Thursday, February 17th, 2011
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) yesterday announced a proactive strategy to manage the gradual cadmium build-up in New Zealand’s agricultural soils. MAF’s Director of Natural Resources Policy, Mike Jebson says cadmium is a naturally occurring...
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) has signed a contract with the Moscow-based international space company Kosmotras (ISCK) for the launch of the United Arab Emirates' second remote sensing satellite -- DubaiSat-2. The contract...
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
ISRO spokespersons also stated that the satellite has been transported to the Sriharikota rocket launch centre located about 80km from Chennai in South India, where currently tests are being conducted on it, after which it will be...
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
The millennium development goals can be accomplished only through adoption of (GIS) geographical information system, remote sensing and mapping methods, S. Balasubramanian, Director-Research, JSS University, Mysore, said on Monday. A higher focus on research was necessary to manage...
Monday, February 14th, 2011
Since the 2008 enactment of the basic space law, we have been receiving more support from the government for our efforts to sell space satellites to overseas clients. The world satellite market is dominated by two leading powers--the...
Monday, February 14th, 2011
The Municipality of Abu Dhabi City has made prominent achievements in the field of data services during 2010 that included setting up a spatial data information base and delivering a host of significant projects under a comprehensive...
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
The model will provide forecasters with a one-to-four day advance warning of high speed streams of solar plasma and Earth-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs). These streams from the Sun may severely disrupt or damage space- and ground-based communications...
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
PT Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Jakarta says it will create jobs for around 48,000 people in the construction of the new transportation network. “This figure is based on the results of research we conducted earlier,” PT MRT Jakarta...
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Turkish Environment and Forestry Minister Veysel Eroglu said that Turkey would host the 10th United Nations Forestry Forum which is set to be held in 2013. Read More
