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From drones to space tech, Japan looks to startups to strengthen its defences
Tokyo is stepping up efforts to harness dual-use technologies...
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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Monday, February 4th, 2019

Maxar’s Radiant Solutions Launches a Refreshed Website

Maxar’s Radiant Solutions has launched a refreshed website and we are excited to introduce you to our new look in the new year. The newly expanded capabilities section of our website better educates visitors on our mission...

Friday, February 1st, 2019

Moon Mission a Sign of Hong Kong’s Potential in China’s Hi-tech Drive

Hong Kong has many well-trained scientists, but the complaint has long been that there are few outlets to make proper use of their talents and innovation in basic research. Things are finally looking up thanks to the...

Friday, February 1st, 2019

Toyota’s Tri-Ad Division Wants Open Source Maps to Guide the Self-Driving Cars of Tomorrow

If Toyota has its way, the maps guiding your future autonomous vehicle won’t be delivered through Google, Apple, Baidu, or TomTom, but via a map platform as free and accessible as Linux, MySQL, Apache, and the zillions...

Friday, February 1st, 2019

European Space Junk Cleanup Concept Gets New Mission: Refuel and Repair

The European Space Agency (ESA) has redesigned its active space-debris-removal demonstration mission concept e.Deorbit as a multipurpose, in-orbit servicing vehicle that could be used to refuel, refurbish or re-boost satellites. Read More at Space.com

Friday, February 1st, 2019

Category Winners Announced at the Second Annual Lidar Leader Awards Ceremony

Denver, CO – The second annual Lidar Leader Awards ceremony took place yesterday at International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) in Denver. ILMF – in cooperation with Spatial Media’s Lidar Magazine – designed this unique program to recognize...

Friday, February 1st, 2019

Nanosatellite Company Announces First Commercial IOT Product

Satellite communications company Myriota has announced the first of a string of commercial products that will utilise its low-cost earth-to-satellite transmission technology. The South Australian company has partnered with fellow Australian business Davey Water Products to add...

Friday, February 1st, 2019

thinkWhere Creates Online Map Portal for Open European Geographic Data Services

Scotland: thinkWhere is developing an online mapping portal to improve access to official European geospatial open data. Working with EuroGeographics, as part of the Open European Location Services (Open ELS) project, thinkWhere will create, maintain and support...

Friday, February 1st, 2019

NSGIC Releases Groundbreaking Survey of Election Directors’ Take on their Progress Towards Implementing GIS in Elections

New Orleans, LA - National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) has released their findings from a first-ever survey of the nation’s state election directors, seeking to determine the current status of the implementation of GIS in elections....

Friday, February 1st, 2019

Drone Delivery Canada Receives Approvals to Start Testing its 50 lbs Cargo Delivery Drone – The Falcon

TORONTO - Drone Delivery Canada 'DDC or the Company' (TSX.V:FLT,OTC: TAKOF), is pleased to announce that it has commenced testing its newest cargo delivery drone, 'The Falcon' with a lifting capability of 50 pounds of payload and...

Friday, February 1st, 2019

ARC Advisory Group Report Names Esri GIS Market Leader

REDLANDS, Calif.- Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced its top ranking in the Geographic Information Systems Market Research Study report, produced biannually by ARC Advisory Group. According to the study, Esri is a market...