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9/23/2014
In 2007, Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) transferred wastewater and stormwater assets to Halifax Water, establishing the first regulated and integrated water, wastewater and stormwater utility in Canada. Even prior to the transfer, HRM realized that the methodology for stormwater revenues had to be reviewed. Halifax Water embarked on a...
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4/25/2014
Background
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is one of the most ambitious satellites ever constructed, from its complex construction, launch and deployment, to its orbit around the Earth-Sun L2 Lagrange Point. This orbit is outside the Earth's orbit of the Sun where the combined gravitational pull of the Sun and Earth provides precisely...
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1/30/2014
Background
In 1859, the sun let loose a large coronal ejection that caused a geomagnetic storm that lit up the sky and frazzled communication wires around the world. It caused auroras knows as the “Carrington Event” that were said to have awakened campers in the middle of the night in Colorado and sent thousands into the streets...
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9/24/2013
IDL Helps Scientists Measure Global Rainfall
Background
The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission, a joint mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is an international network of satellites that will provide the next-generation global observations of rain and snow. The GPM concept centers on the...
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8/8/2013
Customer Challenge
Traditionally, farmers have “worked” or tilled their land to control weeds and kill volunteer crops. These tillage methods remove crop residues, disturb the natural soil structure, and expose the soil to erosion. Conservation tillage, on the other hand, uses either a no-till or minimal tilling method that...
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