Friday, December 3rd, 2010
Online Open Street and Cycle mapping - use free open mapping, giving worldwide coverage. Unlike premium mapping, these maps are downloaded automatically as you need them. They are then cached on the iPhone or iPad, so only...
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
This past week saw North Korea launch live ammunition into South Korea. The event has raised tensions in the region. While the original border between these two countries was mapped when the Armistice was signed in 1953,...
Friday, November 19th, 2010
Mt. Merapi began erupting October 26 and has pushed volcanic ash into the atmosphere continuously at an alarming rate. This ash has already claimed 200 lives. Furthermore, it has had damaging consequences for not only the native...
Thursday, November 4th, 2010
The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) convenes in China this week to discuss the creation and coordination of the planetary system of earth observation. The Seventh Plenary Session from Nov. 3-5 in Beijing marks the fifth year...
Thursday, November 4th, 2010
The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), one of Asia's largest research and development organizations, has teamed with Elcome Technologies in India to deploy the Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE). SASE is deploying the SiteMonitor laser...
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Without time there is no change. Over longer periods of time we may expect more changes, but very significant changes can arise in short durations. Heavy rainfall brings floods, an earthquake...
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
