According to a Queen Mary University of London news story, “gardeners wanting to rid their spring flowerbeds of pesky snails may have to ditch the beer traps and egg shells and revert to developing a strong throwing arm.” The article, posted May 16, 2014 and titled “Best way to rid a garden of snails revealed by QMUL scientist,” goes on to state: The new study published today (Friday 16 May) in the journal...
Read MoreThe following is taken from Amazon’s online book section: Maps and Web Mapping establishes an innovative, eText-only introduction to the history, principles, and current technologies used in mapping and cartography in a way that’s never been done before. Created to work with resources in Mygeoscienceplace.com, this solution engages you with interactive tools, including MapMaster™ interactive maps, Google Earth™...
Read MoreAlumnus Edward Pultar (PhD 2011) recently sent the following, regarding his brainchild, Valarm (“Versatile Asset Locator And Remote Monitor”), a powerful software platform for collecting geo-located sensor data: Last week, Valarm presented in the plenary presentation at the Esri PUG [Petroleum User Group] 2014 conference! We did a live sensor demo showing Valarm’s real-time sensor and monitoring solutions sending...
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