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Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017

TPL Holdings takes on Google Maps in Pakistan

Introduced a year ago, TPL Maps is a comprehensive mapping solution that covers all user segments with noticeable features, such as smart search, point-of-interest details, photos, users comments and reviews, live traffic, and the option for social...

Monday, August 21st, 2017

General Atomics Says UAS Export Rules Help China In Market

Restricting Trade Rather than restricting the proliferation of  unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), export restrictions are helping China in its bid to gain a foothold in the market with copycat aircraft, top officials at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems...

Monday, August 21st, 2017

NSR Report Projects Satellite Ground Segment Reaching $158 Billion in Next Decade

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 21, 2017 - NSR’s Commercial Satellite Ground Segment, 2nd Edition (CSGS2), released tomorrow, forecasts 2016-2026 cumulative global revenues for Commercial Satellite Ground Equipment to surpass $158 billion. Satellite TV continues to be the largest...

Monday, August 21st, 2017

ISRO-SAC Develops Advanced Optical Sensors

The Indian Space Research Organisation’s Space Application Centre (Ahmedabad) has developed optical and microwave payloads, that has improved the optical observation capacity from 35 metres to 60 cm, over a period of two decades, said director Tapan...

Monday, August 21st, 2017

DigitalGlobe Announces Four-Year Direct Access Contract with the Australian Department of Defence

DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced that it signed a Direct Access Program (DAP) contract with the Australian Department of Defence. This multi-year agreement will...

Monday, August 21st, 2017

Indian Government Strikes Drone Deals with United States, Isreal

The Indian government recently cleared a deal with the United States for the purchase of 22 MQ-9 Guardian surveillance drones. This deal, initiated last year and officially cleared in June, is worth an estimated 2 billion US...

Monday, August 21st, 2017

Brunei to Capitalise on Geospatial Technology: Minister

AS A member of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Manage-ment (UNGGIM), International Federation of Land Surveying (FIG) and Asean Federation of Land Surveying and Geomatics (AFLAG), Brunei Darussalam through the Survey Department, Ministry of Development will continuously...

Monday, August 21st, 2017

MAPPS Recognizes Geospatial Pros with Presidential Awards

MAPPS has honored 10 individuals with Presidential Awards for their contributions to the association and the geospatial profession in 2017. "These individuals stand out for their exemplary service to our association and profession. I'm grateful for their...

Monday, August 21st, 2017

Delphi Partners with Innoviz Technologies to Provide High-Performance LiDAR Solutions for Autonomous Vehicles

GILLINGHAM, England and KFAR SABA, Israel -- Delphi Automotive PLC (NYSE: DLPH) announced today it has signed a commercial partnership agreement with Innoviz Technologies, a leading Israeli-based company developing LiDAR technology for the mass commercialization of autonomous vehicles....

Monday, August 21st, 2017

8 Satellite Data Startups Doing Geospatial Analysis

The world is hungry for data. It feeds on information like a fat man at a Golden Corral’s all-you-can-eat buffet. It’s how we know whether to grab a coat in the morning before leaving the house. It...