Urbanization is a worldwide phenomenon, but most of the world’s largest and fastest-growing urban areas are found in Asia. Smart city technology is becoming an essential element in the development of Asian megacities. There are […]
According to the budget released this week India’s GDP will grow by an estimated 5.4-5.9 % year-over-year in 2014/15. But the new government is aiming at sustained growth of 7-8 % in the next 3-4 […]
Prime Minister Modi of India has released his government’s first budget. According to one perspective the budget looks generally positive for the geospatial community in India. Smart cities The announcement by the Finance Minister with […]
At Geospatial World Forum 2014 in Geneva this year the GeoEnergy track included 15 presentations. The presentations covered a broad range of topics, but all represent examples of how geospatial data and technology are becoming […]
In February 2008 the Government of British Columbia passed a bill that phased in a carbon tax on fossil fuels. Virtually all emissions from fuel combustion in B.C. captured in Environment Canada’s National Inventory Report […]
Improving process efficiency (also here, here, here and here) is a major challenge for the utility industry. Geospatial technology is a key technology that helps utilities improve the efficiency of their business processes (such as designing-constructing-maintaining and operating their […]
A cyberespionage attack, identified by Symantec as Dragonfly, has targeted energy grid operators, major electricity generation firms, petroleum pipeline operators, and energy industry industrial equipment providers located primarily in the United States, Spain, France, Italy, […]
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) in 2013, the world’s networked devices such as set-top boxes, modems, printers and game consoles consumed around 616 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity. Of this total most of […]