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South Korea’s Space Agency Seeks 47% Budget Hike for 2027; Regular Nuri Launches, Lunar Lander Development to Begin
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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
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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
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India to have its own space station by 2035, says ISRO chairman
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Isro will not make any launch vehicle, all tech to be handed to private sector
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North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end
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Orbitworks ships UAE-built Altair-1 to US ahead of October launch
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Thursday, January 24th, 2019

Quantum Spatial to Highlight eGIS and LiDAR Projects at 2019 Esri Federal GIS Conference

PETERSBURG, Fla.- Quantum Spatial, Inc. (QSI), the nation’s largest independent geospatial analytics firm, will showcase a number of innovative projects that it is doing with government agencies at the 2019 Esri Federal GIS Conference, taking place January...

Thursday, January 24th, 2019

USAA Joins Geospatial Intelligence Center

DES PLAINES, Ill.- USAA, one of the nation's leading property casualty insurers serving more than 12.6 million active and former military members and their families, has joined the Geospatial Intelligence Center (GIC), an insurance industry consortium spearheaded by...

Thursday, January 24th, 2019

Drone Aviation Concludes Training of U.S. Army Unit on Next-Gen WASP ERS Tactical Aerostat

JACKSONVILLE, FL - Drone Aviation Holding Corp. (OTCQB: DRNE) (“Drone Aviation” or the “Company”), a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats, today announced that it has concluded U.S. Army operator training on the newly delivered Winch...

Thursday, January 24th, 2019

New Kespry Construction Innovations Further Drive Project Profitability by Enhancing Drone Flight and On-Demand Data Accuracy

MENLO PARK, Calif. - Kespry, the leading drone-based aerial intelligence solution provider, today announced it will highlight its new construction industry-focused innovations at the World of Concrete industry trade show in Las Vegas, January 22-26. The international...

Thursday, January 24th, 2019

BAE Systems Expands National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Mission Support and Establishes New Tech Council to “Map” Agency Innovation

MCLEAN, Va.- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has awarded BAE Systems a five-year, $250 million contract to continue providing Full-Motion Video (FMV) advanced analytic services, training, and intelligence production support. “Our experts play a critical role in...

Thursday, January 24th, 2019

Bittium and Esri Join PSTA as Platinum Members

The Public Safety Technology Alliance (PSTA) is pleased to announce the addition of Bittium, a provider of secure communications solutions, and Esri, the global market leader in GIS, as Platinum members of the organization. “We recognize that...

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019

Leica BLK3D Recognised by Prestigious Global Awards for Innovation, Engineering, Design

(HEERBRUGG, SWITZERLAND, 23 January 2019) Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, today announced its ground-breaking Leica BLK3D 3D imager has earned multiple prestigious global design and innovation awards. The first BLK3D units began shipping to customers last month....

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019

4Subsea and Ashtead Technology Enter Strategic Partnership

Aberdeen and Asker, January 23rd 2019 – Under the deal, 4Subsea’s autonomous, retrofittable sensors will be available to the global oil and gas industry via Ashtead Technology. Additionally, 4Subsea will explore utilising Ashtead’s acoustic sensors for further...

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019

China Grants Egypt 72 mln USD for Satellite Project

CAIRO - Egypt and China signed on Monday an agreement on a 72-million-U.S. dollar Chinese grant for Egypt's satellite Sat II project, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported. Read More at Xinhua

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019

Virtual Surveyor 6.2 Now Processes Larger Drone Survey Projects

LEUVEN, Belgium, 22 January 2019 – Virtual Surveyor drone surveying and mapping software has added new functionality that enables users to process larger projects without buying more powerful computers or expensive cloud services. The enhancement is among...