Monday, March 7th, 2011
The United Nations Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GMEF) ended on Wednesday with a clear commitment to sustainable economics and to a fundamental reform of UNorganisational structures. Federal Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen, who gave the keynote speech on UN environmental reform on Wednesday, stressed: “The long overdue restructuring of national economies worldwide towards a green economy will only
Sunday, March 6th, 2011
The following partnerships have been signed: De Telefoongids & Gouden Gids (the Netherlands), Gelbe Seiten (Germany), Opplysningen (Norway), Lokaldelen (Sweden), De Gule Sider (Denmark) and Truvo (Belgium, Portugal and Ireland). Lucien Groenhuijzen, Managing Director of TomTom Places says: “Closing these agreements marks an important milestone in the improvement of our offering. It also offers business listings
Sunday, March 6th, 2011
Seminar on land cadastre was held in Istanbul, February 24-27. The event discussed the use of new techs and software in the field of land cadastre between the two countries. Azerbaijan was represented in the seminar by Nazim Ismailov, the Manager of the State Land Cadastre and Monitoring Science and Production Center of the State Land
Sunday, March 6th, 2011
Romios Gold Resources Inc. announces that a 2010 mapping project from the British Columbia Geological Survey (“BCGS”) confirmed Romios’ previous claims that the Dirk property mineralization is analogous to and may be as large as the Galore Creek project.
Sunday, March 6th, 2011
Critical for site selection, marketing, logistics and other activities, Urban Mapping’s public transport data features highly detailed information about more than 150 public transportation systems in North America. UMI employs a globally-distributed field research network to collect information about bus, rail and ferry systems, including ridership data, station attributes, entrance locations, schedules, unplanned events and
Sunday, March 6th, 2011
EU energy ministers faced criticism on Monday (28 February) over a decision to ease up on tougher EU energy efficiency targets, even as turmoil in Libya kept oil prices hovering around the $100-a-barrel mark. Speaking at a hearing in the European Parliament on the same day, EU climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard added to pressure saying an
Sunday, March 6th, 2011
Heritage is driving the development and adoption of novel and innovative Science and Technologies that create interactive analysis with far greater informational content, visual robustness, scientific reliability, long-term sustainability, and future reusability than current archiving solutions.
Saturday, March 5th, 2011
Trimble introduced the Trimble® TSC3 handheld controller for construction—a powerful and rugged addition to the portfolio of controllers for heavy and highway contractors. With built-in GPS, 3G, Wi-Fi and a 5 megapixel digital camera, construction professionals can stay connected and be equipped with accurate positioning, digital design information and the ability to locate, measure and
Saturday, March 5th, 2011
This week, Ordnance Survey held an event at its new head office to reveal the second phase of its new pricing and licensing model to current Licensed Partners, which aims to enable greater access to its products and geographic datasets under a simplified structure. The second phase saw the launch of two new contracts, available for
Saturday, March 5th, 2011
ScanEx RDC completed testing of the new service for satellite-based control of the maritime situation in freezing seas and approach ways to main ports of Russia. Images from radar and optical satellites of different resolution (RADARSAT-1 and -2, ENVISAT-1, Terra, Aqua, SPOT 4 and SPOT 5) are used for a guaranteed all-weather monitoring of ships
