Thursday, October 27th, 2011
Officials in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria State have called for investigations into allegations that Ugandan authorities have unilaterally moved their shared border, fueling land disputes and insecurity. Read More
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
What would the island be called? And who would own it? Spewing magma and growing in height, an underwater volcano off the Canary Island of El Hierro has captured the imagination of locals in recent weeks. It could eventually rise from the sea to create a new part of the archipelago. Read More
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
Some of the world’s fastest growing population centers in Asia and Africa are at greatest risk from the impact of climate change, according to a new report. The Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI), published by UK-based risk analysis and mapping company Maplecroft, examined the climate risks and adaptive capacity of 193 nations factoring in population concentration,
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
The independent certification body, GL Renewables Certification (GL), have Approved the machine, making it “finance” and bolstering STI sales potential. The device features six Technological innovations, while global STI testing plan, Unprecedented in the industry, Involved component 618 trials at 100 Accredited laboratories and testing centers (300,000 engineering hours validation). The turbine stands out in the construction industry
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
Ordnance Survey’s (OS) small and mid-scale OS Open Data products are to be included in Esri’s Community Topographic Base Map (CTBM). In 2010, Esri created the CTBM for geospatial data holders, such as governments and organisations, to contribute information to. Esri integrates this data in the CTBM and publishes it through ArcGIS Online as a map service. Many
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
Europa Technologies has today announced two new services for the mobile telecom industry to provide accurate and up-to-date roaming coverage information. Network Insight Pro and Global Coverage Analyzer are the result of an alliance with American Roamer, the owner of the world’s largest wireless coverage database. Network Insight Pro is a new and innovative service offering interactive
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Farm specialists will shortly be gathering at Agritechnica 2011 once again to network, view new technology and business ideas, and exchange knowledge. A big part of this knowledge exchange encompasses the management of risks and volatility in the market. Strengthening the cashflow of farmers is an important aspect for the entire agricultural inputs sector, such
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Esri UK has launched the UK’s first GIS solution for local authorities, LocalView Fusion, in the cloud. Local authorities can now benefit from engaging citizens with interactive maps and location-driven information, at both reduced cost and complexity.
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
The CAD viewer Kubotek KeyView presents itself with a completely new user interface at the EuroMold in Frankfurt in hall 8.0, stand K40. Exactly one year ago at the EuroMold 2010, Kubotek KeyView was introduced for the first time. Since then, the CAD viewer has seen a rapid development and is hardly recognizable anymore with its
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
A major step forwards or will it damage the industry; should we be supporting Open Source as a way forward for LIDAR technologies? It could open doors to many – or will it result in the closure of a number of industry players and be too high a price to pay? Or consider Point Cloud
