Saturday, March 5th, 2011
Following the devastating floods and cyclones that hit Queensland, the coal industry has managed to bounce back to two thirds of its capacity. The latest coal export data shows that compared to 12 months ago, the QLD industry...
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
A M=6.3 (USGS) earthquake occurred in the South Island of New Zealand on February 21, 2011 (Local Time: 12:51 on February 22). An interferometric analysis of the data acquired by the Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture...
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Christchurch last week, there is such a prevalent feeling amongst those not directly involved in or affected by events, to offer help in some way. For those of us...
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
Macquarie Island represents an important vantage point to measure changing sea levels in the middle of the wild Southern Ocean. Physically measuring sea level in such a harsh environment is a challenge - if the 10 m+...
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
A New Zealand-led group of international scientists will spend the next three weeks on NIWA’s research ship Tangaroa, using a free-diving robotic vehicle to investigate mineral deposits and hydrothermal activity at five major submarine volcanoes in the Kermadec...
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
The government has set up 30 telemetry stations along the Rajang River to serve as an early flood warning system. The stations will begin from here until Kapit town, a distance of about 126km upriver. Telemetry is...
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
Until March 5, all proceeds from Apple and Mac applications made in New Zealand will go to the Red Cross to help victims of last Tuesday’s earthquake in Christchurch. Mapping, exercise and gaming applications are just some of...
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
Intergraph Government Solutions (IGS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Intergraph, has announced the members of its board who will direct the organization's operations and future...
Saturday, February 26th, 2011
Chinese Internet firm Sohu partnered with Hangzhou-based mapping service eDushi.com (operated by Hangzhou-based Aladdin Information & Technology) to launch 3D illustrated map services for users of Sohu's Sogou search engine. Sogou launched the new map service with...
