Saturday, September 15th, 2007
DigitalGlobe, provider of the world’s highest-resolution commercial satellite imagery and geospatial information products, announced that the launch of the new WorldView-1 satellite will be broadcast live over the Internet. The launch will take place on Tuesday, September 18 at approximately 11:20 AM PDT. The launch is scheduled for 11:35 AM PDT. Read More
Saturday, September 15th, 2007
43% of Scottish Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) have an environmental policy in place, the highest rate in the UK, according to an SME-nvironment independent survey. The survey, produced for the environmental guidance website NetRegs, also reveals that 49% of Scottish SMEs have already taken practical environmental measures, an increase of 17% since 2005. Read
Saturday, September 15th, 2007
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IRELAND – Large Irish companies engaged in Sustainable Energy Ireland’s (SEI’s) energy management programmes have recorded energy cost savings of over €40 million during the past year, representing a saving of 4% of their combined energy costs achieved in a single year. Read More
Friday, September 14th, 2007
THE TIMES – In a country that is mostly desert, Libya wants to preserve a rare verdant region with archaeological treasures from the ravages of looting and encroaching urbanisation. To meet that ambitious goal the north African country has launched the world’s first large-scale conservation and sustainable development project in the mountainous region of Djebal
Friday, September 14th, 2007
ANSA – The national plan will aim to protect the landscape and coastline from the effects of erosion, adapt the tourist industry to face the changing scenario and find the most efficient use of water resources, according to a climate change manifesto produced at the conference. Read More
Friday, September 14th, 2007
“The GMR 24 is the ultimate in versatility when it comes to marine radar,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin’s vice president of worldwide sales. “The unit features four thousand watts of transmit power, dual rotation speed for faster near-target updates, and plug-and-play reliability on the Garmin Marine Network — with a footprint that works on almost
Friday, September 14th, 2007
The European Commission has today authorised Ireland to pay national aid worth more than € 900 million over the period 2007 to 2013 to encourage afforestation. Ireland has the second lowest rate of forest cover in the European Union, at just 10% of the country’s total land area. The primary objective is to bring the
Friday, September 14th, 2007
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has licensed the Microsoft® Virtual Earth™ platform on which to develop its mission-critical geospatial and mapping applications. The commitment to Virtual Earth will improve data sharing, analysis and insight for partner agencies, citizens and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) on topics ranging from superfund sites and oil spills to waterways and
Thursday, September 13th, 2007
The FloodServer, a novel platform designed to provide extensive flood risk information for the whole of Europe quickly, reliably and easily accessible for everybody is now available online at www.floodrisk.eu. The geo-information service providers Infoterra GmbH and geomer GmbH present detailed maps and information about past and potential future flood events at the rivers Rhine,
Thursday, September 13th, 2007
NEWLANDS, UK – Launched in the summer of 2003, Newlands is a unique £59 million scheme that is reclaiming large areas of brownfield land across England’s Northwest; responding to local and regional economic and social needs by transforming sites into thriving, durable, community woodlands. Read More
