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Singapore unveils road map to help develop international business standards and conformance
Singapore has unveiled plans to help develop international standards...
Adelaide University to run space and defence venture launchpad ahead of Australian Space Forum
Adelaide University’s Innovation & Collaboration Centre (ICC) will deliver...
Japan’s H3 rocket returns to space with successful launch after December setback
Japan’s flagship H3 rocket has returned to flight six...
KONGSBERG accelerates seabed mapping developments with Ocean Exploration Trust expedition aboard Exploration Vessel Nautilus
KONGSBERG and the Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) are set...
Russian satellites linked to mysterious GPS disruptions across several countries
Since 2019, GPS signals across Europe, Greenland and Canada...
Isro’s Bahubali LVM3 that launched Chandrayaan-3 to be handed to private sector
IN-SPACe has invited Indian companies to take over the...
India to host 13th UN Global Geospatial Information Management Asia-Pacific Conference
India is hosting the 13th United Nations Global Geospatial...
Unseenlabs’ BRO-22 to Become the First Foreign Private Satellite Launched Aboard Japan’s H3 Launch Vehicle
Scheduled for June 10, between 09:53 and 11:52 a.m....
PLD Space increases investment in its Launch Complex at the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) to €35M, strengthening Europe’s sovereign space infrastructure
The investment is expected to generate approximately €21 million...
India seeks Singapore capital to fuel its ambitious private space sector
India aims to grow its space economy to US$44...

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Tuesday, June 12th, 2018

SimActive Software for Precision Agriculture in Brazil

Montreal, Canada, June 12th, 2018 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is proud to announce use of its software for precision agriculture in Brazil by Portal Produtos Agropecuários Ltda (Portal).  Drone data is transformed...

Tuesday, June 12th, 2018

Hexagon’s Annual Digital Solutions Conference, HxGN LIVE 2018, Kicks Off in Las Vegas

Hexagon, a global leader in digital solutions, opens HxGN LIVE 2018 today, its annual, four-day, international digital solutions conference. Held 12-15 June at The Venetian hotel in Las Vegas, NV, USA, HxGN LIVE brings together thousands of...

Monday, June 11th, 2018

Topcon Announces New Data Controller with Advanced Speed and Power Functionality

LIVERMORE, Calif., U.S./ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, the Netherlands  – Topcon Positioning Group introduces the new T-18 handheld controller designed to drive geopositioning, construction, mapping and vertical construction applications. The controller includes a 3.7-inch sunlight-readable display with a 1GHz...

Monday, June 11th, 2018

Bluesky Takes Aerial Mapping to New Levels with 2018 Flying Plans

Leicestershire, UK – Bluesky has revealed plans to update over 160,000 square kilometres of aerial photography, colour infrared imagery and digital height models in 2018. When combined this equates to a total of 640,000 square kilometres of...

Monday, June 11th, 2018

The Pipeline Company in Thailand Applies SuperSurv to Improve the Efficiency of Inspection and Management

Hollywood International Ltd., the largest local consulting firm of Surveying and Mapping in Thailand, is also the best business partner of Supergeo. Recently, Hollywood has successfully promoted SuperSurv in a local private pipeline company. The company has...

Monday, June 11th, 2018

Department of Defense Bans the Purchase of Commercial-Over-The-Shelf UAS, Including DJI Drones Effective Immediately

It seems that the letter that was sent by Chris Murphy, the Junior Senator from Connecticut on May 7th, has led to the Department of Defense (DoD) banning the purchase of commercial-over-the-shelf UAS, including DJI drones for most (if not...

Monday, June 11th, 2018

European Commission Seeks to Boost Space Spending

The European Commission has set out how it wants to spend the next EU space budget. Officials have proposed spending some €16bn (£14bn) over the years 2021-2027. Read More at BBC

Monday, June 11th, 2018

Scottish Government Awards OceanWise with 4-year GIS Marine Data Contract

OceanWise has been awarded the Framework Agreement for the provision of GIS Marine Data to the Scottish Government. The company will be delivering marine mapping data products and services including Marine Themes Vector, Marine Themes Digital Elevation Model...

Monday, June 11th, 2018

India Approves US$1.574 Billion Funding for ISRO’s 30 PSLV & 10 GSLV Flights

India’s Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) Continuation Programme (Phase 6) and funding of thirty PSLV operational flights under the Programme, according to an Indian government press...

Monday, June 11th, 2018

China Launches Fengyun-2H, to be Used by Belt & Road Countries

On 5 June 2018, at 9:07 p.m. Beijing time (GMT+8), China launched Fengyun-2H, a meteorological satellite which will be placed in a geosynchronous orbit. The launch took place using the three-stage rocket Long March 3A, from Xichang...