine sensors and location for more efficient solutions for the environmental services and recycling markets. The bin sensors will be coupled with positioning technology, fleet management, asset management and other logistics and [...]
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Instead of the traditional precision agriculture method of making zone maps for the application of fertilizer, the technology is moving to in-field sensing where the health of the crop is being assessed just ahead of the tractor and the on-board computer varies the rate in real time. The in-field sensor uses two light beams of [...]
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The Landsat Data Continuity Mission’s (LDCM) thermal infrared sensor (TIRS) has been completed and shipped to Orbital Sciences for integration into the rest of the satellite. This TIRS sensor will measure and monitor water evaporation and transpiration over Earth’s land surface by measuring radiation emitted in two thermal bands. The sensor resolution is 100 meters, [...]
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As growing season approaches, I’ve been doing some online research into how I can better manage my garden this year. I stumbled across videos from Bigelow Brook Farm, and want to share the inspiring engineering of this automated hydroponic system. It’s a great example of a finely tuned sensored system, with an automated hydroponic system [...]
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The United Nations has just launched an information system to improve the exchange of weather, climate and water data. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Information System simplifies the international exchange of this information, while reducing costs, and exploiting the latest communications technologies. This service is expected to aid disaster risk reduction, water management, food security, [...]
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There’s an interesting story today in Forbes about hoax signs placed in the streets of New York by an unnamed geospatial analyst. The signs warn, “ATTENTION: Drone Activity in Progress,” and “ATTENTION: Local Statute Enforced by Drone.” The perpetrator is an Iraq veteran who has grown concerned about the use of drones for domestic purposes. [...]
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The U.S. Geological Survey’s NetQuakes project is rolling out a new network of seismograph sensors that will form a denser network of readings to better measure ground motion during earthquakes. The new type of digital seismograph connects to a local network via WiFi and transmits its data direct to the USGS after an earthquake of [...]
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Safe Software continues to innovate far beyond the extract, transform and load of different spatial data formats. The company takes its role of being an aid to workflows seriously, and has recently added functionality to their FME Server that provides a conduit between sensors and systems. I spoke to Dale Lutz, co-founder & VP Development, [...]
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The Living Labs Global Award aims to improve the living standards of more than 100m citizens through an effort to find innovative urban solutions. There are twenty global cities participating in this challenge, including Barcelona, Cape Town, Lagos, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro and San Francisco. Th challenge is organized by Living Labs Global with [...]
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In a telling news story of the times, the Lake Champlain Basin monitoring program nearly lost its funding and narrowly avoided being shut down. The program has received earmarked congressional funding for NOAA and the USGS to run monitoring stations through the efforts of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), which has recently been closed as a [...]
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