Saturday, December 10th, 2011
Assets can include property, infrastructure and resources associated with business operations. Institutions, governments and other organisations may also own and operate assets. Since the number and location of assets may be large and widely distributed, tools capable of supporting their management increase the possibility to more accurately managing them. Through geospatial technologies, owner-operators can see,
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
FARO Technologies, Inc. and AVEVA, a leader in engineering design and information management solutions for the plant, power and marine industries, announced today that they have signed an Interoperability Agreement. Under the terms of this agreement AVEVA and FARO will co-operate closely to provide an efficient integration between FARO’s laser scan hardware technology and AVEVA’s portfolio
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
In February 2011, Germany informed the European Commission of its intention to opt out of the planned common platform for auctioning emission allowances for the third phase of the EU Emissions Trading System starting in 2013. Germany has now published the Tender Specifications for the Transitional Auction Platform. Tender A 381 “Transitional Auction Platform for
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
Sylviane Bilgischer (Belgium/ Perú), Roberta Colombano (Italy/Netherlands), and Carolina Quiroz (Mexico) began developing a project to restore and conserve a fragile Mangrove ecosystem in a village in Perú in January. El Bendito is located close to the Tumbes in Perú comprising a portion of the eco-region of mangroves in the Gulf of Guayaquil. This is a
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
3,100 community members of Koliapara village are suffering from the loss of livelihoods, cattle and land for cultivation due to increased flooding. Read More
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
Statoil is granted the permit to drill the well by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. Statoil will use the rig Aker Barents to drill the well. The rig has been used for several other wells in the Barents- and Norwegian seas the latest years. Read More
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
Severe drought has hit Europe’s second largest river, the Danube, turning it into a navigation nightmare for shipping companies from Germany to Bulgaria. The levels of one of the continent’s most significant commercial waterways have dropped to near-record lows in the past month, making it barely passable at several critical points, Bulgaria’s Danube exploration agency announced.
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
Annual negotiations to tackle climate change are again underway – this year amid a deepening financial crisis and the imminent expiry of the Kyoto Protocol. Click here for DW’s coverage of talks in Durban, South Africa. Read More
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Turkey’s leading underwater archaeology research center has discovered a large port facility in İzmir’s Urla district that is believed to date back to the archaic period between the 6th and 7th centuries B.C.“ It is the first time we have seen such a developed one,” Ankara University Underwater Research and Application Center (ANKÜSAM) Chairman Professor
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Travelers to Israel can now participate in a new reforestation project, “Forester for a Day,” every Sunday through Friday in northern Israel’s Carmel Forest region. Initiated by the KKL-JNF, the project allows participants to assist park rangers in clearing underbrush, pruning trees and preparing fire breaks and forest paths in the Carmel Region. The three-hour program is
