Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
IIED will host a major international event immediately before the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) is held in late June 2012. ‘Solutions for a sustainable planet’ will present a set of recommendations for action drawn from 40 years of work on sustainable development. It will showcase the expertise and perspectives of practitioners and researchers
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
‘Share’ term has turned into a key issue of many successful initiatives in recent times. Following the advent of Web 2.0, such positive experiences based on mass collaboration generated “Wikinomics” have become “Socialnomics”, where “Citizens are voluntary sensors”.
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Siemens is to install the European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 on the rail link between Chitila and Crivina in Romania. Romanian Railways (CFR: Căile Ferate Române) has placed the order with a consortium made up of Siemens, Thales and Nokia Siemens Networks. The deal is worth around 35 million Euros. Commissioning of the
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
SuperGeo announces that SuperGIS Online Website is officially launched, making the GIS data and services accessible through the Internet. SuperGIS Online, the SuperGIS spatial data on-demand web services, utilizes SuperGIS Server to develop a GIS environment. Combining the frequently-used maps and GIS functionality, SuperGIS Online provides spatial data in an innovative way. Users can easily
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
SuperGeo Technologies announced that its reseller in India, RSI SOFTECH, has successfully gotten into the domestic education market. The local partner promotes SuperPad 3 to Adhiyamaan College of Engineering. Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, founded in 1987 and located in the Dharmapuri District of the State of Tamilnadu, purchases SuperPad 3, the full function mobile GIS software
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Environment Canada has failed to implement a strategic plan to improve its internal scientific research in areas ranging from managing air and water pollution to toxic chemicals, a new report has found. The report was released Tuesday by Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner Scott Vaughan. He found that years after it was developed, Environment Canada has still
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
We present case studies regarding the application and analysis of open data for heritage management. In particular case studies of selected medieval hill towns in the Abruzzo Region analysed several solutions during and after the 2009 Aquila earthquake. Case studies of Haiti hinterland (immediately following the devastating earthquake in January 2010) will test hydrographic technologies
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Corporate GIS for the Welsh Government has won a prestigious Innovation & Best Practice Award from the Association of Geographic Information. The AGI awards identify and encourage best practice, innovation and maximum use of geographic information. The 2011 award is a result of an investment programme in technology and skills that is now delivering a
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
New Multi-Sensor hardware feature includes the Compass and Height Sensor which complement the existing Dual Axis Compensator for the FARO Focus3D. The two new sensors deliver the orientation and the relative height against a set starting point for each scan. They significantly improve the automatic registration process, minimizing manual effort in post processing. With the WLAN remote control,
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
A new global web service allowing users to create maps and visualise data on environmental issues is now live. The new Eye on Earth global public information service brings together vast amounts of data about the environment in a powerful, visual format. Read More
