Friday, August 19th, 2011
When GEO developed the 2009-2011 Work Plan three years ago, it adopted an activity-driven approach to structuring its work. This involved identifying existing activities and organizing them into Overarching Tasks. As the conclusion of the 10-Year Implementation Plan comes into view, the focus needs to shift to ensuring that the 2015 Strategic Targets are fully
Friday, August 19th, 2011
On 16 August 1981, the Meteosat-2 geostationary weather satellite began operationally to supply data relevant for climate monitoring. The imager on Meteosat-2 and subsequent satellites in the series has now provided 30 years of data, which are archived in and accessible from the EUMETSAT Data Centre. Read More
Friday, August 19th, 2011
Rogers Communications have launched a security system that lets home owners control appliances and thermostats remotely using their smartphones. The service was launched in Ontario on Wednesday by the vice-president and general manager of Rogers Smart Home Monitoring, Ian Pattinson. Read More
Friday, August 19th, 2011
GE Appliances & Lighting today announced the opening of a revolutionary new data center at its Louisville, Ky., Appliance Park headquarters. GE approached the design, construction and operation of this facility with the intent of reducing data center energy consumption and lowering environmental impact, while providing tremendous computing power to support major product and infrastructure
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of geo‐imaging software and systems, has announced it was awarded a contract and has successfully delivered a GeoImaging Accelerator (GXL) Satellite processing system to RapidEye, based in Germany. The contract represents a major win for PCI Geomatics as it continues to develop and implement leading edge high speed technology
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
The Multi-scale Soil Information System (MEUSIS) can be a suitable framework for building a nested system of soil data that could facilitate interoperability through a common coordinate reference system, a unique grid coding database, a set of detailed and standardized metadata, and an open exchangeable format. In the context of INSPIRE Directive, MEUSIS may be
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Objective of the research is to define the magnitude of the Actual Soil Erosion Risk in the alpine area and linked it with a perspective of medium long terms in relation to climate change. The Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) was applied to the whole alpine space. It allowed to produce, with a spatial
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Africa as a continent and more specifically Zimbabwe as a country, faces several developmental issues which research has shown can be managed and minimized through open access to spatial data. Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) helps in the efficient use, management, manipulation and dissemination of spatial data for the benefit of communities and nations.
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Innovyze announced that following a competitive review, the General Directorate for Water and Sewerage of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq, has elected to deploy multiple licenses of Innovyze’s InfoWater Suite, the industry’s premier ArcGIS-centric water supply and distribution modeling, management and optimization software.
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
The TRO Marine Smart Sensor is an accurate and reliable total residual oxidant measuring device designed to automate and simplify operation of water treatment systems. Our proprietary design is a revolutionary breakthrough in automated water treatment that is completely maintenance free. Unlike other sensors on the market, the TRO Marine™ does not require expensive chemical
