Press Releases from GAF AG (10 total)
GAF and partners showcase the possibilities offered by Earth Observation for ver …
SYMIN website goes live: www3.gaf.de/symin
Munich, Germany, November 14, 2012
GAF AG, together with the Institute for Environmental Security (IES), the Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) are pleased to announce the launch of the SYMIN Project's new website: www3.gaf.de/symin. The website aims to showcase how Earth Observation (EO) can assist mining authorities with the regulation of informal mining activities through the detection of informal mining…
GAF capacity building for the development of the Afghan mining sector
Munich, Kabul, February 2nd, 2012
GAF has established in Kabul a training centre and an attached demonstration mine to support the training of mines inspectors of the Ministry of Mines in Afghanistan. The newly constructed mock-underground mine sets the realistic stage to train and exercise international best practice. A one-year curriculum for mining inspectors has been developed covering theoretical and practical training for a full suite of topics including underground…
GAF Capacity building for the development of mining sector in Afghanistan
Munich, Kabul, February 2nd, 2012
GAF has established in Kabul a training centre and an attached demonstration mine to support the training of mines inspectors of the Ministry of Mines in Afghanistan. The newly constructed mock-underground mine sets the realistic stage to train and exercise international best practice. A 1-year curriculum for mining inspectors has been developed covering theoretical and practical training for a full suite of topics including underground…
GMES Service Element for Forest Monitoring REDD in Congo Basin: Presentation of …
Munich 29.11.2011
GAF AG announces that the GSE FM REDD Programme will host in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Congo a REDD+ Side Event at the COP17 in Durban, December 2011
The GMES Service Element on Forest Monitoring (GSE FM) which has been led by GAF AG since 2003 has aimed at providing operational forest services to the forest user community by including them in the design and…
First GAF-trained Mines Inspectors start work in Afghanistan
Munich, Kabul, June 29th, 2011
After 2 years of training on mines and mining technology nineteen Mines Inspectors have passed their written and oral exams successfully and were awarded certificates in Mine Inspection by the Minister of Mines and the GAF team. The award of the certificates is a major milestone in GAF’s capacity building project with regards to cadastre, inspectorate, audit and licensing functions within the Ministry of Mines, Afghanistan…
GAF successfully completes provision of services in Western Madagascar for the U …
Munich, May 19th, 2011
GAF AG, an internationally active geo-information technology and consulting company, announces that it has successfully completed the provision of services in Western Madagascar for the UN-IFAD and ESA. For an area of about 14,000 km² in Madagascar, GAF has provided dedicated state of the art EO products which have been customised to meet the specific user requirements of the UN-IFAD in the best possible way.
International financial institutions…
Afghan Ministry of Mines Delegation on Study Trip to South Africa
Munich, May 17th, 2011
A delegation of the Afghan Ministry of Mines headed by the Deputy Minister of Mines, His Excellency Mr. M. T. Durrani, and 20 engineers from the Departments of Inspectorate and Cadastre went on a mining study trip to South Africa organized by GAF AG.
Afghanistan has rich natural resources many of them still untapped. The development of this potential will be an important step towards the eradication of…
Afghan Ministry of Mines Delegation on Study Trip to South Africa
Munich, May 17th, 2011
A delegation of the Afghan Ministry of Mines headed by the Deputy Minister of Mines, His Excellency Mr. M. T. Durrani, and 20 engineers from the Departments of Inspectorate and Cadastre went on a mining study trip to South Africa organized by GAF AG.
Afghanistan has rich natural resources many of them still untapped. The development of this potential will be an important step towards the eradication of…
GAF to establish a multi-layer Natural Resources and Land Use Database and Map f …
GAF has been awarded a contract by the Darfur Land Commission (DLC)
Munich, Germany, March 21, 2011. GAF has been awarded a contract by the Darfur Land Commission (DLC) to set up a Natural Resources and Land Use Database and Map for the whole of Darfur. The overall objective of this project is the establishment of a multi-layered and dynamic state-of-the-art natural resources information system that provides basic land management and…
GAF AG: GeoRover® - Free trial version now available
Mobile geological mapping software
Munich, Germany, December 8th, 2010
GAF AG, an internationally active geo-information technology and consulting company, is pleased to announce the release of a free trial version of GeoRover®- a mobile geological mapping software.
GeoRover® is a field mapping software that has been developed on the basis of experience gained from real geological mapping field work. The software integrates GPS navigation, GIS functionality and spatial raster data management…
