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India counters China’s map war: Names of 27 Arunachal Pradesh locations standardised on Survey of India maps
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OMEGA and MBRSC launch exhibition celebrating UAE’s space milestones and Moon landing anniversary
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SpaceX crash site on moon revealed by South Korean orbiter
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ispace Receives Grant for Japan’s Space Strategy Fund Project “High-Precision Landing Technology in the Lunar Poles Region”
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Embry‑Riddle Asia Launches Professional Space Operations Course in Singapore Amid Regional Space Boom
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Friday, December 21st, 2018

LiDARUSA Works With Allegiant Partners for US Leasing

LiDARUSA is pleased to announce they now offer leasing options to qualifying US buyers with Allegiant Partners, Inc. Allegiant Partners, Inc., now doing business as AP Equipment Financing, was founded in 1998 to serve small businesses by...

Friday, December 21st, 2018

Vexcel Imaging Opens Office in China

World leading digital aerial camera and mobile mapping solution provider Vexcel Imaging GmbH, Austria, announced today the opening of its newest office in Shenzhen, P.R. China. China is a highly important market for Vexcel Imaging. Vexcel Imaging...

Friday, December 21st, 2018

Map of the Month: GfK Purchasing Power density, Europe 2018

GfK's Map of the Month for December shows the 2018 distribution of purchasing power density (mil. € per km²) across Europe at the two-digit postcode level. Download the map in high-resolution JPG format... The study "GfK Purchasing...

Friday, December 21st, 2018

Continental Mapping Appoints New Chief Operating Officer Peter Briere

(Sun Prairie, WI) – December, 2018 – Continental Mapping Consultants, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Briere as Chief Operating Officer.  Mr. Briere served previously as the General Manager for Continental Mapping’s Civil Works...

Wednesday, December 19th, 2018

Maxar’s SSL Highlights its U.S. Industry Leadership in Next-Generation Solar Electric Propulsion

PALO ALTO, Calif. – December 19, 2018 – SSL, a Maxar Technologies company (NYSE: MAXR) (TSX: MAXR), and a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, recently demonstrated its next generation solar-electric propulsion system on two commercial...

Wednesday, December 19th, 2018

NSGIC Releases First-Year Report for Geo-Enabled Elections Project, Including First Draft of Best Practices for Implementing GIS in Elections

New Orleans, LA - National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) has released the first-year report of phase one of its Geo-Enabled Elections project, highlighting the project’s accomplishments in the first twelve months. These include completing a baseline...

Wednesday, December 19th, 2018

Kansas State Polytechnic to Offer First Responder Scholarship for sUAS Training

SALINA — Kansas State University's Polytechnic Campus is offering $500 scholarships to first responders interested in attending the small unmanned aircraft systems, or sUAS, commercial remote pilot training course in 2019. The available scholarships reduce the overall course cost by...

Wednesday, December 19th, 2018

Planet to Acquire Boundless to Further Support U.S. Government Business

Today Planet announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Boundless Spatial Inc., a St. Louis-based geospatial software solutions company, to further support our commercial business with the U.S. government and agricultural clients. The acquisition expands Planet’s commercial business with...

Wednesday, December 19th, 2018

Maxar’s SSL Awarded Contract to Provide GEO SmallSat for Mobile Broadband Company

PALO ALTO, Calif. – SSL, a Maxar Technologies company (NYSE: MAXR) (TSX: MAXR), and a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, announced a contract award to manufacture a small geostationary (GEO) satellite for Ovzon, a...

Monday, December 17th, 2018

A Damming Trend for the Mekong

Hundreds of dams are being proposed for Mekong River basin in Southeast Asia. The negative social and environmental consequences—affecting everything from food security to the environment—greatly outweigh the positive changes of this grand-scale flood control, according to...