Asian Surveying & Mapping
Breaking News
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...

Author Archive

Friday, November 16th, 2018

Multi-objective Optimisation Reaching New Heights with Latest Scheduling Software Release

The leaders in intelligent mine scheduling optimisation have pushed the benchmark even higher with the recent release of Maptek Evolution 5.1. Close collaboration with mining experts to provide targeted applications has defined the development journey of Evolution....

Friday, November 16th, 2018

Simulyze Concludes Support of NASA’s Third Nationwide Test of Its UAS Traffic Management Platform, Begins Work on FAA’s Integrated Pilot Program

Simulyze, Inc., a leading provider of operational intelligence (OI) technology and applications that empower both federal and commercial organizations, announced it has completed its deployment of its Mission InsightTM (OI) application during NASA’s Technical Capability Level 3...

Friday, November 16th, 2018

SAR Remote Sensing Experiment Site Unveiled in Northern China

BEIJING - A synthetic aperture radar (SAR) remote sensing experiment site was unveiled in Zhangjiakou, northern China's Hebei Province, according to the China Science Daily. Read More at Xinhua

Friday, November 16th, 2018

China to Launch Latest Beidou Navigation Satellite Pair on Sunday

China is set to launch a pair of Beidou positioning, navigation and timing satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre on Sunday, in what will be the country's 33rd orbital mission of 2018. Read More at GB...

Friday, November 16th, 2018

Crew Assistant CIMON* Successfully Completes First Tasks in Space

Friedrichshafen/Bremen, 16 November 2018 – The astronaut assistant, CIMON* (Crew Interactive Mobile CompanioN), developed and built by Airbus on behalf of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), has passed its first tests in space with flying colours. It worked...

Friday, November 16th, 2018

KVH Announces Two Key Leadership Positions for the Global Company

MIDDLETOWN, R.I.-  KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), a leader in global mobile connectivity and inertial navigation solutions, today announced that Brent Bruun has expanded his responsibilities as chief operating officer, and Mark Woodhead has been named executive...

Friday, November 16th, 2018

Call For Papers Open For EnerGIS 2019

The EnerGIS 2019 - Call for papers has opened. If you are involved in the energy industry and focus on geospatial issues, please consider submitting an abstract! A wide range of topics and focus areas are welcome....

Friday, November 16th, 2018

Space Foundation Signs Space Commerce Project Agreement for Minority Business Enterprises

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Today, at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Space Foundation leadership signed an agreement for a grant from the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) to present a series of nationwide workshops with the goal...

Thursday, November 15th, 2018

Orbit GT upgrades 3D Mapping Cloud to support Meshes, DEMs

“I’m pleased to announce yet another great update for our popular SaaS platform from the Smart City Expo and World Congress in Barcelona”, says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT. “Already providing the widest support for 3D...

Thursday, November 15th, 2018

Seequent acquires Geosoft: Merger of Leapfrog and Geosoft brands creates subsurface geoscience and modelling powerhouse

CHRISTCHURCH, NZ and TORONTO, Canada – Seequent, a world leader in visual data science, today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Geosoft, a Canadian geoscience software company headquartered in Toronto with offices around the world....