Thursday, August 5th, 2010
The Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) is committed to joining IUFRO and other key organisations worldwide to ensure that forests are managed sustainably for current and future generations. APN scientific research and capacity development activities in response to the challenges in the forestry sector under the broad umbrella of global environmental change will
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Pitney Bowes Business Insight today introduced the Geosk™ Platform, the geospatial industry’s first location-based Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) offering. The Geosk Platform boasts the most comprehensive geospatial data catalogue and delivers it via an easy-to-use, cloud-based portal that lets customers pay as they go. With the Geosk Platform, customers can immediately access and integrate the most current
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
The National Geographic Society has signed a nonprofit site license (NSL) agreement with Esri that allows expansion of the geographic information system (GIS) user base within the society and improves public access to geographic data. The NSL gives the National Geographic Society unlimited deployments of ArcGIS software, thereby providing greater support of the society’s goal of
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
It looks like Enbridge, the Canadian company behind the recent oil spill in Michigan’s Calhoun County near Marshall, is making an attempt to do some good to the environment. The company in collaboration with First Solar is working on the largest photovoltaic solar energy facility in North America. The Sarnia Solar Project in Ontario is being expanded
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Bandar Seri Begawan – The former surveyor general at the Survey Department has been awarded as a fellowship member of the Royal Institution Chartered Surveyors. Pg Hj Matusin Pg Hj Matasan’s achievement was celebrated as part of the Land Surveying Basis for Development (Utap) seminar, which took place at The Centrepoint Hotel, Gadong. The announcement
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
How does one ensure that REDD+ mitigation actions are effective in terms of emissions reductions but do not result in negative social and environmental impacts? At the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in December 2009, consensus was reached that a number of safeguards should be supported
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
SuperGeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, is going to hold professional GIS (geographic information system) training course with Taiwan GIS Center (TGIC) in Taipei during August 5 to 6. TGIC, a significant staff sector under the Council for Economic Planning and Development, is in charge of regulating and promoting
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Intergraph®, the leading provider of public safety and security software, supports a next-generation, fully integrated, digital emergency communications environment for faster incident response to save lives and protect property. Next-generation 9-1-1 and digital emergency communications convergence enables the delivery and processing of digital or IP-based multi-media content, such as text messages, mobile phone images and
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
With the global depression, Taiwan has expanded domestic demand to promote the domestic economy. Since construction has been an essential index of economic development, the government agencies started to build considerable infrastructures to boost construction industry. The construction industry needs a number of raw materials, and Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC) is the indispensable raw material
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Optech Incorporated, the world’s leading manufacturer of advanced lidar survey instruments, is pleased to announce the appointment of four new members to its Board of Directors. The appointments of David Nale, Philip Lapp, Dan Cornacchia, and Tony LaVista to Optech’s Board of Directors add the deep experience in high-tech business that will be needed for
