Thursday, March 17th, 2011
Earthscan’s Manual of European Environmental Policy was the recipient of the European Information Association’s 2011 Award for European Information Sources. The Manual, previously published as a loose-leaf printed reference, was re-launched as an online product in 2010. It has been extensively restructured to reflect the changing nature and development of European environmental policy.
Thursday, March 17th, 2011
As several countries around the world busily keep moving forward with their REDD+ readiness plans, the supporting UN-REDD and World Bank Programs will be meeting next week in Vietnam to take stock and consider some important new proposals. For the UN-REDD Programme, look for the Policy Board to review the UN-REDD Fund’s performance over the
Thursday, March 17th, 2011
Transparency International (TI) is inviting expressions of interest from highly motivated international experts on forest governance and REDD. The expert would be expected to adapt an existing manual which details research tools on risk mapping, risk analysis and anti-corruption monitoring within the forestry sector for application to the REDD context. This work is being undertaken
Thursday, March 17th, 2011
Designed by Ondrej Cisler using ArchiCAD, the fountains were placed in the historical context of Republic Square. The oblong square is defined by the Gothic Cathedral of St. Bartholomew towers and a Baroque Plague Pole located in one corner of the Square. The architect’s proposal was to complement the remaining three empty corners of the
Thursday, March 17th, 2011
Professional surveyors can download the most detailed and up-to-date UK maps directly into their workflows thanks to a breakthrough partnership between emapsite and Leica Geosystems. Under the agreement – the first of its kind between a hosted map provider and a major survey manufacturer – OS MasterMap data is instantly available via a tailored download from emapsite to
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
Trimble today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets related to the OmniSTAR™ Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal corrections business from Fugro N.V. The acquisition is expected to significantly expand Trimble’s worldwide ability to provide correction services for land-based agriculture, construction, mapping and Geographic Information System (GIS) and
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher® cartographic software for Adobe® Illustrator® and Geographic Imager® geospatial tools for Adobe Photoshop®, is pleased to announce an updated version of PDF Maps, the popular geospatial PDF reader for Apple iOS devices including the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Learn More
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
It has always been possible to work with geospatial data in SQL Server using built-in geometric and trigonometric functions such as SIN(), COS(), and ACOS(). However, SQL Server 2008’s spatial data types made complex spatial queries a lot more accessible to those of us who don’t remember what a cosine actually is. In this article, I will
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
Whether it’s in an industrial, office or home setting, until the world goes totally wireless, dealing with tangles of cords will be a reality of modern life. Designer Micah Maraia created a way to more quickly unravel the mess of cords in your life. Beginning with sketches, Maraia used SolidWorks software to produce 3D CAD
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
CSIRO has joined forces with other leading Australian research to develop science which will underpin improved management and assessment of the health of Australia’s river and wetland ecosystems. As a result of reduced water availability and unsustainable demands on our environment, Australia’s rivers, lakes, wetlands and floodplains havesuffered severe degradation. There is growing recognition of the need to supply
