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The baseline mapping project for Mali draws to a close: a successful end-of-project seminar

Edit Topix 12 Oct 2016

The European Union called on IGN FI in October 2012 for a project to rework Mali's 1/200,000 scale national topographic map, create derived projects and services and modernize the Geographic Institute of Mali . Creating a national reference database to be used as a basis for producing the country's new 1/200,000 scale topographic map as well as a ......

Waze and Esri make app-to-infrastructure possible

Edit Crunch 12 Oct 2016

 The interactive navigation app Waze, with its 65 million active monthly users, has partnered with Esri, which provides geographic information systems (GIS) software to 25,000 state, local and national governments. While the combination isn’t quite the vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) communication that will enable autonomous vehicles in the future, it is a kind of app-to-infrastructure ... ....

Queen of Katwe presents opportunities for Uganda

Edit Topix 12 Oct 2016

In her book titled, How Hollywood Projects Foreign Policy, Sally-Ann Totman notes ... Totman's observation unveils the potency of "soft power" of the film industry in shaping perceptions, impacting lives, illuminating social, political, economic and cultural thoughts, and enabling flow of ideas across vast national, geographic and demographic setups ... ....

Uganda: Queen of Katwe Presents Opportunities for Uganda

Edit All Africa 12 Oct 2016

[Monitor] In her book titled, How Hollywood Projects Foreign Policy, Sally-Ann Totman notes ... Totman's observation unveils the potency of "soft power" of the film industry in shaping perceptions, impacting lives, illuminating social, political, economic and cultural thoughts, and enabling flow of ideas across vast national, geographic and demographic setups ... ....

Hackett names battery teams (RedFlow Limited)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Oct 2016

ADELAIDE - Australian battery company Redflow has announced the first approved installers for its new ZCell energy storage solution, with companies providing specialist local and national coverage....

Ritual makes for a grand spectacle

Edit The Hindu 12 Oct 2016

The 11-km stretch of the National Highway from Kayamkulam to Karunagapally was crowded with devotees ... The Kaala Kettu ritual is traditionally a thanksgiving ceremony to Parabrahman by farmers of Onattukara (a geographical ......

‘Hoi An role model for tourism’

Edit The Hindu 12 Oct 2016

Chief Minister N ... He has been making all-out efforts to woo investors to groom the State ... Galla says Vietnam is one of the few developing nations with impressive achievements in poverty reduction ... Hoi An was chosen as one of the 110 historic destinations in the world by the National Geographic magazine, he adds. ....

Ancient Greek sculpture inspiration for China's Terracotta Warriors, researchers say

Edit Kathimerini 12 Oct 2016

According to the report, experts believe that the 8,000 statues may have been crafted under the guidance of ancient Greek sculptors in 3rd Century BC ... A documentary on the findings will be broadcast on the National Geographic Channel and the BBC.   ....

All MNREGA projects in Maharashtra to be under GPS, GIS watch

Edit DNA India 12 Oct 2016

In a bid to usher in greater transparency and accountability in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MNREGA) works, Maharashtra is gearing up to implement the geographic information system (GIS) to digitise and decentralise the planning, monitoring and implementation of the scheme ... Have won UNFPA-Laadli Media National Award in 2011 for best writing (Hindi) on gender issues....

Genome of fiercely protective Fonni's dog reflects human history of Sardinia

Edit Science Daily 12 Oct 2016

A genomic analysis of 28 dog breeds has traced the genetic history of the remarkable Fonni's Dog, a herd guardian endemic to the Mediterranean island of Sardinia. The results reveal that the regional variety has developed into a true breed through unregulated selection for its distinctive behavior, and that its ancestors came from the very same geographic areas as Sardinia's human migrants ... ....

Castellum’s Interim Report, January-September 2016: 11% growth in income from property management and strong net leasing

Edit Nasdaq Globe Newswire 12 Oct 2016

· Rental income for the period January-September 2016 amounted to SEKm 3,166 (SEKm 2,449 corresponding period previous year). · Income from property management amounted to SEKm 1,492 (1,152), corresponding to SEK 6.74 (6.09) per share, an increase of 11% ... Enclosure ... 4.7 million sq.m. Castellum own and manage properties through one common brand in five geographical regions with strong local presence. The five geographical regions are....

Yves Tumor

Edit The Quietus 12 Oct 2016

Referring to himself as a 'social butterfly', in a conversation with Dazed, Yves Tumor is an artist fully comfortable with adaption ... Since evading these confines, geographical flux has - rather than working against - somewhat become the context for his music ... ....

WH Group Assigned Ratings for the First Time by Three Key International Credit Rating Agencies, S&P; Upgrades the Rating of Smithfield, WH Group's Subsidiary (WH Group Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Oct 2016

Fitch believed that WH Group's ratings are supported by the company's leading market position in both China and the U.S., stable and growing demand in the markets, the geographical diversification and synergies between the U.S ... S&P highlighted in its rating report that, WH Group has leading positions in pork products in China and the U.S., good geographic diversity, and strong operating cash flow....

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