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PLD Space increases investment in its Launch Complex at the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) to €35M, strengthening Europe’s sovereign space infrastructure
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India seeks Singapore capital to fuel its ambitious private space sector
India aims to grow its space economy to US$44...
China conducts surprise launch of Long March 12B, delivers Qianfan satellites on debut flight
HELSINKI — China conducted the maiden launch of its...
ISRO to launch first unmanned Gaganyaan mission by year’s end
The Chairman of ISRO, Somnath said that the efforts...
ORF- RSIS Special Report Launch | India and Southeast Asia: Mapping Strategic Convergence in an Era of Great-Power Competition
In 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India’s shift...
Israel defense ecosystem meets to accelerate fieldable counter‑drone tech
Sparked by a message from the frontlines, CET Sandbox...
Chinese startup Mega Engine advances reusable staged-combustion rocket engine
HELSINKI — A new Chinese commercial rocket engine startup...
Haryana wins Geospatial Excellence Award for agricultural innovation in Netherlands
Haryana has been internationally recognised for its technological innovation...
South Korean, Singaporean Entities Partner To Support Space Startup Expansion
SINGAPORE—BlueTide Capital and Singapore Space and Technology Think Tank...
Japan space startups to train engineers from India, Philippines, Indonesia
JICA program to coach professionals on satellite manufacturing, data...

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Wednesday, February 8th, 2017

OGC to initiate Phase 1 Development of Interoperability Standards for Underground Infrastructure Data

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is pleased to announce that the Fund for the City of New York and its sister organization, the National Center for Civic Innovation, has made a $25,000 grant to the OGC. These...

Wednesday, February 8th, 2017

Sanborn to Begin Acquisition for Arkansas Statewide Orthoimagery Project

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. (Sanborn) aerial acquisition team will mobilize to Arkansas to collect high-resolution imagery to map the entire state of Arkansas under the 2017-2018 Statewide Orthoimagery Program. The firm will...

Wednesday, February 8th, 2017

DigitalGlobe Adds New, Innovative Partners to Its Rapidly Growing Geospatial Big Data Ecosystem

WESTMINSTER, Colo.- DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet, announced the growth of its ecosystem of content producers and consumers who leverage the Company’s Geospatial Big Data analytics...

Wednesday, February 8th, 2017

Leica Geosystems Partners with Geolantis to Integrate a Cloud Based Utility Mapping Platform

(Heerbrugg, Switzerland; Klagenfurt, Austria, 8 February 2017) – Leica Geosystems, global leader of measurement and digital reality capture technologies, has teamed with Geolantis, a provider and developer of the best-in-class cloud based utility mapping and managing software,...

Wednesday, February 8th, 2017

PCI Joins the Geological Remote Sensing Group

Following an incredibly successful 2016 for the Geological Remote Sensing Group (GRSG), 2017 has started at a similarly active pace with the news that Canadian-based supplier of geo-imaging software solutions, PCI Geomatics has decided to join as...

Tuesday, February 7th, 2017

In ISRO’s Launch of 104 Satellites Next Week, 88 will be from U.S.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is on the cusp of making history when it sends 104 satellites into orbit on its PSLV-C37 rocket on February 15. Only three of them are Indian satellites. Read More at...

Tuesday, February 7th, 2017

Schiebel Camcopter S-100 UAS Wins Contract with Royal Australian Navy

The Royal Australian Navy awarded Schiebel a contract for the supply of its Camcopter S-100 system and three years of follow-on contractor logistics support.The Royal Australian Navy released an international Request for Tender (RfT) in late February...

Tuesday, February 7th, 2017

Call for Papers – Now Open EnerGIS 2017

Attention, geospatial professionals, are you involved in the energy industry, or provide mapping, engineering, or data solutions to the energy industry? Share your expertise with your colleagues at EnerGIS 2017, to be held June 5-6 in suburban...

Tuesday, February 7th, 2017

NRCS California Concludes Eight-Year Mapping Survey of Los Angeles Soils

Conservation Service (NRCS) in California has concluded an eight-year project creating an inventory of the soil properties and their associated landscapes within the southeastern section of Los Angeles County. The City of Los Angeles, included in this...

Tuesday, February 7th, 2017

Teledyne Optech’s Latest Products to be Highlighted at ILMF 2017

Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce that it will attend the 2017 International Lidar Mapping Forum (ILMF) on Feb 13-15 in Denver, CO. Our latest survey systems will be on display at booth 79, including the Optech...