Ecology and environment
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Fire App Fights Wildfires with Data
Every second counts when combating a wildfire. Time lost can result in devastating loss of life or property. The University of the Aegean in Greece developed the VENUS-C Fire app, featuring Bing Maps, Microsoft Silverlight,…
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Publishing and eScience Panel
Scientific Publishing in a Connected, Mobile World Speaker: Mark Abbott New tools for content development and new distribution channels create opportunities for the scientific community, opening new venues for collaboration, review, and self-publication. However, publishing…
Microsoft Research Blog
Putting Threats to Wildlife on the Map
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research In an era of rising temperatures, shrinking ice caps, and widespread drought, the world’s attention is focused on environmental concerns. It seems like every business, every organization, every government…
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About Microsoft Research Connections
Watch this 30-second video for a brief summary of what kind of work the Microsoft Research Connections team does.
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Accelerating Scientific Discovery Around the Globe
Microsoft Research Connections collaborates with and supports the work of the world’s top academic researchers and institutions. We establish partnerships to develop technologies that fuel data-intensive scientific research and advance the state of the art…
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Latin American Faculty Summit 2012
Microsoft Research hosted the eighth annual Latin American Faculty Summit in the Riviera Maya, Mexico, from May 23 to 25, 2012. The theme of the 2012 Summit was “Technologies in Action.” For the 2012 Latin…
Microsoft Research Blog
A New Way to Get Climate Information
By Douglas Gantenbein, Senior Writer, Microsoft News Center Climate scientists, environmental scientists, governmental officials, shipping companies, business owners, farmers—all need access to accurate information about the weather. The challenge certainly isn’t the availability of data…
Microsoft Research Blog
Data Visualization Reaches New Heights with Layerscape
In December, I blogged about the beta release of Layerscape, a free set of research tools from Microsoft that enable earth scientists to visualize and tell stories around large, complex data sets. The full release…