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Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

ISRO to Launch Three Satellites in 1st Quarter of 2011

'Resourcesat-2', an advanced remote sensing satellite, 'Youthsat', a participatory scientific mission with payloads from Russia and India and X-sat, Singapore's first indigenous satellite, would be launched on board PSLV C-16 in February, March and April, ISRO Chairman...

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

High-speed Railway to Boost Trade

The Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region plans to increase its efforts to build a high-speed railway network providing another link with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which is the region's biggest trading partner and export...

Monday, January 17th, 2011

The Food Security Atlas of Nepal

The Food Security Atlas is aimed to contribute to a better understanding of the spatial patterns of food security, poverty and malnutrition in Nepal inorder to provide a solid basis for developing a comprehensive national food security...

Monday, January 17th, 2011

GIS Certification and Education in Japan

Certification for GIS technician - GIS education program is to undergo certification to be granted points needed to become a senior technician. Educational programs, seminars and workshops, working people are eligible. for the program at Rissho University....

Monday, January 17th, 2011

India – Artificial Recharge of Groundwater

We know that groundwater management is critical to India's water, food and livelihood security. Groundwater supports more than 55% of our irrigation requirements, 85% of domestic requirements in rural areas and over 50% of requirements in urban...

Monday, January 17th, 2011

Magnificent Rocks and Magic Scenery ─ Geo-tour Routes iPhone App

Hong Kong's interesting rock formations and natural landforms are numerous and easily accessible. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department has launched its iPhone app to showcase various Geo-tour Routes in Hong Kong National Geopark. It's a free...

Monday, January 17th, 2011

India Builds Its Own GPS

India recently announced that it is going to have its very own Global Positioning System (GPS) by 2014. This was driven more by feelings that India was lagging too far behind China. While India’s $355 million Indian...

Saturday, January 15th, 2011

Central Visayas Execs Vow to Help Reduce Disaster Risks

The province of Cebu and the Cebu chapters of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) and the Vice Mayors League of the Philippines (VLMP) have partnered with the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction...

Saturday, January 15th, 2011

Japan-United States GPS Cooperation Enhanced “for Peaceful Purposes“

The Governments of the United States of America and Japan convened a plenary meeting in Tokyo, Japan on January 13, to review and discuss cooperation in the civil use of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and GPS...

Saturday, January 15th, 2011

Brisbane City Council Flood COP Now Available

Since December 2010, floods have been hitting Australia, particularly in Queensland. A new map application is now available to provide updated information. It shows the scope of flood response, including evacuation centers and accessible roads near Brisbane,...