Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
On February 22, 2011, an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck Christchurch in New Zealand’s South Island, causing loss of life and severe damage to the city. Imagery from COSMO-SkyMed and GeoEye-1 satellites is helping to analyse the consequences. The GeoEye-1 image at right shows some of the most serious damage in the centre
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
As every year, several master students will have the opportunity of working at the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) this summer, for the period of one month in July, August or September. They will be involved in the running projects and new initiatives of the VLIZ. Candidates are offered pleasant working conditions and an appropriate salary. We
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has announced the release of the General Contractor Tender for the Midfield Terminal Building (MTB), moving into the next phase of delivering Abu Dhabi International Airport with its iconic new terminal that will cater to the airport’s dynamic passenger growth and support the Plan Abu Dhabi 2030, Global Arab Network
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
Demand for water in agriculture and energy production could spike in the coming decades while catastrophic floods and droughts strike more often, a water conference in Canada is to hear this week. “At unpredictable times, too much water will arrive in some places and too little in others,” said Zafar Adeel, chair of UN Water which
Monday, February 28th, 2011
Getmapping has announced a new monthly account for its online ‘Planning Required’ planning map service . Architects, home improvement companies and professionals who are regular users of the service will benefit from significant savings when they sign up for accounts. With a single bill for multiple transactions the monthly account will deliver both savings and
Monday, February 28th, 2011
iCADMac is user friendly 2D/3D CAD software for MAC OS X, which reads and writes DWG format drawing files. It is easy to use thanks to the high level of compatibility with AutoCAD, and it is easy to get as you pay far less money to obtain economic licensing solutions. These characteristics make the software the ideal
Monday, February 28th, 2011
The GLONASS satellite communications system on Monday started operation on Vladivostok’s municipal transport. The satellite equipment is installed in all 78 Vladivostok municipal buses, trolleybuses and trams, as well as in dozens of buses of commercial carriers. At the next stage passenger boats, ferries and more than two hundred commercial buses will also be equipped
Monday, February 28th, 2011
The Bureau is encouraging proposals that will assist data collectors from organisationsnamed in the Water Regulations 2008, to improve their water monitoring systems and enhance the accuracy and transfer of data to the Bureau. Applications for the $10 million funding program close on Friday 29 April. Guidelines and Application forms are available on the Bureau website. Read More
Monday, February 28th, 2011
According to a report in Al-Madinah newspaper recently, they said nearly 70 percent of buildings situated in districts with the presence of groundwater are on the verge of collapse. The warning came at a time when a number of building owners urged the authorities to take urgent measures to protect their residential buildings from the
Monday, February 28th, 2011
Dublin is the European City of Science next year and will host the biennial EuroScience Open Forum (Esof 2012) from July 12th to 15th. The event is expected to bring together more than 5,000 scientists, business leaders, government officials, policy- makers and international scientific media representatives to discuss the best of European science. It will
