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Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

University of Canterbury Becomes CRCSI Essential Participant

The University of Canterbury has been formally accepted as an Essential Participant in the Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information.  The New Zealand node of the Australian-based CRCSI was established in 2010 and is based in the...

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

Issuance of Free Patent Land Applications Clearances Suspended

Mayor Mauricio Domogan has ordered the suspension of the issuance of clearances and other certifications relative to the processing of public land applications through the Free Patent Law or Republic Act No. 10023 to avoid future problems...

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

Japan – Long-Term Plan for Basic Surveys

Geospatial information such as survey results plays an important role in appropriate national land management such as prompt response to disasters, including an earthquake, storm and flood, as well as the conservation of a favorable environment. In recent years, opportunities...

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

Lookout for Telltale Scars on Hill Terrain – National Remote Sensing Centre

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has used RISAT, a radar imaging satellite which can penetrate clouds to take pictures, to track down the helicopter of Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu. With tremendous pressure on the...

Monday, May 2nd, 2011

Rethinking Tohoku’s Rebuilding

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’s GIS Enhances Operations to Support Continued Growth

Dubai Municipality signed an enterprise license agreement (

Monday, May 2nd, 2011

Korea – Package of Tax, Loan Supports Set for Builders

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...

Monday, May 2nd, 2011

Geological Information Available at Click of a Button

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

Workshop on GIS Tool Kit for Schools

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

Australian Formations Revealed in Seismic Survey

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...