Friday, January 6th, 2012
On the 5th of March 2012, exactly 500 years after Mercator’s birth in Ruppelmonde (Belgium), the European Council of Geodetic Engineers will celebrate our illustrious predecessor. At the same occasion, we will launch the first “Day of the European Surveyor and GeoInformation”. Special events will take place all over Europe. A solemn celebration will be organized
Friday, January 6th, 2012
The COM.Geo 2012 conference announces the conference highlights: Sensor Computing for Geospatial. Sensors Everywhere! An increasing number of pervasive and connected sensors are intelligently monitoring our daily lives. Sensors are gathering and reporting data on a variety of areas including transportation, energy, security, medical, general consumer and industrial manufacturing. This sensor revolution is creating a
Friday, January 6th, 2012
CIWEM with the support of EWA (European Water Association) and ASTEE (Association Scientifique et Technique pour l’Eau et l’Environnement) is organising a two day international conference. The aim is to provide an opportunity to share experiences and to gain feedback on innovative practical solutions and relevant applied research on key topics.
Thursday, December 29th, 2011
MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the national association of private sector geospatial firms, today announced that Jim Kirkland, vice president and general counsel of Trimble and a leader in the effort to defend GPS users from interference by the LightSquared system proposal, will be the keynote speaker at the organization’s annual Winter Conference, to be held January 22-26,
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
It is my pleasure to announce that the call for papers for the 1st Global Thematic IASC Conference on the Knowledge Commons is nowlaunched: extended deadline 31st of January 2012 for the abstract submission (deadline for full paper submission 31st of July 2012).
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
The University of Georgia, in collaboration with Washington State University, the University of Florida and various other institutions,will host a Training Program on DSSAT entitled “Assessing Crop Production, Nutrient Management, Climatic Risk and EnvironmentalSustainability with Simulation Models” from May 14 through May 19, 2012 at the University of Georgia Campus in Griffin, Georgia, USA. The overall goal of the
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Second Call for Papers – Audience. The interdisciplinary GI_Forum focuses on an international audience, communicating in English, and sharing an interest in translating theory, methods and techniques into a broad range of GI application domains. Young researchers are especially invited to contribute and discuss their research; together with established scientists they will find a vibrant community
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
IIED will host a major international event immediately before the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) is held in late June 2012. ‘Solutions for a sustainable planet’ will present a set of recommendations for action drawn from 40 years of work on sustainable development. It will showcase the expertise and perspectives of practitioners and researchers
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
‘Share’ term has turned into a key issue of many successful initiatives in recent times. Following the advent of Web 2.0, such positive experiences based on mass collaboration generated “Wikinomics” have become “Socialnomics”, where “Citizens are voluntary sensors”.
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Travelers to Israel can now participate in a new reforestation project, “Forester for a Day,” every Sunday through Friday in northern Israel’s Carmel Forest region. Initiated by the KKL-JNF, the project allows participants to assist park rangers in clearing underbrush, pruning trees and preparing fire breaks and forest paths in the Carmel Region. The three-hour program is
