Asian Surveying & Mapping
Breaking News
bitsensing Signs MOU with IKIO Technologies to Advance AI-Based Traffic Monitoring on India’s Expressways, Highways and Municipal Areas
Backed by proven success in South Korea and Europe,...
Nuri rocket successfully completes KAIST’s next-gen satellite mission
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)...
President Lai reviews progress on first indigenous satellite constellation
President Lai Ching-te said developing space technology is a...
Japan’s iQPS lines up eight SAR launches
ST. LOUIS — Japan’s Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of...
UAE Astronauts Promote AI and Collaboration in Space at GITEX Europe
The Arab world’s first astronaut, Hazzaa Al Mansouri, and...
New species of space-adapted bacteria discovered on China’s Tiangong space station
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown strain of microbe...
Isro’s 101st mission fails as PSLV-C61 suffers third-stage anomaly
India’s latest Earth observation satellite mission faced a setback...
Iraq’s First Fully Solar-Powered Village in Kulak Is Now Operational
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – May 20, 2025 — The...
Australia’s Gilmour Space Technologies ready to launch maiden Eris Test flight the nation’s first orbital launch in over 50 years
Gilmour Space Technologies is the leading launch services company...
Korea’s space agency seeks revision of plan to modify next-gen rockets into reusable system
South Korea's aerospace agency said on Thursday that it...

Author Archive

Thursday, August 4th, 2016

Russia’s Angara Rocket Wins First Commercial Launch Contract

South Korea’s space agency has signed a contract to launch an Earth observation satellite into orbit in 2020 aboard Russia’s Angara rocket, giving the new booster its first commercial customer, International Launch Services announced Monday. Read More...

Thursday, August 4th, 2016

Chandigarh to Launch GIS Web Service for Distributing Properties Online

TO SPARE residents harassment at the hands of officials, the Chandigarh Administration is all set to launch a geographic information system (GIS) web service enabling families to distribute their properties online. Read More at Indian Express

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016

Is Britain on the Move?

Australia has recently announced a 1.8m shift in its mapping coordinates, to compensate for the country’s 7.5cm shift north each year.  Inevitably the question is why, and could the same thing happen here? In Australia, the shift...

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016

Bangkok Turns to Sensors to for Real-Time Traffic Updates

The city of Bangkok has implemented its first real-time traffic platform, able to help road users choose the faster route home on busy days. Thailand’s Highway Department (DOH) turned on some of the sensors, which detect Bluetooth...

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016

Supergeo Will Showcase Latest Geospatial Solutions at GSDI 15

The global GIS software and solution provider, Supergeo Technologies Inc., will bring the latest geospatial solutions and products at GSDI 15 world conference in Taipei, Taiwan. The Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) World Conference is an international...

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016

Antarctica Ground Station for Earth Observation Satellites (AGEOS)

ISRO has established the Antarctica Ground Station for Earth Observation Satellites (AGEOS), at Bharati Station, Larsemann Hills, Antarctica, for receiving Indian Remote sensing Satellite (IRS) data.  Read More at ISRO

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016

Secret Japanese Military Maps Could Open a New Window on Asia’s Past

These maps were captured in the waning days of World War II as the U.S. Army took control of Japan. American soldiers confiscated thousands of secret Japanese military maps and the plates used to print them, then...

Monday, August 1st, 2016

South Dakota DOT Honored for Special Achievement in GIS

Esri, a world leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology, presented the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) with a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award June 29, at its annual User Conference in San Diego, California....

Monday, August 1st, 2016

Australia Plans New Co-Ordinates to Fix Sat-Nav Gap

Australia is to shift its longitude and latitude to address a gap between local co-ordinates and those from global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). Read More at BBC

Monday, August 1st, 2016

Odisha CM inaugurated web-based GIS map portal named Bhubaneswar One

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patniak inaugurated a web-based GIS map portal named ‘Bhubaneswar One’ here on Saturday. Read More at Orissadiary.com