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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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Monday, November 5th, 2018

HOT Indonesia Completed Mapping Lifeline Infrastructures in Semarang

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team has completed mapping Semarang, the capital and largest city of Central Java. A city of 373.8 square kilometres and a home to over 1,5 million people, Semarang is the fifth largest city in Indonesia....

Monday, November 5th, 2018

Israel to provide EU unmanned maritime patrol system in 68 mln USD deal

JERUSALEM - Israel's Elbit Systems will operate its flagship UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) in the European Union (EU) countries, in a 68-million-dollar deal, the security company reported Thursday. Read More at Xinhua

Monday, November 5th, 2018

VRMesh V10.1 Improves Workflow on Point Cloud Cleanup and Road Resurfacing

VirtualGrid is pleased to announce the availability of VRMesh v10.1, the latest version of its powerful 3D point cloud and mesh processing software. VRMesh is best known for its unique technologies including automatic point cloud classification, feature...

Friday, November 2nd, 2018

Japan launches greenhouse gas observing satellite

Japan has launched a new satellite to observe greenhouse gases. Ibuki-2, also known as GOSAT-2, will survey carbon dioxide and other global warming gases with greater precision than its predecessor. Read More at NHK

Friday, November 2nd, 2018

Philippine-made Diwata-2B goes into orbit with KhalifaSat

Just as the UAE rejoiced when the first 100-per cent UAE-made KhalifaSat was launched into orbit from Japan on Monday morning, the Philippines also did when its Diwata-2B microsatellite lifted off to space on board the same spacecraft. ...

Friday, November 2nd, 2018

Japan’s NTT & Furuno Electric develop GNSS receiver for severe reception conditions

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) and Furuno Electric have developed a receiver for GPS and other global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) to improve time-synchronization accuracy in areas with severe reception conditions such as among buildings and...

Friday, November 2nd, 2018

Esri Ireland makes €500m worth of digital mapping software available to schools

Geographic information systems (GIS) provider Esri Ireland is making €500 million worth of digital mapping software available to every primary and secondary school in the country. Read More at Tech Central

Friday, November 2nd, 2018

Ministry Explains Uganda-Tanzania Border Survey

The acting commissioner in charge of surveys and mapping in the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Mr Wilson Ogaro, has said the ongoing survey of Uganda-Tanzania border in Isingiro District area is intended to make...

Friday, November 2nd, 2018

International LiDAR Mapping Forum 2019 Keynote Speakers Announced

(Denver, Colorado, USA) – The organizers of International LiDAR Mapping Forum, the world’s leading technical conference and expo that showcases the latest airborne, terrestrial and underwater lidar and emerging remote sensing and data collection tools and technologies,...

Friday, November 2nd, 2018

New Maptitude Mapping Software 2018 Country Package for DACH

NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS (USA) - Caliper is excited to announce the release of a new 2018 DACH Country Package for its Maptitude mapping software. Maptitude Country Packages bring the power and flexibility of our Maptitude product suite to...