Thursday, October 6th, 2011
The Swedish research network Focali has published a new report with lessons learned from the Norwegian REDD+ interventions.It is called “Learning from Norway – A review of lessons learned for REDD+ donors” and was written by Lisa Westholm, Madelene Ostwald, Sabine Henders and Eskil Mattsson. It is Focali Report 2011:03 and can be downloaded here:
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Geoimage has great pleasure in announcing the appointment of five new staff members to our ever growing company. As Geoimage is expanding in terms of our products offered, the geographies that we now reach and the market sectors that we are active in, our new staff bring their skills to support and grow our Sales, Image
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Researchers documented an unprecedented level of ozone loss over the Arctic, for the first time warranting the description “Arctic ozone hole”, a term previously only applied to the hole over the Antarctic. In a study released in Nature this week the authors emphasized that never before in the observational record has ozone loss in the
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Astrium Services and Chinese provider of satellite data and value-added services, Beijing Eastdawn Information Technology (Eastdawn), have signed a partnership agreement to give Eastdawn access to Pléiades solutions and technologies. This three year contract (with the possibility to extend for an extra two years) will enable Eastdawn to distribute 50-cm resolution products from the Pléiades
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, announced today that its flagship fleet, logistics and transportation product, NAVTEQ Transport, is now available to support the trucking industry in Argentina, Brazil and Chile. With coverage connecting Brazil and Chile through Buenos Aires
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, announced today at the ESRI Latin America User Group Conference that development of navigation and location-based solutions in the region recognized a boost with the release of two new NAVTEQ® maps and four new
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Cambridge engineering design and information management solutions company AVEVA has acquired the software division of laser scanning firm Z+F UK. The move follows a long and successful partnership between the two companies – and allows AVEVA to expand its offering in the 3D data capture market. “There is no let-up in the need to extend the life
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Location solutions company Ubisense has bought a geospatial consultancy firm – based in the same building in Cambridge – for £2.4 million. It has acquired Realworld OO Systems – the UK subsidiary of Realworld Holding – which shares its St Andrew’s House premises in St Andrew’s Road. The cash consideration consists of £1.25 million on completion and
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Do wind farms drive down the prices of nearby homes? That question is at the heart of a potentially precedent-setting two-day property value review, which began Tuesday in eastern Ontario. The complainants, Ed and Gail Kenney, a couple from Wolfe Island, near Kingston, Ont., are asking the province’s Assessment Review Board to lower their property tax assessment
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force, chaired by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, today released for public review and feedback its comprehensive preliminary strategy for long term ecosystem restoration. The strategy, which will be presented to President Obama at the end of the public review period, represents an historic opportunity for
