Saturday, July 10th, 2010
The ePSIplatform has published the 10th in a series of Topic Reports on PSI Re-use and Open Data topics. Title: PSI Re-use in France: Overview and Recent Developments Author: Ruth Martinez, General Delegate, GFII (Groupement Français de l’Industrie de l’Information) Publication Date: 5 July 2010 This latest report is a briefing with reflections and an overview on
Saturday, July 10th, 2010
The European Commission (EC) Joint research Centre INSPIRE information platform has published the Krakow INSPIRE Declaration. The declaration states: “Krakow Declaration on INSPIRE approved at the Closing Session of the Conference “INSPIRE as a framework for cooperation”, 23-25 June, 2010 In total 670 scientists, engineers, educators, entrepreneurs, managers, administrators, and representatives of civil societies from 50 countries
Saturday, July 10th, 2010
Google is to resume its Streetview mapping in towns and cities around Ireland after discussion with data privacy regulators. Google’s cars, equipped with cameras, low-level radar and GPS technology, will take to Irish roads again next week, snapping pictures of public roads. Google took the cars off the road in May and contacted data protection
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
On the 17th of June 2010, the OGC held a business seminar at the OGCTechnical Committee (TC) Meeting in Silver Spring, MD, USA. The attendeesat this seminar proposed that a Business Value WG be considered. Based onthis recommendation, a charter was drafted and is now available forcomment by OGC members and non-members: Read More
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
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,
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010
SHAPING AUSTRALIA’S FUTURE – The National Water Commission recently released Australia’s first ever nation-wide baseline assessment of water interception activities, calling for all Australian governments to take action on this critical issue. The Surface and/or groundwater interception activities: initial estimates report shows that the total volume of water unaccounted for as a result of land
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010
The Program on Forests (PROFOR) is dedicated to supporting timely, in-depth forests policy analysis, research and processes that support the following goals: improving people’s livelihoods; enhancing forest governance and law enforcement; financing sustainable forest management; and coordinating forest policy with other sectors. Its June newsletter highlights a number of exciting learning and capacity building events,
Sunday, June 27th, 2010
“Fire management” is the discipline of using fire to achieve land management and traditional use objectives, while safeguarding life, property, and resources such as forests and other vegetation in rural areas. It encompasses prevention, preparedness, early warning, detection and mobilization, suppression, and restoration (including research and technology transfer). It entails the appropriate use of natural
Saturday, June 26th, 2010
In Nova Scotia, we believe the environment and the economy can thrive together. We believe a healthy environment is the foundation of a prosperous economy, and that a prosperous economy allows us to manage our environment wisely. Many examples of that dynamic already exist in our province and there is a vast potential for more. That’s
