Monday, October 10th, 2011
South Africa is planning to build its third satellite, to form part of a new African satellite constellation, as part of a government drive to grow the country’s share of the global market for small- to medium-sized space systems. “Our intention is to expand our investment in ‘micro’ satellites, building on the existing SumbandilaSat platform,” Science
Monday, October 10th, 2011
Finns commute. Statistics show that a third of the Finns that are in regular employment go to work outside of their municipality of residence. The commuter traffic, which often takes place by train, is primarily directed towards larger cities and central communities.According to information compiled by Statistics Finland, of the larger cities in the country, the
Monday, October 10th, 2011
The Russian space agency has dropped plans to construct a new Rus-M carrier rocket by 2015, Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin said on Friday. “We have come to the conclusion that we do not need a new rocket, we can continue using those we already have,” Popovkin said. The two-stage Rus-M, intended to replace Russia’s ageing Soyuz carrier
Monday, October 10th, 2011
During a seminar on ‘Urban Infrastructure and Services’ at Cept University, Dr Isher Ahluwalia, head of High-Powered Expert Committee (HPEC) presented the report on the financial implications of providing urban infrastructure in 500 cities to Gujarat government. Sharing the report, Ahluwalia praised the town planning schemes and the use of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal
Monday, October 10th, 2011
Currently, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are solely for military purposes, but professors and researchers at the Institute of Aerospace Engineering (LÚ) at the Brno University of Technology see great potential for “civilian” uses of UAVs. Instead of sitting back and waiting for legislation to take hold, researchers at the university are moving forward and developing
Monday, October 10th, 2011
China’s railways carried a record total of 67.3 million passengers from September 28 to October 7, the Ministry of Railways said on Saturday. According to Xinhua, many Chinese went on a travelling spree for the weeklong National Day holiday. The figure was up 5.8 percent over the same period last year, with a daily record of 8.9
Monday, October 10th, 2011
A new company spun off from German services group Bilfinger Berger is planning to brave the jumpy markets and raise £245m via a London float to invest in roads and defensive assets. Read More
Sunday, October 9th, 2011
The Government says New Zealand’s huge potential for generating electricity through marine energy will be explored with three different marine energy projects. Acting Energy Minister Hekia Parata says they will be a significant help in reaching the Government’s target of 90% renewable electricity by 2025. The projects are a wave energy device at Stewart Island, a cable
Sunday, October 9th, 2011
A 13-member National Technical Committee on Spatial and Land Use Planning was, yesterday, inaugurated in Accra. The Committee has been tasked to provide policy direction and inputs of strategic national interest to the preparation of the Spatial Development Framework and ensure consistency with the National Development Agenda. The committee is also expected to provide a framework for
Sunday, October 9th, 2011
The State Aerogeodetic Center will soon open in Azerbaijan in the near future, Azerbaijani State Committee for Land and Cartography Chairman Garib Mammadov said today. The center will receive information from 37 satellite geodetic stations of the country for further processing. “A satellite geodetic network was established under the Real Estate Registration Project of the World Bank
