Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Young Earth scientists from all over the world are gathering this August in ESRIN, ESA’s centre for Earth observation, in Frascati, near Rome, Italy, for the fifth ESA Earth Observation Summer School. Read More
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
In a period from 15th to 17th September 2010, in FON University – Skopje will be held the International Conference on Spatial Data Infrastructures – 2010. The main focus of the Conference will be the development and use of Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI’s) and all their aspects – technology, criteria and standards for organizing and
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Smart grid technology really takes off in Asia in 2010 as a number of governments have launched initiatives to develop the technology and infrastructure needed to upgrade their antiquated electrical grid systems. However, drivers and roadmaps behind those initiatives are quite diversified. China, India and Russia etc are pursuing a sound, secure and energy-efficient electrical
Monday, August 9th, 2010
URISA is pleased to announce Stan Meiburg as the opening keynote speaker at GIS-Pro 2010 in Orlando. Stan Meiburg is the Acting Regional Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 in Atlanta, Georgia. In his keynote address, “From Environmental Information to Environmental Action: Challenges in Using GIS for Environmental Protection,” Mr. Meiburg will
Monday, August 9th, 2010
Did BP Fail Standard of Care Tests? Dr. Barry Wellar, Professor Emeritus, Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Ottawa, Canada, questions whether a possible failure to properly apply standard of care tests contributed to BP’s massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Dr. Wellar, a distinguished research scientist and President of the Information Research
Monday, August 9th, 2010
Zsolt Nagy, GISP, will draw on his current and previous experiences to speak on the directions and opportunities to identify, collaborate, and advance geospatial priorities during the Closing Plenary Session at GIS-Pro 2010: URISA’s 48th Annual Conference for GIS Professionals in Orlando. GIS-Pro 2010 will take place September 28-October 1, 2010 in Orlando, Florida. For
Monday, August 9th, 2010
Optech Incorporated is pleased to announce its upcoming Workflow Solutions for ALTM and Lynx workshop. The workshop will be held at the INTERGEO conference in Cologne, Germany, on Monday, October 4, 2010. This workshop will include presentations on Optech’s latest hardware and software releases, including the Optech Lidar Mapping Suite (LMS 2.0) Professional Edition, an
Friday, August 6th, 2010
This workshop, which is being organized by the United Nations Office forOuter Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), willprovide an opportunity to bring together decision-makers and experts fromboth the space technology and disaster management communities,international scientific organizations, knowledge transfer and educationalinstitutions, as well as internationally active private companies, withthe intention of sharing
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Bandar Seri Begawan – The former surveyor general at the Survey Department has been awarded as a fellowship member of the Royal Institution Chartered Surveyors. Pg Hj Matusin Pg Hj Matasan’s achievement was celebrated as part of the Land Surveying Basis for Development (Utap) seminar, which took place at The Centrepoint Hotel, Gadong. The announcement
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
SuperGeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, is going to hold professional GIS (geographic information system) training course with Taiwan GIS Center (TGIC) in Taipei during August 5 to 6. TGIC, a significant staff sector under the Council for Economic Planning and Development, is in charge of regulating and promoting
