Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Asian countries should focus on connecting with one another through pan-Asian infrastructure systems to create more benefits for their populations, the Asian Development Bank and ADB Institute has suggested. The inadequacies of Asia’s infrastructure networks are a bottleneck to growth, a threat to competitiveness and an obstacle to poverty reduction, said an ADB-funded study entitled
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
The contract is for the supply and installation of a 110/13.8 kV Gas-insulated Substation (GIS) at Knowledge Economic City in Madinah, western Saudi Arabia, which will power a newly developed luxury residential area. The order is scheduled for completion in 2012.Knowledge Economic City is intended to usher in a significant transformation of the regional economic
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
After five years of testing, the U.S. Navy is finally entering the digital age for navigation. Five years ago, the first all digital navigation system was installed, in the USS Cape St. George (a cruiser). Called the Voyage Management System (VMS), this version used 29 CDs containing the 12,000 paper nautical charts that were stored in
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
The Scheme sets out our new vision of a sustainable Wales and the priority we attach to sustainable development. This is a response to the economic and environmental challenges we face and is the only approach that will secure a long term sustainable future for future generations. We have a legal duty relating to sustainable
Monday, May 31st, 2010
Experts from Europe and Canada are a step closer to establishing an international network focusing on geospatial quality issues after meeting recently in Brussels. Discussions between specialists from EuroGeographics’ Quality Knowledge Exchange Network and Canada’s GEOIDE Network’s researchers, who are working on legal, ethical and data quality issues related to geospatial data, revealed many common
Saturday, May 29th, 2010
Please join us for the Annual AGI Lecture, to be held at University College London on Monday 7th June, 2010. Once again this annual event is being held in partnership with UCL. Jack Dangermond is one of the most significant figures in GIS. A landscape architect by training, Jack Dangermond founded Environmental Systems Research Institute
Saturday, May 29th, 2010
Ireland’s designated continental shelf area superimposed on a shaded relief image of bathymetric data collected under INSS, PAD and GEBCO. Read More
Saturday, May 29th, 2010
Last days to register for the training day at the Africa Agriculture GIS Week 2010, that will be held in Nairobi 8-12 June 2010. The Training Day will take place on on Friday 11 June at the ILRI Campus in Nairobi, Kenya.Last days to register for the training day at the Africa Agriculture GIS Week
Friday, May 28th, 2010
NASA engineers have begun building hardware for a new Landsat satellite instrument that helps monitor water consumption — an important capability in the U.S. West where precipitation is sparse and water rights are allocated. The Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) is one of two instruments flying on the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), the next generation
Friday, May 28th, 2010
Drawing on a wealth of unique case studies from around the world, this volume examines experiences with NTFP regulation, including its sometimes unintended consequences. It looks at economic factors, the interface between traditional and western knowledge and legal systems, and relationships between NTFP regulation, land tenure and resource rights, as well as power and equity
