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Friday, November 18th, 2011

Precision Ag Course at UNE

Students will gain knowledge and hands-on experience with current and emerging PA technologies such as EM38 soil sensors, GNSS survey equipment, ground-based optical plant canopy sensors, airborne optical sensors, spatial livestock tracking technologies, the 'Pastures from Space'...

Friday, November 18th, 2011

Geographic Information System Promotion Pushed

 In its efforts to promoting awareness on the use of Geographic Information System (GIS), this city’s local government together with the University of the Philippines Visayas Tacloban College-Regional Environmental Information System (UPVTC-REIS) last November 17 celebrated the...

Friday, November 18th, 2011

Stakeholders Incentives for REDD and Deforestation and Governance Survey

The opportunity costs of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) accruing to different stakeholders in Indonesia, including companies and the national, provincial and district level governments, are estimated, with particular emphasis on the influence of alternative...

Friday, November 18th, 2011

Sinclair Knight Merz Selects Intergraph SmartPlant Enterprise to Optimize Project Delivery

Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM), a global engineering and project delivery company, has chosen Intergraph SmartPlant Enterprise solutions to configure integrated engineering and project delivery capability for the mining and metals industry.

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

MOBA Presents Control Systems at the Big 5 in Dubai

At this year’s Big 5 in Dubai from 21st until 24th of November 2011, MOBA will be presented at booth Zabeel K114 with its latest technologies. MOBA shows the excavator systems Vision LINK and Vision 3D as...

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

FIG: Advanced Applications of Optical, Microwave and Hyperspectral RS in Mongolia

In 4 different case studies the capabilities of these techniques and the usage nowadays in Mongolia are demonstrated. This paper was presented at the FIG Commission 5 and 6 workshop in September 2011 in Ulaan-Baatar. The author,...

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Trimble Appoints New Board Member

Trimble announced the appointment of Ron Nersesian to its Board of Directors. The appointment will expand the board from eight to nine members. "Ron's extensive experience in managing an international...

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Influence of Coastal Vegetation – Tsunami Wave Impact in West Aceh

This study used 180 transects perpendicular to over 100 km on the west coast of Aceh, Indonesia to analyze the influence of coastal vegetation, particularly cultivated trees, on the impact of the 2004 tsunami. Satellite imagery; land cover...

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Around the World with GLONASS

The Russian yacht Delta has covered the European part of its around-the world voyage after leaving behind 12 countries, the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay. The next step...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Urbanization in Asia: Clean, Green and Competitive Cities Key to Asia’s Future

For the first time in history, more than half the world's population now live in urban areas and about 70% will be city dwellers by 2050.The UN estimates that 11 out of 20 mega-cities are in Asia...