Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
If there is one thing Southern Sudan, Africa’s latest independent state, does not need, it is shockwaves; in this case, revelations that foreign investors are quickly chalking up huge tracts of fertile land in the country. A report by the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA), shows foreign and domestic companies have acquired large amounts of rural land
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
Oordnance Survey Ireland is starting an international business to provide data processing services from its Dublin base to global customers in sectors such as urban and rural planning, engineering and utilities. It has already won its first contract with Vision ME, a Dubai-based aerial survey company. Read More
Monday, July 11th, 2011
Zebra Imaging announced today that the company is launching a software add- in that will allow Esri users to print their 3D data in a holographic display for true 3D presentations and analysis. Zebra Imaging has created over 10,000 3D maps of areas of interest for the U.S.
Monday, July 11th, 2011
CGGVeritas announced today that it has completed a 3D BroadSeis seismic survey for Shell over complex salt structures in deep water offshore Gabon. As a complement to a conventional acquisition project (7,900 km2), the 3D BroadSeis survey was acquired by the CGGVeritas Symphony operating with ten Sercel Sentinel solid streamers equipped with the Sercel Nautilus streamer control device.
Monday, July 11th, 2011
ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) and privately held YSI Incorporated today announced a definitive agreement for ITT to acquire, via merger, YSI, a leading developer and manufacturer of sensors, instruments, software, and data collection platforms for environmental water monitoring. YSI had 2010 global revenues of $101 million and employs 390 people at several facilities in the
Monday, July 11th, 2011
Landmark Information Group has launched PromapSolutions, a new service to facilitate the order and delivery of bulk data and the provision of geospatial solutions across Great Britain. Development of the new service was in response to the recent Ordnance Survey licensing changes and the ever expanding catalogue of available geospatial data; designed to enable customers to
Monday, July 11th, 2011
A fascinating cross-section of international artists, performers, scientists and thinkers will be brought together to present their approaches to sound and space. Further, “Tuned City” has invited four vibrant contemporary performers for a series of evening concerts. Charles Curtis, Charlemagne Palestine, Thomas Ankersmit and Maja S.K. Ratkje will address the topic of sound and space through four individual music
Monday, July 11th, 2011
India is a fast-emerging economy where the demand for electric power is increasing by leaps and bounds. This can be visualised from the fact that while holding more that 17 per cent of the world’s population, India currently consumes around 3 to 4 per cent of the world’s electrical energy. As India strides forward on her
Monday, July 11th, 2011
Lundin Norway AS, operator of production licence 438, has announced a gas discovery about 25 kilometres north of the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea. The well proved gas in three separate zones: a 95-metre column in the Kolmule formation, in the Knurr formation, and gas in the Stø formation. Preliminary estimates place the size of the
Monday, July 11th, 2011
Forest projects around the world are working to confront the practical challenges of reducing emissions and providing local benefits. To facilitate the development of forest carbon projects, the Katoomba Incubator at Forest Trends has compiled strategic guidance to emerging best practices. Drawing on practical experiences, this series of documents includes a Step-by-Step Overview and detailed
