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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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Thursday, November 8th, 2018

Geospatial Expert Dan Wobbe, PLS, PIC, Joins Cardno’s Portland Office

Portland, OR - Cardno, Inc., is pleased to announce that Dan Wobbe, PLS, PIC, has returned to the firm as Regional Manager in the company’s Portland, OR, USA office. Dan brings over 30 years of surveying experience...

Tuesday, November 6th, 2018

Japanese Tsunami Sends Invasive Debris and Marine Algae to U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast

In March 2011, the Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami devastated the Pacific Coast of Japan; however, the tsunami also had global implications. When water from the 40-meter waves that pounded the coastline finally receded, a lot of...

Tuesday, November 6th, 2018

SimActive and Midwest Aerial Perform Damage Assessment following Hurricane Michael

Montreal, Canada, November 6th, 2018 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, has partnered with Midwest Aerial to perform damage assessment of Hurricane Michael. Correlator3DTM was used to process large format imagery collected by Midwest...

Tuesday, November 6th, 2018

Trimble Introduces Satellite-Based RTX Corrections to the Kestrel Seismogeodetic System for Earthquake, Volcano and Infrastructure Monitoring

LAS VEGAS - Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today the addition of Trimble RTX™ technology delivered via satellite to its Kestrel™ seismogeodetic system. Pairing uninterrupted, high-quality Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning corrections with seismic data—for Earthquake Early...

Tuesday, November 6th, 2018

Trimble Expands its Portfolio of GNSS Smart Antennas for Civil Construction

LAS VEGAS - Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today the new Trimble® SPS785 GNSS Smart Antenna, and dynamic tilt functionality for the Trimble SPS986 GNSS Smart Antenna. These releases expand the Trimble Site Positioning Systems portfolio with a new,...

Tuesday, November 6th, 2018

Drone Industry Launches to New Heights with FT Aviator: Industry’s First Single-Handed, Precision Flight Controller with Advanced Camera Interfaces

HOUSTON - Drone pilots, from commercial experts to novices, can now increase their flight precision and improve their image/video quality with a first-of-its-kind single-handed controller from Fluidity Technologies. The FT Aviator drone controller was conceptualized and designed by...

Tuesday, November 6th, 2018

Microdrones Acquires Service Provider Navmatica ME

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - As part of an ongoing global expansion, Microdrones has acquired geomatics service provider Navmatica Middle East (ME). Since 2012, Navmatica ME has provided services and custom software development, with a focus on...

Monday, November 5th, 2018

Tech Company Creates Striking “Floating Maps”

New York-   Meridian Maps, a small startup based in Ridgewood, New York, has debuted a unique type of wall art.  Dubbed “Floating Maps”, they hover off the wall creating distinctive shadows. These custom works are precision...

Monday, November 5th, 2018

Maptitude achieves top ranking in G2 Crowd’s GIS Relationship and Small Business Relationship Index as well as second highest ranking in G2 Crowd’s GIS Usability Index

NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS (USA) - Maptitude has achieved the highest GIS Relationship and Small Business GIS Relationship scores based on the responses of real users for each of the relationship related questions featured in the G2 Crowd review...

Monday, November 5th, 2018

CAI Technologies Acquires Specialty Mapping Divisions of James W. Sewall Company

(Littleton, New Hampshire) CAI Technologies (CAI), a municipal mapping and GIS services company located in Littleton, New Hampshire, is pleased to announce its acquisition of the tax mapping, web hosting and specialty natural resource mapping divisions of...