Monday, June 14th, 2010
URISA – The Association for GIS Professionals – is pleased to announce the Fifth Caribbean GIS Conference, taking place December 6-10, 2010 in Trinidad. The conference program is developed through a Call for Presentations which will be issued shortly. URISA is pleased to note that CARILEC, the Caribbean Electric Utility Service Corporation – an association
Monday, June 14th, 2010
In a first of its kind effort, the Bureau of Reclamation’s Engineering Services Office in Boulder City, NV, built a detailed, highly accurate, as-built model of Hoover Dam’s 75-year-old Monument Plaza using high-definition surveying technology from Leica Geosystems. The terrazzo floor is cracking and showing weather damage as are some of the bronze features on
Monday, June 14th, 2010
PCI Geomatics has returned from a business development mission to Brazil, expanding and promoting its geo-imaging software and solutions offerings to this marketplace. In addition to key meetings with stakeholders and customers, PCI Geomatics co-hosted two seminars with its reseller partner Threetek, one in Rio de Janeiro and a second with the Consulate General of
Monday, June 14th, 2010
ERDAS announces its Silver Sponsorship at the INSPIRE Conference, June 22-25, 2010 in Krakow, Poland. ERDAS is actively involved in the INSPIRE process and associated European projects, recently launching a new website (http://www.erdas.com/Solutions/eGovernance.aspx) and hosting a series of webinars to showcase the company’s support. ERDAS is notably engaging as a new INSPIRE Spatial Data Interest
Monday, June 14th, 2010
Full participation of forest communities is indispensable for REDD-plus (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, plus conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks) to be a success, the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) says in a new study. Read More
Monday, June 14th, 2010
A $4 million NOAA grant will help a university consortium evaluate the readiness of marine forecasts, such as flooding from storm surge or seasonal dead zones, along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts and improve those forecasts for use by emergency managers, scientific researchers and the general public. The competitive grant, from NOAA’s Integrated
Monday, June 14th, 2010
As our loyal readers already know, the TanDEM-X satellite is installed in the launcher’s upper stage and ready for transport. The Dnepr rocket is fuelled and waiting in the launch silo a few miles away. But how does the upper stage get to the launcher? Using a special vehicle, naturally. It has a long cargo
Monday, June 14th, 2010
South Korean and Russian experts will start investigating the abortive launch of the KSLV-1 (Naro) delivery vehicle of June 10 in the beginning of next week. The rocket was due to position a research satellite, a representative of the South Korean Education, Science and Technology Ministry said on Sunday. According to South Korea, the two-stage
Monday, June 14th, 2010
PEFC International is pleased to invite all stakeholders to comment on the enquiry drafts of its Tropical Natural Forest Management Standard by 10 August 2010. The consultation is part of PEFC’s ongoing Standards Revision process, with the enquiry drafts of the Boreal and Temperate Forest Management Standard and the Standards for Group Certification and
Monday, June 14th, 2010
The community forestry development process involves diverse actors with different interests who may have a history of relationships that are either positive or negative. Although there are methods for research on the role and status of stakeholders, there are few tools to assess the power, interests and legitimacy of actors from the point of view
