Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
TIMES ONLINE – Only a year after experiencing its worst season, the CairnGorm Mountain resort near Aviemore is defying the doomsayers of global warming and predictions of its demise. Read More
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
REUTERS – China has ordered quality checks on barreled water around the country after polluted water made more than 200 people sick, newspapers said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
RIA NOVOSTI – Russia will use the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan until 2050, the head of the Russian space agency said Saturday. "The Russian president has set the task to use the Baikonur space center in full until 2050. We have approved of the proposal," Anatoly Perminov, the head of the Federal Space Agency,
Sunday, April 13th, 2008
Last week media were invited to Barcelona, Spain for the HP ‘Behind the Scenes’ event – A Celebration of 20 Years of Innovation and Leadership for Large Format in Barcelona. This was a unique event because it also included a tour of the HP facilities together with stops at other interesting locations in the City
Friday, April 11th, 2008
PR – Highway surveying specialist Yotta DCL has been awarded a contract worth GBP 54,000 from Northumberland County Council to survey the road surface condition of its 1890km road network. Using its innovative ARAN (Automatic Road Analyzer) scanning vehicle, Yotta DCL will provide Northumberland with accurate data to enable the Council to develop a consistent
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Spatial data quality relates to and is connected to many of the processes involving spatial applications. However, some people may be unaware of the relationship and why it is important. Vector1 Media editor Jeff Thurston interviewed Steven Ramage (left) and Graham Stickler (right) of the UK-based company 1Spatial who are involved in many spatial data
Saturday, April 5th, 2008
PR – Portland General Electric Company (PGE) (NYSE:POR) and Siemens Power Generation, Inc., part of the global Siemens Energy Sector, today announced they have executed agreements for PGE to buy 141 turbines to complete construction of its 25,000-acre Biglow Canyon Wind Farm in Sherman County, Ore.
Monday, March 31st, 2008
The ESA-FAO GEOportal is a gateway to Global Earth Observation data, information and services developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) in collaboration with The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as contribution to GEOSS.
Saturday, March 29th, 2008
After a succession of recent reports on climate change, almost everyone agrees that cleaner forms of energy to power the global economy are a good idea. Few would disagree that renewable energy sources such as the wind and sun are desirable options to this cleaner energy path.
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
The construction of the Northern link is one of the biggest road and tunnel projects in Sweden in terms of scope and budget with a cost of SEK11.6 billion. The procurement of contracts is also extensive. All in all, there will be about 40 contracts for the construction works.
