Thursday, October 27th, 2011
The United Arab Emirates has reopened negotiations with France for a military surveillance satellite, underlining the Persian Gulf state's concerns about Iran's expansionist policies. The move, however, could also be linked to the protracted negotiations to buy 60...
Monday, October 24th, 2011
This map presents the standing flood waters over Nakhon Nayok,Thailand based on analysis of satellite data recorded 16 October 2011. A preliminary analysis show extensive flooding over the provinces of Nakhon Nayok, Pathon Thani, Bangkok, Phra Nakhon...
Monday, October 24th, 2011
The wreck of a ship believed to have been part of the ill-fated attempts by Kublai Khan, the Mongolian ruler of China in the 13th century, to invade Japan has been found lying relatively intact under the...
Monday, October 24th, 2011
The NSW Minerals Council has called on the Government to strike a balance in strategic land use planning and to provide certainty. Speaking at the Environment and Community Conference today in Wollongong, NSWMC CEO Nikki Williams stated that "the...
Monday, October 24th, 2011
For better management and planning of coastal areas and their resources, Gujarat government is implementing a Geo-Spatial Information System (GIS) development project. "The development of GIS for coastal areas is a key component of Integrated Coastal Zone...
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
Pradeep Nair, director (software group), IBM India & South Asia said the company was talking to a couple of non-metro municipal and state governments to connect a city’s water management data, traffic on roads via GPS tracking,...
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
The Sentinel Asia initiative is a collaboration between space agencies and disaster management agencies, applying remote sensing and Web-GIS technologies to support disaster management in the Asia-Pacific region. Read More
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) and the International Cartographic Association (ICA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of developing on a global basis collaboration opportunities for academia, industry and government organizations in open...
Monday, October 17th, 2011
As residents across flood-ravaged Southeast Asia look up to the skies and brace for more rain, satellites 35,800km away are looking down on them. Space technology has become a critical tool in protecting people from disasters in countries...
