Friday, March 2nd, 2012
Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry has embarked on an ambitious plan to save on its electricity bills by going green in Istanbul museums and buildings linked to the ministry. The cost of lighting Istanbul’s large museums has become too costly, according to the ministry, prompting it to sign an agreement with a private energy firm to conduct
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
Sewage can be used to generate electricity using a new device revealed by scientists on Thursday. It combines a fuel cell with other technologies to convert waste water treatment stations into power plants, which the researchers believe could provide the power for entire water grids. “We certainly could take care of the whole water system : the treating and pumping
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
The UN body has called for children to be consulted in urban planning and development as most children will grow up in towns and cities in future. The agency cited development programmes in Kibera, Kenya and South Africa as examples of successful planning with children in mind. Read More
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has announced a 3D seismic survey on two offshore blocks – Umid and Babak. According to the company, geophysical surveys started on 27 February and will end in April. They are aimed to help in carrying out exploration work. The survey is being conducted by Caspian Geophysical from vessel Gilavar.
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Almost half of the German financial company has recognized the benefits of geospatial technologies such as Google Maps for themselves. By linking business-related information with geographic data, they will benefit from improved customer loyalty (62 percent), reduced costs (53 percent) and increasing brand awareness (47 percent). Read More
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara has signed a cooperation agreement with The Sahara Forest Project AS and the Qatar Fertiliser Company (Qafco) to help turn the desert in Qatar “green”. The plan calls for building a Pilot Plant in Qatar. In a few words, The Sahara Forest Project (SFP) is about creating re-vegetation and green jobs through
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates posted a flat quarterly profit from ongoing operations on Tuesday as revenue dipped, but it boosted its dividend by 30 percent and growth at its satellite imaging unit impressed analysts. The company was hit by a loss of business after the Canadian military, to which it had supplied unmanned drone aircraft, withdrew
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Satellite imagery company DigitalGlobe on Wednesday reported a 17 percent revenue increase for the fourth quarter and a 5 percent increase for the year, even as its net income and earnings per share dropped for both periods. Read More
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has outlined plans to invest in a new integration framework in order to cope with the expanded number of sources producing spatial data. According to agency documents, the solution will assist with the processing of geospatial and related non-geospatial to support business and system processes. Read More
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
A lidar instrument works like a radar, but uses instead the waves of light rays. It can be used to accurately measure the wind speed, making the power generation potential can be for a wind turbine also recorded very accurately.Traditionally, these measurements were carried out with an anemometer, which was placed at a height of 100
