Monday, December 20th, 2010
“Open Government with its three aspects of transparency, participation and cooperation can strengthen the cohesion of society in Germany and support democracy. Politics, administration, markets and academia will formulate joint Open Government goals for Germany. As next step, in close cooperation with all stakeholders, the building by 2013 of a centrally accessible and unified, easy
Monday, December 20th, 2010
Terrain model with high accuracy in a short time to create digital one – this “was the aim of the pilot project” DGM-S Lower Rhine. This was 229 km long river section between Bonn and Emmerich by multibeam survey of the measuring vessel. With this technique, the sole high point density absorbed completely.The result is a nationwide
Monday, December 20th, 2010
200 years ago – on 13 February 1810 – introduced the “level-Instruction in Prussia. This date marks the beginning of the systematic quantitative hydrology in Germany. The condition for a targeted use of the waters of the state and its management was created. 200 years of Hydrology in Germany: this anniversary, the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban
Monday, December 20th, 2010
Tasmania is set to become a world leader in forest carbon research, according to the Minister for Energy and Resources Bryan Green. Mr Green said a number of projects were either underway or ready to start under a carbon research program established by Forestry Tasmania last year. “Climate change is a major issue and FT’s carbon research
Monday, December 20th, 2010
The Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture Mr. Sugri Tia says government’s policies and programmes under the 2011 fiscal year for agriculture will modernize and harness the full potentials from the agriculture sector to create employment opportunities. Mr. Tia indicated that all agencies under the ministry are, therefore, being empowered and strengthened to meet their core
Monday, December 20th, 2010
Investigators have blamed the recent loss of three Glonass-M satellites in space on a series of mistakes made by the Russian Energia rocket corporation, final results of a probe into the incident have showed. “It was established that the fueling of the booster by an excess of 1.5-2 tons of oxidant made the Proton carrier rocket
Monday, December 20th, 2010
Russia, a leading oil and gas exporter, has used more than 50% of its known oil reserves and might need to attract enormous investment to modernise its oil infrastructure. In the global energy market, rapidly changing due to a number of factors, such as the rise of Brazil and the shale gas revolution, Russia has
Sunday, December 19th, 2010
3D Systems announced that it added EmberSurge, a recognized, successful Silicon Valley Reseller and service provider, to its growing network of 3D printers and solutions providers. With a qualified team of experienced engineers and service professionals, EmberSurge delivers comprehensive sales and support for 3D printers along with part printing services in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Sunday, December 19th, 2010
MapQuest announced the launch of its first U.S. site built on OpenStreetMap (OSM) data, an information source encouraging consumer contributions. Open.MapQuest.com, like the 10 open sites launched by MapQuest in Europe and Asia over the last four months, hosts OSM data along with the new MapQuest brand and interface. “While the launch of our U.S.
Sunday, December 19th, 2010
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and King Juan Carlos opened Saturday the country’s fourth high-speed rail line, making the country the European leader in the technology. The 438-kilometre (272-mile) route will slash travel time between the Spanish capital and the Mediterranean port of Valencia, Spain’s third-biggest city, from four hours to just 90 minutes. The
