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Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Glasgow – Digital Documentation 2011

Digital Documentation 2011 is a two-day international conference that will bring together leading experts from the new media, research and heritage sectors to present their latest state-of-the-art work. The conference is being organised by the Centre for Digital Documentation, with generous support from Leica Geosystems, the Digital Design Studio at the Glasgow School of Art and

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Satellite Monitoring Data Should be Available to All

At a recent press-conference on monitoring and control of natural and human-induced emergency situations was held in “Rossiyskaya gazeta” press-center. The event participants noted that satellite imagery data has been increasingly wider used for emergencies monitoring and response. Each summer Russian forest suffers from fires. On the one hand a forest fire is one of

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

WhiteStar Data Layer Products Now Available at MapMart

MapMart, the most extensive online source of mapping and image data sets, today announced the availability of the WhiteStar Wells, WhiteStar Grid and WhiteStar Culture data layer products as a new addition to the MapMart Energy Data offering. This addition greatly expands upon the amount of data available to the energy and oil & gas

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Big Potential of Cutting Greenhouse Gases from Waste

There is a big potential to cut greenhouse gases (GHGs) from municipal solid waste management, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA). The report, ‘Waste opportunities – Past and future climate benefits from better municipal waste management in Europe’, covers the EU-27 (excluding Cyprus), Norway and Switzerland. It estimates that these

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Siemens Secures Istanbul Airport’s “New Gateway to the World”

Siemens has successfully installed security and building automation systems in Sabiha Gökçen International Airport in Turkey. Voted the “World’s Best Airport” and the recipient of several other prestigious awards, Sabiha Gökçen serves 11 million passengers annually, and is considered to be the largest ‘earthquake-proof’ building in the world. Read More

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Eco Loans in Serbia

Energy efficiency is good for the climate, and its a money-saver, too. Those are two major arguments in favor of companies switching over to energy-saving technologies – something that is being done in Serbia. Modernization in that country’s energy sector is urgently needed; energy usage is rising fast, but the sector is plagued by inefficiencies. Now,

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Spatial Roundtable Addresses Modernizing Mapmaking

New technology is changing the face of mapping organizations around the world. Are national mapping agencies and traditional mapmakers able to keep up? The question is posed at the Spatial Roundtable by Mark Cygan, Esri’s map, chart, data production, and spatial data infrastructure (SDI) industry manager. Cygan and other industry leaders discuss which strategies and

Monday, August 29th, 2011

ILMF 2012 – Call for Papers Deadline Reminder

Authors wishing to submit a paper for the conference are requested to submit an abstract of no more than 250 words. ILMF is the premier event for the LIDAR industry attracting professionals from all over the world, supported by ASPRS and will be held in Denver, CO from January 23-25, 2012.

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

E-WAVE Project Explores the Wave Energy Potential in Cyprus

The aim of the E‐WAVE project is the development of an integrated, fully operational high resolution system for monitoring the energy potential from sea waves at the Exclusive Economical Zone (EEZ) of Cyprus and the wider eastern Levantine, coupled with the well established Cyprus Coastal Ocean Forecasting System (CYCOFOS). The new system will include :

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

UN-HABITAT Report to Promote Sustainable Housing

Urbanization is one of the most powerful, irreversible forces in the world. It is estimated that 93 percent of the future urban population growth will occur in the cities of Asia and Africa. The persistent problems of poverty and slums are in large part due to weak urban economies. Cities act as engines of national economic