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Gallup, EC develop globally consistent, harmonized Degree of Urbanization variable

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In response to this lack of a common definition, a coalition of six international organizations (the EU, FAO, ILO, OECD, UN-Habitat and the World Bank) have developed a single global definition called the Degree of Urbanization. Degree of urbanization for local administrative units level 2. Source: EU.

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Study projects global carbon footprint from ICT will be equivalent to half of transportation’s current level by 2040

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In a paper published in the Journal of Cleaner Production , Associate Professor Lotfi Belkhir and Ahmed Elmeligi, a recent grad, assessed the global carbon footprint of the overall ICT industry, including the contribution from the main consumer devices, the data centers and communication networks, and compared it with total worldwide GHGE.

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SAE International updates J3016 standard defining autonomous vehicles; free download

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Because of the global importance and impact of the standard, SAE now will offer the J3016 standard free-of-charge on the SAE website. Recently, the US Department of Transportation (DoT) adopted SAE International’s six levels of automation outlined in SAE J3016 for use in its “Federal Automated Vehicles Policy.” ( Earlier post.).

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Elon Musk’s Starlink was Ukraine’s most downloaded app last Sunday

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This past Sunday, the Starlink mobile app, which allows users to connect to Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, became the most downloaded application from the Apple App Store in Ukraine. The post Elon Musk’s Starlink was Ukraine’s most downloaded app last Sunday appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Elon Musk’s X is seeing fewer downloads, but usage is hitting all-time highs: study

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Critics typically point to X reportedly seeing fewer downloads as a notable sign that the platform is on its last legs. Citing data from services such as SensorTower and Data.AI, Axios noted that app downloads for X fell about 38% globally between October 2022 and September 2023. Threads downloads. from October 2022.

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TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

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These are some of the findings of a new health assessment based on the Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report (TOAR), an effort by the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project to create the world’s most comprehensive database of surface ozone observations from all available ozone monitoring stations around the globe. Click to enlarge.

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SAE International and ISO collaborate to update and refine SAE Levels of Driving Automation; SAE J3016

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As the development of automated driving technologies continues on a global scale, SAE J3016: Levels of Driving Automation has evolved to align with the developing technologies and deployment strategies. Definitions for vehicle types have been grouped together by Conventional Vehicle, Dual-mode Vehicle and ADS-dedicated Vehicle.