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China launches new-generation marine satellite
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Monday, March 26th, 2012

National spatial data infrastructure collaboration for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Spatial data is a vital national resource necessary for a country’s efficient and sustainable economic, social and environmental development, and so must be properly developed and managed. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), there is lack...

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

China: Surveying and Map Division Asserts 2012 Course

The Surveying, Geographic Information and Map Division in China asserted it's overall 2012 strategy this past week at a plenary meeting. Min Yi-jen acted as deputy director of the meeting, which focused upon new requirements and a...

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

Viet Nam Infrastructure Priority, says Party committee

The 4th meeting of the Party Central Committee opened in the capital city yesterday with Party building and infrastructure works high on the agenda. Addressing the conference, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said the building of...

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

New Zealand Geospatial Strategy

The New Zealand Geospatial Strategy, published in January 2007, aims to better coordinate and manage the use of New Zealand's geospatial resources across all tiers of society. It addresses the increasing reliance on geospatial information in New...

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

S. Korea Earmarks 22.6 Trillion won for Infrastructure in 2012

The spending plan is part of the government's 2012 budget proposal that will soon be finalized and submitted to parliament for approval, according to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance. The social overhead capital budget is lower than...

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

Seminar on Spatial Strategies Using GIS

The millennium development goals can be accomplished only through adoption of (GIS) geographical information system, remote sensing and mapping methods, S. Balasubramanian, Director-Research, JSS University, Mysore, said on Monday. A higher focus on research was necessary to manage...

Monday, January 17th, 2011

India Builds Its Own GPS

India recently announced that it is going to have its very own Global Positioning System (GPS) by 2014. This was driven more by feelings that India was lagging too far behind China. While India’s $355 million Indian...

Saturday, January 15th, 2011

Central Visayas Execs Vow to Help Reduce Disaster Risks

The province of Cebu and the Cebu chapters of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) and the Vice Mayors League of the Philippines (VLMP) have partnered with the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction...

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

Sarkozy Offers to Share Technology for India’s Sustainable Development

On the last day of his India visit, French president Nicolas Sarkozy told the country’s business leaders that he is here not for clients, nor for a few deals, but to build a long-term partnership with India....