Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
The EEA’s Environmental indicator report 2013 explores the implications of a transition to a ‘green economy’, defined as an economic system which uses resources more efficiently, enhances human well-being and maintains natural systems.
Tuesday, November 19th, 2013
Bon A. Dewitt, Rongxing Li, Richard A. Pearsall, Karen L. Schuckman and Douglas A. Stow have been named the 2014 ASPRS Fellow Award winners. The ASPRS designation of Fellow is conferred on active Society members who have performed exceptional service in advancing the science and use of the mapping sciences (photogrammetry, remote sensing, surveying, geographic
Monday, November 18th, 2013
Preparations for Friday’s launch of ESA’s magnetic explorer have reached an important milestone – the constellation is now in the Plesetsk launch tower.
Monday, November 18th, 2013
American Sentinel University’s faculty, executive staff and board members will be presenting seven informative sessions, including an innovative 3D virtual learning nursing simulation focused on the key aspects of next generation technology in online learning at the 19th Annual Sloan Consortium, International Conference on Online Learning held in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Nov. 20-22, 2013.
Monday, November 18th, 2013
On 19 November at the UNFCCC COP19 the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) will release the first-ever Environment and Gender Index which monitors gender equality and women’s empowerment in the environmental arena. The Index ranks 72 countries on how they are translating gender and environment mandates into national policy and planning. The strongest
Monday, November 18th, 2013
The Czech Republic’s national mapping agency, the Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre (COSMC), has implemented a web-based solution from Intergraph for the distribution and publishing of national geospatial data. The solution includes high-performance image compression and delivery for handling big data on a large scale.
Friday, November 15th, 2013
A new scientific study has identified the protected areas most critical to preventing extinctions of the world’s mammals, birds and amphibians. Resulting from an international collaboration, this analysis provides practical advice for improving the effectiveness of protected areas in conserving global biodiversity.
Friday, November 15th, 2013
New hydrological details of the 2010 flood that killed 20 people in and near the Albert Pike Recreation Area were released today in two U.S. Geological Survey reports.
Friday, November 15th, 2013
A new study based on Earth-observing satellite data comprehensively describes changes in the world’s forests from the beginning of this century. Published in Science today, this unparalleled survey of global forests tracked forest loss and gain at the spatial granularity of an area covered by a baseball diamond (30-meter resolution).
Friday, November 15th, 2013
Free and open access to Sentinel satellite data will be granted for the Copernicus operational phase. The European Delegated Act on Copernicus data and information policy will enter into force in the coming days. This Act provides free, full and open access to users of environmental data from the Copernicus programme, including data from the
