Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
The Lagos State Government is poised to revolutionalise its land administration system, infrastructure provision and development by the planned opening of the state’s Geographic Information system (GIS/Digital Mapping) project on March 7. In a chat with The Nation, Special Adviser to Governor Babatunde Fashola on Mapping/Geographic Information System Project, Mr Monsurudeen Durowoju, said the GIS technology
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
The Government of Ghana is seeking an additional $168 million funding from the EXIM Bank of China to complete Ghana’s third hydroelectric power dam, the Bui Hydroelectric Dam in 2013. The Deputy Minister of Energy, Mr. Inusah Fuseini disclosed this to the Business Chronicle at the project site at Bui, in the Tain District of the
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
It was the fourth major purchase by a Chinese company of wine property in the famed Bordeaux grape region since 2008, and comes amid fast-growing investment by China across Europe. “The deal illustrates the growing interest of China in French wine-growing excellence in response to exponential Chinese demand for quality wines,” said top Paris law firm
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
HP is claiming to be the first vendor with 802.11n Wi-Fi access points that support 450Mbit/s radios, offering 50 per cent greater performance and doubling the number of simultaneous users, according to the firm. Available immediately, HP’s E-Series Multi Service Mobility 460 and 466 access points form part of the company’s Mobile Access Solution, and
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
AidData—a joint initiative of Brigham Young University, the College of William and Mary, and nonprofit organization Development Gateway—captures and interprets development data to support aid activities. Development Loop integrates project data from the World Bank and African Development Bank with success stories, development indicators, and relevant local information on an interactive map. Future enhancements, such as social
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
Altus Positioning Systems has been selected to supply 100 APS-3 GNSS survey receivers for the state government of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Josef Attenberger GmbH, Altus’ sales representative in Germany, won the tender from the Baden-Württemberg Geo Information and Land Development office (LGL) in a competitive bid. The APS-3 systems will initially be used as control for
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
Just days after announcing that it has been trialling innovative smart grid technology in one of its stores, supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has confirmed that it has installed dynamic demand management technology in 200 outlets. The retailer had conducted trials of the technology in three stores in the South East and, following a successful pilot period, the
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
Such space centers are already operating in 8 Russian regions, including Tatarstan, Kaluga, Yaroslavl, Krasnoyarsk, as well as in the suburban town of Odintsovo outside Moscow. Space Service Centers are used for satellite monitoring of land, natural resources, real estate, providing security of bridges and power plants. In addition, the center accumulates information about the location of
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
CloverPoint and NEPTUNE CANADA have teamed up to create an emergency response system using the Free Flex MapShark framework. NEPTUNE had a variety of ArcGIS services set up for responding to fishermen calls when gear got stuck. The purpose of the tool was to provide decision support for snagged nets and lines. It is the
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
Street lights in Coventry, England, are being equipped with new remote monitoring technology connected to a central street lighting management system supplied by Mayrise Systems. Following a £250 million PFI award to Balfour Beatty by Coventry City Council, the citywide installation of a centralised system will allow the automatic dimming of street lights and signs
