Sunday, June 20th, 2010
FINANCIAL – The EBRD and Russia’s Federal Grid Company, the country’s high-voltage transmission operator, today laid the groundwork for a strategic partnership to promote energy efficiency in the Russian power sector. Read More
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
The 6th Edition of the gvSIG Conference , organized by the Association for the promotion of FOSS4G and the development of gvSIG (gvSIG Association), will be held from December 1st until December 3rd at the Feria Valencia Convention and Exhibition Center (Valencia – Spain), and will once again host the MoskittDay-EclipseDay. Through the exchange of
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
A global alliance between Microsoft’s Vexcel Imaging GmbH and PCI Geomatics leverages the strengths of the two organizations to produce an end-to-end image processing system developed specifically for customers of Vexcel Imaging’s UltraCam series of high-resolution digital aerial cameras and UltraMap photogrammetric software. Read More
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
Colortrac, the leading developer of affordable, professional wide format scanning and imaging solutions, will showcase a comprehensive range of advanced high definition SmartLF large format map and technical document scanners at the ESRI World-Wide User Conference in San Diego, California, the world’s biggest Geographic Information Systems (GIS) event, (14-16 July 2010, Booth, # 616 /
Friday, June 18th, 2010
The Economist – Sharply differing attitudes towards privacy in Europe and America are a headache for the world’s internet giants. Read More
Friday, June 18th, 2010
Due to the numerous and continuous war conflicts that have ravaged the continent, the map cartography in Europe had developed fast and got pretty advanced by the mid-17th century. Back in the 15th century, a systematic work was started to register land holdings in so-called Land Books – early cadastres. During the reign of Swedish
Friday, June 18th, 2010
ARAB NEWS – There is an idea that has been around for a long time, at least since the fall of 1973: All that stands between the United States and an abundant energy future is a lack of spending on research and development. Read More
Friday, June 18th, 2010
VIET NAM NEWS – The Phu My Construction Investment Corporation (PMC), which plans to list on the HCM City Stock Exchange, is calling on investors to pour more money into infrastructure. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday in HCM City, Nguyen Thanh Thai, general director of PMC, said one of the company’s major investments,
Friday, June 18th, 2010
GERMAN GOV – For the year 2008 Germany met its climate protection goal in accordance with the Kyoto Protocol and remains an international frontrunner in the area of climate protection. Greenhouse gas emissions in 2008 sank by 22.2 percent over 1990 levels, a volume equivalent to nearly 280 million tons. The inventories of 1990-2008, as
Friday, June 18th, 2010
L’MONDE FRANCE – More than two centuries after this first attempt to link solar activity and Earth’s climate, the issue is still not settled. The successful submission of the French satellite Picard, Tuesday, June 15, from the Baikonur Yasny (Russia), should allow scientists to make progress in its resolution. Read More
