Sunday, October 30th, 2011
“Forest models for research and decision support in sustainable forest management” will be held in Pierroton (Bordeaux), France , 1-2 March 2012. It will be an international conference focusing on the current state of knowledge on forest models and their use to support decision support in sustainable forest management. This conference will highlight the results
Saturday, October 29th, 2011
Registration for Part Two of the URISA Connect Asset Management Series is now open. The webinar, Asset Management Data Collection, will be presented on Tuesday, November 15 at 1 PM ET/ 10 AM PT. Presenters Jason Amadori, GISP and Allen Ibaugh, AICP, GISP will give a brief presentation and will be available to answer questions.
Saturday, October 29th, 2011
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a commitment to using an integrated planning process to help local governments dealing with difficult financial conditions identify opportunities to achieve clean water by controlling and managing releases of wastewater and stormwater runoff more efficiently and cost effectively. The integrated planning process, outlined in a guidance memo to
Saturday, October 29th, 2011
IBM Research announced a project today to investigate the effects of wave energy devices on marine life in Ireland, host to one of the largest concentrations of wave energy in the world. With the demand for renewable energy resources particularly high in Ireland, the research is critical in determining the scope of wave energy potential.
Saturday, October 29th, 2011
National Water Information Briefings will be held in all capital cities throughout Australia during November and December 2011. The briefings will focus on the practical value and use of our water information products for people in water resources policy, planning and management. There is no charge to attend but places are limited. Read More
Saturday, October 29th, 2011
Expressions of interest are invited from established suppliers of geographic information wishing to market and distribute marine and coastal data to the engineering, environmental and location based services sectors. The data products comprise raster images of the well-known and popular Admiralty Chart series, marine topographic mapping and seabed surface models created and maintained by marine
Saturday, October 29th, 2011
David Loosley has been appointed Chief Executive of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST), and will be taking up the role on 7 November 2011. He joins the Institute from the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) where, as Head of Operations, he has been responsible for the operational delivery of maritime safety
Friday, October 28th, 2011
In the chaotic aftermath of a natural disaster, recording the devastation in minute detail might seem like a macabre pursuit. But researchers are increasingly doing just that with laser technology that, they say, can help them better understand the colossal forces at work, and can help better prepare communities for the next catastrophe. Read More
Friday, October 28th, 2011
Vizada and Mexican service provider MultiSAT today announced that the companies are now offering a broad range of mobile satellite services and solutions for the Mexican mining industry. IsatPhone Link offers users a new low-cost, land-based global satellite phone service; vehicular BGAN turns any vehicle on the move into a mobile communications hub; and the
Friday, October 28th, 2011
The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) has been targeted in a cyber attack, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Takeshi Maeda told a news conference on Oct. 28 — the latest in a series of attacks on Japanese computer systems. Speaking in a news conference after a Cabinet meeting on Oct. 28, Maeda said,
