Thursday, August 5th, 2010
ALL AFRICA – The eventual realisation of the Federal Government of Nigeria’s Vision 20:2020 is partly and critically tied to the amount of achievements the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development is able to make. However, the ongoing implementation of the economic diversification policy of the government by the ministry tends to provide a
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
NEW ELECTRONICS – Based on Withers & Rogers LLP’s analysis of the incidence of international patent filings relating to global navigation satellite systems (gnss), the number of applications rose from 462 in 2004 to 961 in 2009 – a rise of 108%. The patent specialist believes this is probably partly due to companies filing multiple
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
ASDI – At the end of June 2010, there were 21 repositories within the ASDD with a total of 27,800 dataset descriptions available for searching. However, the Australian Antarctic Data Centre and WALIS ASDD nodes were down at that time. Statistics are provided for the ASDD covering: Read More
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
BBC – An international team of researchers has developed a model that suggests degradation of tropical forests occurs in a series of “waves”. High-value trees were felled in the first “wave”, followed by a wave that removed mid-value timber before the remaining wood was felled for charcoal. The team hopes the model will help manage
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
SAUDI GAZETTE – Saudi Arabia will account for 16.04 percent of Middle East and Africa (MEA) regional power generation by 2014, with a growing theoretical supply surplus if there is sufficient additional investment in capacity, Business Monitor International (BMI) said in its latest “Saudi Arabia Power Report” released o Tuesday.BMI’s MEA power generation estimate for
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Microsoft has launched an update to the Bing Maps interface today aimed at improving readability and aesthetics. The new interface uses cool colors, which Bing says creates a more visually appealing backdrop, helping content “pop” on the map, and provides clear differentiation for pushpins, labels, and traffic overlays. Read More
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
There is growing consensus that rapid urbanisation is now inevitable and irreversible. More than half the world’s population lives in cities and the number is likely to increase, possibly touching a projected 69.6 per cent by 2050. The world, it seems, has taken a definitive urban turn. This phenomenon, unlike decades before, is today viewed
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
EDINA has formed a partnership with the Scottish Government to develop a pilot discovery metadata service as a key component of a Scottish Spatial Data Infrastructure. This pilot addresses the initial fulfilment of obligations under the INSPIRE regulations. The discovery service will be built using Geonetwork opensource software, enabling the creation and discovery of GEMINI2
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
The analysis of spatial patterns of health and disease has been greatly enhanced by recent advances in geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing (RS), global positioning systems (GPS) and spatial statistics. The Department has an active research programme that uses GIS and spatial analysis in epidemiological research. Departmental staff also coordinate the Schools GIS facilities
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
DUTCH NEWS – Amsterdam’s 17th century canal rings have been placed on the Unesco world heritage list, the UN organisation announced on Sunday. The area has had official protected status from the Dutch government since 1999. Read More
