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Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
The World Bank on Tuesday approved a USD 1.5 billion Credit and Loan for India's Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) aimed towards improving rural accessibility of roads. The new project will concentrate on the states of Himachal...
Friday, December 17th, 2010
Last week three GLONASS satellites were launched from Baikonur, Russia and failed to achieve orbit. A quick review of the international media showed a wide variation in response. Some were downright negative, seeing the failure as the...
Friday, December 17th, 2010
If you have trouble viewing this, click here to view in a browser ASM Website Calendar Submit Editorial GLONASS Launch Failure - End of GLONASS? Last week three GLONASS satellites were launched from Baikonur,...
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
The use and application of aerial and satellite imagery plays an important role in planning for and mitigating the impacts of disasters. This includes flooding, earthquake, tsunami, desertification and other extreme events. This technology depends upon adequate...
Monday, December 13th, 2010
Hemisphere GPS and FOTON LOVOL International Heavy Industry Co., LTD announced their OEM alliance to launch Outback Guidance precision farming products in China. FOTON LOVOL is a leading manufacturer of tractor, harvester and construction machinery in China...
Sunday, December 12th, 2010
The convergence of 3D, geospatial, and engineering design enables design modelling in 5D , which enhances both sustainability and emergency response planning, according to software design solutions Autodesk. Speaking in Malaysia, Autodesk director of technology, Geoff Zeiss...
Friday, December 10th, 2010
Coming satellite launches among the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) promise new and stronger signals, with the greater number of satellites resulting in better accuracy, faster position acquisition, and more ubiquitous use in such problematic areas as...
Friday, December 10th, 2010
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico will wrap up this weekend. This round of debate and discussions follows on the events of Copenhagen last year, and so far has not brought any major agreements...
Friday, December 10th, 2010
If you have trouble viewing this, click here to view in a browser ASM Website Calendar Submit Editorial The Future of the Global Navigation System of Systems Coming satellite launches among the Global Navigation...
Thursday, December 9th, 2010
At this year's Autodesk University event Autodesk unveiled their next-generation 3D city modeling tool with the working name of Project Galileo. This large-scale modeling tool will be available soon as a working beta software release via Autodesk...
