Thursday, September 9th, 2010
Infotech Enterprises Limited (Infotech) announced today that it has hired Greg Oaten as Strategy Advisor for Utilities. Greg will operate from Infotech’s Sydney office inAustralia and will focus on the APAC region. Greg will play a strategic role in developing and refining Infotech’s new service offerings in areas suchas Smart Grid and power engineering for its
Thursday, September 9th, 2010
The Government of Alberta has released the Water for Life action plan, the roadmap that the government and its partners will follow over the next 10 years. The action plan supports the goals and directions in Alberta’s renewed Water for Life strategy. The renewed strategy better reflects the population increase and economic growth Alberta has seen over the past
Thursday, September 9th, 2010
Old maps have a certain reassuring permanence about them, not so the new ones – welcome to the age of real-time cartography – Australia Radio National presentation. Listen or download.
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
In just 6 days of scientific exploration, a team of 34 scientists, students, photographers and volunteers documented the presence of over 930 species of birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, insects, land snails, and plants including two species never-before recorded in the remote, rugged and lush Sierra La Madera mountain range of Sonora. These discoveries were part
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
Pitney Bowes Business Insight (PBBI), a global leader in location intelligence, data management and customer communication management software, data and services, has announced that it will be attending the 2010 AGI Annual Conference – AGI GeoCommunity ’10 – in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK on September 28th to 30th 2010. The company will be speaking at the event and demonstrating
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
LASER measurement technology specialist Measurement Devices Ltd (MDL) is to accelerate its drive to become a world-class laser measurement technology manufacturing business after raising finance by selling a 29 per cent shareholding to global metrology and healthcare products manufacturer Renishaw plc. Family-owned business MDL, which has bases in York, Aberdeen and Houston, USA; will use
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
With the final deadline for Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) registration looming, data management experts Landmark Information Group are advising businesses on how to get registered and avoid both a costly fine and potential reputational damage. According to the Financial Times, up to 4,000 big energy users classify as core scheme members, yet
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
Attend the newly-launched European LiDAR Mapping Forum and gain access to over 40 technical papers focused on Airborne LIDAR, Mobile Mapping, Bathymetric and Coastal LIDAR. The first European LiDAR Mapping Forum will be held in the Netherlands from 30 November – 1 December 2010. 45+ Leading LIDAR manufacturers and service providers exhibiting Supported by the
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
The Government of Canada is investing in the Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Limited Partnership to improve the company’s environmental performance and help to drive the evolution of Canada’s forest sector, the Honourable Stockwell Day, President of the Treasury Board of Canada and Minister for the Asia–Pacific Gateway, announced today. Located in Port Mellon, B.C.,
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
CIFOR researchers have produced a prototype, governance assessment tool, for use at local levels (communities, districts, landscapes). A three to five member, interdisciplinary (multi-stakeholder, dual gender) team spends 1-2 weeks in the field, assessing the tool’s 12 indicators of good governance. The tool has three sections: stakeholders and their relationships, access to resources, and structure
