The Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Government of India, has approved National Forestry Information Network and IT for fire monitoring under an action plan to enhance forestry science. The National Forestry Information Network would be established using remote sensing, GIS and MIS. All land based forestry interventions will be geo-mapped and monitored on a …

The Director of the Galileo Programme and Navigation related activities, Mr René  Oosterlinck, and the CEO of OHB-System AG, Berry Smutny, signed the contract for the development and construction of 14 Galileo satellites. These signatures implement the decision made by the European Commission to nominate OHB-System as prime contractor for the 1st 14 satellites.
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Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, and René Oosterlinck, Director of the Galileo Program and Navigation-related Activities at the ESA, signed the launch contract for the first ten FOC (Full Operational Capability) satellites in Europe’s planned Galileo satellite positioning system at ESTEC (European Space Research & Technology Centre) in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. The …

Flannery Hire has implemented a geofence antitheft system from Masternaut Three X. Used to protect high-value equipment such as excavators and telehandlers, the Masternaut Asset Track system provides automatic, self-monitoring surveillance of Flannery Hire’s equipment used on sites throughout the north of England. The cloud computing security system provides real-time visibility of equipment and Flannery …

Blom has been awarded a consultancy services contract in Mongolia by the Millennium Challenge Account – Mongolia (MCA-M), as part of the Property Rights Project. The contract has a total value of NOK 20 million and the project will be completed during a 3-year period. The project is funded by Millennium Challenge Corporation (USA). The …

GfK GeoMarketing released new maps for 35 Central American countries as part of its still ongoing update of its South American maps. The maps of the Central American countries Map Edition was digitized and refined using the latest cartographic sources. The level of detail corresponds to a conventional paper map scale of at least 1:100,000. …

A group of Saudi Arabian and European partners have completed a project to implement and provide satellite based environmental information products and services to the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The environmental monitoring covers all four environmental domains “land – air – coast – marine” and follows …

NXP Semiconductors and IBM announced the final results of a landmark road pricing trial conducted in the Netherlands, which demonstrated that with the help of technology, drivers can be motivated to change their driving behaviour, reducing traffic congestion and contributing to a greener environment. The six-month road pricing trial, conducted in the city of Eindhoven, …

Earthstar Geographics LLC announced the release of a new version of their TerraColor PLUS 15-meter global satellite imagery dataset that includes bathymetric relief shading in the ocean areas. The addition of ocean bathymetric relief shading adds interest to global and regional views, and provides geologic information about plates, continents and islands. The bathymetric shaded relief …

Quorum Business Solutions announced the release of the latest version of Quorum GIS – a geospatial information system that helps manage GIS data for map presentation and spatial analysis of various data sources throughout the enterprise.

The latest release of Quorum GIS incorporates many enhancements that help improve and streamline operations throughout the land department and …