Saturday, October 1st, 2011
The Government’s ambition is for Sweden to be a pioneer in the environmental and energy field. While climate change and environmental degradation may be viewed as the greatest threats of today, they also represent an opportunity. An opportunity to create new jobs and new businesses, to boost export revenue and to help improve the environment,
Friday, September 30th, 2011
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the release of a new mapping feature in EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database. As part of EPA’s ongoing effort to improve transparency, the EPA and State Enforcement Actions Map will allow the public to access federal and state enforcement information in an interactive format
Friday, September 30th, 2011
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced plans today to help an estimated 125 local, state, and tribal governments create more housing choices, make transportation more efficient and reliable and support vibrant and healthy neighborhoods that attract businesses. The move comes in response to the high demand for tools to foster environmentally and economically sustainable
Friday, September 30th, 2011
This year’s Agritechnica will be bigger than ever and this is also reflected in the number of innovations presented. With over 2600 exhibitors from 48 countries in 24 halls, Agritechnica 2011 promises a huge display of innovations. From among the over 300 innovations presented, an impartial commission of experts appointed by the DLG and judging on the basis
Friday, September 30th, 2011
The new datasets are expected to provide efficiency gains, improve service delivery and encourage partnership working amongst private, public- and third-sector organisations. Accurate addressing data is vital in areas as diverse as transport planning and 999 emergency responses, to fraud detection and mail delivery.
Friday, September 30th, 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 AdmiraltyChart series, marine topographic mapping and seabed surface models created and maintained by marine data specialists OceanWise. The data
Friday, September 30th, 2011
Blom Czech Republic and Control System International Ltd have completed a vegetation analysis survey using terrestrial laser scanning forSAFE TREES Ltd. The focus of this survey was to evaluate the condition of trees in Jihlava using LiDAR data. Blom’s terrerstrial laserscanning technology enables highly accurate and detailed data about the parameters of the crown and trunk of trees to be evaluated. The quality of data brings a much greater reliability and accuracy of the overall assessment than was previously achievable with traditional
Friday, September 30th, 2011
A display of the latest designs for the West Kowloon Cultural District has opened in Hong Kong. This is the third and final public engagement exercise and will last for a month, after which the scheme will be finalised for submission to the Town Planning Board around the end of 2011. Foster + Partners’ masterplan is
Friday, September 30th, 2011
Seen as ideal for shallow water wind turbine construction work, four specially designed leaner versions of the Saab Seaeye Cougar XT ROV have been ordered by Pommec, the leading Netherlands-based technology provider to the diving industry. Custom designed to be both low profile and powerful enough to handle the strong currents found in the shallow waters
Friday, September 30th, 2011
Amberg Geotechnics, a new software application unveiled at the Intergeo exhibition in Nuremberg on 27–29 September 2011, provides a host of benefits for underground construction practitioners. This highly efficient and user-friendly surveying tool permits quick and cost-effective identification of high-risk areas in underground construction projects.
