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<title><![CDATA[New technology could slash airplane delays]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A system in development by aerospace giant Honeywell could make it possible for planes to land even with cloud cover as low as 100 feet.(Credit:Honeywell)If a technology being developed by aerospace giant Honeywell that helps airplanes land in very cloudy conditions wins regulatory approval, it could make a huge dent in weather-related delays throughout the aviation system. The technology is called Enhanced Visual System/Synthetic Vision System (EVS/SVS), and it is designed to give pilots the information they need to land safely even when there is cloud cover as low as 100 feet off the ground. Current U.S. rules require clouds no lower than 200 feet and for pilots to either abort a landing or to circle around and try again if they encounter such conditions.According to Bob Witwer, vice president of advanced technology for Honeywell aerospace, cloud cover below 200 feet was responsible for six entire days' worth of delay at a single airport--New York's La Guardia--in 2010. And as anyone who flies in the United States knows, delays in one city can easily roll over and cause slowdowns or even flight cancellations throughout the country.For years, Witwer said, airlines have relied on a Honeywell's Synthetic Vision System, which provides pilots with a database and 3D graphical representation of their flight paths, complete with detailed imagery showing terrain and obstacles and automatic warnings triggered when their planes get too close. The idea was that the system could offer pilots a better sense of situational awareness, especially when flying into areas where the terrain is &quot;aggressive,&quot; such as mountainous destinations like Aspen, Colo.Related links&amp;149' After flight delays, FAA may add backup system&amp;149' U.S. flight delays pegged to FAA computer woes &amp;149' Can technology solve air travel woesAll told, Witwer said, airlines have flown 800 million hours using SVS. But the system can't do anything to help pilots when clouds are too close to the ground. At least not by itself.However, with Honeywell's new EVS technology, Witwer said, pilots trying to land in cloudy conditions can look at their instrument displays and see a graphical representation of the area that &quot;makes it look like a sunny day.&quot;EVS works, Witwer said, with the aid of an infrared sensor mounted on the nose of an aircraft that can capture real-time imagery of the ground and blend it with SVS data. Together, the two sets of data can provide a clear view of the ground, he explained, so long as the clouds don't go below 100 feet. &quot;Infrared can pick up things with thermal signatures that the eye can't,&quot; like runway lights, Witwer said. &quot;Those are the kinds of things that infrared can pick up, even if vision is obscured to the naked eye.&quot;Witwer said that even the 100-foot limitation could disappear over time, but that it is in place in the EVS technology today due to issues like signal accuracy around airports and general system redundancy. And in any case, Honeywell believes that if clouds are no higher than 100 feet, it's often possible to see the runway anyway.Ultimately, Honeywell is betting that airlines and the aviation industry in general will see the value of the EVS/SVS marriage and that the technology, when and if it is approved by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, will help the industry cut down on delayed landings, save fuel, and generally improve the flying experience. So far, Witwer said, pilots have test-flown about 100 hours using the technology, with thousands more hours in engineering tests. Still, Witwer said that it's far too early to know if or when the FAA will approve the technology or how many more hours of testing the agency will require before it considers the system ready for prime time.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FarmVille grooms English Countryside]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[FarmVille is spreading its chicken wings.(Credit:Zynga)FarmVille players who reach level 20 in the social game will now be tasked with working the land in rural England, Zynga said today.Once they have access to the English Countryside, players will head there with a duke concerned that the farms on his land &quot;have fallen into disrepair.&quot; Players get new land in the countryside and must build up their crops from scratch.FarmVille has been an absolute success for Zynga. Currently, the title has 44 million active gamers around the world that play it each month--though that figure has been waning. Last August, Zynga noted that it had over 63 million active users each month.Aside from FarmVille, Zynga offers other wildly popular social games, including CityVille and Mafia Wars.According to Zynga, players will find native plants on their new farms, including foxgloves, redcurrants, and King Edward potatoes. The &quot;premium English soil&quot; will help crops grow more quickly than they have in the past.In addition, Zynga created a &quot;lamb breeding&quot; feature that lets gamers &quot;breed their own rams and ewes to create unique lambs with characteristics from both parents.&quot; Shorthorn cows, Shire horses, and Dorking chickens will likewise populate the area.Like other social games, FarmVille is big business. A report released last year by research firm eMarketer found that social game revenue totaled more than $725 million in 2009. By 2012, it believes that figure will triple.Such growth and the continued success of games like FarmVille and CityVille has helped Zynga's value explode. Back in October, the company's valuation was estimated at $5.51 billion. Last month, reports claimed the company was trying to raise $500 million on a$10 billion valuation.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google digitizing lists of Japan shelter dwellers]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 07:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Google Maps is showing rolling-blackout information for Japan after the devastating magnitude 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunamis. This view shows the area around Tokyo.(Credit:screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET)Expanding its efforts to help restore contact among people separated by the Japanese disasters, Google said today it's creating computerized versions of lists of people at emergency shelters.&quot;To help the many people in shelters get word of their whereabouts to loved ones, we're...asking people in shelters to take photos of the handwritten lists of names of current residents and e-mail them to us,&quot; Google said in a blog post. Google scans the data to add to its Japan person-finder site, &quot;but it's a big job that can't be done automatically by computers alone, so we welcome volunteers with Japanese language skills who want to help out.The images of shelter lists are posted to a Picasa album. Those with images can e-mail them to tohoku.anpi.google@picasaweb.com.The country is grappling with death and housing dislocation on a massive scale. Japanese state broadcaster National police said 5,693 have been confirmed dead, and 9,506 people remain unaccounted for, NHK reported Thursday.In another change, Google's crisis response page for the Japanese earthquake and tsunaminow works better when used with mobile phones, in particular lower-end phones that are very common. Google also has made it possible to search by telephone number at its person-finder site.It's provided Google Maps showing rolling blackout locations. And it's continuing to publish updated satellite photos of Japan on Google Maps.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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