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Monday, August 29th, 2011

China’s First Official Electronic Chart In Service

Ships sailing in Chinese waters can now say goodbye to paper charts as anelectronic chart was officially released by the navy. The navigation guarantee department of the Chinese Navy Headquarters, China's officialhydrographic surveying and mapping organization, announced during a news briefing in Beijingthat China's new electronic navigation chart is available for purchase and download byregistered Internet users. The electronic navigation chart includes 400 maps of Chinese seas in different regions, anofficer surnamed Yuan from the navigation guarantee department, told China Daily. Read More

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Japanese Bulk Carrier Sets Record on Northern Sea Route

The Northern Sea Route will see its third record in less than a month when the largest ever bulk carrier to take the route leaves Murmansk next week. It is also the first time a Japanese shipping...

Monday, August 29th, 2011

DHL Singapore Drives Fuel Efficiency with Vehicle Tracking

DHL Express Singapore has put its foot on the green accelerator, with a new pilot initiative to improve fuel efficiency by tracking the driving habits of its delivery staff. The logistics company's Vehicle Energy Reduction Program (VERP) trial,...

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Typhoon Crosses Taiwan, Heads for Fujian

Typhoon Nanmadol headed to Fujian province on Monday after dumping more than 20 inches of rain in southern Taiwan, where wide swaths of agricultural land were flooded and some 8,000 people evacuated.

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Designer for Malaysia’s Samalaju Port

Bintulu Port Holdings Bhd (BPHB) has engaged KTA (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd to carry out a detailed design for the proposed Samalaju Port, a crucial component of the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (Score) to serve energy-intensive industries. Chief...

Friday, August 26th, 2011

Obayashi Signs Agreement with NEC and GRAPHISOFT – “Smart BIM Cloud”

Obayashi Corporation announced that it has signed an agreement on the joint development of a BIM cloud-computing platform with NEC Corporation and GRAPHISOFT. The goal of the agreement is to provide technology leadership for Obayashi...

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

China Completes 1:50,000 National Map Database

China announced on Thursday that its mapping scientists have finished a 1:50,000-scale map database for comprehensive geographic information. The database will provide essential geographic reference to China's economic and social development, said an official with National Administration of...

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

OGC Seeks Participants for Hydrologic Forecasting Interoperability

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) invites participation in a Hydrologic Forecasting Interoperability Experiment (IE). This activity, which will begin on September 22, 2011, is designed to advance the development of WaterML 2.0 and test its use in...

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Digital Mapping of Coastal Areas

The Ministry has recently conducted a digital mapping of coastal areas especially in Gujarat for the purpose of gaining knowledge on resources available, forewarning in case of tsunamis, cyclones etc.Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)...

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Congratulations to Mr.Malik for the Research Prize

Mr. M. Shahzad Sarfraz (Malik), PhD student from RSGIS, AIT Thailand attended 2011 ProSPER.NET Young Researchers’ School held in Hosei university Tokyo from 1-12 August under the theme ‘Learning from Japan’s experiences on urban sustainability’ funded by...