Friday, October 29th, 2010
EUROGEOGRAPHICS – Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council has recognised EuroGeographics’ members for their ‘invaluable’ commitment to making geospatial data more accessible and readily available across the European Union (EU). Opening the 2010 General Assembly in Brussels, Mr Van Rompuy told heads from national mapping, land registry and cadastral agencies that geographical information is crucial
Friday, October 29th, 2010
HELSINGIN SANOMAT – State and municipal public services are now available through a single website. The Suomi.fi portal gives access to various municipal and state services. The portal contains e-services and forms, information links, information packages, legislation, and news from different areas of public administration. Read More
Friday, October 29th, 2010
RIA NOVOSTI – Russia’s nuclear-powered icebreaker Rossiya has successfully completed its Arctic expedition by returning to the northern port of Murmansk, RIA Novosti correspondent reported. The expedition, led by the president’s envoy to the Arctic and Antarctic, Artur Chilingarov, delivered a drifting research station onto an ice floe to carry out a study on the Arctic’s water
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
REUTERS AFRICA – Russia’s space command Tuesday ordered the International Space Station to change its orbit slightly to avoid collision with a piece of floating debris that could cause serious damage, officials said. Officials ordered that rockets be fired for 180 seconds at 11:25 a.m. to shift the orbit by 700 metres, mission control said in
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
DAILY MIRROR – Today, environmentally and economically friendly power generation concepts have provided much attention with the global promotion of a ‘greener world’ agenda. Scientists are now gradually moving their attention from traditional power generation sources such as coal and crude oil to freely available resources such as wind, solar power and sea current to be
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
SWEDEN GOV – In Nagoya, Japan, the world s nations are engaged in talks on how to conserve and sustain biodiversity. The high-level segment will begin on Wednesday, which means that the environment ministers will enter into negotiations. Read More
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
ESA – Realising a satellite mission is a complicated task, with many milestones to pass before data are delivered to advance our understanding of Earth. However, scientists will soon have access to precious information on ice thickness as the commissioning of ESA’s CryoSat draws to a close. Read More
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
ITAR TASS – Russian Railways Company will pay start paying compensation to the passengers of the high-speed Sapsan trains from November 1, if they arrive with a more than 30-minute delay. The size of compensation will depend on the delay. A delay of 30 to 60 minutes (inclusive) will entail a payment of 25 percent of the
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
GUARDIAN – Prince Charles has warned that the world’s ecosystems face collapse because of a dangerous over-reliance on industrial farming systems that work against nature rather than with it. In a speech to launch a new sustainable farming project with the supermarket chain Morrisons, the Prince of Wales said farming needed to shift quickly to low-impact,
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
DEUTSCHE WELLE – Germany’s Wadden Sea National Park, along the North Sea coast, turned 25 this month. As the world struggles with agreements to reverse biodiversity loss, the Wadden Sea shines as an example of transnational conservation. Read More
