Saturday, January 1st, 2011
For a variety of reasons geographic and geospatial considerations have been in my mind recently. To begin with, Natalie Newman will, provided all things go smoothly, shortly be joining the Information Management group here at Bloor Research, specialising in exactly these areas. She has 25 years of experience of working in this space, especially in
Saturday, January 1st, 2011
The United Nations Fund for Population Affairs (UNFPA) on Friday provided more than 11 million U. S. dollars for the 2013 population and housing census in Gambia. The items of 11, 305, 847 dollars worth were received by Gambian Vice President and Minister of Women Affairs Isatou Njie- Saidy. At the launch of the Women Federation KMC
Friday, December 31st, 2010
Russia plans to build railways to two northern settlements that can be used as bases for traffic along the Northern Sea Route from Europe to Asia. Read More
Friday, December 31st, 2010
The Punjab government will introduce a municipal infrastructure development fund to ensure overall development of civic amenities in the state, a state minister said here Wednesday. ‘We are all set to introduce state municipal infrastructure development fund for the overall development of urban areas and civic amenities. We will issue an ordinance in this regard
Friday, December 31st, 2010
Dubbed the ‘Smiley SID’, this portable sign detects a vehicle’s speed then displays it so the driver can see. Travelling under the speed limit produces a ‘smile’; exceeding the speed limit a ‘frown’. The detector has a range of up to 120m, a battery life of three to six days and can operate in extreme
Friday, December 31st, 2010
Beijing opened five new subway lines Thursday, an urban planning show of force highlighting the investment the city has thrown behind public transport to curb its notorious air pollution and traffic congestion. Costing nearly 61 billion yuan ($9.2 billion), the newly constructed lines — most connecting the distant and dusty suburbs to the city center
Friday, December 31st, 2010
Two new fast train services opened in the country’s most southern and northern areas on Thursday, enabling more people to enjoy the convenience of the world-class technology. On the tropical Hainan island, a 308-kilometer-long railway links cities along its east coast. Trains on the line travel as fast as 250 km an hour. Read More
Thursday, December 30th, 2010
ESONET Network of Excellence, coordinated by IFREMER, aims at preparing the implementation of multidisciplinary observatories seabed at 12 locations in Europe. Associated with this network, the European infrastructure EMSO aims to set up observatories in preparing the legal and financial basis of the specifications ESONET. Read More
Thursday, December 30th, 2010
Some among the nine flamingos tagged by the EAD since 1995 have flown to Iran, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, and provided new insights into their adventurous journey, an official told Gulf News. The tracking programme is not meant for getting any new information on the behaviour of the birds but their migratory routes and stopover sites
Thursday, December 30th, 2010
This phone will be released in March, 2011 and will be available for 11 thousand rubles. New device has a chip GPS/GLONASS, this feature differs it from iPhone 4. This product is a joint development of Sitronics company, filial of Sistema and Qualcomm and ZTE companies. Some more device series are also expected in 2011
