Friday, September 16th, 2011
Germany’s decision to phase out its nuclear power plants by 2022 has rapidly transformed it from power exporter to importer. Despite Berlin’s pledge to move away from nuclear, the country is now merely buying atomic energy from neighbors like the Czech Republic and France. Read More
Friday, September 16th, 2011
If you have never heard of Uunartoq Qeqertaq, it’s possibly because it’s one of the world’s newest islands, appearing in 2006 off the east coast of Greenland, 340 miles north of the Arctic circle when the ice retreated because of global warming. This Thursday the new land – translated from Inuit as Warming Island –
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) announced that its business information division DMGI has offloaded geospatial firm Sanborn to its management for a “nominal consideration”. “The disposal was triggered by a strategic review that determined that Sanborn’s primary business of the aerial acquisition of geospatial images was non-core to DMGI,” the statement said. Sanborn reported revenues
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
SuperGeo Technologies has been selected for the ‘Asian Geospatial Excellence Award – Transportation Management’ by means of ‘National Traffic Information System.’ This award ceremony will be held during Asia Geospatial Forum 2011 in Jakarta, Indonesia on 17 October.
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Kenyan youths have embraced modern technologies to spur innovations to transform farming practices and the management of natural resources at the smallholder level. They are currently utilising information and communication technology platforms to modernise farming, expand their revenue streams and boost food security to their communities. Read More
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Faced with rising sea levels that threaten their survival, the small Pacific island states are considering very seriously … to migrate to artificial islands. The sixteen countries of the Pacific Islands Forum has identified climate change as well as the biggest threat to their region and asked for the study of possible relocation of populations.
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Authorities in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu are to start handing out the first of an estimated 6.8 million free laptops to school children. All children in government-funded secondary schools and colleges will be eligible for one. The five-year programme is the first of its kind in India. Read More
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is gearing up for the full implementation of the land administration and management system (LAMS) starting next year in an effort to address land-related problems in the country. At the same time, the DENR is also set to fast track the cadastral survey of the remaining areas in the
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Bombardier China, a branch of Canada‘s Bombardier, a manufacturer of rail equipment and aircraft, is one of the most successful foreign companies in the rail business in China, it did notget there overnight, according to its chief executive. “We went through a step-by-step process in China, not a leapfrog process,” said ZhangJianwei, its president, describing how they went from one person and zero business. Read More
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Bombardier China, a branch of Canada’s Bombardier, a manufacturer of rail equipment and aircraft, is one of the most successful foreign companies in the rail business in China, it did not get there overnight, according to its chief executive. “We went through a step-by-step process in China, not a leapfrog process,” said Zhang Jianwei, its
