Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Market globalization and the globalization of environmental concerns have spurred demand for greater international accountability for forest stewardship. In response, a range of multi-lateral governmental and non-governmental initiatives have emerged to redefine the rules of global trade. At the same time there is a lack of transparency and shared understanding about the environmental forest policies
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
SuperGIS Desktop 3, the powerful desktop GIS software developed by SuperGeo Technologies, contains complete GIS tools and provides users with an ideal GIS environment to add, edit, manage, analyze, and process GIS tasks. Since the demand for spatial databases has been increased in recent years, SuperGIS Desktop 3 also significantly improves the support for
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
BBC – A tidal energy device dubbed by its manufacturer as a world-first is to be installed in the fast-flowing Kylerhea Narrows off Skye. Sheffield-based Pulse Tidal said the system was the first of its kind and could operate in shallow water. The site in the narrows was selected because of the strong tide and
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
Featuring a 10m grid spacing and an absolute height accuracy of up to 5m, the TerraSAR-X ELEVATION DSM (digital surface model) is now operationally available for areas as small as only 500 sqkm, and up to full regional coverage, worldwide. Particularly the unique reliability of the weather-independent radar sensor makes this an ideal complement to
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
On Tuesday, May 25, the Drake Landing Solar Community, Natural Resources Canada and project partners will mark the significant accomplishment of being the first thermal solar community in the world to have 80 percent of its annual space heating requirement provided by solar thermal energy. A live performance Web site to track key functions of
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
An ancient river crossing is still waiting to be fixed, despite being out of action for nearly a year. Rothbury’s iconic stepping stones over the River Coquet were damaged during floods in July 2009.Northumberland County Council last year agreed to repair and replace them but nothing was done.Now Rothbury Parish Council is again asking for
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
Images of about 10,000 properties will taken as part of a pilot scheme run by both the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and the Scottish Government. The scan results will help the association to prioritise work on energy efficiency measures such as loft, cavity wall and water tank insulation in around 2000 properties. Read More
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
Exprodat Consulting has a great story to tell. The company not only successfully provides tailored Exploration & Production (E&P) GIS training courses and consulting to the world’s Oil & Gas companies but it also creates and supplies the innovative ‘Team-GIS’ software. Jules Cullen, Sales & Marketing Director of Exprodat Consulting knows that it is
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
L’MONDE FRANCE – More than 100,000 people in Warsaw remained under the threat Tuesday morning, the rising water that has resulted in fifteen deaths in the country since May 16 The mayor of the capital,Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz , asked to be ready for a possible evacuation. Read More
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
BARENTS OBSERVER – Shipping major Sovcomflot’s announced sailing on the Northern Sea Route will take place in September. As previously reported, Sovcomflot is currently preparing for sailing on the Northern Sea RoutE. Read More
