Sunday, March 4th, 2012
Scientists say a major new study ofleatherback turtle migration routes could help conservation efforts by identifying high-use areas — potential danger zones — in the Pacific Ocean for the critically endangered species. This new understanding could help inform...
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
Working in multi-disciplinary environments introduces complex requirements and challenges that many conventional GIS solutions cannot support. While all users in an organization may require access to common data, access to specific records may vary depending on department,...
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Skilled engineers are amongst the many workers needed in the Christchurch rebuild and to fill vacancies across New Zealand. According to the New Zealand Herald, the rebuilding of the country’s second-largest city has seen skill shortages skewed significantly towards...
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
MEO Australia Limited advises that the S/R Veritas Viking II completed acquisition of the Floyd 3D seismic survey in WA-454-P in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf region of the Timor Sea (Petrel sub-basin) at 16:31 (WST) on 27th...
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
Earth observation is the science of modeling and monitoring of the processes on the surface of the planet and their interaction with the Earth’s atmosphere. The planet is constantly monitored using state-of-the-art radar and optical sensors. The...
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
At the University of Maryland today, officials from both institutions and representatives from the Chinese government officially launched the new Joint Center on Global Change and Earth System Science, which will conduct the research. Creation of an international...
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
ETH-Zurich Assistant Professor Lian Pin Koh has built an autonomous drone that can be used for nature conservation purposes, such as surveying large mammals and monitoring the rainforest. He is excited about the initial results of the...
