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
Monday, May 9th, 2011
Educational projects, motivational training, field and cooperation with primary and secondary schools in Slovakia – these are activities which the Ministry of Environment is giving increased attention. The main objective of these activities is to improve the environmental awareness of nature and landscape protection in Slovakia.
Monday, May 9th, 2011
Agriculture Minister, Julian Dominguez, who participated with their peers in the Special Meeting of the CAS X (Southern Agricultural Council), said today that the Argentine draft land law “will be approved before year end”, the once said, “the legislation will encourage more investment because it ensures a legal framework.” “Our hypothesis is that there is
Monday, May 9th, 2011
While the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is working to promote sustainability in this country, the Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) is pursuing a set of similar goals in the Federal Republic of Germany. Today, both agencies signed a Joint Declaration of Intent to work together to cultivate a
