Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
Net income from operations rose 4%; gross revenues above €2 billion • Net revenues grew 5%, aided by an organic increase of 3% • Growth mainly came from the US environmental market, South America and Asia • Margin remained at a good level, despite weak government market in Europe and US • Dividend proposal €0.47
Monday, February 27th, 2012
To ensure safety at sea in the vulnerable fjords of Svalbard Norway is establishing a system for compulsory pilotage on the Arctic Archipelago. Compulsory pilotage in the fjords of Svalbard is an issue that has been discussed for many years. Many of the fjords on Svalbard are quite dangerous with strong torrents and narrow fairways.
Monday, February 27th, 2012
A brand new initiative designed to identify properties using a ‘cadastral map’ has been implemented by the Registro Nacional (National Register) in Costa Rica. A new real estate certificate will include a two dimensional aerial view of the land or property and is designed to provide more security to owners and potential buyers of property in
Monday, February 27th, 2012
A catapult, a 3-D virtual reality system for use in training doctors, and a microscope that can magnify an almost invisible object to 200,000 times its size, were among the equipment on public display this afternoon inside the UAB School of Engineering. Equipment was displayed in a carnival like atmosphere, with balloons, popcorn, and games, in rooms
Monday, February 27th, 2012
Only 93 cents of land is missing from Cusat. The allegation that five acres is missing is wrong, as per the affidavit that the Survey and Land Records Department submitted to the high court. The department said, the missing land cannot be claimed back as the measurement records are unavailable. Read More
Monday, February 27th, 2012
For the first time in the country, class 10 students in Kerala would be taught cartography using the detailed geographical information system (GIS) and will also be able to create their own animation films. The new text book has been prepared by the state’s IT@School Project and would be applicable for Class 10 students opting for the
Monday, February 27th, 2012
Farmers from Ayeyarwady Region have sent a letter to the president and other members of the government and parliament that outlines seven points they believe need to be addressed for rural land reform laws. “In this letter we outlined seven points to include in the Farmland Law. These points are very important for us and we
Monday, February 27th, 2012
U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson has nominated Ken Kane, a native of McKean County, to serve as a member of the National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) announced its new forest planning rule in January, which included the formation of the committee to
Monday, February 27th, 2012
Broadband data transmission from the imaging equipment of the new Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite successfully started on February 23. Survey results were delivered in real-time on High Rate Data (HRD) radio-link. To get access to data transmitted via HRD radio-link at 15Mbps for free the user only needs to have an X-band receiving
Monday, February 27th, 2012
The book ‘The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture – Managing Systems at Risk’ summarises the current quantity, quality and socio-economic values of land and water around the global with respect to availability, risk and climate change. Policies, food production models and integrated management principles are all considered and discussed. Water
