Monday, November 21st, 2011
The government is set to invest millions in the construction industry to encourage the take-up of Building Information Modelling.BIM systems see all parties working on a project enter data into a central system streamlining communication and potentially making large financial savings and more effective buildings. It forms a core part of the government’s construction strategy
Saturday, November 19th, 2011
Leaders from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met Friday to boost cooperation over maritime security and safety at a time when China is becoming increasingly assertive at sea. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and the leaders of the 10 ASEAN members are expected to issue a joint declaration after their summit mapping out strategies
Friday, November 18th, 2011
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has stopped acquiring images from the 27-year-old Landsat 5 Earth observation satellite due to a rapidly degrading electronic component.
Friday, November 18th, 2011
Vietnam is planning to spend over $600 million for its planned space centre in 2018. Under the plan, the Vietnam Space Centre, covering an area of nine hectares at Hoa Lac High-tech Park in Hanoi, will specialise in researching and producing small satellites to be used in domestic weather forecast, geodesy, exploration, radio- television broadcast and
Friday, November 18th, 2011
Emergency services working in the immediate aftermath of disasters will benefit from fast access to pan-European mapping created from interoperable, geospatial data thanks to an agreement between EuroGeographics and the European Environment Agency (EEA). The agreement, signed on 16th November 2011 at the Group on Earth Observation (GEO) plenary in Istanbul, Turkey, will improve access to
Friday, November 18th, 2011
Leosphere SAS, a world leader in Lidar technologies for atmospheric observations, announced its first dual range of products dedicated to the air traffic industry today at the Meteorological Technology World Exhibit. The WindCube200s is a new generation of long range scanning wind doppler lidar that addresses the landing and take off atmospheric related hazards :
Friday, November 18th, 2011
DLT Solutions and Percussion Software today announced an agreement to provide government agencies with cloud-ready WCM solutions. Percussion’s WCM products purchased through DLT are designed to be readily deployed in the cloud and are optimized for rapid delivery. This cloud-ready solution will enable government agencies to move beyond static information web sites to create deeper
Friday, November 18th, 2011
Epson has just unveiled its latest home cinema and enterprise multimedia projectors based on its 3LCD technology. Among the entries are the MG-850HD, EH-TW6000 and EH-TW8000 entertainment-oriented models, which have garnered two world firsts according to the company. Read More
Friday, November 18th, 2011
Users of Aligned Assets’ gazetteer management systems have dominated this year’s National Gazetteer Exemplar Awards. With entry open to public sector bodies across England and Wales, the Awards were designed to showcase best practice in the use of gazetteers, foster innovation, recognise and reward hard work in the local government community, and to provide a benchmark
Friday, November 18th, 2011
ICT is being used in many ways to help with disaster & conflict early-warning, management & resolution and for peacebuilding; this map offers a resource of who is doing what worldwide. It captures the large variety of activities carried out in projects, programmes and initiatives at various levels of society and decision-making; their content ranges
