Saturday, December 18th, 2010
I am deeply humbled and honoured to wear this chain of office as I stand before all of you today. The immensity and weight of this responsibility are not loss on me. It is a responsibility and stewardship that...
Saturday, December 18th, 2010
The formal Handover Ceremony between the current and incoming FIG Councils and Commission chairs took place in Copenhagen 26 November 2010. At the Handover Ceremony President Stig Enemark gave the President's Chain of Office to the incoming President CheeHai...
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
ESA's Earth-observing satellites are helping to understand the intricate role that Eurasia's boreal forest – the planet's largest land ecosystem – plays in the chemical make-up of the atmosphere and the global climate system.
Monday, December 13th, 2010
The main cause of the loss of Russia's three Glonass-M satellites was due to human error from fueling the booster rocket with an excess of 1.5-2 tons of fuel, the head of the Russian state commission probing...
Monday, December 13th, 2010
The Remote Sensing Centre, in partnership with the National Fiscal and Economic Commission (NEFC) has created GIS-based planning tools – or ‘Geobooks’, that are expressly designed for use by Provincial Governments. Geobook is a stand-alone windows based...
Sunday, December 12th, 2010
The convergence of 3D, geospatial, and engineering design enables design modelling in 5D , which enhances both sustainability and emergency response planning, according to software design solutions Autodesk. Speaking in Malaysia, Autodesk director of technology, Geoff Zeiss...
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
The Chinese Institute of Geological Environmental Monitoring plans to build ten state-level mine geological environment monitoring demonstration zones by the end of Twelfth Five Year plan. These zones will cover northeast, northwest, north and the Yangtze River...
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
On the last day of his India visit, French president Nicolas Sarkozy told the country’s business leaders that he is here not for clients, nor for a few deals, but to build a long-term partnership with India....
