Page 6 - Data Division News Today

In conversation with the chair of the committee that devised the New Water Policy, which proposes a shift in focus towards the long-neglected demand-side management of water.

Carol Burroughs, the assistant director of North Carolina's Data Division, has been tapped to serve as the state's interim chief data officer. She replaces former CDO John Correllus, who retired Oct. 1.

Geo Connect Asia 2021 comes to Singapore in a hybrid format By adopting a hybrid format that provides both interactivity and a robust level of safety, the resumption of events like Geo Connect Asia 2021 could prove a turning point for the region’s MICE industry as it recovers from the impact of the pandemic. Geo Connect Asia (GCA), the keystone event for the ASEAN geospatial community, will be held in Singapore this year in a prototype hybrid format. The event will provide a crucial springboa...

News Wire Feed Light Reading 2/17/2021 WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today announced the establishment of a Task Force dedicated to implementing long-overdue improvements to the agencys broadband data and mapping tools. The Acting Chairwoman also named Jean Kiddoo as Chair of the new Broadband Data Task Force and announced other senior staff. The announcement, made at todays Open Commis...

Barbara Elliston said business travel often requires last-minute flight changes, and the current MIQ booking system was only tailored to those abroad coming home. It was previously revealed MIQ slots were sitting empty because some returnees had been able to book more allocation vouchers than they needed. Elliston is currently trying to sell a patented NZ product – a hot water inverter – in Australia. BARBARA ELLISTON/Supplied Barbara Elliston says the practice of making duplicate bookin...

Date Time Deep Learning Trains Buildings to Optimize Efficiency In the United States, residential and commercial buildings account for nearly 40 percent of all energy consumption. About 40 percent of that energy use is from heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems. An emerging efficiency method for buildings called model predictive control (MPC) could reduce HVAC energy use by up to 50 percent without impacting occupant comfort. But the method has been hampered by high costs as...