Saturday, January 7th, 2012
The happiness of a Saudi citizen who received a piece of land from the Madinah municipality was cruelly cut short after he learned the plot was inaccessible because it was surrounded by land from all directions, had no entry or exit points, and was also not registered in his name. Telling his story to Al-Madinah newspaper,
Saturday, January 7th, 2012
The £32 billion high-speed rail line from London to Birmingham has been given final approval and will go ahead as proposed, ministers will announce next week. Read More
Friday, January 6th, 2012
You use a navigation device in your car? Get a bike and show the way and the next beer garden on your phone? Inform yourself on the Internet about the weather at your resort? These and similar applications facilitate and enrich everyday life. You are out of our lives almost inconceivable without. They are based on data raise the public
Thursday, January 5th, 2012
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has suggested to the government to frame a law aimed at stopping unlawful activities related to mapping firms, given that several western countries, including Australia, China, India, Turkey, USA and UK, have enacted supportive laws, official sources told Business Recorder. The Survey of Pakistan (SoP), a national mapping organisation, is responsible for
Thursday, January 5th, 2012
The Regional Geographic Information Network (RGIN) has evaluated the proposed data standards and data policy of the Climate Change and Risk Reduction Information Support System Project (CRISP) to be presented to the RGIN meeting on 27 January, 2012 and to the Regional Development Council for final approval and adoption. Read More
Thursday, January 5th, 2012
While some countries have shipped relief supplies for the victims of Tropical Storm “Sendong,” others are sharing valuable satellite data on the devastated areas in Mindanao. Commercial satellite operators from Asia, Europe and North America have sent images of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan cities, taken before and after the flashfloods, to the Philippine Institute of
Thursday, January 5th, 2012
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Statoil for the engineering, procurement and construction of a subsea production system for the Svalin project on the Norwegian continental shelf. The contract value is approximately NOK 400 million. Read More
Thursday, January 5th, 2012
The renewable energy share of Bulgaria’s gross final energy consumption was 12.9% in 2010, ranking the country 12th among the EU member states, according to estimates published by EurObserv’ER. The Balkan country’s renewable energy share was 11.6% in 2009. Sweden tops the list with 46.9%, followed by Latvia (34.3%) and Finland (33.6%). The United Kingdom (3.3%), Luxembourg (2.6%) and Malta (0.3%) occupy the last three spots. Read More
Thursday, January 5th, 2012
Researchers from countries across the European Union have compiled a synthesis of data distilled from the findings of hundreds of EU reports into climate change and its impact on marine systems. They also conducted a survey of 10,000 people in ten different European countries to establish exactly how much information from previous studies has entered
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Director Veli-Pekka Nurmi of the Accident Investigation Board is calling on electric utilities to be better prepared for major problems in electricity distribution. “The Accident Investigation Board emphasised the preparation of electric utilities after the storms of the summer of 2010”, Nurmi points out. “The companies should consider if their capacity – electricians, supervisors, tree cutters, and machinery –
