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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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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019

JAXA Successfully Launches Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-1 aboard Epsilon-4

On Jan. 18, 2019, the National Research and Development Agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-1 aboard the fourth Epsilon Launch Vehicle (Epsilon-4) from the JAXA Uchinoura Space Center. The launch and...

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019

Microlight3D Launches Altraspin™, a New Generation 3D-Printer for High-Resolution Micro-Parts

Grenoble, France, January 22, 2019 – Microlight3D, a specialty manufacturer of ultra hi-resolution 3D microprinting machines for industrial and scientific applications, today announces the launch of Altraspin™, a compact turnkey 3D printer for producing highly complex micro-parts...

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019

Mapillary Puts 186 Million AI-Generated Map Features on the Map in their Latest Push to Make Maps More Detailed and Up-to-Date Globally

Malmo, January 22 - Mapillary, the street-level imagery platform that uses computer vision to fix the world’s maps and train autonomous systems, today announced that its computer vision technology has successfully localized and put more than 186...

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019

GeoComm Adds To Product Management Team, Expands Industry Leadership in Geospatial Call Routing

GeoComm is pleased to announce the addition of Lisa Henderson as the Senior Product Manager for Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) Core Solutions focusing specifically on the geospatial solutions needed in a NG9-1-1 Environment. Lisa is a well-recognized...

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019

Esri Relaunches ArcGIS For Developers

REDLANDS, Calif. — Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced major changes to ArcGIS for Developers, providing an enhanced mapping experience that is more accessible and affordable. These changes include a new pay-as-you-go plan for all...

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019

World Geospatial Industry Council and buildingSMART International Sign an MOU to Work TTowards a Common Initiative

New Delhi | www.wgicouncil.org  A collaboration to enhance the usage of BIM standards in civil infrastructure and to link it to location-based technologies has taken concrete shape with the signing of the MoU between World Geospatial Industry council...

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019

OneWeb Satellites Has Shipped First Satellites for the OneWeb Constellation to Launch Site

Toulouse, France, 22 January 2019 - OneWeb Satellites, a joint venture between Airbus and OneWeb, today announced the delivery of the first satellites for the OneWeb constellation.   The satellites were manufactured at the OneWeb Satellites facility...

Monday, January 21st, 2019

Vietnam’s MicroDragon Satellite Sends First Signals Back to Earth

The Vietnamese-made MicroDragon has communicated three times with the ground station at the JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science and the control centre at Tokyo University. Read More at Nhandan

Monday, January 21st, 2019

Russia Mulling Sovereign’s Eye Satellite Network to Watch ‘Any Process on Earth’

Russia launched over two dozen satellites into space last year, and had some 146 civilian and military satellites orbiting the planet as of mid-2018, according to UN figures. Read More at Sputnik News

Monday, January 21st, 2019

Delhi NCR To Have Remote Sensing Technology To Enforce Car Pollution Certificates On Roads

The International Centre of Automotive Technology (ICAT) has announced that they're currently exploring the implementation of remote sensing technology to crack down on heavily polluting vehicles. Read More at India Times