Monday, March 14th, 2011
Stakeholder Forum in collaboration with BioRegional and the Earth Charter Initiative have just produced a paper which consolidates a range of principles for the green economy, building on existing agreements and also emerging recommendations. The paper hopes to contribute to the emerging debate on defining principles for the green economy to ensure that it serves
Monday, March 14th, 2011
The innovation prize is sponsored by 52°North GmbH, con terra GmbH, ESRI Deutschland GmbH, the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente and the Institute for Geoinformatics at the University of Muenster. The deadline for submitting digital applications is May 1, 2011. The winner(s) will be notified by May
Sunday, March 13th, 2011
It appears the provincial government will get the final say after all on a controversial farmland rezoning proposal in the Annapolis Valley. The government announced Friday that the proposal will undergo a ministerial review. John MacDonell, the minister for Service Nova Scotia and municipal relations who is also the agriculture minister, has 60 days to make a
Sunday, March 13th, 2011
The international GEOSTAT summer school provides training for young researchers and interested users on open-source software tools to analyse geographical data (http://geostat-course.org/). The summer school is conducted annually by reputated scientists in changing international locations (e.g. Split, Croatia 2009, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2008). The GEOSTAT 2011 will be held at the University Koblenz-Landau in Germany and
Sunday, March 13th, 2011
At Nottinghamshire County Council, Julian Walters leads a team of 8 IT specialists, 4 of which are GIS experts. This team supports the implementation of a number of GIS packages across the authority and a collection of specific spatial applications. In 2009, Julian recognised the need to support the various GIS users with training to make the
Sunday, March 13th, 2011
In response to the recommendations of the GIGAS (GEOSS, INSPIRE and GMES, an Action in Support) project, CEN/TC 287 Geographic Information has agreed to establish a EU-level repository of reference material on interoperability, where current and future projects can find state-of-the-art information on interoperability. By the same token, these projects could then add new reference material as they progress in
Sunday, March 13th, 2011
Automated extraction of objects from remotely sensed data is an important topic of research in Computer Vision, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, and Geoiformation Science. This joint conferenceof ISPRS working groups I/2, III/1, III/4 and III/5 held at Technische Universität München (TUM), discusses recent developments, the potential of various data sources, and future trends in automatic object
Sunday, March 13th, 2011
On Friday March 11, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and its Nepal partners organised a Nepal-Day knowledge sharing event on Enhancing Climate Resilience and Adaptive Capacity in Nepal. A large number of representatives from the government, diplomatic missions, donor community, and partner organisations took part in the event, including the Vice Chair of
Sunday, March 13th, 2011
Detailed satellite images of the territory of Japan were received, where a series of earthquakes were registered on March 11 in its north-eastern parts. According to the Main Meteorological Service of the country the 8.9 magnitude earthquake was the biggest in the history of the country.
Saturday, March 12th, 2011
The Joint Public Advisory Committee of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation will host a public forum in Mexico City, Mexico, on 4–5 April. On 4 April, JPAC members will lead a discussion on upcoming CEC project work and the Citizen Submissions on Enforcement Matters process.
