Monday, October 17th, 2011
Pakistan is unlikely to make the desired progress to complete 35 hydro power projects with the objective of minimising the energy crisis in the country as donors have yet to disburse any part of the pledged Rs...
Monday, October 17th, 2011
Northern Territory utility Power and Water Corporation has today provided a demonstration of their new asset management system, at Australasia’s leading spatial conference, Ozri 2011. Underpinned by world-leading Geographic Information System (GIS) technology from Esri Australia and business...
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Hannover Fairs Australia and the Office of Spatial Policy will stage the third spatial@gov® Conference and Exhibition in Canberra from 15 to 17 November 2011. The Conference will explore the increasingly important influence that Geospatial information...
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
The break-up of a stranded cargo ship on the Astrolabe Reef in New Zealand has triggered the International Charter for Space and Major Disasters. With cracks appearing the hull, and an estimate 1,900 tonnes of oil and...
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
President Ma Ying-jeou unveiled Wednesday a large-scale infrastructure plan targeting roads, railways, water treatment systems and broadband Internet connection to increase Taiwan's competitiveness. The plan would also make the country a more attractive and convenient place for...
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
THE Tuvalu National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) has plans for a nationwide needs assessment of water, agriculture, and health facilities this week. The assessment is expected to take 20 days to complete. United Nations Office for the Coordination of...
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
One hundred years ago today, China kick-started a rebellion which overthrew centuries of imperial rule, stripping the young emperor and regent of power. Ecstatic revolutionaries did away with the reviled pigtails mandated by the Manchu rulers and decried...
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
FINNMAP's Legal Expert Dr Jukka Pekka Tolvanen was awarded the Royal Order medal of Officer at the medal awarding ceremony at the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) on 24 August 2011.
