Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
DigitalGlobe launched two new geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) services today at GEOINT 2011, the nation’s largest intelligence event. Both services, available now, are designed to enable faster response, smarter decisions, and more effective management of on-the-ground personnel during natural and man-made disasters. “Now more than ever, on-demand access and real-time sharing of geospatial intelligence can make
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Between now and 2014 another 16 satellites will follow, thus making the system operational. The full constellation will consist of 30 satellites providing accurate navigation to travellers, ships, aeroplanes, search and rescue services and other users around the globe. The Galileo programme got off to a slow start, with many delays after 1999, when EU leaders gave the go-ahead to
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
With over 600 exhibitors from 29 countries, the AgroTech Russia International Exhibition for Agricultural Machinery has registered the best attendance since its inception four years ago. Almost half of the exhibitors at AgroTech Russia came from outside Russia – The organisers expressed themselves as very pleased with this excellent international attendance. Exhibitors were very satisfied both with the event
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Siemens is putting the solar farm Les Mées on line. Siemens has installed 112,000 solar modules on an approximately 70-hectare site on the La Colle des Mées plateau in the vicinity of the French Alps. Siemens Energy is EPC contractor for the six photovoltaic (PV) power plants with a combined peak output of 31 megawatts
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
The University of Southern California, Esri, NAVTEQ, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are launching the first International Geospatial Geocoding Conference, to be held December 6–7, 2011. The conference will be held in the state-of-the-art Esri Conference Center in Redlands, California.
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
The Australian Government’s Improving Water Information Program is a $450 million investment led by the Bureau of Meteorology and supported by water agencies in the States and Territories. Four years after the program started, a comprehensive, reliable and up-to-date picture of Australia’s water resources is emerging that will revolutionise our understanding of water availability, condition, use and trends.
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Sofia Airport Center (SAC), the largest business and logistics parks in Bulgaria has been presented at the Sixth Annual International Facility Management Conference in Sofia by its investors, Tishman International Companies and GE Real Estate. SAC Property Manager Nikola Ignatoff presented the SAC, home of Bulgaria’s first LEED-certified commercial office building, as a member of a distinguished panel focusing on the economic advantages of
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
The Danish island of Samsö is the face of Denmark’s green energy revolution. It’s been carbon-neutral for years with its inhabitants producing more energy than they consume. It all began in 1997 when the Danish government initiated a competition to find a model for a carbon-neutral community. The winner at the time was Samsö. Today,
Monday, October 17th, 2011
Docea Power, the design-for-low-power company that delivers software solutions for power and thermal analysis at the architectural level, and CIM PACA (PACA Integrated MicroElectronics Center of the Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur region), a collaborative R&D platform in the field of communicating integrated system design, today announced they will offer its members access to Docea’s Aceplorer
Monday, October 17th, 2011
Satellite data plus conservation equals better crop yields Combining remote sensing technology with water and soil conservation techniques can help raise crop yields in South Asia, scientists have reported. Satellite data can help identify specific problems. Read More
