Monday, November 22nd, 2010
Tata Power that aims to produce at least 25 per cent of its total power generation from clean sources by 2017, will invest around Rs 5,000 crore in wind-energy alone, said a top company official. “We have set ourselves a target to achieve 25 per cent of our total generation from clean sources by 2017. These
Sunday, November 21st, 2010
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and NASA have presented the 2010 William T. Pecora Award to Marvin E. Bauer of the University of Minnesota for his pioneering work in remote sensing of natural resources. Dr. Bauer received the award today at the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing meeting in Orlando, Fla.
Saturday, November 20th, 2010
Atlas of Our Changing Environment, produced at the request of the Kenya Government, provides visual and compelling evidence of the rapid changes taking place in the country’s critical ecosystems due to pressures from human activities. The side-by-side display of historical and current remote-sensing images highlight forest degradation, wetland drainage, and shrinking lakes to the impacts
Saturday, November 20th, 2010
The advent of high speed train (TGV) to Navarre increase the number of train passengers by 73.2% in the first year of operation, reaching 1,342,393 passengers, compared to an estimated 774,975 travelers without such a scenario infrastructure, representing an increase of 567,418 passengers. In relative terms, the aircraft will be the means that more will reduce
Friday, November 19th, 2010
A new decree being drafted by the agriculture ministry would make rice farming land far more expensive for those wanting to use it for other purposes, a senior official says. The decree is being prepared under a Government request for measures to protect the country’s rice farming area and ensure food security in coming years.
Friday, November 19th, 2010
Within the UNECE region, three countries alone —Russia, Canada and the United States— account for 35% of the world’s forest coverage. Together with the remaining countries in the region, this figure rises to 41%. Since 1990, protected forests in the UNECE region have increased by almost 25%, or 30 million hectares; and in Europe, the
Friday, November 19th, 2010
Today we have the distinct pleasure of announcing the release of the new Bing AJAX map control v7 (V7). It seems to be the year of 7s at Microsoft and we’re excited to carry on the reputation that V7 does indeed denote something very special.
Friday, November 19th, 2010
We inform you on the recent development of the preparation for the international conference GeoFARMatics (24.-26 November 2010) in Cologne. Attached you find our latest press release. Please have a look and see our prolonged date for submitting papers for the exiting ‘Pecha Kucha’ session. The EU-funded projects FutureFarm (http://www.futurefarm.eu/).
Friday, November 19th, 2010
This year, the publication reflects the current experiences about implementing REDD+ activities at project and community levels and goes beyond opportunities afforded by the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) by including voluntary markets. The articles presented discuss and propose ideas about how to create incentives to participate in REDD+, its implementation, and possible financing; how to
Friday, November 19th, 2010
The 10HS sensor measures soil moisture over a large volume of soil to provide a more accurate picture of average soil moisture in a given area. Its plug-and-play design reduces deployment time, saving users time and money. Users can simply plug the sensor into an Onset HOBO® U30 or H21 Weather Station and begin monitoring
