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Monday, March 26th, 2012

Bhutan Needs an Active Fault Map to Reduce Seismic Disaster

An earthquake is considered to trigger GLOFs, and active faults are potential sources of earthquakes. Do you think that a mega earthquake of the same size as the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake could occur in Bhutan?...

Monday, March 26th, 2012

PASCO Philippines Corporation selects LP360 for ArcGIS

GeoCue Corporation, parent company of QCoherent Software LLC, is pleased to announce that PASCO Philippines Corporation has selected LP360 for ArcGIS as their standard LIDAR production tool. PASCO Philippines has deployed over 40 seats of LP360 for...

Saturday, March 24th, 2012

1st APRSAF Task Force held at Bangkok

The Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) Task Force had a kick-off meeting, in Bangkok, Thailand, to start its work. Hosted by the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) and attended by about 20 participants from...

Saturday, March 24th, 2012

GLONASS System Continuing Completion

Eleven foreign countries including Australia are close to signing agreements to host ground support stations of Russia’s GLONASS global navigation and positioning system. A total of 34 countries are expected to act as GLONASS station hosts. Three of...

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

Kingdom Offers Lanka Aid to Develop Road Networks

The Kingdom has offered financial aid worth SR225 million for the construction of road networks in Sri Lanka. The draft agreement for the financial assistance was finalized in Riyadh on Monday during a meeting between the Vice...

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

DENR encourages Bohol LGUs to set-up Land Information Office

 The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) in Bohol encouraged all local government units in the province to set up their respective Public Titling and Land Information Office and to create the Cadastral Council in preparation...

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

Survey Into Impacts From Queensland Disasters

Business operators in areas of Queensland affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasi and the 2011 floods in southeast Queensland will have an opportunity this month to highlight their experiences. Geoscience Australia will circulate a survey to a total of...

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

M2M Telematics to Build a Plant in India

M2M Telematics Group, a unit of AFK Sistema holding, is considering the possibility of building a navigation equipment production facility in India, M2M Telematics Executive Director Alexei Smyatskikh said. Production is likely to be based on NIS...

Monday, March 19th, 2012

Historic Yangon Cityscape Thrown a Surveying Lifeline

Supporters of a campaign to preserve the hundreds of priceless colonial-era buildings that make up Yangon’s unique cityscape have been given until the middle of the year to come up with a viable private sector-led conservation plan. This...

Monday, March 19th, 2012

DOST, Telecommunication Firms Sign Deal

Montejo said the DOST’s NOAH Program aims to respond to the urgent need for a reliable flood warning system in all major river systems and watersheds in the country. It has seven major R&D components: Local sensors...