Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
Thanks to a novel initiative, a Maltese child – and a child from every other EU member state – is to have one of the European Union’s Galileo satellites named after him or her. The European Commission is inviting children aged between nine and 11 to participate in a drawing competition with the subject of ‘Space
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
The European Drought Centre – EDC, hosted by UIO, is a virtual knowledge centre with the aim to enhance drought research in Europe and promote collaboration and capacity building between scientists and the user community. The long term objective of the centre is to enhance European co-operation in order to mitigate the impacts of droughts on
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
On 18 September 2011, visitors to the DLR site in Cologne can reach for the stars and admire the Rhine Valley in 3D. ‘Encounter’ a satellite in orbit, view the Moon and the Rhine Valley in 3D, board SOFIA, the airborne observatory, or visit the wind tunnel or astronaut training facility to experience the extreme conditions
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
The Netherlands is the most vulnerable country in Europe to a natural disaster, but still only ranks 69th in a new UN ranking because it is well positioned to cope with floods and rising sea levels. The ranking was drawn up by the UN’s institute for the environment and human security and looks not only at
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
Organizations concerned about our waste of natural capital are gathering for a large summit in Bonn this weekend, amid tough times for the sustainability agenda. This year’s focus will be on volunteer’s role in shaping sustainable societies. “NGOs and responsive citizens – the people – act at the heart of societies,” said the head of the
Monday, September 5th, 2011
Six months on from publication of the Government’s vision for Mainstreaming Sustainable Development, Defra’s Jonathan Tillson reviews progress: “We have had a productive first six months establishing our ways of working, strengthening cross government relationships and securing some early wins in embedding sustainable development in government policy and operations.” Defra is currently developing a new set of sustainable development
Monday, September 5th, 2011
The system of automatic data processing (SCANEX Automatic Data Processing System, further on – ADPS) enables to carry out satellite data processing from source “raw” data stream up to standard Level 1 and Level 2 products in fully automatic mode. The system ensures processing of data delivered from meteorological polar-orbiting satellites of NOAA, NOAA, MetOp-A, FengYun-1D
Monday, September 5th, 2011
AGL Energy and Origin Energy have called for a national energy saving scheme to slash the costs they face to comply with fragmented state-based schemes. The nation’s two biggest energy retailers have also renewed calls for an end to government control of retail power prices. The companies have told a review, ordered by the Ministerial Council on
Monday, September 5th, 2011
As the war of words over the implications of the National Planning Policy Framework intensifies, a growing number of public bodies are now wading into the row with their concerns. We answer some of the key questions. Read More
Monday, September 5th, 2011
Surface models are frequently used for many applications in geosciences. Models with different scales, variety of data sources, alternative construction approaches and data representations are examples of research issues related to this field. One shared aim is to achieve quality models that satisfy the required needs while remaining efficient. Moreover, controlling data integrity and coherence is
