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Friday, December 18th, 2015

China Cracks Down on Politcally Incorrect Maps

When it comes to maps, China isn’t messing around. Starting next year, you don’t want to be caught with the “wrong” maps—that is, maps containing content “that endangers the country's sovereignty, safety and interests,” according to a...

Friday, December 18th, 2015

Galileo’s Dozen: 12 Satellites Now in Orbit

December 18, 2015 — The pace of deploying Europe’s own satellite navigation system continued to increase with today’s launch of the latest pair of Galileo satellites, doubling the number of satellites in space within nine months.Galileo 11 and...

Thursday, December 17th, 2015

LiDAR Pioneer Velodyne Displays Mobile Feast at Capturing Reality Forum

MORGAN HILL, Calif., Dec. 17, 2015 —The mobile mapping market is poised for remarkable growth, thanks to breakthroughs in LiDAR technology, a host of new applications, and the economics of the business – so said Erich Smidt,...

Wednesday, December 16th, 2015

87% of Himalayan Glaciers Stable Since 2001: Javadekar

NEW DELHI: As many as 248 of 2,018 or 12.3% of Himalayan glaciers are "retreating" while 18 are advancing, environment minister, Prakash Javadekar told the Rajya Sabha on Monday in a written reply. The minister's reply, however,...

Wednesday, December 16th, 2015

China Tightens Rules on Maps Amid Territorial Disputes

BEIJING — China has tightened its rules on the distribution of maps that violate the government's stance on territorial disputes, state television said on Wednesday (Dec 16).Read More via Straits Times

Wednesday, December 16th, 2015

CartoConsult Partners with Proteus to Harness the Power of New Laser Scanning Technology

Swindon, UK, December 16, 2015 — CartoConsult has signed a joint venture agreement with Proteus to develop and promote the use of the latest laser scanning technology. As new systems are launched to market, such as handheld mobile mappers,...

Wednesday, December 16th, 2015

EO tech for the Belt and Road Initiative

The International Symposium on Earth Observation for Maritime Silk Road (EMSR) was convened in Sanya, a coastal city in southernmost China on November 25-27, 2015. The three-day event wrapped up with the adoption of the Sanya Declaration...

Wednesday, December 16th, 2015

1Spatial FME Solution a Model for Optimal Routing of Emergency Services

Sydney, Aust., December 16, 2015 — 1Spatial, the spatial big data company, has enabled London Fire Brigade (LFB) to create faster, automated routes queries, which reduced processing time from 40 working hours to just two.  Emergency services organisations face...

Tuesday, December 15th, 2015

XXIII ISPRS Congress – Extended Deadline for Paper Submission!

December 15, 2015 — The deadline for Abstracts has been extended up to 7th January, 2016. Submission for Youth Forum is also open till 7th January, 2016. Use ISPRS template available for download here. Unfortunately, the deadline of submission for Full...

Tuesday, December 15th, 2015

ISRO to Launch PSLV C-29 on Dec 16

Nellore: ISRO will launch its 32nd flight of PSLV commercial mission C-29 for placing six satellites of Singapore into the low earth orbit at 6 pm on December 16 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR, Sriharikota for...