Our book is ideal for those travelling around Iceland by car, and is easy to use. It also includes maps of the major towns in the country. The house will be constructed from biological, recyclable materials, with a turf roof, and recycled paper for insulation. The house will use energy from the sun, and will have solar panels on its frontage. The Farmers' Union is encouraging Iceland's farmers to get wired.
Farmers can tap into the database via the Internet.
The Icelanders have not been slow to develop their own software. A farmer from Vatnsdalur has written a program for Icelandic sheep breeders which is currently being developed further. And plans are under way for a comprehensive database which would include the bloodlines of all Icelandic horses bred anywhere in the world. A man was killed yesterday when a 45 tonne crane, which he was operating, fell 25 m into a ditch at the bottom of the Vatnsfell damn. According to the Selfoss police, the operator was in his 50s.