Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mrs. Olajimoke Akinjide, has blamed the massive flooding that occurred in Ibadan, Oyo State, recently on lack of sustainable city planning. This, however, comes as the ultimatum given by the state government to owners of structures on river banks in Ibadan to move their property ahead of
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Countries around the world are embracing “payments for ecosystem services” (PES) as a verifiable approach to protecting biological diversity and mitigating climate change, according to research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute for the publication Vital Signs Online. PES are financial arrangements designed to protect the many benefits that are provided by the natural environment. They include
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Trimble announced the release of its Inpho 5.4 software suite. Inpho software is specifically engineered to meet the rigorous standards of digital photogrammetry and laser scanning data production. With the release, Trimble has significantly improved Inpho’s performance, workflow integration and result quality. The announcement was made today at Photogrammetric Week. The software release significantly improves the quality of
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Abu Dhabi hopes to pioneer the practice of burying the world’s industrial emissions underground but is having trouble proceeding to the next stage. UN talks start today in the capital on the technology known as carbon capture, and the emirate is showcasing its own plans, from complex models by its engineers to a 500km pipeline network
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Gazprom must make a final investment decision on the Shtokman project within the end of the year, says Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The first gas will be produced at the Shtokman field in the fourth quarter of 2016, Putin said at a meeting in the ruling United Russia party. Read More
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
The BBC plotted the home addresses of 197 people charged with riot-related offences at Manchester City Magistrates Court up until 23 August, against levels of deprivation across the city. Read More
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Geophysicists, archaeologists and computer specialists have discovered a well-preserved Roman gladiator school just outside Vienna — without even lifting a shovel. Instead of digging they used a special radar to map the site in stunning detail. Read More
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
Auditors, consultants, rural development project designers, NGOs, students, forest mangers and those interests in advance knowledge in the field of forest and carbon certification. Forest management auditing is evolving very quickly and auditors are required to be endowed with multiple capacities and expertise. An intensive course to prepare forest management auditors and a unique access to new
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
Position Partners Pty Ltd. has joined the Pointools Partner Program in Australia. Pointools software streamlines scan-to-model workflows by enabling project teams to reference and reuse the largest point cloud models – the billions of measurement points taken by 3D laser scanners – inside the broadest range of applications. “Pointools provides an ideal solution for processing point
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
At the conference, GeoEye executives will give keynote speeches addressing the latest developments in the remote sensing industry and the role of public-private partnerships in the development of national space programs.
