Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
The Pakistan Forest Digest is published by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) Islamabad in collaboration with NCCR (North-South) Switzerland. It covers the forest related news published in leading national and local newspaper. It is published in Urdu and English languages. For hard copies of the Urdu version, pl. send an e.mail to [email protected] http://nccr-pakistan.org/publications_pdf/Forests/PakForestDigestAprJun2010.pdf http://nccr-pakistan.org/publications.html#literature2
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
Headwall Photonics’ Hyperspec Point & Stare sensor was named as a finalist for the 2010 Prism Award in the Defense & Security category. The prestigious Prism Award honors leading companies and products around the world that demonstrate the highest degree of innovation in the field of photonics.
Monday, January 10th, 2011
NAVTEQ has launched a free online tool which calculates the potential savings delivered by using navigation systems. The service has been designed to cover both private and professional drivers and can be used, for example, by fleet managers to estimate the impact in relation to a group of vehicles or by car dealerships and PND
Monday, January 10th, 2011
GeoEye, Inc.has appointed Dean Edmundson to the position of vice president of Business Development. Edmundson joined GeoEye on Dec. 27, 2010 and is located at the Company’s headquarters in Dulles, Va. Edmundson will play a key role in developing new markets for GeoEye’s EyeQ™ and other information services in the international, commercial and federal sectors.
Monday, January 10th, 2011
Leica Geosystems, a leading manufacturer of airborne sensors, has recently announced a DSM extraction module for its leading line sensor workflow software Leica XPro. Leica XPro offers the fastest workflow from data download to image generation – processing at the speed of flight. Learn More
Monday, January 10th, 2011
The company, which traditionally builds wind farms in Australia and overseas, has partnered with the world’s biggest solar panel maker, Suntech, for the $300 million project which will have a 100-megawatt capacity, or enough to power 20,000 homes. The solar farm will cover 200 hectares at Nyngan, in the state’s west. The electricity generated by the plant
Monday, January 10th, 2011
Since the late 1960s, the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune du Québec (MRNFQ) has periodically carried out forest mapping activities at a scale of 1: 20,000 in Québec’s forest areas south of 51º 30’ north latitude, the territory under forest management. It integrates permanent environment and vegetation variables including potential vegetation.
Saturday, January 8th, 2011
The Global Land Cover by National Mapping Organizations (GLCNMO) is the data of 1km (30 arc seconds) grid with 20 land cover items. The data were created by using MODIS data observed in 2003 (TERRA Satellite). The classification is based on LCCS developed by FAO. Therefore, it is possible to compare and integrate GLCNMO with
Saturday, January 8th, 2011
GIS Virtual, a firm that designs photo-realistic renderings and animation for clients, has expanded its services by completing a project for a geothermal heating system. It has also recently hired sales reps in six markets across the country.
Saturday, January 8th, 2011
Landis+Gyr, the world’s largest smart meter solutions provider, today announced it has been selected by the State Grid Corporation of China, the country’s leading power grid operator, to supply over 10,000 commercial and industrial advanced electricity meters for upcoming deployment in six provinces.Landis+Gyr, which operates manufacturing and research and development facilities in China with more
