Monday, July 18th, 2011
The Assembly of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) has elected Fiji’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Peter Thomson, as its President for the ISA’s annual session currently underway in Kingston, Jamaica. The Assembly is the supreme...
Monday, July 18th, 2011
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is encouraging local government units (LGUs) to embark on area-based planning that will complement the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2011-2016, as well as the regional and local development plans. “We believe...
Monday, July 18th, 2011
Cities finally reach consensus on the opening up of airspace over the Pearl River Delta, boosting campaign for HK$136b Chek Lap Kok expansion. Read More
Monday, July 18th, 2011
The state government is getting ready to set up India’s fist geospatial technology park, a project that was announced by Chief Minister Narendra Modi recently. Ravi Saxena, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), state science and technology department said, “The...
Monday, July 18th, 2011
The much-awaited water mapping survey conducted to find new sources of ground water in Jammu and Kashmir by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has send alarm bells ringing among the planners with the report terming most of...
Monday, July 18th, 2011
In this global village, though, few people seem to question the image of the physical world that they have in their heads — most commonly, a world map that uses the Mercator projection. Named after geographer Gerardus Mercator,...
Friday, July 15th, 2011
South Korea’s space agency has joined its international counterparts in putting satellite data at the disposal of rescue authorities following major disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), under the Ministry of Education,...
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
The issue of the South China Sea again drew public attention last month. The overlapping claims over a body of water located south of the People’s Republic of China between six countries — Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines,...
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
Software enabling video camera-equipped model helicopters to be controlled via WiMAX android tablet computers and cell phones during search and rescue missions was unveiled July 13 by Taipei-based Tatung University. “The remote-controlled helicopters can easily gain access to...
