Tuesday, May 30th, 2017
A total of 1.4 million people live in the informal settlements of the West Bengal city of Kolkata, which represents around 30% of the urban population. Up until recently, these residents had no addresses accessible via GPS; GPS would merely...
Wednesday, May 24th, 2017
San Francisco, CA - ‘Beyond Paper Promises,’ a new campaign and website launched today by Rainforest Action Network, provides a rare look at Indonesia’s Indigenous and frontline communities living in ongoing conflict with pulp and paper companies. BeyondPaperPromises.org uses...
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017
THE system that transformed Australia’s water industry into a world leader is being proposed to solve the nation’s energy crisis. Read More at The Lead
Monday, May 22nd, 2017
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Prudent planning of ISRO with its satellite launches including Bhuvan has helped in meaningful development in optimal land use, identifying rural villages in remote locations to offer better facilities, Cooperation Minister Kadakampally Surendran said. He was...
Monday, May 22nd, 2017
For the development of geospatial technology and policy India and Australia is likely to collaborate soon. Read More at Geospatial World
Monday, May 22nd, 2017
On the directives of Sindh Excise and Taxation and Narcotics Control Minister Mukesh Kumar Chawla, the department has launched a Geographical Information System (GIS) for property professional tax survey in the province. In the first phase, it...
Wednesday, May 17th, 2017
As a nation with the land area up to 1.9 million meter square in size, Indonesia has huge natural resources. Therefore, the current geospatial map and information which have high accuracy regarding the frontal and outer islands...
Tuesday, May 16th, 2017
India: The ICT4D conference kicks off in Hyderabad’s HICC Convention Centre today. The conference brings together top global thought leaders from public, private and civil society organizations from across the humanitarian and international development community to explore...
Tuesday, May 16th, 2017
Mapping data for 80 cities in 20 countries included in the “Belt and Road Initiative” will be digitised for the first time thanks to a faster and more accurate data collection method developed by a Hong Kong...
