Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Russia will launch two extra navigation satellites, after three crashed, to provide extra insurance for the success of its bid to create a rival to the U.S. system, a news agency reported on Wednesday. The GLONASS satellites that plunged into the Pacific Ocean in December were the final three of 24 Russia had needed to
Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Councillors voted unanimously to hold off from approving the region’s growth strategy, set to replace Metro Vancouver’s existing Livable Region Strategic Plan. The 30-year strategy seeks to promote compact, sustainable and prosperous urban areas in the Metro region. In West Vancouver, the new plan identifies an “urban containment boundary” that runs through the district’s Upper Lands
Thursday, February 24th, 2011
“The main problem that we face is a lack of skills among traditionally experienced practitioners who do not have the knowledge and understanding about carbon counting with which we are equipping our new graduates and whose established thinking and methods limit the effectiveness of those new graduates whose work they manage and direct in daily
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
Charles Bolden, NASA Administrator, and Johann-Dietrich Wörner, Chairman of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) Executive Board, shared personal reflections, perspectives on international collaboration and a look at the challenges that lie ahead in space exploration in a ‘Masters with Masters’ event at NASA Headquarters. Read More
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
At 12:51 p.m. on February 22, 2011 a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit the South Island of New Zealand near the city of Christchurch. The Esri distributor in New Zealand, Eagle Technology Group in collaboration with Environment Canterbury has published an incident map to assist the emergency effort. This is largest aftershock following the 7.1 quake that
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
Geographical indications (GIs) have been a neglected area in the various fora addressing biodiversity and intellectual property. This neglect is due to several reasons, among them the fact that GIs were long viewed as a protectionist strategy and an issue of interest mainly to Mediterranean Europe. The situation changed only in the last decade or
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
Imagined cities built from the fragments of real ones: something similar is happening in Tout bien rangé, a cartography-based artwork by French artist Armelle Caron. It consists of a series of map pairs, one a blind, but recognisably real city map, the other what looks like an assembly kit for that same city, with the its
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
On 21 24 February, Andreas Carlgren took part in the United Nations Environment Programme Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum. The green economy and international environmental governance will be among the issues discussed. The meeting is part of the preparations for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, next year. Read More
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
Seismologists have recorded slight seismic activity in the northern emirates as five minor earthquakes have hit the area near Hatta, Kalba and Fujairah this month. Saying the event is not significant enough or worrisome, the seismologists confirm some activity has been taking place in or close to the UAE’s own fault zone. The National Centre
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
Printer maker Océ has signed an international contract for 9,000 printers and after-sale service worth €55m with French energy giant GDF Suez, reports the Financieele Dagblad. The printers will be sent to over 20 countries where GDF Suez has interests. Read More
