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OGC announces a new standard that improves the way information is referenced to the Earth![]() ![]() Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 The membership of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has approved the Discrete Global Grid System (DGGS) as OGC Abstract Specification - Topic 21 [OGC 15-104r5]. The goal of DGGS is to enable rapid assembly of spatial data without the difficulties of working with projected coordinate reference systems. The OGC DGGS Abstract Specification standard defines the conceptual model and a set of rules for building highly efficient architectures for spatial data storage, integration and analytics. ... read more |
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![]() Paris (ESA) Oct 26, 2017 This year's Atlantic hurricane season has been a harsh reminder of the grief and devastation brought by these vast storms. Imaging the top of hurricanes from space is nothing new, but the Sentinel-1 ... more ![]() ![]() Hampton VA (SPX) Oct 27, 2017 The first wave of atmospheric data from the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III (SAGE III), a NASA instrument that launched to the International Space Station earlier this year, is now avai ... more ![]() ![]() Ottawa (AFP) Oct 31, 2017 Canada has failed boreal caribou herds that are at risk of disappearing, a government report concluded Tuesday. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 emissions can be reduced and stored in forests, farmland, grasslands and wetlands using natural climate solutions. The peer-reviewed study, led by scientists from The Nature Conservancy and 15 ... more |
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Philippines flooding displaces thousands, two missing
Pakistan landslide after heavy rain kills 3, with 15 missing Landslide, heavy rain in Pakistan sweeps away cars, killing 3 Texas flood missing toll revised sharply down to three Tsunami alert lifted after powerful quakes off Russian coast Hong Kong hit by strong winds, heavy rain as Typhoon Wipha skirts past Tsunami alert after powerful quakes strike off coast of Russia Tsunami alert after powerful quakes strike off coast of Russia: USGS Hong Kong axes flights, classes as Typhoon Wipha approaches Hong Kong axes flights, classes as Typhoon Wipha nears |
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![]() Durham NC (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 Scientists have long known that marine animals mistakenly eat plastic debris because the tiny bits of floating plastic might look like prey. But a new Duke University study of plastic ingestio ... more ![]() ![]() Manchester UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 2-dimensional materials have been successfully assembled into devices with the smallest possible man made holes for water desalination. Researchers at the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at ... more ![]() ![]() West Lafayette IN (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 Researchers have demonstrated how to decode what the human brain is seeing by using artificial intelligence to interpret fMRI scans from people watching videos, representing a sort of mind-reading t ... more ![]() ![]() Fukuoka, Japan (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 The islands of the Japanese archipelago are affected both by frequent, low-magnitude earthquakes and tremors and by larger, highly destructive events. One of the largest quakes to strike Japan occur ... more ![]() ![]() Urbana IL (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 Across Africa, armies of hungry caterpillars destroy the flowers and pods of cowpeas; casualties can reach 80 percent of this staple food crop if no measures are taken. But the real victims are smal ... more ![]() ![]() Austin TX (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 Southern California has the highest earthquake risk of any region in the U.S., but exactly how risky and where the greatest risks lie remains an open question. Earthquakes occur infrequently a ... more |
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![]() ![]() Bandit-masked feathered dinosaur hid from predators using multiple types of camouflage ![]() ![]() Munich, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 Microorganisms living in the sediments buried below the seafloor obtain their nutrients by using secreted enzymes to degrade adsorbed detritus. A new study shows that in order to survive for long ti ... more ![]() ![]() Kuterevo, Croatia (AFP) Oct 31, 2017 Orphaned, abandoned or abused: Croatia's brown bears that are unable to survive in the wild are finding a new home in the country's only sanctuary for the furry natives. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Oct 31, 2017 New research suggests the social lives of orphaned elephants are significantly altered by the loss of their mothers to poaching. ... more ![]() ![]() Moscow (AFP) Oct 31, 2017 Around 130 dead seals have washed up on the shores of Russia's Lake Baikal, authorities said Tuesday, as they launched a probe into the latest problem to hit the world's deepest lake. ... more |
