http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_articles.php RSS article feed for Geo: International Magazine http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/Better-assessment-of-lakes-with-remote-sensing/458 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:23:08 GMT A senior researcher at the University of Helsinki has developed models to analyse remotely-sensed imagery for improved water quality assessments... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/UNITAR-boosts-rapid-mapping-capacity-with-UAVs/457 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:03:43 GMT After more than a year of research and experimental tests, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)has has... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/Space-and-its-benefits~-a-top-priority-for-Europe/456 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:19:28 GMT After the recent launch of the first Galileo satellites – an event of paramount political importance for Europe – politicians,... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/Dashboard-on-the-go/455 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:19:02 GMT Matthew DeMeritt explores the possibilities of a map-enabled enterprise oversight tool for the iPad ... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/Confidence-is-key-to-women’s-spatial-skills/454 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:48:01 GMT Boosting a woman’s confidence makes her better at spatial tasks, University of Warwick scientists have found, suggesting skills such as... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/Flying-over-the-three-dimensional-Moon/453 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:05:29 GMT DLR Planetary researchers generate a new 3D model of the lunar surface of unprecedented accuracy and competeness ... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/Satellite-data-can-help-protect-bluefin-tuna/452 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:27:43 GMT A new habitat model developed by scientists of the European Commission\'s Joint Research Centre (JRC) allows the potential presence of... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/GPS-\_collars\_-camels-in-the-Gobi/451 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:58:01 GMT Prof. Chris Walzer and Dr. Gabrielle Stalder, veterinary scientists at the Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology at the Veterinary Science... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/Satellites-reveal-lost-cities-of-Libya/450 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:02:44 GMT Satellite imagery has uncovered new evidence of a lost civilisation of the Sahara in Libya’s south-western desert wastes that will... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/Mapping-the-formation-of-an-underwater-volcano/449 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:17:03 GMT On the 9th October an underwater volcano started to emerge in waters off El Hierro Island in the Canaries, Spain.... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/World-first-for-Beacon-Dodsworth-in-Netherlands/448 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:56:29 GMT Outdoor advertising is finally measurable in the Netherlands due, in part, to a new self-completion web-based survey technology and research... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/A-major-factor-in-Mediterranean-droughts-revealed/447 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:15:17 GMT Wintertime droughts are increasingly common in the Mediterranean region, and human-caused climate change is partly responsible, according to a new... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/DFG-spearheads-geo-research-with-two-new-units/446 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:20:14 GMT The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) has established two new units to spearhead research into the accuracy of global... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/Debut-for-world-map-of-animal-feeding-systems/445 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:42:30 GMT The International Dairy Federation (IDF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Farm Comparison... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/Netcad-International-User-Conference,-Ankara/444 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:31:56 GMT Held in late September in the Kemal Kurdas Conference Hall, the event provided a comprehensive platform for Netcad users from... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/ESA_CNES-team-leads-initial-Galileo-operation/443 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:59:07 GMT As the first two Galileo In-Orbit Validation satellites start their mission with today\'s launch, a joint ESA/CNES team will ensure... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/ERS-satellite-missions-complete-after-20-years/440 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 07:12:50 GMT After a final thruster firing last week to deplete its remaining fuel, ESA\'s venerable ERS-2 observation satellite has been safely... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/Real-Time-Location-System-to-predict-dementia/438 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:07:48 GMT Ubisense solution provides reliable, precise location accuracy to track the movement of people with cognitive decline and help to identify... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/A-map-for-reef-relief/437 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:02:36 GMT An international team of scientists has succeeded in creating a map of the planet\'s corals and their stress factors ... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/Meteosat-celebrates-30-years-of-climate-data/436 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:22:08 GMT On 16 August 1981, the Meteosat-2 geostationary weather satellite began operationally to supply data relevant for climate monitoring. The imager... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/Fruit-Bats-Navigate-with-Internal-Maps/435 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:55:18 GMT GPS technology can make our travels easier and more efficient. But for many animals, the ability to successfully navigate a... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/New-tool-tracks-health-of-migratory-birds/434 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:53:11 GMT Andrew Cottam, Szabolcs Nagy and Vicky Jones outline the evolution of a web mapping tool that supports the conservation of... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/Secret-WWII-bunkers-and-tunnels-mapped-down-under/432 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 08:26:06 GMT Beneath the city of Townsville on Australia’s Sunshine Coast lies a still-hidden maze of tunnels and underground bunkers, once said... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/A-mobile-guide-for-buses-and-trains/428 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:09:27 GMT Researchers are busy developing an application that will enable passengers to use a cell phone to navigate their way through... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/NAVTEQ-Agreement-with-Esri-Schweiz-AG/426 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:06:34 GMT NAVTEQ Agreement Allows Esri Schweiz AG Access To Pan-European Data Enterprise reseller agreement includes NAVTEQ map data and location content to... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/Tactician-Online-Goes-with-the-Territory/425 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:33:30 GMT Many successful organisations, such as Subway and Toys ’R Us, now use geographic criteria to take the guesswork out of... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/Printing-technology-supports-rapid-mapping/424 Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:57:31 GMT Richard Turner reports on how a unique UK-base charity supports international humanitarian efforts with on-demand mapping - where and when... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/AED-SICAD-European-Utility-Forum,-2011-Report/423 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:53:19 GMT Paris, or better the lively quarter of Montparnasse, was home to this year’s European Utility Forum 2011. So the sixth... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/Under-the-law-of-an-information-society-/422 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:54:18 GMT Despite availability of a great number of different kinds of information, it is not uncommon that some vital data, like... http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/Bumblebees-crack-Travelling-Salesman-problem/421 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:56:45 GMT A problem that has vexed academics, travelling salesmen and vehicle fleet schedulers alike - even those using GIS routing algorithms...