Monday, August 2nd, 2010
HURRIYET TURKEY – Demirdöküm has invested 1.4 million pounds in a newly produced solar energy system, said Chairman Christoph Grosser, adding that the news system both guaranteed better efficiency and promised a fashionable design, enabling better heat insulation. Speaking to press during his visit in the Aegean province of Denizli on July 26 to review
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
RTB NEWS – Brunei Darussalam now has the capability to use geospatial information to significantly touch the lives of the people, and in today’s knowledge based economy, the impact of geospatial information is both real and pervasive across all walks of life and activities. The Minister of Development, Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
L’EXPRESS FRANCE – Of the 39 candidates, 23 sites were selected at the 34th session of UNESCO. Including La Reunion and Albi. Overview of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Read More
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
ITAR TASS – Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said on Sunday 86,000 people were evacuated from regions hit by wildfires. “At present, the most difficult situation with wildfires remains in the Nizhny Novgorod, Vladimir and Voronezh regions and the Republic of Mordovia, where fires threaten several populated settlements,” the Ministry’s information department said. Around 180,000 rescuers of
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
EU BUSINESS – New mobile phones sold in Europe as of next year should all work off the same universal chargers, the European Commission said on Friday. “It is expected that consumers will be able to use the same, one-size-fits-all charger for mobile phones sold in the EU from the beginning of 2011,” spokesman Dennis
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
WELSH ASSEMBLY – The Area Strategies for the six Wales Spatial Plan Areas have been developed by the Area Groups through extensive joint working and research. Each Area took a distinct approach, reflecting their agreed regional priorities and each strategy should be read in conjunction with the Wales Spatial Plan framework. Read More
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
7th SPACE – a Nature team of scientists mapped and analyzed global biodiversity patterns for over 11,000 marine species ranging from tiny zooplankton to sharks and whales. The researchers found striking similarities among the distribution patterns, with temperature strongly linked to biodiversity for all thirteen groups studied. These results imply that future changes in ocean
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
PEAK ENERGY – The ancient port city of Jaffa, today a part of Tel Aviv, has added one more attraction to its historical harbor as a new sea wave power plant is completed.The Israeli tidal wave energy firm S.D.E. have completed the construction of its first large scale sea wave power plant capable of producing
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
EU – INSPIRE and NSDI Implementation in Europe: Its status 2009. Read More
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
EU – A survey was conducted in November 2009 to measure the local perceptions of quality of life in 75 cities. It includes 70 cities in the 27 Member States of the European Union and 5 cities in Croatia and Turkey. Read More
