Saturday, January 1st, 2011
Residents in Sembawang, Woodlands and Yishun Towns now have easy and convenient access to 11 parks and nature sites in northern Singapore, via the 25km Northern Explorer PCN. This new PCN offers both urban and rural settings, providing a wide spectrum of experiences to cater to users with different interests.
Friday, December 31st, 2010
Russia plans to build railways to two northern settlements that can be used as bases for traffic along the Northern Sea Route from Europe to Asia. Read More
Friday, December 31st, 2010
The Punjab government will introduce a municipal infrastructure development fund to ensure overall development of civic amenities in the state, a state minister said here Wednesday. ‘We are all set to introduce state municipal infrastructure development fund for the overall development of urban areas and civic amenities. We will issue an ordinance in this regard
Friday, December 31st, 2010
Telvent, the leading real-time IT solutions and information provider for a sustainable world, has been selected by Shanxi Electric Power Co. to implement a new data acquisition system that will allow the company to address service outages more quickly and provide a more reliable network.
Friday, December 31st, 2010
Dubbed the ‘Smiley SID’, this portable sign detects a vehicle’s speed then displays it so the driver can see. Travelling under the speed limit produces a ‘smile’; exceeding the speed limit a ‘frown’. The detector has a range of up to 120m, a battery life of three to six days and can operate in extreme
Friday, December 31st, 2010
Beijing opened five new subway lines Thursday, an urban planning show of force highlighting the investment the city has thrown behind public transport to curb its notorious air pollution and traffic congestion. Costing nearly 61 billion yuan ($9.2 billion), the newly constructed lines — most connecting the distant and dusty suburbs to the city center
Friday, December 31st, 2010
Two new fast train services opened in the country’s most southern and northern areas on Thursday, enabling more people to enjoy the convenience of the world-class technology. On the tropical Hainan island, a 308-kilometer-long railway links cities along its east coast. Trains on the line travel as fast as 250 km an hour. Read More
Friday, December 31st, 2010
The 7th International Symposium on Digital Earth (ISDE7) with the theme of the Knowledge Generation will be held in Perth, Australia from 23-25, August 2011 in conjunction with the Western Australian Land Information System (WALIS) Forum and the State Natural Resources Management (NRM) Conference.
Thursday, December 30th, 2010
ESONET Network of Excellence, coordinated by IFREMER, aims at preparing the implementation of multidisciplinary observatories seabed at 12 locations in Europe. Associated with this network, the European infrastructure EMSO aims to set up observatories in preparing the legal and financial basis of the specifications ESONET. Read More
Thursday, December 30th, 2010
Development Minister, José Blanco, and President of the Balearic Government, Francesc Antich, today signed in Madrid a collaboration agreement for the implementation of various measures in terms of infrastructure in this region. On the basis of this agreement, in this financial year 2010, the Ministry of Development will help finance various activities to a maximum
