Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
At last week’s GITA conference in Brisbane Australia John Culleton, CEO of the Colleambally irrigation area set about busting some commonly held myths about irrigation. Colleambally irrigates 300,000 hectares in Australia’s Murray Darling Basin where farmers grow...
Friday, August 6th, 2010
An international consortium* led by the University of NSW plans to begin designing satellite 3D mapping from space that could help monitor disasters like floods and fires. The 3-year project just...
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
New airborne remote sensing techniques and tools are helping scientists gain a better understanding of earthquakes. Airborne sensors provide the advantage of being able to cover a great deal of ground,...
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
Yahoo's crush on location-based offerings appears to be building steam. A day after announcing a new mapping alliance with Nokia, Yahoo said it has acquired Asian location-based service Koprol. Based in Jakarta, Indonesia, Koprol is similar to...
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Monday, May 10th, 2010
The Indonesian Payload Rocket Competition 2010 (KORINDO 2010) will be held from 26 to 28 June 2010 at Pandansimo Beach, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This competition is organized by the Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), General...
Monday, May 10th, 2010
New book on drought assessment using SPI, remote sensing and modelling. The Indo-Gangetic Region (IGR), situated in the north of India, occupies nearly 20% of the total geographical area of India. The IGR of India primarily encompasses...
Monday, May 10th, 2010
Compared to other countries’ pavilions, which mostly have four walls, the Indonesian pavilion is open with good air circulation. Entering the pavilion, visitors can easily spot a giant waterfall – measuring 40x17 meters – that features a...
Monday, May 10th, 2010
This month the U.S. Air Force begins the launch of new GPS satellites that will dramatically improve the accuracy of GPS signals. The IIF generation of satellites will eventually replace half of the existing satellite constellation, with...
