Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
On the evening 2nd July, Romanian authorities activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism requesting support in addressing the severe floods currently affecting the north-eastern part of the country. The request for assistance in form of inflatable dams, pumps, power generators, water purification systems, lighting kits and other material was immediately communicated to all Participating States through
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
The Soil Atlas of the Northern Circumpolar Region is also available for download. Atlas pages are to be downloaded individually (144 pages in total), either in PDF format (higher quality) or JPEG format. The user can navigate the Atlas by using the Navigation Buttons and/or selecting a section from the Contents Menu. There are 144
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
ESA and the European Maritime Safety Agency have signed a further Agreement to ensure that satellite data are available to enhance maritime safety and help combat pollution from shipping. Read More
Monday, July 5th, 2010
The Earth Gravitational Model 2008 (EGM2008), developed by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), has been released. The model provides worldwide coverage of gravity data at 5’x5′ mean resolution with geoid accuracy of 15cm. EGM2008 is constructed from a combination of GRACE satellite data, topographic data, altimetry on sea, and gravity observations on land areas. EGM2008
Monday, July 5th, 2010
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung ordered the construction of a 600 MW thermal-power plant in the central province of Thanh Hoa on Saturday. Eighty-five per cent of the VND22.26 trillion (roughly US$1.15 billion) Nghi Son 1 project will come from Japanese official development assistance with the rest contributed by Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN). Once
Monday, July 5th, 2010
The National Geochemical Survey of Australia (NGSA) aims to produce the first geochemical atlas of Australia based on the multi-element analysis of transported regolith samples collected at the outlet of large catchments covering most of the continent. The project, which is funded by the Onshore Energy Security Program and the States and Northern Territory Geological Surveys
Monday, July 5th, 2010
Geoscience Australia and the State Geological Surveys held the Science at the Surveys seminar in Melbourne immediately prior to the Australian Mineral Industry Research Association (AMIRA) Exploration Managers meeting. A presentation to the seminar by one of Geoscience Australia’s Senior Geophysicists, Richard Lane, titledDevelopments and directions in 3D mapping of mineral systems using geophysics is now
Monday, July 5th, 2010
Forest Trends, the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA), Rainforest Alliance and Fauna & Flora International (FFI) have published Version 1.0 of a “Manual for Social Impact Assessment of Land-Based Carbon Projects.” The Manual can be accessed at http://www.forest-trends.org/publications.php.The Manual is designed to be used by carbon project proponents aiming for validation under the CCB Standards,
Sunday, July 4th, 2010
Chronos Technology, the UK telecom network sync specialist, and designer and manufacturer of specialised GPS timing products, has appointed Andy Proctor as Divisional Manager, GNSS Applications and Solutions. Andy will manage the development and growth of the GNSS product and service portfolio within Chronos. He will also be responsible for Chronos’ eLoran solution portfolio and
Sunday, July 4th, 2010
GPS surveying equipment has officially measured one of the most challenging peaks in Wales at over 3,000 feet.Climbing enthusiasts feared that modern equipment could see Tryfan in Snowdonia – one of Wales’s ‘elite’ peaks – lose height and fall below the 3,000 foot marker that makes it one of the nations highest peaks. The measurements did
