Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
The TanDEM-X Science Service System is a web interface for the submission and evaluation of scientific proposals. The portal is the main interface for Principal Investigators to define their acquisition requests. It is further used to monitor and track the status of submitted proposals and is a tool for the science coordination team to help
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
Just to bring to your attention the first issue of IISD’s new publication, Latin America and Caribbean Regional Update, which includes the latest news and information on sustainable development issues throughout the region.The first issue includes several stories on forestry and biodiversity, including recent activities on bigleaf mahogany and on the International Year of Forests. To
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
The Thematic Mapper on Landsat 5 captured the top image on May 10, 2011, and the bottom image (showing non-flooded conditions) on April 21, 2010. Both images are natural color and show the area as it would look to the human eye. In May 2011, muddy water has pushed over the Mississippi’s banks both east
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
For the third year running, an international group of journalists, transparency activists and computer programmers gathered in Brussels for three days to gather and analyse new government data on who got what from the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy. So far, data on just €15.4 billion in payments made in the 2010 financial year have been published
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
SuperGeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, is delighted to announce the latest sales achievement in Australia, where Survey & Instrument Specialists selected SuperPad 3 through Cody Corporation. Cody Corporation, SuperGeo’s exclusive reseller in Australia and New Zealand, successfully promoted SuperPad 3 to Survey & Instrument Specialists, a reputed equipment
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
SuperGeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, designed an Eco-cultural GIS website for Tungnan University to integrate the campus navigation system with the information of surrounding environment, ecology and culture. Aimed to function as a GIS platform for Tungnan University to establish a campus navigation system, the Eco-cultural Web-GIS employs Internet
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
The first Russian 3D-service the aerosport visualization (Airtribune.com) is created and successfully tested at the Russian Paragliding Open 2011 championship held in Turkey (Denizli, May 1-7, 2011). The backbone of this service is detailed images of the competition locations and the software for 3D visualization, developed by ScanEx. Space images of the competition territory in
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Philip Lear has recently joined Envitia in the Sales department to provide additional support for our data harmonising and impact assessment services to Government and Utilities. Following a Human Geography Degree from the University of Leicester, Philip worked for the Environment Agency as a regulatory officer (water resources) determining applications for water abstraction licences in the
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Besides offering a large repository of maps and applications, Esri’s ArcGIS Online provides easy-to-use tools to create and share great-looking web maps. To help you get started, Esri will host the free live training seminar Making and Sharing Maps with ArcGIS Online on May 12, 2011.
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
