Monday, January 10th, 2011
The company, which traditionally builds wind farms in Australia and overseas, has partnered with the world’s biggest solar panel maker, Suntech, for the $300 million project which will have a 100-megawatt capacity, or enough to power 20,000 homes. The solar farm will cover 200 hectares at Nyngan, in the state’s west. The electricity generated by the plant
Monday, January 10th, 2011
Since the late 1960s, the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune du Québec (MRNFQ) has periodically carried out forest mapping activities at a scale of 1: 20,000 in Québec’s forest areas south of 51º 30’ north latitude, the territory under forest management. It integrates permanent environment and vegetation variables including potential vegetation.
Saturday, January 8th, 2011
The Global Land Cover by National Mapping Organizations (GLCNMO) is the data of 1km (30 arc seconds) grid with 20 land cover items. The data were created by using MODIS data observed in 2003 (TERRA Satellite). The classification is based on LCCS developed by FAO. Therefore, it is possible to compare and integrate GLCNMO with
Saturday, January 8th, 2011
GIS Virtual, a firm that designs photo-realistic renderings and animation for clients, has expanded its services by completing a project for a geothermal heating system. It has also recently hired sales reps in six markets across the country.
Saturday, January 8th, 2011
Landis+Gyr, the world’s largest smart meter solutions provider, today announced it has been selected by the State Grid Corporation of China, the country’s leading power grid operator, to supply over 10,000 commercial and industrial advanced electricity meters for upcoming deployment in six provinces.Landis+Gyr, which operates manufacturing and research and development facilities in China with more
Saturday, January 8th, 2011
The availability of labour to help make construction opportunities in Canada’s north a reality is as crucial as government investment there, says a Conference Board of Canada report. “All in all, the funding initiatives for the territories, should they all go forward, will have a considerable temporary impact on the size and strength of the
Saturday, January 8th, 2011
The Geoinformatics Forum Salzburg (GI_Forum) is scheduled for July 5-8, 2011, at the University of Salzburg, Austria. Audience. GI_Forum focuses on an international audience that shares an interest in GIScience and Technology. This Call for Papers aims at researchers who design, develop and apply advanced methods and techniques of Geoinformatics to a broad range of
Saturday, January 8th, 2011
Japanese Mitsubishi Corp and Nippon Oil have received rights for 290,000 tones of CO2 emission from a joint Kyoto project with Russian Gazprom Neft, the Japanese companies said in a statement. This became the first time when Russia awards its quotas on greenhouse gas emissions generated from implementation of the joint implementation project (JI), emission
Saturday, January 8th, 2011
The European Parliament in a new report calls for the establishment of a permanent EU inter-service structure for Arctic affairs. It also wants an Arctic unit to be established within the European External Action Service (EEAS). Read More
Saturday, January 8th, 2011
It is one of the most densely populated districts of Kenya’s capital and one of the most researched urban areas in Africa. Hundreds, if not thousands, of NGOs work there, serving a community estimated to number anywhere between 100,000 and a million. Yet, until recently, the sprawling slum of Kibera barely featured on any detailed
