Sunday, October 9th, 2011
The Angolan minister of Environment, Fátima Jardim, announced on Friday in Namibe Province that her department will create soon a trans-border zone for the protection of biodiversity, more precisely in the Iona National Park. According to the government official, who is on a work visit to this south-western province, a national directorate for biodiversity has already
Sunday, October 9th, 2011
Massive turbines have appeared on the skyline above Crow Edge as a new windfarm begins to take shape. Construction on the £10m Hazlehead windfarm, overlooking Upper Cumberworth and the Hepworth area, is almost complete with all three turbines now installed. The 100m (300ft) tall turbines arrived at the site off Bents Road behind Hepworth Iron works last
Sunday, October 9th, 2011
Recognising its success in implementing the latest, state-of-the-art geographic information systems (GIS) in all of its urban planning processes, the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) has received one of the highest possible ratings in the “2010 Abu Dhabi Stakeholder GeoMaturity Assessment” reported by the Abu Dhabi Systems & Information Centre (ADSIC) from the Executive
Sunday, October 9th, 2011
India’s military is considering using Russia’s Glonass satellite system for navigation and targeting, a leading Russian newspaper reported. Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov offered Delhi access to the system during a recent meeting with his Indian counterpart Arackaparambil Kurien Antony, Kommersant newspaper wrote. Glonass is a worldwide satellite navigation system similar to the US’ GPS system. Russia
Sunday, October 9th, 2011
When Rebecca Moore was working with Amazonian tribes back in 2007 on ways to use Google Earth to map forest cover, the consensus was that the satellite imagery program was useful, but they wanted more. Last year, Google launched its Earth Engine, which complemented the standard, but static, satellite images with “trillions of scientific measurements dating
Sunday, October 9th, 2011
Total signed with Novatek the final agreements to jointly develop the Yamal LNG project, becoming the main international partner on this gas liquefaction project with a 20% share. Novatek intends to keep at least a 51% interest in the project. “Total is very pleased to be given this opportunity to be pioneers in an untapped region.
Saturday, October 8th, 2011
A database of software applications that are compatible with the IFC standard goes live on the buildingSMART website on 5 October 2011 and will provide an official reference resource for AEC industry software users. The database contains information about IFC-compatible applications for the whole range of design and construction disciplines, including architectural, structural, building services,
Saturday, October 8th, 2011
Nemetschek Allplan, leading European provider of software for the design and management of buildings, presents new version Allplan 2012. This contains numerous improvements that makes architects’ and civil engineers’ work processes even more efficient. The new features include : SmartParts (parametric CAD objects), a direct connection to Allplan Allfa Web, the integration of international standards for
Friday, October 7th, 2011
The Department for International Development (DFID) needs a clearer strategy for strengthening infrastructure in developing countries because poor roads, power and water networks are constraining growth in many countries, MPs on the International Development Committee have warned. Read More
Friday, October 7th, 2011
Onset announced today that Upward Innovations, Inc., a manufacturer of remote data retrieval systems, will integrate Onset’s award-winning, plug-and-play weather sensors into its DataGarrison Satellite Station for environmental monitoring. Now, environmental researchers have web access to reliable, high-accuracy climate data from Onset Smart Sensors deployed anywhere in the world via satellite communications – even in extreme
