Saturday, November 20th, 2010
Before the celebration of the Territorial Pamplona 2010, Conference on Land Information Systems, SITNA renewed its offer of information and services to the people of Navarre. Read More
Friday, November 19th, 2010
DER SPIEGEL – European companies are facing serious shortages of vital raw materials. China is holding back the export of rare earths, which are needed for high-tech products. A new EU strategy paper, which has been obtained by SPIEGEL ONLINE, seeks to address the resource crunch. But critics say it does not go far enough. Read More
Friday, November 19th, 2010
A new decree being drafted by the agriculture ministry would make rice farming land far more expensive for those wanting to use it for other purposes, a senior official says. The decree is being prepared under a Government request for measures to protect the country’s rice farming area and ensure food security in coming years.
Friday, November 19th, 2010
Within the UNECE region, three countries alone —Russia, Canada and the United States— account for 35% of the world’s forest coverage. Together with the remaining countries in the region, this figure rises to 41%. Since 1990, protected forests in the UNECE region have increased by almost 25%, or 30 million hectares; and in Europe, the
Friday, November 19th, 2010
Today we have the distinct pleasure of announcing the release of the new Bing AJAX map control v7 (V7). It seems to be the year of 7s at Microsoft and we’re excited to carry on the reputation that V7 does indeed denote something very special.
Friday, November 19th, 2010
We inform you on the recent development of the preparation for the international conference GeoFARMatics (24.-26 November 2010) in Cologne. Attached you find our latest press release. Please have a look and see our prolonged date for submitting papers for the exiting ‘Pecha Kucha’ session. The EU-funded projects FutureFarm (http://www.futurefarm.eu/).
Friday, November 19th, 2010
This year, the publication reflects the current experiences about implementing REDD+ activities at project and community levels and goes beyond opportunities afforded by the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) by including voluntary markets. The articles presented discuss and propose ideas about how to create incentives to participate in REDD+, its implementation, and possible financing; how to
Friday, November 19th, 2010
RIA NOVOSTI – The polar bear tagged by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has rid himself of his tagged satellite collar, Vesti TV channel reported on Thursday, quoting the premier’s web site. Putin put the satellite collar on a polar bear during a trip in April 2010 to Alexandra Land, one of the islands of the Franz
Friday, November 19th, 2010
The 10HS sensor measures soil moisture over a large volume of soil to provide a more accurate picture of average soil moisture in a given area. Its plug-and-play design reduces deployment time, saving users time and money. Users can simply plug the sensor into an Onset HOBO® U30 or H21 Weather Station and begin monitoring
Friday, November 19th, 2010
Urban Mapping, Inc (UMI) announced updates to the company’s market leading Neighborhoods database, which now includes over 106,000 neighborhoods in over 3,500 cities across the United States, Canada and Europe. The update to the database includes new neighborhood names and edits that are all a result of UMI’s own local research and verified customer feedback.
