Monday, December 26th, 2011
Almost a year after the amended Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification was introduced by the Union Government’s Ministry of Environment and Forest, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday approved the proposal to appoint an organisation to...
Monday, December 26th, 2011
Making a competition for 3D mapping, Nokia takes you on tour of what they can do for 3D maps now. With Nokia Maps 3D you can now search for local attractions, restaurants, and shops, and get directions in...
Monday, December 26th, 2011
The Earth wobbles. Like a spinning top touched in mid-spin, its rotational axis fluctuates in relation to space. This is partly caused by gravitation from the sun and the moon. At the same time, the Earth's rotational...
Monday, December 26th, 2011
Insufficient human resources was a major challenge for Viet Nam in responding to climate change, said head of the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry's Personnel and Organisation Department Ta Dinh Thi. Thi said that although Viet Nam launched...
Monday, December 26th, 2011
The World Bank observed that power shortages has adversely affected the economic and commercial activities in Pakistan, as estimated production loss to the economy is two per cent of the GDP per annum or might be more...
Sunday, December 25th, 2011
Whether planning an infrastructure network, conducting a military intervention mission in unknown terrains, or analysing terrain features for oil and gas exploration: accurate terrain height information is critical. Precise and reliable elevation data supports a wide range of...
Sunday, December 25th, 2011
Pléiades 1A returns its first images 3 days after being placed in orbit by a Soyuz launch vehicle on December 17, 2011. Several extracts are now available to the public. Extracts of the first images acquired by the Pléiades...
Sunday, December 25th, 2011
The paper presents the on-going project on 3D cadastre modelling in Russia. The aim of this
project is to provide guidance in the development of a prototype and to create favourable legal
and institutional conditions...