Sunday, July 10th, 2011
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today named Dr V S Hegde, a veteran remote sensing applications scientist, as the chairman-cum-managing director for its marketing arm Antrix Corporation Limited. Hegde has served Bangalore-headquartered ISRO as its Scientific Secretary...
Sunday, July 10th, 2011
Upset about unplanned growth of cities and subsequent problem faced by the government during the anti-encroachment drive in Jharkhand, the state planning and development department has decided to prepare a satellite map for the capital that will...
Friday, July 8th, 2011
Imagining Infrastructures, a workshop showcasing new tools and approaches for inclusive policy-making, was held in the city on Thursday. It was organised by Next Generation Infrastructure Lab (NGIL), a division of Center for Study of Science, Technology...
Friday, July 8th, 2011
China said it’s reviewing Google Inc. (GOOG) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)’s license applications to offer online mapping services in the world’s largest Internet market. The companies’ Chinese ventures, which submitted their applications by the July 1 deadline,...
Friday, July 8th, 2011
ATCO today announced that it has signed a conditional agreement to acquire Western Australia Gas Networks (WAGN) from WestNet Infrastructure Group. WAGN is the natural gas distribution utility company that serves the City of Perth and surrounding...
Friday, July 8th, 2011
Professor Chris Rizos, head of the University of NSW School of Surveying & Spatial Information Systems (SSIS) in Sydney, Australia, was today named the new President of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG). The IAG advances the use...
Thursday, July 7th, 2011
Indonesia`s Maritime and Fisheries Ministry (KKP) and South Korea`s Maritime Institute (KMI) are to step up their scientific cooperation for the benefit of both countries. "The KKP and KMI will actively explore scientific cooperation opportunities in maritime...
Thursday, July 7th, 2011
As cholera continues to ravage parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America -- reportedly reaching Puerto Rico and Hong Kong this week -- public health researchers are looking to the skies in hopes of anticipating...
Thursday, July 7th, 2011
The Maharashtra cabinet today decided to give licenses to private land surveyors to carry out land survey in the state for boundary demarcation to help expedite pending cases. According to the decision, government-approved surveyors will be appointed...
