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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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SpaceX crash site on moon revealed by South Korean orbiter
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Embry‑Riddle Asia Launches Professional Space Operations Course in Singapore Amid Regional Space Boom
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2018

Orbit GT Releases Version 19 of 3D Mapping Portfolio

“I’m happy to announce that version 19.0 is now available for download”, says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT. “Our customers can now immediately take advantage of new features and updates.  This release includes all 3D Mapping...

Wednesday, November 28th, 2018

Add Geographic Intelligence to your Software Projects with the Latest Release of the Global Mapper SDK

Hallowell, Maine - Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of version 20 of the Global Mapper Software Development Kit (SDK) along with the accompanying LiDAR Module SDK. Mirroring the most important capabilities...

Wednesday, November 28th, 2018

Technology Demonstrator CIMON* Receives ‘Best of What’s New Award’ from US Science Magazine Popular Science

Friedrichshafen, 28 November 2018 – CIMON, the technology demonstrator developed and built by Airbus on behalf of the German Space Agency at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and funded by the German...

Tuesday, November 27th, 2018

China Completes BeiDou-3 Basic Global GNSS Constellation

On Nov. 19, 2018, China launched the final two BeiDou-3M satellites needed to provide basic Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) services on a global scale. The launch took place on a Long March-3B rocket from Xichang Satellite...

Tuesday, November 27th, 2018

Terra Drone acquires Skeye to accelerate global expansion

TOKYO - Terra Drone Ltd, a global company with its headquarters in Japan, has acquired a majority stake in the leading European drone service provider Skeye. Skeye will become the European headquarters of Terra Drone. With this...

Tuesday, November 27th, 2018

Engility secures $71 million remote sensing systems engineering & integration contract

CHANTILLY, Va. - Engility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EGL), has won a $71 million award to provide systems engineering and integration services to the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Remote Sensing Systems Directorate. The contract succeeds...

Tuesday, November 27th, 2018

GetSAT Antennas Selected by Hughes and NAVAIR as SatCom Component for U.S. Coast Guard Airborne Missions

REHOVOT, Israel - GetSAT, an innovator in lightweight satellite communication terminals for ground, airborne, and maritime applications, today announced that its MilliSAT L/W has been selected as the beyond line of sight (BLOS) SatCom component for U.S. Coast...

Tuesday, November 27th, 2018

Indian Social Entrepreneur Wins the First UN Geospatial Ambassador Award

NEW DELHI - Sanjay Kumar, Founder and CEO of Geospatial Media & Communications, was conferred the 'Global Geospatial Industry Ambassador' Award by UN-GGIM (United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management) on November 19 at the United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress held at Deqing...

Tuesday, November 27th, 2018

SimActive Software Used for Large-Scale Photogrammetry Project

Montreal, Canada, November 27th, 2018 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce the use of Correlator3DTM for a large-scale project by First Base Solutions.  The software allowed the processing of 50,000...

Tuesday, November 27th, 2018

UltiSat to Provide USG Customer COMSATCOM Services to Support UAV Operations and Training

GAITHERSBURG, Md.- UltiSat, Inc., a Speedcast Company, was awarded a 5-year, $3.8M contract in support of a prime contractor to provide COMSATCOM services to the U.S. Government. UltiSat will provide Ku-band satellite bandwidth, network management, and program...