Sunday, October 30th, 2011
Real estate cadastral graphical data related to cadastral parcels, buildings and names can be viewed on the Geoportal for the areas where the digital cadastral plans are put into the official use. Data for 1 094 cadastral municipalities and parts of cadastral municipalities are currently published, covering 3 642 073 cadastral parcels and 1 050 073
Sunday, October 30th, 2011
Nasa has confirmed multiple media reports that a pair of geographical mapping satellites were compromised back in 2007 and 2008. According to the reports, outside attackers were able to access ground control facilities for the satellites and attempt the contact the two units. While no work on the exact nature of the attacks was given, the
Sunday, October 30th, 2011
“We are proud of our team for remaining focused on serving our customers to deliver this strong performance, even while executing on the separation of ITT into three strongly positioned, independent companies. I want to thank all of our employees for their diligence and hard work over the last several months,” said Steve Loranger, ITT’s
Saturday, October 29th, 2011
IBM Research announced a project today to investigate the effects of wave energy devices on marine life in Ireland, host to one of the largest concentrations of wave energy in the world. With the demand for renewable energy resources particularly high in Ireland, the research is critical in determining the scope of wave energy potential.
Saturday, October 29th, 2011
Expressions of interest are invited from established suppliers of geographic information wishing to market and distribute marine and coastal data to the engineering, environmental and location based services sectors. The data products comprise raster images of the well-known and popular Admiralty Chart series, marine topographic mapping and seabed surface models created and maintained by marine
Saturday, October 29th, 2011
David Loosley has been appointed Chief Executive of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST), and will be taking up the role on 7 November 2011. He joins the Institute from the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) where, as Head of Operations, he has been responsible for the operational delivery of maritime safety
Friday, October 28th, 2011
Vizada and Mexican service provider MultiSAT today announced that the companies are now offering a broad range of mobile satellite services and solutions for the Mexican mining industry. IsatPhone Link offers users a new low-cost, land-based global satellite phone service; vehicular BGAN turns any vehicle on the move into a mobile communications hub; and the
Friday, October 28th, 2011
The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) has been targeted in a cyber attack, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Takeshi Maeda told a news conference on Oct. 28 — the latest in a series of attacks on Japanese computer systems. Speaking in a news conference after a Cabinet meeting on Oct. 28, Maeda said,
Friday, October 28th, 2011
With the installation of the GNSS Reference Station Network BiHPOS, the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) sets the preconditions for a modern approach to accurate land measuring and land parceling. The European Union financed network consists of 34 reference stations and two control centers, a unique installation that brings together two regions in BiH. BiHPOS actually consists of two
Friday, October 28th, 2011
Blom has made new appointments and taken the important decision to restructure its business to strengthen the company and to enable profitable expansion. The reorganisation will allow the business to become more competitive both on an international and local level. At executive management level Blom has appointed three Vice Presidents responsible for the company’s core activities.
