Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Global navigation satellite systems (GNSSs) can provide reliable positioning information under optimum conditions, where at least four satellites can be accessed with sufficient quality. In critical situations, for example, urban canyons or indoor, due to blocking of satellites by buildings and severe multipath effects, the GNSS performance can be decreased substantially. To overcome this limitation,
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
PHYSORG – The U.S. was one of the fastest-growing wind power markets in the world in 2009, second only to China, according to a report released today by the U.S. Department of Energy and prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Read More
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Esri’s ArcGIS 10 technology provides new capabilities to quickly access, visualize, process, analyze, and exploit all forms of imagery. To familiarize users with these tools, Esri will host the free online seminar, Visualizing and Analyzing Imagery in ArcGIS 10, later this month. The seminar will air live at www.esri.com/lts on Thursday, August 12, at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.,
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
This agreement represents a major step towards the grant of the first license ever issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) for a commercial-scale wave power project in the US. The SA supports the responsible, phased development by OPT of a 10-PowerBuoy(R), 1.5 megawatt capacity wave energy station in a manner that protects ocean
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
The fourth call for proposals under the Seventh Framework Programme’s space theme was published on 20 July 2010. The deadline of this call is 25 November 2010 at 17:00:00 (Brussels local time). The objective of the FP7 space work programme is to support a European Space Policy focussing on applications such as GMES ,
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
The Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) is committed to joining IUFRO and other key organisations worldwide to ensure that forests are managed sustainably for current and future generations. APN scientific research and capacity development activities in response to the challenges in the forestry sector under the broad umbrella of global environmental change will
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Pitney Bowes Business Insight today introduced the Geosk™ Platform, the geospatial industry’s first location-based Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) offering. The Geosk Platform boasts the most comprehensive geospatial data catalogue and delivers it via an easy-to-use, cloud-based portal that lets customers pay as they go. With the Geosk Platform, customers can immediately access and integrate the most current
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
The National Geographic Society has signed a nonprofit site license (NSL) agreement with Esri that allows expansion of the geographic information system (GIS) user base within the society and improves public access to geographic data. The NSL gives the National Geographic Society unlimited deployments of ArcGIS software, thereby providing greater support of the society’s goal of
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
It looks like Enbridge, the Canadian company behind the recent oil spill in Michigan’s Calhoun County near Marshall, is making an attempt to do some good to the environment. The company in collaboration with First Solar is working on the largest photovoltaic solar energy facility in North America. The Sarnia Solar Project in Ontario is being expanded
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Bandar Seri Begawan – The former surveyor general at the Survey Department has been awarded as a fellowship member of the Royal Institution Chartered Surveyors. Pg Hj Matusin Pg Hj Matasan’s achievement was celebrated as part of the Land Surveying Basis for Development (Utap) seminar, which took place at The Centrepoint Hotel, Gadong. The announcement
