Monday, March 21st, 2011
The Delhi cabinet has approved the draft Delhi Geospatial Data Infrastructure Bill, 2011 – a flagship project of the city government launched to frame and implement policies for issues relating to geospatial data. The Bill will serve as the base for planning and executing various development projects and utility services. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said
Monday, March 21st, 2011
Bulgaria will build a super-fast railroad highway to connect the capital Sofia with the western city of Vidin and the new Danube Bridge there. The investment amount is estimated at EUR 2.7 B. The railway will be 222-km long; trains will travel with speeds up to 120 km per hour (or the trip between the
Monday, March 21st, 2011
Using the GPS data collected in two stations of the International GNSS Service (IGS), we computed the displacements of these stations due to the Earthquake. The stations are located in Mizusawa and Tsukuba at 140 km and 300 km far from the epicenter. The displacements are computed using kinematic Precise Point Positioning, with the software
Monday, March 21st, 2011
Abdulla Al Hussaini, Qatargas’s LNG Portfolio Optimisation Manager, and the Secretary for the IGU’s LNG Committee, presented at the debate the Qatargas paper ‘LNG value chain regulatory path’ and further discussion covered topics, such as, the continued interaction between regulators and companies active in the natural gas industry, the regulatory influences on international investment and
Monday, March 21st, 2011
Planning officials and local authorities must adopt a more “consistent and responsible” approach to Scotland’s fledgling renewables sector, according to NFU Scotland president Nigel Miller, speaking at the North East Wind Energy Event, which took place at Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Mr Miller said that buy-in from the nation’s farmers was a big factor if Scotland was to
Monday, March 21st, 2011
Africa boasts an abundance of natural resources that can be used to produce alternative low-carbon energies. It’s estimated that the continent’s entire electricity needs can be met with hydro-electric power. But for now, fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas remain the most significant sources of energy production. Things aren’t very different in the
Sunday, March 20th, 2011
Developed by Ecole des Mines de Paris and GEFOSATwith the support of ADEME and Altener, COMFIE + Pleiades is a calculation software dynamic simulation of heat transfer in multizone buildings. COMFIE Pleiades +combines ease and power for analysis of thermal comfort, passive solar design projects and teaching. Read More
Sunday, March 20th, 2011
The building sector is being called upon to help fight climate change by achieving ambitious reduction targets for greenhouse gas emissions while at the same time incorporating other “green” considerations. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) – which allows the impartial comparison of building designs based on measures such as global warming potential – is an essential
Sunday, March 20th, 2011
The eleventh cross border spatial and geo data infrastructure symposium in Saxony (Germany), GI 2011, will take place in May. This time the event itself is also cross-border, as it takes place in both the German and Czech parts of the Elbe/Labe Euregion. A call for proposals has been out for some time, and the deadline
Sunday, March 20th, 2011
Tanzania Police Force has resolved to use ‘special Black Berry’ mobile phones to reduce the number of roadblocks in efforts to ease cargo transportation within the country to neighbouring states. The present roadblocks and checkpoints in the country reportedly delay delivery of goods, raise transportation costs and limit free movement of commodities, people and investments.
