Friday, October 1st, 2010
The rural population of eastern Indonesia generally has limited access to health services due to rugged topography, poor roads and limited health resources. Moreover there are often no comprehensive audits of health infrastructure resulting in poor coordination...
Friday, September 24th, 2010
Conservation area land management is gaining wider asoption throughout Asia as the stress of development places greater pressure on natural resources. This relationship is not necessarily unilateral, conservation of quality water,...
Friday, September 17th, 2010
The ability to provide disaster mitigation relies upon the experiences of many people around the globe. These past experiences have included many observations, approaches and included different technological applications to further...
Friday, September 10th, 2010
The ownership of equipment has been easy to determine. And the same can be said for spatial information as well. Even employees working on problems and developing spatial solutions are paid...
Friday, September 10th, 2010
The concept of intelligent infrastructure involves the combination of sensors, network connectivity and software to monitor and analyze the inputs for more efficient operations. This concept meshes nicely with advancements in...
Thursday, September 9th, 2010
Earth Observation through the use of satellite and space technologies is growing. These gains are being realised in mountain environments. From basic infrastructure to climate and vegetation analysis, even the most...
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
The name MICHIBIKI means 'guiding' or 'showing the way'. And on September 11, 2010 the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will be doing just that, as that is when the new satellite is expected to launch aboard...
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Without time there is no change. Over longer periods of time we may expect more changes, but very significant changes can arise in short durations. Heavy rainfall brings floods, an earthquake...
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
The disruption and devastation of natural disasters would appear to be on the rise right now, particularly in Asia where flooding has impacted a large portion of this region. Over the...
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
Earlier in the year global wheat production was projected to reach 676 million tonnes. That level is now decreased with recent climate related events in Russia and flooding in other parts...
