Monday, May 2nd, 2011
He went on to say: "Some argue that the tsunami's ferocity shows that existing protections were inadequate. The mayor of Rikuzentakata — a small city in Iwate Prefecture that I visited a few days after the disaster,...
Monday, May 2nd, 2011
Dubai Municipality signed an enterprise license agreement (
Monday, May 2nd, 2011 The government said Sunday it would extend tax benefits to real estate investors in the Seoul metropolitan area and widen financial support for local builders as a way of shoring up the sluggish housing market. In their joint...Korea – Package of Tax, Loan Supports Set for Builders
Monday, May 2nd, 2011
Developed by CSIRO and AuScope in collaboration with other research organisations around the country, a new open-access network of geospatial data, and its supporting infrastructure – the Spatial Information Services Stack (SISS) – will enable users to...
Monday, May 2nd, 2011
A workshop on the GIS Tool Kit for Schools will be conducted in Thailand on May 24 and 25, 2011. This workshop is organized by the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) of Thailand within the framework of the...
Thursday, April 28th, 2011
A deep seismic survey undertaken as part of the Australian Government's Energy Security Initiative has revealed major new geological structures in the Northern Territory which will have...
Thursday, April 28th, 2011
Nokia, China's biggest handset vendor, reported on Wednesday that a mobile app aimed at helping rural Chinese users has become the company's fastest-growing service in the country. Along with China's rural market, Nokia is also gearing up to...
Thursday, April 28th, 2011
The Thai government has laid down plans to launch the country’s National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) portal by 2012 which will serve as the national gateway for spatial information and pave the way towards “Spatially Enabling” Thailand. Dr....
Thursday, April 28th, 2011
The Russian-Indian satellite launched last week to study solar energy is functioning normally. The scientific satellite YouthSat, with a lift-off mass of 92 kg., was launched into orbit on 20 April by an Indian polar satellite launch...
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
A new study reveals that IT professionals believe a state-of-the-art mapping technology has the potential to increase their business’ success, if understood better by C-level executives. Location intelligence specialists Esri Australia’s research among 397 Australian businesses reveals...