Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
Civil engineering, green architecture, urban planning, project and construction management, interior design, surveying, interior architecture and environmental science. China is determined to ensure proper management of its rapid urbanisation, much of which is being done by private enterprise. Its urban population has risen by 446 million over the past 30 years and is now increasing at
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
The Sierra Leone government has signed a $750 million (525 million euro) accord with energy company Joule Africa to complete a major hydro-electric power project, state television reported Monday. The Bumbuna hydro-electric project in the north of the country was launched in 1975 and stalled during Sierra Leone’s civil war, with phase one later completed in
Monday, May 30th, 2011
Geospatial data–including digital maps, imagery, and a variety of other digital files–are valuable resources for many different types of research, applications, and administrative functions. But unlike physical maps and documents, digital data can be difficult to reuse and preserve in the long run, because of changing software and formats, inadequate documentation, loss of media, and
Monday, May 30th, 2011
The ISPRS 2012 Congress in Melbourne, Australia, (25 August – 1 September) will introduce the use of electronic poster sessions to the ISPRS community. No longer will participants need to travel the world with cardboard tubes containing their paper poster. Read More
Monday, May 30th, 2011
The question of how to get 3D technology into every living room is set to dominate Computex this week, as the technology becomes cheaper and migrates from multiplex cinemas to ordinary homes. “In the past, TV display resolutions were low, so people could only watch 3D movies in theaters, where they also had to wear goggles,”
Monday, May 30th, 2011
The adverse effects of climate change on environmental sustainability and human wellbeing is forcing most countries to move away from the “brown’’ or traditional economy to the “green’’ economy — a viable option for sustainable development. The concept has been described by environmentalists as a powerful new paradigm in the 21st century offering creative solutions to
Monday, May 30th, 2011
Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Center (ADSIC) won the Arab eContent Award 2011, in its second edition held recently, for the geospatial portal “Geoportal.Abudhabi.ae,” in the “e-Government” category. The Award was given during the Bahrain International eGovernment Forum, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of
Monday, May 30th, 2011
A speech by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah was delivered by Prince Turki bin Nasser, head of the Presidency for Meteorology and Environment (PME), which highlighted the government’s efforts to protect environment. Nasser was greeted with two enthusiastic songs of welcome from children and later he toured the exhibition that is being held
Monday, May 30th, 2011
The capital has about 48 lakh buildings, 3 lakh manholes and nearly 17,000 kilometres of running road length. All this information is part of the extensive database that captures the demographics of the capital and utilities like stormwater drains, sewer lines, infrastructure projects and urban planning details under Delhi State Spatial Database. Starting August 1, all state
Monday, May 30th, 2011
Edinburgh oil explorer Cairn Energy outlined its $600 million (£371m) drilling plans for Greenland this summer as the firm continues its campaign to discover oil in the Arctic. The four wells off the western coast of Greenland target reservoirs that could contain up to 3.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent, Cairn said in a statement. Read
