Monday, April 22nd, 2013
The state water resources department has launched an ambitious project to prepare digital maps of all 44 rivers in the state and feed them on to a geographic information system (GIS)- based platform, possibly in 3D format....
Monday, March 25th, 2013
Costs to build a deep tunnel system for Jakarta are far lower than losses the capital endures annually as a result of flooding, an urban planning expert has said. Firdaus Ali, the chairman of the Indonesian Water...
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
Cutting-edge mapping technology is critical for successfully ‘flood proofing’ the nation, according to one of Australia’s most reputable water management advisors. The message comes as calls for a nationwide approach to flood mapping have increased after extreme...
Thursday, March 29th, 2012
Turkish Cyprus is very close to receiving water from Turkey in a landmark project, said a Turkish Cypriot minister yesterday. “This is the project of the century,“ said Ali Çetin Amcaoğlu, the minister of Forestry and Agriculture of Turkish Cyprus,...
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
Water is a valuable and important resource. Spatial data for water resources is captured through many kinds of map, imaging, surveying and other measurement tools. This data is used to monitor and understand these resources, and is...
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
To integrate water management into its expanding precision farming portfolio, Ag Leader has acquired Soil-Max™, manufacturer of the market-leading Gold Digger tile plow, and the assets of Gradient, Inc., a related company which revolutionized the control of...
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
Sri Lanka Minister of Irrigation and Water Management Nimal Siripala de Silva says that 200 surveyors will be brought from India to survey the land that comes under the Mahaweli scheme. Addressing a function held in Mahaweli...
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
All canals in HCM City are heavily polluted by domestic and industrial waste water, according to a newly issued report from the city's Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Testing of environmental criteria for suspended substances, BOD (biodiversity...
Friday, February 24th, 2012
Real water we all know about, but virtual is something many of us may not be familiar with. Scientists have conducted research that aims to understand the available water for use on the planet, and the virtual...
Monday, February 20th, 2012
With the Earth’s freshwater resources under increasing pressure from global changes, researchers argue that water issues must be addressed on a global scale. Pollution, climate change and increased consumption are all putting increased pressure on water resources, and...
