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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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Tuesday, January 8th, 2019

ASPRS Begins 2019 with a New Association Management Firm

Bethesda, MD: The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing: The Imaging and Geospatial Information Society announces its new management relationship with P & N Association Management. P & N Association Management will provide association management services...

Tuesday, January 8th, 2019

UK-based Geospatial Data Startup GeoSpock Raises €11 Million to Expand in Singapore and Japan

Cambridge-based data visualisation company GeoSpock provides data analytics, generates insights, and enables predictions across space and time that can be used in applications from smart cities to mobility. The startup has raised €11 million in additional funding, bringing the...

Tuesday, January 8th, 2019

Quanergy Builds on Success of Cross-Industry Applications of LiDAR for 2019 Growth

SUNNYVALE, Calif.- Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of solid state LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors and smart sensing solutions, today announced its final bookings growth numbers for year ended December 31, 2018 and plans for...

Tuesday, January 8th, 2019

Apollo Robotics Unveils Revolutionary Autonomous Surveyor Drone Platform at CES 2019

LAS VEGAS - Apollo Robotics, a leading provider of autonomous drone solutions for land surveys, today announced that it plans to publicly unveil and demonstrate its affordable Surveyor Version 1 drone platform at CES 2019 Techniplas booth...

Tuesday, January 8th, 2019

Techniplas Attracts Autonomous Drone Solutions Innovator Apollo Robotics to its Open Innovation Program

LAS VEGAS -Techniplas, a leading global design and manufacturing provider of technologically advanced products and services, announced today that Apollo Robotics, a leading provider of affordable autonomous drone solutions for land surveys, joined its open innovation program....

Tuesday, January 8th, 2019

Standard Cognition Acquires Robotic Mapping Startup Explorer.ai

SAN FRANCISCO - Standard Cognition, which provides the most flexible AI-powered autonomous checkout solutions for brick & mortar retailers, announced today that it has acquired Explorer.ai, a mapping and computer vision start-up founded by Akshay Goel, Tushar...

Tuesday, January 8th, 2019

Maxar Technologies Reports Failure of its WorldView-4 Imaging Satellite

Maxar Technologies Inc. (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR) ("Maxar" or the "Company"), a global technology innovator powering the new space economy, today reported that its WorldView-4 satellite experienced a failure in its control moment gyros ("CMGs"), preventing the satellite from...

Tuesday, January 8th, 2019

HERE Mobility Launches SoMo, First-of-its-kind Consumer App, Making Mobility Social

LAS VEGAS, January 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- HERE Mobility, the mobility unit of HERE Technologies, announced today the launch of their new all-in-one mobility app. Derived from "Social Mobility," SoMo is a first-of-its-kind mobility app that gives the freedom...

Tuesday, January 8th, 2019

Mobileye, Ordnance Survey to Gather and Share Map Data to Manage Infrastructure for Smarter Cities, Safer Roads

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--What’s New: Mobileye, an Intel company, and Ordnance Survey, Great Britain’s national mapping agency, today announced an agreement to bring high-precision location data to U.K. agencies and businesses. Ordnance Survey’s world-leading geospatial and technology expertise...

Tuesday, January 8th, 2019

Successful Launch of Formation-Flying Microsatellite Constellation Built by Space Flight Laboratory

TORONTO, Ontario, Canada – Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) announced the successful launch of three formation-flying microsatellites built by SFL under contract to Deep Space Industries for HawkEye 360 Inc. The microsatellites were launched last year into low...