Friday, January 13th, 2012
Capping a record year which saw renewed confidence in Alberta’s oil patch, for the first time in provincial history, Alberta has exceeded $3 billion in land sales for a calendar year. Revenues for the final calendar year sale of provincial petroleum and natural gas mineral leases and licenses, also known as land sales, were $145,621,531.32.
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Depiction Inc was recently awarded a contract to provide a version of depiction to be used with RealWorld – a 3D simulation tool that was developed for the military by DARPA to provide a rapid mission rehearsal capability. Depiction will be used to assist the user in collecting information in a 2D environment and then
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Due to frequent requests the deadline for submitting papers for the IGC 2012 has been extended until 8 January 2012. To submit an abstract for a session at the IGC 2012 it is necessary to create a free personal account in our online system. To create an account please click on “create a new account” at
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
The conference is one important part of the new IUFRO strategy based on six thematic areas. The aim of this conference is to build a systematic body of knowledge about “forest for people” and its various facets, including possible future trends and challenges. This conference and the following up process want to integrate not only the knowledge across
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
On the path to a sustainable world, innovation separates successful organizations from the rest. The University of Vermont’s 100% online Master Certificate in Sustainable Innovation shows how the Triple Bottom Line of people, planet and profit makes it possible to maintain your profitability while meeting your environmental and social responsibilities. Through video-based lectures, you’ll master innovative strategies
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
The political map of Wales could change dramatically under new proposals by the Boundary Commission. The number of Welsh MPs will be reduced from 40 to 30 under the plans, with the remaining parliamentary constituencies re-drawn to include at least 73,000 voters each. Read More
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Geoimage is pleased to announce that it will be distributing NEXTMap products in Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and the Pacific countries after signing an agreement with Intermap Technologies. Intermap collects elevation data aerially, using aircraft equipped with Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IFSAR) technology and supplements this with satellite acquired data to generate uniform, high-resolution
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
HOK is the U.S. Green Building Council’s official design partner for Project Haiti, a facility targeting LEED Platinum certification that will replace a Port-au-Prince orphanage and children’s center devastated by the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that rocked Haiti and killed 316,000 people two years ago, on Jan. 12, 2010. The project seeks to provide a safe, healthy home for
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Clark Labs is pleased to announce the upcoming release of its 17th version of the IDRISI geospatial software for monitoring and modeling the Earth system. The Selva software incorporates major revisions to IDRISI’s Land Change Modeler and Earth Trends Modeler applications. It also includes a variety of new analytical techniques, optimizations to current modules and
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
The ink is drying on the agreement ‘twixt Samsung and TomTom for the latter’s maps and location content will appear on the Wave 3 Bada smartphone. Owners of the device will get access to TomTom’s global maps, point of interest information, 3D city maps as well as live traffic updates and speed camera notifications. Read More
