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China provides geospatial intel and other military support to Russia, US says
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Japanese lunar lander company ispace raises $53.5 million in stock sale
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Esri and Prince Sultan University Advance GIS Education Through Strategic Partnership
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Thursday, June 30th, 2011

New Chinese Earth Observation Satellite Constellation Powered by UK Firms

The UK-based satellite imagery provider DMCii, along with parent company and satellite builder Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd., will build and deploy a constellation of three earth observation satellites for Beijing-based company Twenty First Century Aerospace Technology Company...

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Information Highway Injects Vitality to Rural Development

Surrounding the construction of distance education networks for rural party cadres, Wenshang has earmarked special funds from county and township finance to build terminal receiving stations in rural areas, which include 14 town-level stations, 1 education base...

Sunday, June 26th, 2011

Interactive Digital Map Helps Bring Historic Events to Life

A digital map marking where important historic events for the Communist Party of China (CPC) took place has been published online. "This is the first three-dimensional dynamic map demonstrating the process of major historic events of the...

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

Shuohuang Railway GIS Project Advances

China Information Technology, Inc. announced that its project with Shuohuang Railway Development Co., Ltd. (Shuohuang Railway) has made important breakthroughs having recently passed its appraisal phase, and now entering its implementation phase. The project will be the...

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

China’s State Council Appoints Senior Surveying Officials

Wu Xinxiong was appointed to be the president of the State Electricity Regulatory Commission, replacing Wang Xudong. Xu Deming was appointed as the director of the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation. Read More

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Google ‘Applying for China Mapping Licence’

 Google and its joint venture partner in China have applied for a licence to operate an online mapping service in the world's biggest web market, a news report said on Tuesday. The State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping...

Saturday, June 11th, 2011

Interactive Timeline Mapping China’s Drought-ridden Provinces

This spring’s extreme weather is the latest in a series of water shortages, exposing the risks that limited freshwater resources pose for the world’s biggest agricultural producer, top energy consumer, and fastest-growing industrial economy. Click through the...

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

China Bans Foreign Companies Offering Online Mapping

Foreign companies are effectively banned from providing Internet mapping services in China, however joint ventures are exempted, according to a notice issued by the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping on Wednesday. The notice cited an amended regulation...

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

China Warns 46 Mapping Service Websites

China's State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping (SBSM) has published a list of 46 domestic websites that offered online mapping services without obtaining permission, warning they would be punished if they fail to obtain approval after July...

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

Drought Shrinks China’s Largest Lake to Historic Low

Stricken by a severe drought, Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China, recently began to shrink severely. According to the latest reports from satellite remote sensing, the current water area of Poyang Lake is 1,326 square...

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