Monday, March 5th, 2012
Astrium Services’ GEO-Information team has now taken satellite-based monitoring to a new level. Based on cutting-edge satellite imagery, standard and advanced image analysis, processing and interpretation, the new service Go Monitor provides high-quality change information for any...
Sunday, March 4th, 2012
In March 2011, Japan was struck by a devastating earthquake, the fourth largest ever recorded in the world, which claimed more than 16,000 lives and devastated the country’s infrastructure, supply chains and exacerbated on-going economic issues. The...
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
The water environment's observation system is too outdated to manage the large river systems and the rapid pace of development in the country.Viet Nam has a dense system of rivers and streams, which makes up 2 per...
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Many coastal Tohoku municipalities in Japan hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster and others affected by the Fukushima nuclear crisis are suffering from a severe shortage of civil engineers and other backup staff, according...
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
After officially proclaimed as one of World’s Seven Wonders of Nature, another global recognition is in the works for the Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) in Palawan. Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje said the...
Monday, January 30th, 2012
The Transport Ministry is targeting the completion of more than 30 major projects this year to make a milestone in transport infrastructure development. Last year, hundreds of projects were delayed due to the Government's public investment cutting...
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
The Survey of India (SOI) has embarked upon a project for creating a national topographic database on a 1:10,000 scale for the entire country and aims to complete it during the 12th plan period, Surveyor General of...