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World’s largest solar project will send Australian energy to Singapore
In August, Australia’s environment minister Tanya Plibersek approved the...
India’s Drone Market to Skyrocket with 44.2% CAGR by 2029, Driven by Aatmanirbhar Bharat Initiative
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Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

Golden Software Announces Strater 3

Golden Software, Inc. announces the release of Strater 3, a powerful, user-friendly upgrade to Strater, a well log, borehole and cross section plotting software package for geoscientists. Strater 3 enables users to quickly create professional well logs,...

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Marine Ecosystems in the Mertz Glacier Region, Antarctica

In his account of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911–14, Sir Douglas Mawson (1915) described his encounter with large icebergs, resembling ice walls, during the voyage south to Adélie Land in January 1912: 'a south‒south‒east was blowing...

Sunday, December 18th, 2011

Captain Scott and Captain Shackleton: A 100 Year Old Expedition

If there is a land above the seas that remains a last frontier for mankind, it’s Antarctica. A recent GPS mapping conducted by the British Antarctic Survey provided a reminder of how uncharted and unknown the vast white continent...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

DigitalGlobe & Geoimage Announce an Australia Wide Imagery Promotion

From now until 31 st December 2011, orthorectified 4-band DigitalGlobe imagery provided with a resampled 2m resolution is available from Geoimage at a whopping 70% discount off the recommended retail price. DigitalGlobe satellite imagery has been used for a multitude...

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

MEO Buys Into Fugro 3D Seismic Survey Offshore Western Australia

MEO Australia Ltd. has purchased 323 sq km (125 sq mi) of Fugro Multi Client Services Pty Ltd. seismic survey with processing to come from offshore Western Australia in permit WA-361-P. MEO says this fulfills the work commitment for year...

Thursday, July 14th, 2011

Ocean Exploration: Spatial Challenges in the Sea

China has increased it's pace to pursue ocean exploration, mapping and discovery of natural resources. A new submersible vessel named Jiaolong will explore the Pacific Ocean through a series of deep dives. Beginning at depths of 4,000 meters,...