Friday, March 2nd, 2012
The UN body has called for children to be consulted in urban planning and development as most children will grow up in towns and cities in future. The agency cited development programmes in Kibera, Kenya and South Africa as examples of successful planning with children in mind. Read More
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has announced a 3D seismic survey on two offshore blocks – Umid and Babak. According to the company, geophysical surveys started on 27 February and will end in April. They are aimed to help in carrying out exploration work. The survey is being conducted by Caspian Geophysical from vessel Gilavar.
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
GAF AG provides time-critical satellite information for the Crisis Management Service (EMS) of the European Commission under the ” GMES Initial Operations (GIO): EMS mapping in Rush Mode ” (NL/1112747911) Munich, 1 März.2012 The GAF provides information on the signing of an agreement with the European Commission to provide time-critical Earth observation services in crisis and disaster.
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
Scientists from Aarhus University are working with private companies on developing modern satellite technology to improve the logistics of agricultural field work. Agricultural contractors and large farms have a whole army of agricultural machinery and operations to control. This requires fine-tuning of logistics as excess driving is inefficient and costs both time, money and fuel. A
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Another innovative project involving collaborative mapping and cyberscience will see the light this year thanks to support from the Open Society Foundations. The Foundations, established by George Soros, have the mission “to increase public access to knowledge, facilitate civil society communication, and protect civil liberties and the freedom to communicate in the digital environment.” The
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Almost half of the German financial company has recognized the benefits of geospatial technologies such as Google Maps for themselves. By linking business-related information with geographic data, they will benefit from improved customer loyalty (62 percent), reduced costs (53 percent) and increasing brand awareness (47 percent). Read More
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
The 224-year old General Register House at North Bridge is the latest historic building to be laser-scanned and digitally recorded as part of ongoing project to use technology in conservation and promotion of Scotland’s heritage. A team from Historic Scotland and Glasgow School of Art will produce a detailed 3D survey of the principal apartment,
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Goldcorp Tembo is pleased to announce the results of the LIDAR (Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging) measurement flight is known, which was conducted over the project area Tembo in the gold field, Lake Victoria in Tanzania. This test flight was known to be extended by craftsmen developed mines in the rock at 11 km. Some mining sites
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara has signed a cooperation agreement with The Sahara Forest Project AS and the Qatar Fertiliser Company (Qafco) to help turn the desert in Qatar “green”. The plan calls for building a Pilot Plant in Qatar. In a few words, The Sahara Forest Project (SFP) is about creating re-vegetation and green jobs through
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
War games have played a role in operational and strategic training for a very long time. The purpose of a war game is twofold. On the one hand, it produces data on a proposed course of action, with the quality of data dependent on the expertise of the players and the verisimilitude of the simulation.
