Thursday, July 29th, 2010
The Danish Enterprise and Construction Authority (DECA), has now published an analysis of the social and economic benefits associated with the decision in 2002 to provide the official Danish address data “free of charge” for public as well as commercial re-use. The main conclusion of the study is that the direct financial benefits from the agreement for society in the
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
The Presidents and representatives of ELRA , EuroGeographics , EULIS and the PCC met today to share information about their respective projects and work plans, namely the CROBECO , LINE and ESDIN projects and the work programme of the Belgium Presidency of the PCC. There was agreement that each in their own capacity might contribute to the work of each
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disclosed plans to expunge from the Abuja Geographic information Systems, (AGIS) functions of land Administration as well as land related departments. Following this, the agency would now be repositioned to serve as a service agency to land Administration. FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed disclosed this yesterday in Abuja
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Sales and investment in the voluntary carbon market have stagnated in the last six months under the impact of Federal Government policy confusion, according to the latest update of an industry guide co-produced by RMIT University. Developed by Global Sustainability at RMIT and EPA Victoria, the Carbon Offset Guide is the most comprehensive and independent
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Through its longstanding mission of science, service, and stewardship, NOAA generates tremendous value for the nation – and the world – by advancing our understanding of and ability to anticipate changes in the Earth’s environment, by improving society’s ability to make scientifically-informed decisions, and by conserving and managing ocean and coastal resources. NOAA’s mission is
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
June 2010 Michael Nicholson, Zo ё Britt, Kate de Groot Infrastructure Governing a UK Spatial Dat Presentation – Governing a UK Spatial Data – June 2010 – Michael Nicholson, Zoё Britt and Kate de GrootRead More
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Spanish geographic data production is mainly oriented to fulfil the management needsof good governance. However, we can divide it into three levels of geographic dataproducers in Spain:● National Level: Government of Spain.The National Government is composed of 17 Ministries. Many of them are geographicinformation producers (Infrastructures and Transports (IGN-E (National MappingAgency), CNIG-E (National Centre of
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Nokia announced today that it has divested MetaCarta Inc. to Qbase Holdings LLC, a privately held US based company. Nokia will retain MetaCarta’s geographic intelligence technology, which it is incorporating in its local search and other services. MetaCarta serves primarily government as well as oil and gas customers. It was acquired by Nokia in April
Sunday, July 11th, 2010
CBC – Young people who constantly swap and share personal information through networks today are likely to value sharing over privacy even as they age, technology watchers predict. Two-thirds of 895 technology experts and stakeholders surveyed about the future of the internet believe the millennial generation, born mainly in the 1980s and 1990s, will make
Sunday, July 11th, 2010
The Canwest News Service reports that, “A coalition of organizations began a campaign Thursday urging Alberta Environment Minister Rob Renner not to introduce legislation that would establish a province-wide water market. Read More
