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 9th, 2018

Russian Scientists to Set Up Space Observation Posts in Arctic by 2020

MOSCOW - Russian scientists intend to set up a network of space observation posts in the Nenets Autonomous Region to control the movement of space debris and other objects, Head of the Applied Infrared Spectroscopy Laboratory at...

Friday, November 9th, 2018

Soyuz Launches European Weather Satellite

WASHINGTON — A Soyuz rocket successfully launched a European weather satellite Nov. 6, completing a constellation of polar-orbiting satellites and providing additional reassurance about the reliability of the Soyuz. Read More at SpaceNews

Friday, November 9th, 2018

China-France Oceanography Satellite to Assist with Disaster Management

China and France launched a new joint Earth observation satellite on 29 October which aims to assist with a range of tasks including global marine monitoring, disaster management, and risk reduction as well as tracking the effects...

Friday, November 9th, 2018

Countdown to the 1st GMES & Africa forum in Gabon

The African Union Commission is Organizing the 1st forum of the GMES and Africa Programme, under the theme “Unlocking the Potential for Earth Observation as a key drivier of Africa’s sustainable development”. It will be held from...

Friday, November 9th, 2018

Harnessing Earth-observation data for practical healthcare applications

The EU-funded AURORA project will develop technologies to turn data from the Sentinel-4 and Sentinel-5 missions – due to be launched as part of the European Space Agency’s Copernicus program – into practical, actionable information that will...

Friday, November 9th, 2018

Seminar Programme at GEO Business 2019 – Call for Abstracts Announced

The organisers of the UK’s largest geospatial event, GEO Business 2019, have announced a call for abstracts for their seminar programme to be held at the Business Design Centre in London, UK from 21 - 22 May...

Friday, November 9th, 2018

GIS Day 2018 Showcases Location Intelligence around the World

REDLANDS, Calif.- Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced that the twentieth annual GIS Day will take place on November 14, 2018. The day is a celebration of GIS software and unites the geospatial community...

Friday, November 9th, 2018

Kratos Receives Sole Source; Single Award Multi-Year IDIQ Contract from Swedish FMV for High Performance Unmanned Aerial Jet Target Drone Systems

SAN DIEGO - Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that it has received a sole source, single award contract from Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) for Kratos' MQM-178...

Friday, November 9th, 2018

Embry-Riddle Becomes First School to Receive Comprehensive Certification for Unmanned Flight Instruction

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University this month became the first academic institution to receive the Trusted Operator Program certification from the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). The brand new Trusted Operator Program (TOP) was...

Friday, November 9th, 2018

Continental Mapping Hires New Civil Works General Manager – Retired U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Officer Aaron Wolf

(Sun Prairie, WI) – November, 2018 – Continental Mapping is pleased to announce the hiring of Aaron Wolf, PMP, as new General Manager of the Civil Works Sector. Mr. Wolf is a recent active duty army officer...