Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
Farmers will be expected to do more to protect the environment in future if they want to pick up European subsidies, Caroline Spelman, the Environment Secretary, has warned. Read More
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, today unveiled demonstrations of how it’s transforming the driving experience through connected location content. NAVTEQ demonstrates next generation uses of its content at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) (Booth #36026, South Hall).
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
Nordreggio maps and graphs provide the details about energy use by source and consumer groups within the Nordic region. The proposed PLAN BOTHNIA project aims to initiate, test and evaluate the added value of a cross-sectoral, transboundary and ecosystem based Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) process in the Baltic Sea using offshore Bothnian Sea as a case
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
In recent years, Brazil has become a rising power, would-be guide to South America to a new world order with innovative economic, social and environmental. Able to escape without major problems to the global economic crisis, the Brazilian government is promoting a new type of development willing to respect the environment, but aware of the enormous
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) will from March migrate from terrestrial to satellite-based navigation, a development that will improve air safety. The new technology, popularly called Performance-Based Navigation (PBN), will see NAMA jettisoning most of its land-based navigational aids such as the Instrument Landing System (ILS), Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) and others which now serve
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
The metal and non-metallic mineral mining industry has a long history of providing wealth and employment to Canadians. From the Klondike gold rush in the late 1800s, to the large-scale development and production of potash in Saskatchewan, to diamonds in the Northwest Territories, the industry has maintained its lustre on the global stage. Read More
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
2010 was a very productive year for UK space science and the UK space industry. The images below represent some of the year’s highlights. Read More
Monday, January 3rd, 2011
It has been announced that Liverpool will trial 200Mbs broadband access for 1,000 homes in the city via powerline technology. One of the big ideas a few years ago was that it could be possible to receive broadband at superfast speeds using existing power cables. Broadband signals would effectively ride the electricity grid at different
Monday, January 3rd, 2011
Now more commonly valued for their aesthetic appeal, old maps help capture the evolution of man’s view of the world and how subjective the drawings were depending on the dominant empire of the time. “This coast is dangerous and chiefly inhabited by pirates,” reads a note on a black and white “Gulf map” from 1816.
Monday, January 3rd, 2011
With the new interactive tool on VeniceConnected, you can take a virtual tour of Venice. Just click on the map, any point you like, and a picture will come up. Clicking and dragging, you can move in any direction and take a virtual walk through the city streets. Read More