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![]() McLean VA (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() $129 bn in extreme weather losses last year: climate report ![]() ![]() Displaced Puerto Ricans find refuge in New York ![]() ![]() Puerto Rico 'heartbreaking' five weeks post-storm |
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![]() Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Nov 01, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() 'Tensor algebra' software speeds big-data analysis 100-fold ![]() ![]() New property found in unusual crystalline materials ![]() ![]() Laser beams for superconductivity |
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![]() Palm Beach FL (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Mass seal deaths in Russia's Lake Baikal ![]() ![]() Fossil coral reefs show sea level rose in bursts during last warming ![]() ![]() Devices assembled from 2D materials separate different salts in seawater |
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![]() Sydney (AFP) Oct 28, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Canada caribou herds, habitat continue to decline: report ![]() ![]() 'Scars' left by icebergs record West Antarctic ice retreat ![]() ![]() Groundwater and tundra fires may work together to thaw permafrost |
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![]() Warwick UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Rainy summer puts Germans off their beer ![]() ![]() EU member states to vote on five-year weedkiller renewal next month ![]() ![]() Cowpea protected from a devastating pest, free for smallholder African farmers |
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![]() Austin TX (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Japanese earthquake zone strongly influenced by the effects of friction ![]() ![]() Tropical Storm Philippe crosses Cuba towards Florida ![]() ![]() Authorities lower Bali volcano alert status |
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![]() Abidjan (AFP) Oct 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Pentagon looks at stepped-up Africa role to counter IS ![]() ![]() US military to pursue Niger operations after deadly attack ![]() ![]() Niger raid highlights US forces' growing Africa role |
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![]() St Louis MO (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Researchers demonstrate 'mind-reading' brain-decoding tech ![]() ![]() Remote Amazon tribe tries to straddle two worlds ![]() ![]() Determining when humans started impacting the planet on a large scale |
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![]() Washington (AFP) Oct 30, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Shortfall in climate action is 'catastrophic': UN ![]() ![]() Tiny chip-based methane spectrometer could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions ![]() ![]() New study finds nature is vital to beating climate change |
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![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 01, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Vega to launch an Earth observation satellite for the Kingdom of Morocco ![]() ![]() When surrounding farms get hot and dry, cities cool off ![]() ![]() Earth Observation market worth $8-15B by 2026 |
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![]() Bristol UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Mongolian microfossils point to the rise of animals on Earth ![]() ![]() 'Mega-carnivore' dinosaur roamed southern Africa 200 million years ago ![]() ![]() Zircon as Earth's timekeeper: Are we reading the clock right? |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Oct 23, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() IEA: An electrified world would cost $31B per year to achieve ![]() ![]() 'Fuel-secure' steps in Washington counterintuitive, green group says ![]() ![]() SLAC-led project will use AI to prevent or minimize electric grid failures |
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![]() Tarragona, Spain (SPX) Nov 01, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Microscopic defects make batteries better ![]() ![]() New research findings could lead to safer and more powerful lithium-ion batteries ![]() ![]() UNIST researchers introduce novel catalyst for rechargeable metal-air batteries |
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![]() Kuterevo, Croatia (AFP) Oct 31, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Fields of cover crops serve as stopover grounds for migrating birds ![]() ![]() Study reveals how the social lives of orphaned elephants are impacted by poaching ![]() ![]() How much does life weigh? |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Xi takes short cut to China's Communist pantheon ![]() ![]() Activists fear more crackdowns in Xi's 'new era' ![]() ![]() Chinese universities start 'Xi Thought' institutes |
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![]() Southampton UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Tropical forest reserves slow down global warming ![]() ![]() Peat bogs defy the laws of biodiversity ![]() ![]() Amazonian hunters deplete wildlife but don't empty forests |
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