Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Bandar Seri Begawan – The former surveyor general at the Survey Department has been awarded as a fellowship member of the Royal Institution Chartered Surveyors. Pg Hj Matusin Pg Hj Matasan’s achievement was celebrated as part of the Land Surveying Basis for Development (Utap) seminar, which took place at The Centrepoint Hotel, Gadong. The announcement
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
BCS – UK local authorities are to increasingly use location specific data for public-facing services, according to a new report.Recently-released research from Pitney Bowes Business Insight has revealed that 44 per cent of UK councils have started to use mapping data for their public service offerings. Read More
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Real-time data on Defra’s energy usage at our London headquarters can now be viewed online to show exactly how much energy we are using. The online tool captures and displays real-time energy information with updates every five seconds providing an overview of the energy consumption, cost and carbon dioxide emissions. This approach ensures that Defra
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
How does one ensure that REDD+ mitigation actions are effective in terms of emissions reductions but do not result in negative social and environmental impacts? At the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in December 2009, consensus was reached that a number of safeguards should be supported
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
SuperGeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, is going to hold professional GIS (geographic information system) training course with Taiwan GIS Center (TGIC) in Taipei during August 5 to 6. TGIC, a significant staff sector under the Council for Economic Planning and Development, is in charge of regulating and promoting
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
With the global depression, Taiwan has expanded domestic demand to promote the domestic economy. Since construction has been an essential index of economic development, the government agencies started to build considerable infrastructures to boost construction industry. The construction industry needs a number of raw materials, and Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC) is the indispensable raw material
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
ProxFire Detection System, an integrated system using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to detect forest fires in real time, proved successful in a controlled burn test in Castaic, Calif. Introduced by ProximaRF, ProxFire Detection System supports early and rapid response protocols, thereby greatly reducing the potential for damage to the environment and property, loss of
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
BARENTS OBSERVER – Defence authorities have approved plans for a new wind power plant in Malå, northern Sweden. Defence officials long believed that the 22 windmill park would hamper flight activities in the area. Defence experts now conclude that the wind park does not threaten air traffic in the area, Norran.se reports. Read More
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
HURRIYET TURKEY – Demirdöküm has invested 1.4 million pounds in a newly produced solar energy system, said Chairman Christoph Grosser, adding that the news system both guaranteed better efficiency and promised a fashionable design, enabling better heat insulation. Speaking to press during his visit in the Aegean province of Denizli on July 26 to review
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
RTB NEWS – Brunei Darussalam now has the capability to use geospatial information to significantly touch the lives of the people, and in today’s knowledge based economy, the impact of geospatial information is both real and pervasive across all walks of life and activities. The Minister of Development, Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan
