Thursday, July 29th, 2010
RapidEye, the only geospatial solutions provider to own and operate a constellation of five identical Earth Observation satellites, announced today that TÜV NORD of Germany, an official accreditation body for ISO 9001 standards, has not only extended RapidEye’s ISO-certification after an extensive audit for its Quality Management Systems (QMS) but upgraded the certification to the
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Poor water quality is affecting almost a quarter of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, a new study revealed on Wednesday. The 10-year study carried out by the Australian Institute of Marine Science found 22 percent of the Great Barrier Reef – almost 650 reefs – did not meet water quality guidelines. The study found
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
The Commission proposes a framework and common objectives to prevent soil degradation, to preserve soil functions and to remediate degraded soil. Under this proposal, which forms part of the strategy, risk areas and polluted sites are identified and provision is made to remediate degraded soil. Read More
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
The Danish Enterprise and Construction Authority (DECA), has now published an analysis of the social and economic benefits associated with the decision in 2002 to provide the official Danish address data “free of charge” for public as well as commercial re-use. The main conclusion of the study is that the direct financial benefits from the agreement for society in the
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
The Presidents and representatives of ELRA , EuroGeographics , EULIS and the PCC met today to share information about their respective projects and work plans, namely the CROBECO , LINE and ESDIN projects and the work programme of the Belgium Presidency of the PCC. There was agreement that each in their own capacity might contribute to the work of each
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
The prediction comes from research study calculations indicating that land in Bangkok on average subsides about one centimetre annually. The study is a cooperative project on geodynamics called ‘Geodetic Earth Observation Technologies for Thailand: Environmental Change Detection and Investigation’ — GEO2TECDI — between Thai-based and European Union institutes. Read More
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
rimble Dimensions 2010 is a gathering place for the growing community of advanced positioning technology users. Professionals wishing to stay on top of the most current information regarding advanced positioning solutions should attend Trimble Dimensions 2010. Read More
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Modeling Our World: The ESRI Guide to Geodatabase Concepts from Esri Press is a comprehensive work that explains the fundamental geographic information concepts underlying the geodatabase model and its use. The fully revised second edition reflects the new features and functionality available in ArcGIS 10. The book details the use of geodatabase structural elements to
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
3D Cadastre is an exciting, new and highly interesting topic for land administrations all over the world. It is also a high profile issue in Israel, and the Survey of Israel (SOI) is promoting the issue for several years. At the beginning of 2008 Sivan Design, a leader in the field of GIS, land registration,
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Arabian Construction Week, the region’s new construction industry international event incorporating four dedicated vertical trade exhibitions and two regional summits on sustainability, innovation and infrastructure, hosted over 5,000 visitors, delegates and construction industry professionals over three days, validating its status as the regions new industry platform for networking and business sourcing within the construction industry
