Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Space as a key sector for Europe and its citizens will be the subject of a conference that will be held on 8 & 9 November at the Hemicycle of the European Parliament. The Conference, organised with the participation of ESA, is placed under the high patronage of the President of the European Parliament, Mr Jerzy
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
In just a few days, the Department of the Interior will issue a 50-state report outlining the country’s most promising ways to reconnect Americans to the natural world. We are highlighting two projects in each of the 50 states that will be included in the final report – representing what the State governments and local
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®), a strategic partner of EuroGeographics announced a Business Value Survey for the period 1st November – 18th December 2011 to support the study on standards effectiveness. The OGC Business Value Committee will use a summary of the results to help the OGC better understand the value of the OGC’s open standards and
Monday, October 31st, 2011
Policy makers who want to encourage the introduction of new, sustainable technologies by means of grants should investigate whether the expectations about the new technology are unequivocal. Consensus from the various parties involved about the future potential of a new technology is, namely, a good indicator for determining if the technology is ready for large-scale
Monday, October 31st, 2011
GISC aims at linking data providers and service providers using the principles of the Shared European Environmental Information System (SEIS) and the Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE). This achievement shall underpin in-situ data provision and ensure the legislative basis for data exchange according to the INSPIRE Directive. Hence, since the beginning
Friday, October 21st, 2011
As we prepare for a future yet unwritten, a cascade of uncertainty presents itself – the future structure of our society and economies is uncertain; the environmental changes that may result are uncertain; and how we might react or adapt to such environmental changes is also uncertain. Against the backdrop of these and many other
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Roscosmos reviewed main provisions of the Federal Space Program to enhance commercial output: priority will be given to development of Earth remote sensing, navigation and communications satellites. There are plans in place to increase the number of Earth remote sensing satellites from 5 to 20 spacecraft by 2015. Olga Gershenzon, Vice-President of ScanEx Research and Development Center told
Sunday, October 16th, 2011
U Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos has published his proposals to reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and set a target of introducing them by 2019. Read More
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
Development of Agricultural Land Market is unique in Russia as compared to other countries. The super goal of modern Russian Agrarian and Land Reform is to create the conditions and incentives to provide sustainable development of agricultural production and to solve the country’s food problem.
Friday, October 14th, 2011
The PhD course in Nordic Forest Governance will be held at SLU Umeå in Sweden November 7-November 11, with a final seminar December 8. The first week will cover lectures and workshops on governance as a theme in systems with very different types of forest owners and interests. It also includes workshops on qualitative and
