Tuesday, September 11th, 2012
Workforce development is a problem-solving approach that is often used to enhance a region’s economic stability and prosperity. To help the governments in Taiwan understand more about the current situation of labor markets to enhance capital competitiveness of regional talents and receive clear information for effective decision making, Taiwan Training Center Bureau of Employment and
Monday, September 10th, 2012
GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY), a leading source of geospatial information and insight, announced an agreement with Fugro for online imagery dissemination through Fugro World, Fugro’s global portal for delivery of data and solutions. GeoEye’s EyeQ platform will be integrated with Fugro World to support online access to satellite imagery.
Monday, September 10th, 2012
Built by Astrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, the SPOT 6 Earth observation satellite has been successfully launched by a PSLV launcher from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in India. It will join in orbit Pléiades 1A, the very high resolution Earth observation satellite with products distributed by Astrium Services. Both satellites will first work together and will form,
Monday, September 10th, 2012
Today, at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, IUCN awarded its two highest medals to outstanding individuals of the conservation world, and eleven other conservation greats were granted honorary membership of IUCN.
Monday, September 10th, 2012
At the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) is warning of the growing threats faced by many existing World Heritage sites and is calling for stronger measures to guarantee their future.
Friday, September 7th, 2012
Protected Areas –parks, nature reserves and other natural areas– assist in reducing deforestation, habitat and species loss, and support the livelihoods of over one billion people, while containing 15 % of the world’s carbon stock, according to a new report released today at the World Conservation Congress.
Friday, September 7th, 2012
U.S. Geological Survey researchers are among an international group of scientists setting sail Aug. 25 on a voyage to explore the Arctic. This will be a five-week expedition aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy.
Thursday, September 6th, 2012
RapidEye, a leader in high-resolution, wide area repetitive coverage of Earth through its constellation of satellites announced today that it will take part in INTERGEO, an event that RapidEye has been involved with for more than five years running. This year, Europe’s largest event and communication platform for geodesy, geoinformation and land management will be held in Hannover from October
Thursday, September 6th, 2012
LizardTech, a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, is heading into a busy conference season, exhibiting at six different tradeshows this fall.
Wednesday, September 5th, 2012
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) has appointed Trevor Taylor to the position of Director, Services for the Americas.
