Monday, April 7th, 2014
A senior marine geoscientist says Australia would benefit from more detailed maps of oceans to help locate more economic resources and improve safety for boats. Scientists, surveyors and spatial industry experts are meeting in Canberra to discuss...
Thursday, March 20th, 2014
The Digital Library System is a web-based applications that have been developed by JMG for on-line reference material. With this application, users no longer need to go to the library and get the department...
Monday, March 10th, 2014
Much has been said about the impact of rapid urbanization, particularly in Asia, where urban growth has exploded in recent years. The United Nations (UN), in fact, estimates that Asia’s urban population will reach more than 2...
Friday, February 21st, 2014
GIS technologies give Council of Agriculture in Taiwan the ability to establish a Cloud-based agricultural information system for easy access to GIS resources and support the nation’s sustainable agriculture.
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014
A consortium of Belgian aerospace companies including QinetiQ Space yesterday signed a pre-contract agreement with the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Johan Vande Lanotte and the Belgian ambassador....
Wednesday, November 27th, 2013
Venezuela's first Earth-observation spacecraft is also China's first export of a high-resolution optical-imaging spacecraft. The 880-kg (1,940-lb.) Venezuelan Remote-Sensing Satellite 1 (VRSS-1) was launched Sept. 29, 2012, on a Chinese Long March 2D rocket (see photo) and...
Thursday, March 28th, 2013
The Malaysian Youth Development Research Institute (IPPBM) and partners have launched the Malaysia Youth Mapping Portal to compile details about youth resources in the country. The aim with the portal is to help inform policy makers about...
Friday, September 21st, 2012
With India and other emerging economies set to spends trillions of dollars to build infrastructure, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is hoping that they would chose America as their partner. While upward mobility is "great news" for...
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
In a unique project, scientists will soon launch airborne surveys to map deep and shallow aquifers in five States as a precursor for taking up a holistic programme all over the country to find out potential groundwater...
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
Many national and international policies are implemented to mobilise livelihood resources of forest based communities for environmental conservation including climate change mitigation. However, research and development agencies have been given little attention on developing robust research methods...