Thursday, July 1st, 2010
“Customers continued to be cost conscious amidst ongoing economic uncertainty, especially in North America and Europe. Nevertheless certain markets showed clear signs of recovery, particularly Asia as well as the graphic arts market. Océ realized revenues of € 676 million, exactly the same amount as last year. We significantly increased our EBIT, excluding certain Canon
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
Several factors underscore the relevance of discussions on the relationships among sustainable forest management (SFM), forest governance, REDD+ and livelihoods. Forests in Latin America are home to millions of people who depend directly on forest resources for their livelihoods. Current deforestation rates and their external drivers deprive these people of essential resources. At the same
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced that the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) – located in New Delhi and one of the premier planning and architecture institutions in India – has joined the Be Careers Network Academic SELECT subscription
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
In a bid to protect the coastal environment of West Africa from hazardous waste, a modern laboratory has been established in Abidjan, capital of Côte d’Ivoire, to improve the port’s waste monitoring standards. Donated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the laboratory is equipped to test for hazardous waste from ships entering the West
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
Abstract submissions are now being accepted for URISA’s Fifth Caribbean GIS Conference. The conference, themed “Geospatial Technologies: Connecting our Industries in Meeting the Region’s Challenges,” will take place December 6-10, 2010 in Trinidad. Abstract submissions are due on or before August 20, 2010. Learn More
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
LE FIGARO – La Compagnie du Vent, a subsidiary of GDF Suez, is to initiate a major project offshore wind farm off the coast of alabaster and Picardy to 14 km offshore Tréport.This ambitious project, which has no equal in Europe, would emerge in the scenario preferred by the client says “Large Project”, a fleet
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
Holistic City Software is pleased to announce the release of CityCAD 2.0 – a major new upgrade to their conceptual urban masterplanning CAD application.CityCAD was created for city masterplanners who are frustrated by constantly recalculating large quantities of data every time a masterplan design is changed during the design process.It is an easy-to-use CAD application
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
1Spatial is pleased to announce that the Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published the second draft of the Technical Guidance for Schema Transformation Network Service (TNS) for community review and comment. The Technical Guidance constitutes the main deliverable within the scope of work for the EC JRC Contract Notice 2009/S 107-153973, as awarded to
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has awarded its most prestigious Prize and honoured several distinguished scientists at the annual meeting of its Executive Council. These scientists have made outstanding contributions in the field of meteorology, climatology, hydrology and related sciences. Read More
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Northern Pulp Nova Scotia is creating a new Forest Research Program in the province. Northern Pulp’s initiative and $1 million investment over five years will drive research to study the impacts of current forest management practices and help shape and improve forest management strategies in the future. Read More
