Monday, September 15th, 2014
Jammu and Kashmir has suffered massive damage to its public infrastructure due to the worst floods it has faced in more than a century and officials say that the state would need at least Rs 5,000 crore...
Thursday, June 27th, 2013
The Department of Science and Technology has deployed a total of 124 water level measurement sensors (WLMS) and automatic rain gauges on all river basins nationwide. The sensors will serve as early warning devices that warn local...
Thursday, September 20th, 2012
A landmark 3D mapping technology which could help protect the Darling Downs from future floods has been unveiled to the region’s leading town planners, engineers and environmental scientists during a geospatial conference in Toowoomba today. CityEngine – a...
Thursday, August 9th, 2012
Deadly floods that have swamped nearly all of the Philippine capital are less a natural disaster and more the result of poor planning, lax enforcement and political self-interest, experts say. Damaged watersheds, massive squatter colonies living in...
Monday, April 23rd, 2012
Proper land use planning is necessary for such a rugged country as Fiji in order to sustain production. Director Land Resource Planning Division Osea Bolawaqatabu made the comment at the Land Use Capability workshop in Labasa. "The...
Friday, March 23rd, 2012
Google rushed out its panoramic Street View maps in Thailand on Friday as part of the country's efforts to show tourist hot spots have recovered from last year's floods. But it also marked something of a change...
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
A failure to embrace advanced geospatial technology when determining premiums could leave home insurers lumped with excessively high-risk portfolios, a leading geo-insurance specialist has warned. The caution came on the eve of the release of the Queensland...
Monday, March 5th, 2012
Heavy rain will continue to hammer large parts of Australia over the weekend with flood warnings in place for NSW and Victoria, but the threat easing in the Northern Territory. Emergency services in NSW have ordered around...
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Torrential rain by Typhoon 21 which landed Mindanao on December 16th caused extensive damage of flood, land slide, etc. to Cagayan de Oro, Iligan and their vicinities of northern Mindanao of southern Philippines. Global Map of Northern...
