Monday, January 17th, 2011
Solomon Islands has turned to Fiji for assistance in the construction of a hydropower in Honiara. A group of landowners led by former speaker and Government minister, Paul Tovua met with Fiji officials last week and visited the Monasavu Dam on Saturday. Mr Tovua said the visit was part of the Tina River Hydro Project
Monday, January 17th, 2011
Mighty River Power wants to build a wind farm with up to 50 turbines along Marlborough’s east coast near Cape Campbell. The 100 to 150 megawatt farm of between 33 to 50 80-metre turbines could power up to 70,000 homes. The company has asked eight landowners to sign agreements giving Mighty River rights to research
Sunday, January 16th, 2011
Lake Kivu in East Africa is one of a handful of lakes on Earth with the power to unleash a peculiar and deadly phenomenon. Rwandans are in a race against time to defuse it, and are putting its energy to use. Read More
Sunday, January 16th, 2011
The future of express commuting is on tap next Wednesday and city politicians will debate whether to put more infrastructure cash in the southwest. Bureaucrats are poised to present a plan for Bus Rapid Transit routes (BRT) across the city, but they’ll also brief members of the Land Use, Planning and Transportation committee on a separate
Sunday, January 16th, 2011
It’s estimated nearly ten thousand geospatial positions are either available right now or will be within the very near future and these numbers are expected to increase. This is an incredible statement, since most employment sectors are downsizing or eliminating positions completely. In short, a geospatial analyst assists with research, development and implementation of any
Sunday, January 16th, 2011
Bibliographies and maps focused on the activities of black soldiers in the American West were produced in the initial phases of the Warriors Project, a university/government partnership designed to involve African American and Native American students in the exploration and documenting of their “shared history” in the frontier West. Read More
Sunday, January 16th, 2011
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, inaugurated a workshop on the applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) hosted by the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) in co-operation with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA).
Saturday, January 15th, 2011
Ukraine will need to marketplace its prospective and kind a tactic for its vitality extraction and exploration effrots. 1st attempt to get there, would be to start a national E&P data Financial institution that will giv Ukraine the consideration. Read More
Saturday, January 15th, 2011
“CropScape delivers data visualisation tools directly into the hands of the agricultural community without the need for specialised expertise, GIS software or high-end computers,” said Mark Harris, NASS Research and Development Division director. “This information can be used for addressing issues related to agricultural sustainability, land cover monitoring, biodiversity and extreme events such as flooding,
Saturday, January 15th, 2011
The Virgin Islands has been selected as a beneficiary member state to receive the results of a Geographical Information Systems (GIS)-Based Early Warning System Project. It is being implemented by Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) in conjunction with the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). Read More
