Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is considered to be one of the main technologies for reducing CO2 emissions. In CCS, the carbon dioxide from the thermal conversion of coal is separated from a CO2 containing gas stream and isolated permanently from the atmosphere to a suitable storage location. Although CCS is still in early demonstration
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
RapidEye announced today that it is working in cooperation with SST Software to integrate its precision farming maps into SST’s information management products and services. RapidEye’s five satellites open new avenues in precision agriculture. Frequent revisit capacity, five meter pixel size, and five spectral bands allow for timely in-season monitoring of crop growth and optimal fertilizer management.
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
The Garda Mapping Section surveys crime scenes and prepares scaled drawings and maps for investigative and judicial purposes throughout Ireland. Additionally the section provides administrative maps for operational purposes and specific security maps for major events emergency planning and VIP visits. To improve the simplicity of access to the information held within the maps, which is
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Bluesky’s Digital Terrain and Elevation Models are photogrammetrically derived using specialist software to measure common points in overlapping aerial images. The height models provide measurements at 2 and 5 metre resolutions, for the DEM and DTM respectively, with positional accuracies of up to 1 metre. Enhancement using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data in urban
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Pau Pyrénées in southern France has become Europe’s first airport to use the new EGNOS Safety-of-Life Service, to guide aircraft in for landing using only this highly accurate space navigation signal. Clermont-Ferrand Airport in central France is also set to start using EGNOS – serving mainly business aircraft – while Marseilles Airport should also join them,
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Global Integrated Solutions Provider, Hewlett Packard (HP) has opened a Training Centre aimed at enhancing knowledge on its products and services. The centre according to Higher Education permanent secretary Prof. Chrispus Kiamba who presided over the launch is a major step in actualizing the national Vision 2030 ICT development platform. It aims to provide information and
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
A government-appointed committee recently submitted its report on the connection between the resources, impact and quality of publicly funded research in Norway. A main goal of the committee has been to suggest ways to improve the framework for the most innovative research. “The report by the Fagerberg committee is interesting, but it does little to advance
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
On 2 June 2010 at the Paris Richelieu Workshop, the National Geographical Institute organised a presentation, attended by several its partners, of the many possibilities offered by the Géoportail and its most recently introduced functionalities. This event was designed for the press, as well as professionals and decision-makers in the geomatics field. Read More
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Fugro has signed a letter of intent to acquire Kelman Technologies’ seismic data processing business. Kelman is a privately held company headquartered in Calgary with operations in Canada, USA and Mexico. Kelman’s expertise in land data processing complements Fugro’s existing seismic data processing capability. This acquisition expands Fugro’s seismic processing footprint across the USA and provides
Monday, May 9th, 2011
German rail company Deutsche Bahn and engineering giant Siemens sign a multibillion euro contract for new high-speed trains on Monday, with reports saying the contract has safeguards against delays and technology failures. The contract, worth some six billion euros, commissions at least 230 new long-distance trains, called ICx, to replace Deutsche Bahn’s current aging inventory. Reports on
