Category Archives: techadvisory

Sentinel 2 for the environment – listening, structuring and remembering

Posted on 05/03/2013 by ragnvald

The ESA Sentinel 2 satellites will provide the global community of environmental scientists and managers with fantastic terrestrial multi-spectral high-resolution optical data. ESA will give the general public and partners with access to these data sets. The respective users/countries will then have … Continue reading →

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Online in Timor Leste – update

Posted on 07/11/2012 by ragnvald

I have now been three times in Timor Lestewithin a year. My first time was 14 days in September 2011. My only regret from that trip was not being able to use a local sim-card in my iPhone. Cards were … Continue reading →

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Clearinghouse for the environment – the scaffolding (I)

Posted on 10/08/2012 by ragnvald

In our work with development cooperation GIS we have come to a point where we find it necessary to establish an overall publication system for environmental information. We will do this together with some of our partners. The system, a clearinghouse, … Continue reading →

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The rise of an amateur architect

Posted on 05/06/2012 by ragnvald

Our family owns a house in the northern parts of Norway. The family spends around eight weeks there a year fishing, mowing the lawn, hiking, meeting family, eating good food and more. I have also spent a considerable part of … Continue reading →

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