Sunday, November 13th, 2011
The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (OGP) has launched an “initiative” to help software developers use best practise when evaluating geospatial integrity of their software. “Geospatial integrity” means making sure objects are exactly where you thought they were, and avoiding problems when different systems have a positioning reference which does not align. Read More
Saturday, November 12th, 2011
Turkish embassies have been granted the power to approve the transfer of Turkish property titles, according to a recently published regulation. The new authority, agreed between the Foreign Ministry and the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre, will be launched in eight countries including Germany, the United Kingdom and Russia. Read More
Saturday, November 12th, 2011
All-electric cars on sale in the UK have a range not much greater than 100 miles, which means long journeys require careful planning. Currently, however, there is no centralised official record of where all the charge points are. One website, next greencar, has mapped at least 1,700 charging points in more than 700 locations in the UK.
Saturday, November 12th, 2011
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit has decided to set the timeline for finalising a framework for rail and sea connectivity. The “Addu Declaration” issued at the end of the Seventeenth SAARC summit here on Friday shed some of the despondency reflected in the previous summit held in Thimphu. While the Thimphu Declaration had disappointed
Saturday, November 12th, 2011
In recent landmark developments, Lao PDR issued its first communal forest land titles on an NGO development project site. A workshop titled “Workshop on communal land titling: The case of Sangthong District” was held on October 6, 2011 to explore the background, lessons learnt from the case studies, and how best to move forward with
Saturday, November 12th, 2011
Blom Romania S.R.L, the Romanian subsidiary of Blom ASA, has been awarded two new contracts with Valcea County Council and Iasi City Town to provide technical assistance for urban heating infrastructure projects. The expected value of these agreements is approximately €1.5mill and both projects will commence in autumn 2011.
Saturday, November 12th, 2011
The UNFCCC solicited views from parties on the implications of including reforestation of lands with forest in exhaustion as afforestation and reforestation Clean Development Mechanism project activities. Forest in exhaustion is basically a plantation forest for timber that is nearing its final harvest. The inclusion of forest in exhaustion would allow land owners to generate
Saturday, November 12th, 2011
Spatial data can be found in many business processes and work flows today. Geospatial technologies are constantly innovating, and social pressures and environmental concerns are driving new solutions and applications. The pace of change is increasing, and austerity measures around the world are causing new forms of spatial data use to rise as demanding challenges
Friday, November 11th, 2011
Today’s geographic information system, or GIS, technology allows us to map the visible city — streets, sidewalks, buildings — that we see when we walk around. With a pinch and a zoom, you can see almost any corner of every major American city. “Once upon a time, this was magnificent,” Hillier said. “Now, it’s what you
Friday, November 11th, 2011
The mission control center of the new Spanish satellite Paz, due for launch at the end of next year, will be provided by GMV. The contract includes all platform-planning and image-capturing aspects, orbital control and antenna pointing plus management and monitoring of communications and onboard equipment. GMV will also provide the radar-image-distribution and user-management system. Paz
