Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Differential thermal imaging, quantum cascade lasers and hyperspectral imaging should all be used to monitor natural gas pipelines, in a bid to prevent more incidents like the explosion and fire that devastated San Bruno earlier this month. That’s according to Mundus Group, a company that specializes in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that it says could carry the
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Tasmanian climate change scientists have developed a tiny remote-controlled helicopter to help them map fragile coastal moss beds in Antarctica. The “OktoKopter” uses remote sensing techniques to monitor the impact of changes in temperature, wind speed and UV radiation. The Project leader Arko Lucieer says the delicate moss is a good indicator of climate change
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Geospatial Holdings Inc. has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Geospatial Mapping Systems Inc. (Geospatial), has entered into a technology license agreement with George F. Young Inc. to use Geospatial’s Smart Probe Pipeline Mapping Technologies for the practice of mapping pipelines and rendering 3D as-built drawings, throughout the Southeast region. Under the terms of the three-year
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
International communications and information technology company Harris Corporation and leading Middle East telecommunication systems and security provider Atlas Telecom, have today announced the launch of a new joint venture. The company, to be known as Harris Atlas, will deliver innovative intelligence solutions such as enhanced video management and geospatial 3D visualization specifically designed for the
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
In recent years, the possibility for imported communicable diseases has been greatly increased in Taiwan due to the international interchange, frequent traveling, the adoption of alien workers, etc. In addition, local communicable diseases may occur occasionally, which severely challenges the related units’ epidemic prevention policy, epidemic examination, epidemic surveillance and the abilities to examine and
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
GULF TIMES – The Al Habtoor Leighton Group (HLG), a joint venture between the Al Habtoor Group and Australia’s Leighton, has announced it has joined forces with leading Australian rail contractor John Holland to create Advance Rail Group, to pursue an expected $75 billion (Dh275.4 billion) in future rail jobs in the GCC region. Read
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
The World Bank has announced that it will support a 10-year road development program for Liberia, the Executive Mansion has disclosed in Monrovia. Under the program, major primary roads across the country will be paved, Presidential Press Secretary Cyrus Badio told a press briefing yesterday, describing the commitment as one of the most significant issues
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
COPENHAGEN POST – Climate sceptic says proposed solutions would shorten global warming by two weeks: The government’s Climate Commission released its much-anticipated report yesterday, stressing that the switch from fossil fuels to sustainable energy must begin immediately if the goal to be free of oil, gas and coal by 2050 is to be realised. Read
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
DER SPIEGEL – Swathes of land in eastern Germany are undergoing an ambitious facelift: Derelict open-cast mines dating from communist East Germany are being flooded, transforming the area into Europe’s biggest artificial lake district. Developers hope it will become a tourist magnet as well. What to do if you have a series of gaping hole
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
SuperGeo Technologies today announces SuperPad 3 supports Turkish.Su perPad 3, the full-function mobile GIS software, is designed for the professional field surveyors. Integrated mapping, GIS and GPS techniques into a handheld device, SuperPad allows the field surveyors who need professional GIS tools, to quickly and effectively collect, edit and measure the spatial data in the
