Saturday, August 28th, 2010
It is the Kauring Airborne Gravity Test Site east of Perth which allows operators to test the capabilities of airborne gravity (AG), airborne gravity gradiometer (AGG) and other airborne sensing systems against gravity and magnetic anomalies. The anomolies have been defined by detailed ground and airborne surveys which will provide a high degree of accuracy to
Saturday, August 28th, 2010
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has released the Statement on Canada’s Arctic Foreign Policy. The statement articulates Canada’s priorities with respect to sovereignty, economic and social development, environmental protection and governance in the Arctic region. Canada will continue to show strong leadership and demonstrate responsible stewardship to build a region that is
Saturday, August 28th, 2010
NORWAY POST – Telenor’s business units can co-brand, distribute and run the Opera Mini mobile browser across its mobile handset and subscriber portfolios. Opera Mini is the world’s most popular mobile phone browser with 60 million monthly users. As part of the Global Frame Agreement, Opera and Telenor will also work to further innovate and expand the
Saturday, August 28th, 2010
RTPI – On 6 July 2010 Communities Minister, Eric Pickles wrote to Chief Planning Officers announcing the revocation of regional strategies (RSS). 29 organisations, led by the RTPI, have written to Eric Pickles in response to ensure that strategic planning is embedded in any reform of the planning system. The Planning Inspectorate have issued guidance for planning inspectors. Cala Homes
Saturday, August 28th, 2010
RUSSIA DEFENSE – Launches of Proton-M carrier rockets with DM-2 and DM-03 upper stages have been set for September 2 and November 30, which will put six GLONASS-M satellites into space, each rocket will carry three satellites, for the Russian global navigation satellite system. Read More
Saturday, August 28th, 2010
FLOWING DATA – The International Boundaries Research Unit provides this map of claimed boundaries and areas that will potentially be claimed in the future.
Saturday, August 28th, 2010
NATIONAL UAE – When Kedar Iyer first moved to Dubai from Paris he could have easily done what most expatriates do upon arriving – rent or hire a car. But instead of shopping for the latest SUV, the digital media specialist checked out carpools, taxis and bus routes. After measuring his environmental footprint 18 months ago he
Friday, August 27th, 2010
Basemap data is a hot commodity, and right now you can get authoritative PLSS and Texas Survey data when you purchase the TractBuilder Tools for ArcGIS. The software can be purchased or rented from http://www.tractbuilder.com/storefront/. “Our Tools help people create new polygons from legal descriptions, descriptions that reference data found in these and other datasets. People need
Friday, August 27th, 2010
ALL AFRICA – The World Bank has advised African governments to improve the quality of infrastructure so as to become competitive in the current globalised environment. Speaking at the Agoa forum in Washington recently, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the World Bank managing director, said: “Clearly the lack of well functioning transport and trade facilitation regimes hinder many countries
Friday, August 27th, 2010
At the GI Norden Workshop in Selfoss, Iceland in June, GI Norden’s president Þorbjörg Kr. Kjartansdottir announced that the GI Norden Award of honour for 2010 will be given to Kirsi Virrantaus, Professor in geoinformatics and cartography at Aalto University in Finland. Read More
