Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
IGN France – For its 2010 edition, the contest awards 13 projects Geoportal mapping application made from online services from IGN. The first prize in all categories returned to Raphael Velt Visicity for its application, game geolocalized to discover a city. Read More
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
Brazil is the world leader in climate policy. It has the most ambitious goals for reducing emissions and has already achieved a 67% reduction in its deforestation rate since 2005. This event will present the most current developments on REDD+ and low emissions development in Brazil, from the national to the local levels, and from
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
SWEDISH GOV – Sweden and Minister for the Environment Andreas Carlgren have been given a key role in the negotiations at the UN climate conference in Cancún, Mexico. On Sunday evening Swedish time, the Mexican Presidency asked Sweden to be one of ten countries to lead the consultations in a key area. Andreas Carlgren agreed to
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
Geoscience Australia’s former National Mapping Information Group has undertaken a significant strategic review of its operations over the last year. The review covered many areas of operations with the focus on:
Monday, December 6th, 2010
MOSCOW TIMES – Prime Minister Vladimir Putin outlined plans for a multibillion-dollar extension of the Trans-Siberian Railroad on Monday, which he said would boost commodities production and investment in the Far East. The announcement came as Putin told a conference of United Russia officials from the Khabarovsk region that modernization of key Pacific ports, including Vanino,
Monday, December 6th, 2010
Rolta has entered into partnership with Augusta Systems Inc., a provider of technologies that power the intelligent convergence of devices, systems and networks, which will enable it to incorporate Augusta EdgeFrontier middleware for use in security, defense and other geospatial applications where sensor integration and fusion are essential elements in providing situational awareness. EdgeFrontier is
Monday, December 6th, 2010
The purpose of this report is to provide a detailed assessment and investigation into the performance of the Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) network Nordic Construction Company (NCC) established, as part of its aim to better leverage technology within its business, to ensure the high quality and efficiency its clients have come to expect of NCC. Within
Monday, December 6th, 2010
NERC – Volcanoes, the Antarctic and giant satellite-tracking lasers all play starring roles in a new series of short videos that dispel the myth that science is boring or difficult. In these videos, scientists working in a very diverse range of jobs demonstrate some of the exciting and unusual things they do. Read More
Monday, December 6th, 2010
The three-semester Masters program targets holders of Bachelor degrees in application areas of Geographic Information (GI), e.g., environmental planning, regional planning, geography, logistics, transportation, marketing, energy provision, computer science. GI is a rapidly growing market, lacking qualified GI personnel and offering excellent career chances. Therefore, the Masters Program targets life-long learning for graduates and professionals
Monday, December 6th, 2010
OpenLayers is an open source Java Script library for displaying map data in web browsers. It provides an API for building rich web-based mapping applications. This one day course will introduce attendees to OpenLayers. Delegates will learn how to create a map using style declarations and map initialization code. The course will enable delegates to understand
