Integration of Airbus’ Vision-1 satellite imagery and the GeoSeer search tool give academics access to millions of open data maps - November 18, 2019
Jisc has announced the launch of the improved Jisc geospatial data service providing universities and colleges easy and free access to more than 1.6 million geographical datasets from around the world, including the most comprehensive index of maps ever brought together. The service features the implementation… Read More
De Gruyter increases staff and geographic reach in Asia Pacific region - November 18, 2019
Academic publisher De Gruyter is expanding internationally and is increasing its geographic reach and staff numbers in the Asia Pacific region (APAC). The announcement of additional investments in APAC follows a recent announcement by the publisher of expansion in North America as well. Wendy Ding, Editorial… Read More
O’Reilly announces co-chairs of inaugural Infrastructure & Ops Conference - November 18, 2019
O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, has announced Sam Newman as the external co-chair of the O’Reilly Infrastructure & Ops Conference, a new franchise focused on foundational technologies including cloud services, containers, microservices, and AI and operations. Newman will join internal… Read More
Prof. Theodore J. Bornhorst appointed as Section Editor-in-Chief of Minerals - November 18, 2019
Open access publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) has announced that Professor Theodore J. Bornhorst has been appointed as Editor-in-Chief of the Mineral Deposits Section of Minerals. His term started in September 2019. Professor Bornhorst is Professor of Geology in Department of Geological and Mining Engineering… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - November 18, 2019
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe (Can Geowalling Save Open Access?); Jane Reed (Using AI-powered Text Mining to Re-use Research Insights Published in Scientific Literature); Charlie Rapple (Researchers’ Social License – in Need of Renewal?); and Martin Paul Eve (If we choose to… Read More
ConTech 2019 opens in three weeks - November 15, 2019
ConTech 2019 is scheduled to be held from December 5-6, 2019. The conference will showcase the very latest thinking on how data science, AI and other technologies can unlock a host of new opportunities for content organisations of all types and sizes. This year’s programme looks… Read More
