Friday, July 23rd, 2010
BC BUSINESS – The fragmented nature of Greater Vancouver – 21 municipalities, one electoral area plus a stunted regional authority – raises questions about the region’s ability to prosper in the global economy. Metro Vancouver’s draft regional growth strategy published last fall, entitled Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping Our Future, is more a preservationist document than
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
LAS VEGAS SUN – When the DesertXpress high-speed train is built, there would be up to 700 permanent jobs at an operations and maintenance facility — in Victorville, Calif. Tom Stone, president of DesertXpress Enterprises LLC, told representatives of the Associated General Contractors at a lunch Thursday that building the privately funded, $4 billion traditional
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
L’MONDE FRANCE – To carry small satellites, Arianespace has decided to use the Soyuz, the same as mined by the Russian Space Agency. The new launch pad is nearing completion, these rockets will soon be launched from Kourou in Guyana. Read More
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
NATIONAL UAE – There is also a growing recognition in the business community of the importance of public-private partnerships for driving economic growth and prosperity. While the private sector will play a significant role in driving the upturn, governments and the private sector also need to work collaboratively, now more than ever. Read More
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
BBC – Britain could soon have a privately financed, national Earth-observation (EO) service, if plans currently under consideration come to fruition. It could launch UK-built satellites to acquire imagery for the MoD and other government departments, while selling other data on the open market. Read More
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
RTPI – The Local Economic Development Learning Network, run by the Local Government Information Unit and Warwick Business School and supported by IDeA, is exploring new tools and approaches to local economic assessment in the context of local authorities’ increasing responsibilities for economic development. At its meeting on 15 July 2010, Jenny Crawford from the ESPON UK Contact
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
MONGABAY – Scientists convening in Bali expressed a range of concerns over a proposed mechanism for mitigating climate change through forest conservation, but some remained hopeful the idea could deliver long-term protection to forests, ease the transition to a low-carbon economy, and generate benefits to forest-dependent people. Presenting at the annual Association for Tropical Biology and
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
ALL AFRICA – At this moment, over 6,000 satellites are orbiting the earth. In a couple of years, an estimated 2,000 of that number will run out of fuel, becoming obsolete, thereafter being resigned to spending eternity whizzing around earth. Satellites have an operating life span of between five and 20 years. Read More
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
The ADIF, Administrator of the Spanish Railway Infrastructures, makes discover the future TGV station of Valencia (Spain) thanks to a real-time 3D modeling realized with the NOVA for 3ds Max of VERTICE solution, solution of creation and visualization of interactives 3D contents. Read More
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
Astrium has strengthened its presence in Greece by creating thecompany Spot Infoterra Hellas, a provider of geo-information products and services. The Greek company Geomet, a long-standing partner of Spot image and Infoterra in Greece, will be merged into the new entity. Through this move, the two recently merged subsidiaries of Astrium Services continue their expansion in
