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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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ORF- RSIS Special Report Launch | India and Southeast Asia: Mapping Strategic Convergence in an Era of Great-Power Competition
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Chinese startup Mega Engine advances reusable staged-combustion rocket engine
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South Korean, Singaporean Entities Partner To Support Space Startup Expansion
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Friday, July 1st, 2016

Singapore Reveals its 3D Smart Nation Map

The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) has revealed the first phase of  its national 3D mapping project that supports the republic's Smart Nation vision. Read More at MIS Asia

Friday, July 1st, 2016

Aussie Innovation Changing How We Experience the Tour de France and Rio Olympics

Sports fans are about to get a whole new way of experiencing the upcoming Tour de France and select endurance sports at the Rio 2016 Olympics thanks to a start-up out of CSIRO’s Data61 group. This year,...

Thursday, June 30th, 2016

OTOC acquires Lawrence Group in NSW – Further Expands National Surveying Business

OTOC has entered into an agreement to acquire Lawrence Group Pty Ltd (Lawrence), a Sydney-based surveying consultancy, for up to $5.85m. The acquisition is highly complementary to OTOC’s surveying capability in New South Wales (Geo-Metric and Linker...

Thursday, June 30th, 2016

Topcon Introduces Elite Survey Suite

LIVERMORE, Calif., USA/ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, The Netherlands – June 30, 2016 – Topcon Positioning Group announces a new suite featuring four integrated solutions — three hardware products “fused” by a single software solution — designed to provide...

Thursday, June 30th, 2016

Trimble R2 GNSS Receiver Now Available for Data Collection

Redlands, California—June 30, 2016—Esri announced today the availability of the Trimble R2 Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver for collecting professional-grade GPS data with Collector for ArcGIS. The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver is rugged certified MIL-STD-810G, IP65 rated,...

Wednesday, June 29th, 2016

Chinese Atmospheric Scientist Wins Meteorological Prize Read more from Asian Scientist Magazine

AsianScientist  - Professor Zeng Qingcun from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has received the 61st International Meteorological Organization Prize. Zeng is the third Chinese citizen to win this award. Read More at Asian...

Tuesday, June 28th, 2016

DigitalGlobe and Esri Announce New Long-Term Partnership to Expand World Imagery Map

WESTMINSTER, Colo.—DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced an agreement to make more current satellite imagery of the entire world available to users of Esri’s ArcGIS...

Tuesday, June 28th, 2016

See Where Imagery and GIS Go Next in The ArcGIS Imagery Book: New View. New Vision

Redlands, California —Getting a more intelligent picture of our planet just got easier thanks to an explosion in new imagery data collection sources, like drones and microsatellites, coupled with new image processing and analysis capabilities in Esri...

Tuesday, June 28th, 2016

Two New ArcGIS Apps for the Field to Launch at Esri User Conference

Redlands, California —Esri will launch two new ArcGIS apps for field operating efficiency at the upcoming Esri User Conference, to be held June 27–July 1 in San Diego. Amid much excitement, attendees will be able to see...

Tuesday, June 28th, 2016

Esri Offers Free Self-Paced E-Learning to Customers through New Training Site

Redlands, California —Esri will give all customers that have a qualifying product with a current maintenance subscription unlimited access to free self-paced e-Learning through its new Training website, Esri president Jack Dangermond announced today. “Esri encourages lifelong...