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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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Haryana wins Geospatial Excellence Award for agricultural innovation in Netherlands
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South Korean, Singaporean Entities Partner To Support Space Startup Expansion
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Japan space startups to train engineers from India, Philippines, Indonesia
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Friday, February 5th, 2016

Iran will Build Two Satellites by 2025, Unveils Friendship Satellite

TEHRAN - Iran is planning to launch two national remote sensing and telecommunication satellites by 2025, Communications and Information Technology Minister Mahmoud Va’ezi announced on Wednesday. Read More via Tehran Time.

Thursday, February 4th, 2016

Greg Scott of UN-GGIM Bags Geospatial Ambassador of the Year Award

Noida, India,  February 04, 2016 — Greg Scott, Inter-Regional Advisor of UN-GGIM, has been chosen as Geospatial Ambassador of the Year for 2015. The award shall be presented during Geospatial World Forum on May 25, 2016, at...

Thursday, February 4th, 2016

Baidu Expands its Mapping Service Abroad

Thursday, February 4th, 2016

China Releases Images Captured by HD Earth Observation Satellite

BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — China released first images captured by the nation's most sophisticated observation satellite Gaofen-4 on Wednesday, including one showing the capital city Beijing amid heavy smog. Read More via Xinhua

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016

China Launches New MEO BeiDou Satellite

China successfully completed its first BeiDou launch of the year, lifting a new-generation satellite into orbit yesterday (February 1, 2016) and adding to its 17 operational spacecraft in the nation’s GNSS constellation. Read More via Inside GNSS

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016

Sokkia Introduces SHC5000 Field Controller

LIVERMORE, Calif. – February 3, 2016 — Sokkia introduces the latest addition to its line of field controllers for use with construction and surveying applications — the SHC5000. Operating MAGNET® Field, Site and Layout software, the newest...

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016

North Korea Announces Plans to Launch an Earth Observation Satellite Later this Month

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Weeks after its fourth nuclear test, North Korea announced plans Tuesday to launch an Earth observation satellite on a rocket later this month, in what critics see as a covert test of...

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016

China’s Second Launch of 2016 Boosts Beidou Navigation System

China on Monday performed its second space launch of the year by sending a Beidou positioning, navigation and timing satellite into orbit. Read More via GB Times

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016

Training Programme Inaugurated as Part of Indo-Thai Geo Spatial Cooperation Project

Seven trainees from Thailand started their 4-week long training at Indian Institute of Surveying and Mapping (IISM) of Survey of India here on Monday as part of Indo-Thai Geo Spatial Cooperation Project. The trainees are from Geo...

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016

Call for Abstracts/Papers/Workshops at the GSDI 2015 World Conference in Taiwan in 2016

We are delighted to announce that the GSDI 15 World Conference (GSDI 15) will be held in Taipei, Taiwan (Rep. of China), from 29 November to 2 December 2016 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center. The theme...