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South Korea’s Space Agency Seeks 47% Budget Hike for 2027; Regular Nuri Launches, Lunar Lander Development to Begin
The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) has proposed a 2027...
Space42 launches Future Spacers Programme to develop UAE space talent
Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company, has launched the...
US, China arm for space warfare: hunter satellites and orbital weapons
Amid the rapidly-evolving field of military space operations, Beijing...
ISRO Puts India’s First Geo Imaging Satellite In Orbit, PM Modi Hails EOS-05 Launch Aboard GSLV-F17
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully launched EOS-05,...
China releases first nationwide geometric benchmark imagery, setting a unified ‘spatial scale’ for satellite remote sensing
China's Ministry of Natural Resources has released its first...
India to have its own space station by 2035, says ISRO chairman
Speaking at the 14th convocation ceremony of IIT-BHU, ISRO...
Isro will not make any launch vehicle, all tech to be handed to private sector
IN-SPACe chairman Pawan Goenka said Isro is moving launch...
North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end
South Korea has condemned North Korea’s launch ⁠of more...
Orbitworks ships UAE-built Altair-1 to US ahead of October launch
Abu Dhabi-based satellite company Orbitworks has shipped Altair-1, the...

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Tuesday, February 26th, 2019

Danish Geodata Agency Partners with Esri to Chart the Waters of Denmark and Greenland

REDLANDS, Calif.- Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced that it has contracted with the Danish Geodata Agency (GST) to implement a modern workflow to more efficiently create and maintain nautical charts of Danish and...

Tuesday, February 26th, 2019

NTT DATA Launches Advanced 3D Digital Map Package for 5G Network Planning

TOKYO - NTT DATA (TOKYO:9613), a leading IT services provider, announced today its launch of “AW3D Telecom for 5G,” an advanced 3D digital map package that leverages high-quality satellite imagery for the planning of fifth-generation (5G) wireless...

Tuesday, February 26th, 2019

Sanborn Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Sanborn, a leader in professional mapping and GIS products and services, announces that it has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management system implemented across all divisions of the corporation. The scope...

Tuesday, February 26th, 2019

Safer Airport Skies Require Savvy Drone Pilots

SAN ANTONIO - Newark, Gatwick, Dubai - reports of rogue drones closing airports are becoming commonplace. "The solution to keeping drones from flying where they shouldn't be is about drone pilot savvy," said Droneport Texas President David...

Tuesday, February 26th, 2019

DJI Improves Enterprise Drones And Fleet Management Software To Enable Next Level Commercial Drone Operations

SHENZHEN, China - DJI, the world's leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, today unveiled new hardware and software tools to give professional drone operators improved control, safety, and security for high-stakes missions. The new Matrice...

Tuesday, February 26th, 2019

Hexagon Advances its 5D Visualisation Portfolio With the Acquisition of Thermopylae Sciences and Technology

Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital solutions, today announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Thermopylae Sciences and Technology, a software provider primarily focused on the U.S. government and defence market that specialises in geospatial...

Tuesday, February 26th, 2019

Аutomatic Vertical Scanning for Drones Now Available

SPH Engineering has introduced the Facade scan tool for UgCS, the world’s premier provider of mission planning software for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The tool allows the drone operator to draw a vertical plane, and to specify the...

Tuesday, February 26th, 2019

Leading NASA Astronaut Joins Myriota

Former Space Shuttle commander Pamela Melroy has joined the board of Australian satellite communications company Myriota as it moves towards its goal of creating a constellation of 50 nano-satellites. Today’s announcement comes just three weeks after Myriota...

Monday, February 25th, 2019

Bali’s Agung Volcano

This image of Mount Agung on the Indonesian island of Bali was captured on July 2, 2018, by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. After being dormant for 50 years, Mount Agung erupted in November 2017. It has continued...

Sunday, February 24th, 2019

Australia And UAE Space Agencies Sign Partnership MoU In Adelaide

The Australian Space Agency (ASA) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Arab Emirates Space Agency, facilitating closer international partnerships in the space industry sectors. Read More at SpaceWatch