Friday, July 29th, 2011
The orbit of ESA’s retired ERS-2 observation satellite is being lowered to reduce the risk of collision with other satellites or space debris. The goal is to leave it well below most operating polar satellites by the end of August. The first in a series of thruster firings, each lasting about 300 seconds, was commanded by
Friday, July 29th, 2011
The International Hydrological Programme of UNESCO and the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) jointly organized the Symposium on “Water Quality: Current Trends and Expected Climate Change Impacts” during the XXV IUGG General Assembly “Earth on the Edge: Science for a Sustainable Planet” in Melbourne, Australia, on 4-5 July. The objective of the Symposium was to
Friday, July 29th, 2011
Infragistics, the experience design software company and world leader in user interface (UI) development tools, today debuts NetAdvantage for Visual Studio LightSwitch, a powerful and flexible set of Silverlight-based NetAdvantage UI Tools, shells and themes enabling business users and developers to quickly build and share business applications on the desktop, browser and the cloud.
Friday, July 29th, 2011
Customers can easily visualise geographic data and gain better business insights. Germany-based enterprise application software provider SAP is developing its collaboration with Google to allow customers more easily visualise geographic data and make better business decisions. The integration will enable enterprise customers to use Google’s cloud mapping tools with SAP software to manage large data volumes in
Friday, July 29th, 2011
Norwegian telecom provider Telenor Group reports revenues of NOK 24,4 billion for the second quarter of 2011, representing an organic revenue growth of 7%, which was better than expected. “Half-way into 2011, we have captured growth opportunities and delivered another quarter with 7 percent organic revenue growth combined with steady customer growth and healthy margins. The
Thursday, July 28th, 2011
Endangered leatherback sea turtles migrate and forage across vast areas of the Pacific Ocean and Indo Pacific seas and require greater international collaboration for their protection, according to a recent study conducted by NOAA Fisheries Service and western Pacific research and conservation scientists. The study, published today in the journal Ecosphere, is based on data
Thursday, July 28th, 2011
The Singapore Satellite Positioning Reference Network, SiReNT is a nation-wide reference network developed to support real-time high precision land surveying and other positioning applications. An initiative by Singapore Land Authority (SLA), SiReNT provides Differential GPS (DGPS) services which supports the latest technology of Network-RTK. Read More
Thursday, July 28th, 2011
In its basic definition, the term territory denotes a physical space with a particular topography and natural resources that are used in a specific way by its inhabitants and/or by distinct social actors that interact within it. As such, a territory is a space that is determined by its physical conditions and the natural resources located within
Thursday, July 28th, 2011
China says it successfully launched another satellite for its indigenous global navigation and positioning network system Wednesday. The satellite was placed into a geostationary orbit by a Long March-3A rocket after a Wednesday launch from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Sichuan Province, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported. Read more
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
The launch of the two operational Galileo IOV (In-Orbit Validation) satellites on 20 October is a first in the history of the European Union. It is a moment to celebrate this unique and ambitious European collaboration. The European Commission is organising a celebratory event in Brussels, on the esplanade of the Berlaymont building on 20 October. The event
