Sunday, August 21st, 2011
Waimakariri MP and Earthquake Recovery spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove wants the Government to take up his members airport bill urgently to allow fast-track development of large areas of affordable Kaiapoi and Christchurch land. Clayton Cosgrove says his Christchurch International...
Saturday, August 20th, 2011
A small Belgian company’s victory over larger French and British competition to provide an Earth observation satellite to Vietnam has added a third European company into the international mix of small-satellite providers as demand for these spacecraft...
Friday, August 19th, 2011
Operators of the Global Positioning System have brought a decommissioned satellite back to life to replace an ailing craft in the precision navigation network, the Air Force said. The GPS 2A-22 spacecraft had been removed from active...
Friday, August 19th, 2011
The Barry O'Farrell government has embarked on its first round of public-service job cuts. Staff at the Forest Science Centre, which is associated with Forests NSW, were told yesterday that 11 of their 31 positions would be...
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Manipur, a small state in the north-eastern part of India, has successfully used Geographic Information System (GIS) for mapping schools located in remote areas. The state had launched the system with technical support from Mission of Geo-Spatial Application,...
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Sophisticated mapping technology which plots socio-cultural information is equipping Australia’s military force to make better informed decisions while deployed on operations overseas. Underpinned with technology from leading Australian Geographic Information System (GIS) specialists Esri Australia, ‘Human Terrain'...
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
The Cooperative Research Center for Spatial Information (CRSCI) has been set up as a long-term research engine to tackle grand challenges that can only be addressed through the unique cooperation of the private, public and research sectors....
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Rod Eddington, chairman of Infrastructure Australia and former chief executive officer of British Airways Plc., gave his views on the need for private investment in Australian infrastructure projects, and Qantas Airways Ltd. (QAN)’s move to set up...
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
PetroVietnam is to be one of the nation's leading groups, both inside and outside the country, with sharpened competitive edges and growth of up to 20 percent a year, according to a five-year plan approved by the...
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Recent water-related events – from extreme droughts across the southwestern United States to flooding in central China – provide vivid examples of the potential impacts of water on people, businesses, and local infrastructure. To assess and respond...
