NASA Cloud-Based Platform Could Help Streamline, Improve Air Traffic
13 Jul
Science & Technology

NASA Cloud-Based Platform Could Help Streamline, Improve Air Traffic

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NASA Space Technology Just like your smartphone navigation app can instantly analyze information from many sources to suggest the best route to follow, a NASA-developed resource is now making data available to help the aviation industry do the same thing.To assist air traffic managers in keeping airplanes moving efficiently through the skies, information about weather, potential delays, and more is being gathered and processed to support decision making tools for a variety of aviation applications.Appropriately named the Digital Information Platform (DIP), this living database hosts key data gathered by flight participants such as airlines or drone operators. It will help power additional tools that, among other benefits, can save you travel time.Swati SaxenaNASA Aerospace Engineer“Through DIP we’re also demonstrating how to deliver digital services for aviation users via a modern cloud-based, service-oriented architecture,” said Swati...
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Republicans’ 2024 Platform Makes Veiled Threat of “Secure Elections”
09 Jul
Politics

Republicans’ 2024 Platform Makes Veiled Threat of “Secure Elections”

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Politics tamfitronics The Republican National Committee’s policy panel overwhelmingly approved a Trump-crafted platform proposal on Monday ahead of a formal vote later this week, cementing Trump’s particular brand of politics as the official platform of the Republican Party. As part of the 20-point list of “promises” should Republicans win an electoral trifecta in November, the platform promises to “secure our elections,” hinting that the party is prepared to re-elevate conspiracies on election fraud and push renewed restrictions on voting.The proposed platform section on election security states: “We will implement measures to secure our Elections, including Voter ID, highly sophisticated paper ballots, proof of Citizenship, and same day Voting. We will not allow the Democrats to give Voting Rights to illegal Aliens.”Republicans have frequently railed against noncitizen voting, making it a centerpiece of their...
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