Friday, November 11th, 2011
The critical role of forests in climate change mitigation and adaptation is now widely recognized. Actions to support this role are taken on different levels from international to local. However, in many countries climate change issues have not been fully addressed in national forest policies, nor have the forestry mitigation and adaptation needs been thoroughly
Friday, November 11th, 2011
According to the protocol published on zakupki.gov.ru website ScanEx RDC is recognized as the winner of the Rosreestr (Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography) contest named “Creation of base maps for state real-estate cadastre and recalculation of land plots borders contained in state real-estate cadastre, land plot portions, buildings, facilities, unfinished construction sites
Friday, November 11th, 2011
In the two years since DMCii added 22m multispectral imagery to its geospatial data portfolio, the detailed satellite views of the Earth’s surface have proved highly-valued tools for farmers facing increasing pressures – not least of which is rising fertiliser costs. Acquired from the latest generation of DMC imaging satellites – UK-DMC2 and Deimos-1 – this
Friday, November 11th, 2011
A 3D model from aerial surveying specialist Bluesky is helping developers, architects and planning professionals assess the impact of urban building projects in the North East England. Supplied to Virtual Newcastle Gateshead the Bluesky data forms an extension to an existing city model and will help improve decision making and realise time and cost savings
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
Ciralight Global Inc., clean technology manufacturer of its patented solar powered Ciralight SunTracker Daylighting Systems, extends its worldwide reach through its growing international Distributor and Dealer Network, which now encompasses the United States, Canada, Europe, parts of the Middle East, the Caribbean, Central and South America and significant areas of Asia.
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
Ecosystems such as forests, wetlands and rivers as well as pastures or cropland supply basic goods and services. These include food, fibre, energy, clean water, temperature control and flood regulation, which are critical for people’s wellbeing. However, the value of ecosystems is only accounted for in the economy when they provide monetary profits. Other ecosystem
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
First Call for Papers – The interdisciplinary GI_Forum focuses on an international audience, communicating in English, and sharing an interest in translating theory, methods and techniques into a broad range of GI application domains. Young researchers are especially invited to contribute and discuss their research; together with established scientists they will find a vibrant community from
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
Mapping data from Ordnance Survey is relied on across the country – from in car satellite navigation systems and mobile phone apps to planning applications and fraud analysis. However, one area which affects us all is how the emergency services and our energy and infrastructure providers rely on accurate geographic information (GI) to protect the
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
Apisphere, Inc., the company behind Geomate.jr (www.mygeomate.com), an easy to use GPS-based geocaching device, has teamed with SDG Creations, Ltd. to offer a GPS and geocaching-based curriculum written by a teacher for teachers called Educaching (www.educaching.com). The object of Educaching is to get teachers and students out of the classroom to experience a fun and
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
FARO Technologies, Inc. and KOREC, a specialist of surveying applications, have signed an agreement. Under these terms KOREC will supply the FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D. FARO is delighted to announce that it has signed a distribution agreement with KOREC to supply the FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D Laser Scanner, an instrument which uses laser technology to produce
