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Can Thailand’s Rice Cartel Stop World Hunger?
It seems that the crisis in rice production will start to influence land use patterns across Asia as the Thai government plans a new series of regulation measures to protect its rice-growing regions. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said in a speech on 5 April that a rice cartel proposed by Thailand would ensure global food security, rather than increase hunger and poverty as critics say.
More...Dragon Program Extends Sino-European EO Mission
Over 300 scientists gathered in Beijing on 21-25 April to kick off the second phase of the Sino-European Dragon program. Dragon is a joint undertaking between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology to encourage increased exploitation of ESA and Chinese Earth observation data in China.
More...World’s Largest Internet Population: China
China has surpassed the US to claim the largest internet population in the world, according to a 24 April report in China’s state media. Reuters reports that at the end of February, the number of Internet users in China stood at 221 million. By the end of March, the figure climbed to 233 million, according to Beijing-based research firm, BDA China.
More...Infoterra and Insurance
Infoterra Ltd in the UK, a satellite data owner and operator, has launched a ‘managed service solution’ to enhance business decision support for the insurance industry. Underwriters and loss adjusters will be able to combine their property portfolios with a range of geospatial information and datasets on various hazards.
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Leica IPAS20
Leica Geosystems has released a new compact airborne direct georeferencing system. The IPAS20 modular standalone system will support a wide range of airborne sensors such as imaging, laser scanning, synthetic aperture radar, thermal and multispectral systems. It is equipped with the latest GNSS technology and a plug and play IMU interface.
Leica Geosystems...1Spatial MapRelate for AutoCAD
1Spatial has released MapRelate, an extension that will now be included with standard AutoCAD. It allows AutoCAD users to combine or overlay their design data with real-time spatial data without needing to convert it into a different format. The company says MapRelate is a step towards integrating the GIS and CAD environments.
1Spatial...Headlines
- SuperMap Expands Distribution Network
- Radarsat-2 In Operation
- Taiwan and Australia Prepare for ESNC
- Global Mapping Forum 2008
- International Visualisation Challenge
- SpotMap of North Korea
- Geoinformation Forum Japan 2008
- New Vietnam Data
- Indian Geospatial Awards
- Chinese Scholarships
- Indian Geospatial Industry Survey 2008
- Australian Maritime Boundaries Impact on Indonesia
- ESRI Opens Office in Vietnam
- 2nd Galileo Satellite Up
- Kannad Personal Location Beacon
- Brunei's Spatial Data Infrastructure
- USDA and ISRO Discuss Sensors Need
- Contract Signed for Sentinel-3
- Real Estate in Vietnam: Conference
- Sun Solaris Support for IWS
