Friday, April 22nd, 2011
For the time being, the Caribbean islands are almost entirely dependent on oil. Renewable energy plays a negligible role in the region’s energy supply despite the fact that geographical and climate conditions are ideal. Theoretically, the islands could meet all their electricity needs with geothermal energy and hydropower. Slowly but surely, that switch is happening,
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
London 2012 Olympic organisers have published the first environment report for next year’s Games. The report says it is on target to cut the carbon footprint by 100,000 tonnes of carbon emissions in the procurement of materials and venue construction. Organisers say they are on track to deliver the world’s first “truly sustainable” Olympic Games,
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Samara city became the venue of the large-scale photo session, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight. Satellite imagery of the largest square in Europe – the Kuibyshev Square – was carried out during the tele-marathon “Let’s go! 50” in early April 2011. Students of Samara universities lined up forming the
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck Monday, April 18 the northeast coast of New Zealand, announced the American Institute of Geophysics USGS. The Center for the Pacific tsunami warning issued an alert, but felt that there was no risk of a major tidal surge. The earthquake occurred Tuesday at 1 pm local 02 Tuesday
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
In 1922, when the tomb of Tutankhamen was discovered in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, the tomb was full of treasures, artwork, and other artifacts. In most other tombs that archaeologists discovered, these things had been stolen or vandalized before preservation-minded people could protect them. Tutankhamen’s tomb has stayed largely unmolested up to this day,
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Google is going after the enterprise geospatial market with a planned launch of Earth Builder, a tool that allows companies to overlay data on Google Earth and Google Maps. With the move, Earth Builder will compete with geospatial desktop software. Google plans to take Earth Builder to key verticals such as oil and gas and
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Andrew Bridgen, Member of Parliament for North West Leicestershire in England, has taken time out of his busy schedule campaigning for local elections and the referendum on voting reform to visit aerial surveying company Bluesky. Mr Bridgen made the visit to the company’s headquarters in Coalville, Leicestershire in order to get a greater understanding of
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
The article is a contribution to develop models for transferring cadastral information at international level. In Europe, INSPIRE theme Cadastral Parcels has introduced a model for cadastral spatial data. Work with a wider perspective is currently taking place as ISO work, where the objective is to provide an international standard for the information used in
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
The latest technology is being used to produce an accurate map of the area between Flamborough and Spurn Point. Coastal engineers will use the data to help them take more cost-effective, preventative action to combat coastal erosion. According to government figures the Holderness coastline is one of the fastest eroding areas in Europe. Read More
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has had the final word on the rivalry between Ankara and İzmir over the EXPO 2020 fair, opting for the Aegean city as Turkey’s candidate to host the international event. “The necessary initiatives will be taken and support will be given to have EXPO 2020 held in İzmir,” Erdoğan said
