Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
Over 100 "hot spots" - probable fire blazes - have been detected on May 3 in Amur Region according to operational satellite-based monitoring data. Thermal anomalies are detected using MODIS sensors of Terra and Aqua satellites. Fire...
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
The final countdown before its maiden flight later this year has begun for Soyuz with a simulated launch campaign at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. This dry run ensures that the Soyuz and the new facilities work together...
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
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
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
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
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
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...
