April 8, 2011 - World Association of Soil and Water Conservation
April 8, 2011 - World Association of Soil and Water Conservation
April 8, 2011 - World Association of Soil and Water Conservation
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• Environmental Impacts <strong>of</strong> Green Energy• Bio Remediation/Engineering for Slopes, Shorelines <strong>and</strong> Channels• Procedures <strong>and</strong> Specification for BMP's Selection <strong>and</strong> InstallationIf you have any questions regarding the process for submitting an abstract, please feel free tocontact IECA's <strong>of</strong>fices at 800-455-4322 (+1 303-640-7554) or via e-mail.Thank you,Jimmy Eanes, CPESC, CESSWIEducation Director▲ FOSSGIS Brasil - A new portuguese written GFOSS Editorial Project has bornDear Friends <strong>and</strong> Colleagues,In recent years the "Free Geo" has grown <strong>and</strong> seconded as a competitive option in the corporate market. As aconsequence there is an increase in dem<strong>and</strong> for these technologies. Today there are several blogs, lists <strong>and</strong>discussion forums in Portuguese dealing with various issues related to them <strong>and</strong> also providing free support tothose technologies. However, there was a lack in this free <strong>and</strong> open geo-technologies new market: a specializedmagazine.In order to fullfill this claim, we are proud to announce the "FOSSGIS Brazil" magazine. Some <strong>of</strong> the mostrelevant names in geomatics <strong>and</strong> opensource area teamed up <strong>and</strong> worked to produce a high quality material,with solid foundations on the opensource <strong>and</strong> free s<strong>of</strong>tware community principles.In this first edition, we start talking about related initiatives like OL4JSF, a 100% Brazilian project, which isalready a worldwide success. Besides it we talk about OGC st<strong>and</strong>ards, the history <strong>of</strong> opensource geo, GVSIG,GIS applications for mobile devices <strong>and</strong> other exclusive content. Also, there is an interview with GilbertoCâmara, general director <strong>of</strong> INPE (National Institute for Space Research), which took place exclusively for thisfirst issue <strong>of</strong> "FOSSGIS Brasil".The magazine content is entirely free, <strong>and</strong> you don't really need to register, fill forms, pay taxes or anything. Justenter "www.fossgisbrasil.com.br" (go to "downloads") <strong>and</strong> get your copy.We hope you enjoy this br<strong>and</strong> new initiative.Best regards,Fern<strong>and</strong>o Quadro (Editor) <strong>and</strong> the FOSSGIS Brasil Teamhttp://www.fossgisbrasil.com. brrevista@fossgisbrasil.com.br▲ No-till, rotation can limit greenhouse gas emissions from farm fieldsWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Using no-till <strong>and</strong> corn-soybean rotation practices in farm fields cansignificantly reduce field emissions <strong>of</strong> the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide, according to a PurdueUniversity study. Tony Vyn, a pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> agronomy, found that no-till reduces nitrous oxideemissions by 57 percent over chisel tilling, which mixes crop residue into surface soil, <strong>and</strong> 40 percentover moldboard tilling, which completely inverts soil as well as the majority <strong>of</strong> surface residue. Moreat: http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2010/101220VynNitrous.html▲ No-Till Farming Systems can be translated into any languageThe No-Till Farming Systems that WASWAC had published in 2008 as the WASWAC SpecialPublication No. 3. If any country wants to translate to any other language, just let WASWAC know <strong>and</strong>they will cooperate by granting permission without any fee <strong>and</strong> will furnish original text <strong>and</strong>photographs in PUB files in addition too. The book contains no-tillage experience from about 2040
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