Friday, September 24th, 2010
NORWAY POST – The Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global, often called the National Oil Fund, will later this fall or by the end of the year be worth an estimated NOK 3000 billon, Aftenposten reports. Last Monday the Fund was worth NOK 2910 billion, or NOK 590,000 for each Norwegian. – It is just like a dream, says
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
ARAB NEWS – The Jabal Omar project, the second largest urban project undertaken in Makkah that is part of the development of areas west of the Grand Mosque and east of Ibrahim Khalil road, covers an area of 230,000 square meters. A landmark event in all this work is the implementation of the 20 km
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
Ashtech® today introduces the ProMark™ 200, a cost-effective dual-frequency (L1/L2) network RTK rover solution. The ProMark 200 offers long-range RTK performance, fast initialization time and centimeter level accuracy in a lightweight and rugged compact design. Togetherwith the comprehensive Ashtech FAST Survey™ field software, the ProMark 200 meets the demanding expectations from professional land surveyors. Additionally
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
Ashtech® today announced the introduction of the ProMark™ 100, an intuitive and easy-to-use L1 post-processing survey receiver that offers high precision, even in difficult environment. The ProMark 100 features outstanding GPS and GLONASS performance which shortens occupation time and extends productivity, especially in obstructed conditions. ProMark 100 is delivered with brand new Ashtech ProMark Field
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
The powerful OEM6 platform offers comprehensive support for all current and upcoming GNSS constellations and satellite signals including GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and Compass. The OEM628™ board, the first in the new receiver line, significantly expands positioning capabilities with the inclusion of such features as RAIM (Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring) for safety critical applications, integrated LAN
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
L’MONDE FRANCE – Paris Habitat-OPH, the first European public office lessor with a fleet of 120,000 homes, is investigating the source of energy for a novel of its buildings in Paris. Drawing heat from the basement to cool the buildings on the surface, the technique is not yet widespread, but it is known: the principle
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
NATIONAL UAE – Work has begun on a Dh1.6 billion plan to stockpile vital supplies of water underground. The huge reservoir near Liwa could supply Abu Dhabi’s basic water needs for three months if desalination plants failed, offering a cushion to a system that today can store only two days’ supply. The reserve would be
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
GOV MONITOR – Plans for a new Local Sustainable Transport Fund have been announced today by Local Transport minister Norman Baker. It will challenge local transport authorities outside London to develop packages of measures that support economic growth and reduce carbon in their communities as well as delivering cleaner environments, improved safety and increased levels
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
RIA NOVOSTI – Satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space signed a three-party agreement with two Russian space enterprises to supply electronic components for three communications satellites, the company said Wednesday. The space enterprises are the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) and Information Satellite Systems – Reshetnev Company (ISS – Reshetnev). Read More
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
To help manufacturers, commercial facilities, data centers and campuses accelerate continuous improvement and sustainability initiatives, Oracle today announced a major expansion of Oracle Manufacturing Operations Center. Oracle Manufacturing Operations Center has been expanded with the addition of Sustainability Sensor Data Management, a new solution that helps organizations monitor their energy usage, greenhouse gas emissions and
