Monday, December 19th, 2011
The Kingdom, which is losing a whopping sum of SR81 billion annually because of the growing number of road accidents, has announced an ambitious plan to overhaul the transport system in six major Saudi cities. “The plan in the first phase aims to set up a comprehensive public transport system in these cities that is
Monday, December 19th, 2011
It’s across the region we spend the greatest number of calls, according to a study of transmissions between base stations. An illustration of the potential of the fledgling science of networks. Read More
Monday, December 19th, 2011
Statoil has awarded Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies a contract worth NOK 150 million over three years to develop the world’s first integrated environmental monitoring system (EM) for oil and gas activities. Statoil currently employs several environmental monitoring methods at its installations, mainly on the Norwegian continental shelf. Read More
Monday, December 19th, 2011
Thousands of hectares of British forests have been sold off as the agency charged with protecting them struggles under the weight of government financial targets. Official records of the Forestry Commission (FC) show that it earned millions selling land to private companies including those permitted to carry out logging. Read More
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
Onset today announced its new Wind Direction Smart Sensor, a research-grade plug-and-play sensor for measuring and logging wind direction data. The easy-to-use sensor, which works with the company’s award-winning HOBO Weather Stations, offers years of reliable performance in harsh outdoor environments. Customers will use the wind sensor in a broad range of applications, including agricultural research,
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
The new generation of weather and environmental satellites, GOES-15, officially became operational as GOES-West on Dec. 13, 2011. As a result, communities across the Western United States and Pacific region will begin to benefit from improved weather forecasts and environmental intelligence. ITT Exelis Geospatial Systems, an operating division of ITT Exelis, designed and built the
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
BENTEK Energy, a leading energy markets information and analytics company, today announced its continued commitment to providing the industry with powerful GIS resources. More than 1.6 million miles of natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil and electric infrastructure, contained in more than 60 GIS layers, are now deliverable from BENTEK in Google Earth
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
If there is a land above the seas that remains a last frontier for mankind, it’s Antarctica. A recent GPS mapping conducted by the British Antarctic Survey provided a reminder of how uncharted and unknown the vast white continent still is. When Antarctica’s hulking glacial landmass—icy and inhospitable—was spotted by 18th century British Captain James Cook, he
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
Reconstruction of the 25 km old Gulfstream road-link, new road through Pechenga and improvement on the Norwegian side will make the drive Murmansk to Kirkenes half-an-hour faster. Read More
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
In this visionary paper Robin McLaren is exploring one potential solution to the security of tenure gap through establishing a partnership between land professionals and citizens that would encourage and support citizens to directly capture and maintain information about their land rights. It was presented at the annual FIG-Commission 7 meeting last October in Innsbruck
