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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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Saturday, December 15th, 2018

Brazil keeps eye on Amazon deforestation with satellites

The vast Amazon forest may be hard to penetrate, posing a problem for authorities trying to stop illegal logging -- but there are still eyes in the sky keeping track of the destruction. Read More at France24

Saturday, December 15th, 2018

China to Build Platform for Arctic Environment Remote Sensing

BEIJING: China has launched a project to build a platform of collaborative research on the Arctic environment using remote sensing and numerical models, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Thursday. Read More at The Rahnuma

Saturday, December 15th, 2018

Canadian Military to Launch 3-Satellite System to Track Vessels

WASHINGTON - Canada is preparing to launch a group of three satellites to track ships near the nation’s coast and also track vessels in parts of the world where Canada conducts military operations with allied nations, the...

Saturday, December 15th, 2018

Australian Army Conducts Exercise with Schiebel Camcopter S-100 UAS

Austria-based Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 unmanned air system (UAS) has participated in an exercise with the Australian Army. Read More at Army Technology

Friday, December 14th, 2018

Russian Mapping Service Reveals Secretive Military Bases Across The Middle East

A Russian satellite-based mapping company may have accidentally revealed the locations of at least two sensitive NATO facilities in the Middle East in what can only be described as the OPSEC version of the Streisand effect. Read More...

Thursday, December 13th, 2018

Quantum Spatial Streamlines Access to Oregon’s High Resolution Imagery on New Online Portal

PORTLAND, Ore.- Quantum Spatial, Inc. (QSI), the nation’s largest independent geospatial data firm, announced that a new online offering from the State of Oregon featuring high resolution imagery acquired by QSI is now available to the public...

Thursday, December 13th, 2018

Esri Releases Ready-to-Use US Census Bureau Data in ArcGIS Living Atlas

REDLANDS, Calif.- Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced that ArcGIS software users will now have easy access to the most current data on the US population, housing, and workforce. Through ArcGIS Living Atlas of...

Thursday, December 13th, 2018

XYO Network Headed to Space – Definitive Agreement Executed to Bring XYO Into Orbit With Launch of Blockchain Satellite on SpaceX Falcon 9

SAN DIEGO - XYO Network, the technology that bridges blockchain to the physical world, today announces a blockchain industry breakthrough, in its partnership with space industry leader Spaceflight. The unprecedented partnership and subsequent launch into orbit of...

Thursday, December 13th, 2018

Accela Announces Experienced Technology Leader Gary Kovacs as CEO

SAN RAMON, Calif.- Accela, the leading provider of cloud-based solutions for government, announced today that Gary Kovacs has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer. Kovacs brings decades of enterprise software, cloud and mobile technology leadership and executive management...

Thursday, December 13th, 2018

EagleView Remains Front Runner in Aerial Imagery with Acquisition of Spookfish

Bothell, WA  – EagleView, the leading provider of high-resolution aerial imagery, property data analytics and structural measurements for government agencies, insurance carriers, roofing contractors and energy utilities, has officially acquired Spookfish, an Australian-based aerial imagery company. With...