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Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

EUMETSAT and ISRO Prepare to Exchange Data

EUMETSAT and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are preparing to exchange global observation data from ISRO’s Oceansat-2 and other satellites. The matter has been under discussion between the EUMETSAT Director-General, Dr. Lars Prahm, and the previous and current ISRO chairmen, Shri G. Madhavan Nair and Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, respectively, since 2009, and the data services

Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

Denmark – ICES EcoSystemData Available

Welcome to EcoSystemData, this data warehouse contains marine environmental data from the ICES databases, featuring: 1) Coverage of North-East Atlantic, Greenland sea, Baltic sea and Norwegian sea, 2) Data spanning the years 1877-2010 and 3) Data are available to download, read the ICES data policy for condition. Read More

Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

AngloINFO Anywhere

Get names and descriptions of all the businesses in The AngloFILE, AngloINFO’s directory of local businesses and services – and then call, e-mail or text them directly!Ask questions and give answers, buy and sell, find a job or a car – AngloINFO’s Classifieds & Discussions are (literally) at your fingertipsFind out What’s On locally, check

Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

BGS Delivery Plan to 2014

This Delivery Plan to 2014 describes the priority science and information activities through which BGS will address the six challenges of the BGS Science Strategy 2009–2014, and the strategic priorities that will inform detailed annual programme planning.BGS Delivery Plan to 2014 2.3 MB pdfOur strategy and priorities are responsive to national needs, and our plans

Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

New UK DiGMapGB–Plus

DiGMapGB-Plus provides a wide range of value-added geological data and information based on the digital geological map — DiGMapGB-50. The primary goal for the project is to provide key characteristics of the geology of Great Britain, such as texture, structure, colour, mineralogy and engineering parameters in a way that is suitable for rapid deployment by

Saturday, January 1st, 2011

Location-aware Services: Are they worth the effort?

If you’re on Facebook or Twitter, you might have seen posts from friends using a service called Foursquare telling you that they’re at a particular bar or restaurant, or catching a hockey game. And you might have thought, “I bet these places just love the free advertising.” Read More

Saturday, January 1st, 2011

IGN Argentina – New 500K Topographic Data

The National Geographic Institute ( IGN ) goes on sale to the public interest, the publication of the book”Argentina 500k” , a work that shows the scale 1:500.000 Argentine territory, both on satellite images as topographic line plus its corresponding display on DVD. It is a work done in record time by the staff of IGN and the National

Saturday, January 1st, 2011

New Permanent GPS Station In Argentina

The Provincial Water Administration (APA) in the province of Chaco installed the second GPS station, donated by the National Geographic Institute (IGN) in coordination with the Provincial Directorate of Land Registry and Mapping (DPCyC). The system will involve a major technological update knowledge about the area and assist the professional development of surveyors, engineers, physicists

Saturday, January 1st, 2011

Geographic and Geospatial Musings

For a variety of reasons geographic and geospatial considerations have been in my mind recently. To begin with, Natalie Newman will, provided all things go smoothly, shortly be joining the Information Management group here at Bloor Research, specialising in exactly these areas. She has 25 years of experience of working in this space, especially in

Saturday, January 1st, 2011

UNFPA Gives Support for 2013 Census in Gambia

The United Nations Fund for Population Affairs (UNFPA) on Friday provided more than 11 million U. S. dollars for the 2013 population and housing census in Gambia. The items of 11, 305, 847 dollars worth were received by Gambian Vice President and Minister of Women Affairs Isatou Njie- Saidy. At the launch of the Women Federation KMC

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