Monday, June 6th, 2011
ITT Corporation has been recognized by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with an Outstanding Team of the Year award for its superior efforts and commitment to excellence in building one of the world’s most advanced weather instruments—the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI). This satellite weather instrument is part of the Geostationary Operational Environmental
Monday, June 6th, 2011
Well, I think, the game changer as far as forests are concerned is the fact that Forest Rights Act is now an integral part of the Forest Conservation Act process. I mean that something that was inevitable and had to happen but that the environment and forests ministry is talking about it and not being
Monday, June 6th, 2011
This API allows developers to work with file geodatabases outside ArcObjects (the library of software components that make up the foundation of ArcGIS). With this API, developers can now create independent applications to view or modify data stored in a file geodatabase. Geodatabases comprise the native structure for ArcGIS to store, manage, and use geospatial
Monday, June 6th, 2011
Experts say that official authorities have been part of shaping unrealistic expecations of how much the Government can improve people’s lives. “We put too much faith in the Government,” says Harald Vike, Professor of Social Anthropology. “It’s typical Norwegian that we have no skepticism towards the public sector.” Read More
Monday, June 6th, 2011
A consortium involving IT companies Siemens and IBM, satellite navigation system maker TomTom, telecoms group KPN and research institute TNO have come up with a system which they claim will reduce traffic jams to a maximum three kilometres, the Telegraaf reports on Monday. The paper says the companies want the government to invest €1bn in the
Monday, June 6th, 2011
A revamped version of the tried-and-tested Soyuz spacecraft has been towed into position, ready to blast off in a few days. The spacecraft will carry three crewmembers to the International Space Station for a six-month mission on board mankind’s most-remote outpost. It is the 28th expedition to the International Space Station and blasts off from the
Monday, June 6th, 2011
Seven countries are reporting cases of the potentially deadly haemolytic-uraemic syndrome (HUS) in connection with the E. coli outbreak which began in Germany. The World Health Organization says 520 people are affected by HUS in Germany alone. Use the map below to see how the disease has spread. The WHO figures were published on 3
Sunday, June 5th, 2011
Which data should we use? Is it accurate enough to be used with our model? Will it address the issues and provide us with new insight we can depend upon? How much error is too much? Will the spatial data describe the model we are using without excessive error? Many geographic information system (GIS) users wish
Friday, June 3rd, 2011
PCI Geomatics has been working closely with Esri to make imagery more accessible to a broader user community. PCI’s GeoImaging Accelerator (GXL) technology is currently being used to support the processing of GeoEye data into ortho-corrected and color balanced image products that will be made available for free through ArcGIS Online. PCI’s high performance, automated
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
South Africa’s rail network needs investment of R97-billion to radically change the way South Africa travels, Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele said. “Let us be clear, the coffers of the state are not sufficient to fund such a large programme. Therefore, a significant and sustained commitment from local and international financiers will be required to complete the
