Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
Rolta India Ltd. said the company in partnership with Qatar’s public works authority Ashghal had successfully implemented a unique, geocentric system for capital project request management called ‘Moazanah’. The implementation of this project reinforced Rolta’s strong track record in providing domain expertise and sophisticated technology solutions to lead and manage innovative large projects. Read More
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
Thirteen countries today signed a key protocol to a United Nations treaty promoting a more equitable sharing of the planet’s genetic resources and their benefits as the annual UN event aimed at encouraging States to sign, ratify or accede to various global pacts and accords kicked off. The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
Harriman said that through its partnership with Javad GNSS, which makes GPS devices for such clients as the U.S. Geological Survey, has developed new receivers that can be used to avoid interference between LTE and GPS. Javad GNSS has also completed designing and testing prototypes that can be adapted to work with existing high-precision GPS
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
A 31-year-old Ghanaian geodetic engineer, Richard Appiah Otoo, has won the African Geospatial Excellence Award for Utilities Management. Mr. Appiah Otoo, Geographic Information on Systems Manager (GIS) at Ghana Water Company Ltd. , (GWCL) received the prestigious award at a ceremony during the 6th Africa Geospatial Forum held in Nairobi, Kenya, on September 6th, 2011. Read
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
The vessel, which was completed in August 2011, is designed for geophysical exploration on the continental shelf of the Arctic and sub-Arctic seas, operating in harsh weather and ice conditions. The ship will be operated jointly by SCF and OAO Sevmorneftegeofizika – one of the leading Russian seismic companies. Read More
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
The UAE may have the world’s tallest tower, but when it comes to green building design it is overshadowed by the rest of the world, experts say. Although the situation has improved since the Dubai property boom, subsidised energy and water and a lack of industrial knowledge mean green buildings are far from mainstream. Green designs mean
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
When you look at solar power plants or wind parks being set up today, it’s easy to forget how long it actually took for large energy companies to invest in expanding such technologies. The proponents of tidal power are faced with a similar problem today. There’s little doubt that waves and tides contain so much energy
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Liverpool was today held up as a flagship model of sustainable development by the United Nations. The city is the first in the UK to be listed in the UN-Habitat index of 100 cities shown to be bridging urban divides and promoting a cleaner, greener and safer agenda. Read More
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
A radically different web mapping solution which simplifies and improves data management and security, whilst allowing users to self-serve data, has been launched by Dotted Eyes. RMX4 was developed in response to a challenge from Dotted Eyes’ existing customers. Ben Allan, MD of Dotted Eyes, explains, “Too often, the richness of the front-end is the sole
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
We enable organizations and individuals to easily manage and access geospatial data. Data is securely hosted on our cloud or behind your firewall and available through a range of geo tools and APIs. Read More
