Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
The UAE's space research and applications sector is currently the most advanced in the Middle East. Satellite-based land imaging and related services for the region alone are expected to become a $5.2bn business by 2013. The country recently...
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
High quality imageries acquired from India's advanced remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2, launched last month, were presented to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K Radhakrishnan. Dr Radhakrishnan called on Dr Singh along with...
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
The mostly devastated coastal communities now face regular flooding, because of their lower elevation and damage to sea walls from the massive tsunamis triggered by the quake. In port cities such as Onagawa and Kesennuma, the tide flows...
Monday, May 9th, 2011
A Moscow court upheld a ban on Friday prohibiting the Russian research and development company ScanEx from distributing satellite images of Earth at a resolution higher than two meters. Scanex works under license from the Russian federal space...
Sunday, May 8th, 2011
Proper implementation of zoning ordinances, comprehensive land use plans that are resistant to climate change and disaster, as well as protected environmental resources are among the essential factors for sustainable development , as highlighted during the 3rd...
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
Currently, OSGeo Foundation Japan Chapter members, to actively support disaster assistance and reconstruction assistance as a volunteer. In the far northeast of the earthquake response, OSGeo Foundation, FOSS4G along with widespread use of the tool is very...
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
Research data collected from across the country over years, maps plotting endangered tribes and other valuable documents are feared lost in Monday night’s blaze in the Fireproof Spirit Building in the Indian Museum complex. The fire nearly gutted...
