Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Christchurch last week, there is such a prevalent feeling amongst those not directly involved in or affected by events, to offer help in some way. For those of us in the geospatial field disaster support often takes the form of facilitating data to help decision makers,
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
Today, the EGNOS Safety-of-Life signal was formally declared available to aviation. For the first time, space-based navigation signals have become officially usable for the critical task of vertically guiding aircraft during landing approaches. By using three satellites and a 40-strong network of ground stations, the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS) sharpens the accuracy of GPS
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
In a report, the Commons Science and Technology Committee highlighted last April’s volcanic ash cloud – which grounded thousands of flights – as an example of poor risk assessment. The risk of such disruption had been been discounted only a year earlier. Read More
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
The Lagos State Government is poised to revolutionalise its land administration system, infrastructure provision and development by the planned opening of the state’s Geographic Information system (GIS/Digital Mapping) project on March 7. In a chat with The Nation, Special Adviser to Governor Babatunde Fashola on Mapping/Geographic Information System Project, Mr Monsurudeen Durowoju, said the GIS technology
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
The Government of Ghana is seeking an additional $168 million funding from the EXIM Bank of China to complete Ghana’s third hydroelectric power dam, the Bui Hydroelectric Dam in 2013. The Deputy Minister of Energy, Mr. Inusah Fuseini disclosed this to the Business Chronicle at the project site at Bui, in the Tain District of the
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
It was the fourth major purchase by a Chinese company of wine property in the famed Bordeaux grape region since 2008, and comes amid fast-growing investment by China across Europe. “The deal illustrates the growing interest of China in French wine-growing excellence in response to exponential Chinese demand for quality wines,” said top Paris law firm
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
Just days after announcing that it has been trialling innovative smart grid technology in one of its stores, supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has confirmed that it has installed dynamic demand management technology in 200 outlets. The retailer had conducted trials of the technology in three stores in the South East and, following a successful pilot period, the
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
Such space centers are already operating in 8 Russian regions, including Tatarstan, Kaluga, Yaroslavl, Krasnoyarsk, as well as in the suburban town of Odintsovo outside Moscow. Space Service Centers are used for satellite monitoring of land, natural resources, real estate, providing security of bridges and power plants. In addition, the center accumulates information about the location of
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
NASA’s Glory spacecraft is scheduled for launch on Friday, March 4. Technical issues with ground support equipment for the Taurus XL launch vehicle led to the scrub of the original Feb. 23 launch attempt. Those issues have been resolved. Data from the Glory mission will allow scientists to better understand how the sun and tiny
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
While the government announces a new underwater highway it says will relieve traffic on the Bosphorus bridges and in the city center, professional chambers and organizations warn the tunnel highway is likely to increase congestion instead. ‘Highways are made for transporting people, not for cars as we are trying to do in Turkey,’ an expert
