Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is gearing up for the full implementation of the land administration and management system (LAMS) starting next year in an effort to address land-related problems in the country. At the same time, the DENR is also set to fast track the cadastral survey of the remaining areas in the
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Bombardier China, a branch of Canada‘s Bombardier, a manufacturer of rail equipment and aircraft, is one of the most successful foreign companies in the rail business in China, it did notget there overnight, according to its chief executive. “We went through a step-by-step process in China, not a leapfrog process,” said ZhangJianwei, its president, describing how they went from one person and zero business. Read More
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Bombardier China, a branch of Canada’s Bombardier, a manufacturer of rail equipment and aircraft, is one of the most successful foreign companies in the rail business in China, it did not get there overnight, according to its chief executive. “We went through a step-by-step process in China, not a leapfrog process,” said Zhang Jianwei, its
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
A Russian Antonov AN-30 observation aircraft will be seen over Estonia today, snapping photographs for aerial cartography purposes. But officials have assured the public that the fly-over is not an illegal spy mission, but actually quite legal under a regional Open Skies agreement. Open Skies is a policy convention by which aviation rules are liberalized between states for
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Today at the IAA (Internationale Automobil Ausstellung), Nokia announced Nokia Car Mode, a standalone application optimized for the in-car use of Nokia smartphones. Nokia Car Mode features an optimized user interface simplifying the access and use of Nokia Drive (voice-guided car navigation with Nokia Maps), traffic updates, music and voice calls while driving. Nokia Car
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Environmental legislative constraints increasingly require architects to turn to environmentally conscious and sustainable designs for buildings. BIM and 3D digital technologies have recently been presented as unrivalled tools that now offer proven productivity gains. To what extent does this technological progress help to make building designs more environmentally conscious? Can 3D help us to reduce
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
In an increasingly globalized and populated world, sustainable management of natural resources has never been more challenging—or more critically important. For those individuals who work every day to manage and conserve wildlife and wild lands, these changes means that international collaboration is hardly optional. That’s why the IV International Wildlife Management Congress (IWMC), to be
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Tekla and GRAPHISOFT’s long-term cooperation continues, as the Tekla BIMsight software application for building information model-based construction project collaboration becomes available on GRAPHISOFT’s MyArchiCAD.com.
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Global Mapper Software LLC is excited to announce the release of GlobalMapper v13.00. Just downloadthat file and run it to install v13.00. It will install alongside any existing Global Mapper version, so you don’t have to worry about losing what you’re currently working on. Among the numerous significant changes in this release are the following:
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
The National Museums of Kenya has concluded an underwater excavation and survey for the dredging of the Likoni channel to expand the port. The excavation was conducted in the last one month on the request of the Kenya Ports Authority. It is expected that a final report of the findings will be released this week by
