Saturday, September 8th, 2007
ICE – Nine times out of ten, British trains arrive on time. However, in England especially, where the rail network is at full stretch, the future is less rosy. What is needed is a long-term national strategy for moving passengers and freight in comfort and on time. Read More
Friday, September 7th, 2007
REUTERS – Policymakers and industry view carbon prices as a vital weapon against climate change, by penalizing greenhouse gas emissions, but for all that analysts are struggling to agree on what the price will be next year. Read More
Friday, September 7th, 2007
Living with Climate Change in Europe Global warming is a fact. Climate change is happening and it is even accelerating. What we are seeing today are only the early signs of climate change and the result of past greenhouse gas emissions. Europe needs a wake-up call to prevent that climate change takes catastrophic dimensions later
Friday, September 7th, 2007
Magellan, a leader in GPS navigation and positioning, today introduced the MobileMapper CX, a handheld GPS receiver for GIS users that offers Magellan’s exclusive Mobile Mapping application software, a phone-like keypad for convenient data entry, and outstanding communications. This sub-meter real-time receiver enables unprecedented productivity at a cost significantly lower than competitive receivers. The MobileMapper CX
Friday, September 7th, 2007
Case studies in ESRI Press’s new book GIS for Environmental Management detail how biologists, ecologists, and other scientists around the world use geographic information systems (GIS) to preserve important ecosystems. The book by Robert Scally illustrates the many innovative uses of GIS in a dozen projects, ranging from protecting Madagascar’s national parks to tracking environmental
Friday, September 7th, 2007
EDIE NET – This week Government published a statistical analysis of both the chemical and organic quality of the nation’s rivers for 2006, essentially looking at pollution levels and how healthy plant and wildlife populations are. The figures make up one of 68 indicators that are used to inform Government’s Sustainable Development Strategy. Read More
Friday, September 7th, 2007
MOSCOW TIMES – The Cabinet on Thursday delayed until November the approval of a plan to invest $506 billion into upgrading the nation’s railways by 2030. Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov said Russian Railways must improve its strategy with proposals such as charging less for train tickets to regions with booming resource extraction industries, Interfax reported.
Friday, September 7th, 2007
The company will expand the possibilities for modelling and simulation by delivering an easier to use and integrated suite of COTS software. Presagis boasts a solid portfolio of technologies including S-Mission, STAGE Scenario, and AI.implant, its comprehensive Artificial Intelligence solution; powerful visualization tools such as Vega Prime and Lyra; Terra Vista and Creator, the world’s
Thursday, September 6th, 2007
The Water Framework Directive in the Baltic Sea Region Countries. The European Union Water Framework Directive (WFD) was adopted in 2000. The WFD takes an integrated approach to water management and the overall objective is to achieve “good water status” for all waters in Europe by 2015. Download (2007)(176 pages, 9MB PDF)
Thursday, September 6th, 2007
The research programme, ‘Internationalisation of regional development policies – Needs and demands in the Nordic countries’ was commissioned by the Nordic Council of Ministers in the spring of 2005. The aim of this programme is to undertake research on key issues, where it has been identified that new knowledge is needed, and where such knowledge
