Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
Australia has a low seismicity (or rate of occurrence of earthquakes) when compared to countries located along tectonic plate boundaries such as New Zealand or Indonesia. Seismic risk, however, is the combination of hazard, community exposure and...
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
Shorelines present complex environmental and engineering issues to those charged with their management. These issues are becoming more difficult and more political, particularly in SE Asia where people are only now seeing the multi-faceted benefits of coastal...
Monday, December 13th, 2010
The main cause of the loss of Russia's three Glonass-M satellites was due to human error from fueling the booster rocket with an excess of 1.5-2 tons of fuel, the head of the Russian state commission probing...
Monday, December 13th, 2010
The Remote Sensing Centre, in partnership with the National Fiscal and Economic Commission (NEFC) has created GIS-based planning tools – or ‘Geobooks’, that are expressly designed for use by Provincial Governments. Geobook is a stand-alone windows based...
Sunday, December 12th, 2010
The convergence of 3D, geospatial, and engineering design enables design modelling in 5D , which enhances both sustainability and emergency response planning, according to software design solutions Autodesk. Speaking in Malaysia, Autodesk director of technology, Geoff Zeiss...
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
The Chinese Institute of Geological Environmental Monitoring plans to build ten state-level mine geological environment monitoring demonstration zones by the end of Twelfth Five Year plan. These zones will cover northeast, northwest, north and the Yangtze River...
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
On the last day of his India visit, French president Nicolas Sarkozy told the country’s business leaders that he is here not for clients, nor for a few deals, but to build a long-term partnership with India....
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
The assistance will enable cheaper and faster transport across borders by improving border management and transit procedures, and streamlining the exchange of traffic rights between GMS countries. Improving transport and trade facilitation will hasten the development of...
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
Phnom Penh Municipal government drafted a proposal to split Dangkor, Phnom Penh’s largest district, into two separate districts after 11 communes from Kandal province were integrated into its territory in September. “Higher leaders have prepared to split...
