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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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Friday, October 26th, 2018

DJI Refines Geofencing To Enhance Airport Safety, Clarify Restrictions

SHENZHEN, China - DJI, the world's leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, is improving its geofencing technology to refine the airspace limitations for drone flights near airports, in order to provide smarter protection for airplanes...

Friday, October 26th, 2018

Esri Enters into Memorandum of Understanding with United Arab Emirates’ Statistics Authority

REDLANDS, Calif.- Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA), the national statistics body for the United Arab...

Thursday, October 25th, 2018

TCarta Delivers Satellite-Derived Mangrove Health Assessment to Abu Dhabi

BRISTOL, United Kingdom – TCarta, a global provider of geospatial products and services, has been commissioned by Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) to carry out a landmark mangrove health assessment covering the entire Emirate of Abu...

Thursday, October 25th, 2018

Maxar’s SSL Delivers Two Earth Observation Satellites to Vandenberg Launch Base

PALO ALTO, Calif. – October 25, 2018 – SSL, a Maxar Technologies company (NYSE: MAXR) (TSX: MAXR), and a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, has shipped two Earth observation satellites to Vandenberg Air Force...

Thursday, October 25th, 2018

senseFly and IN-FLIGHT Data Join Forces for Groundbreaking Urban Beyond Visual-Line-Of-Sight (BVLOS) Drone Project in Calgary

Calgary, Canada / Cheseaux, Switzerland, October 25, 2018 — IN-FLIGHT Data, one of Canada’s leading commercial drone operators, has, in collaboration with senseFly, the industry’s leading provider of fixed-wing drone solutions, completed North America’s first urban BVLOS...

Thursday, October 25th, 2018

Dubai Land Department Organises Technical Workshop on Data Collection for SDG Land Indicators

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai Land Department (DLD) recently organised a technical workshop on data collection for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Land Indicators in cooperation with UN Habitat. The workshop was held over two days and aimed...

Thursday, October 25th, 2018

Esri Enters into Memorandum of Understanding with United Arab Emirates’ Statistics Authority

REDLANDS, Calif -Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA), the national statistics body for the United Arab...

Wednesday, October 24th, 2018

Esri Announces Student Poster Competition with ISI World Statistics Congress

REDLANDS, Calif.— Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced it will donate free software to students who qualify to compete in the 2018–2019 International Statistical Institute (ISI)/Esri Student Poster Competition. The competition aims to promote...

Wednesday, October 24th, 2018

SqwaQ Selects Sierra Wireless to Take Drones Beyond Borders

Big names in telecommunications have been quietly partnering with a hardware enabled network services startup called SqwaQ. Its patented technology promises to transition the drone industry not just beyond line-of-sight, but beyond city, county and state borders....

Wednesday, October 24th, 2018

Global Eagle, Telesat Pioneer First Ever In-Flight Broadband Connectivity via Low-Earth Orbit Satellite

LOS ANGELES - Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. today announced a major milestone in the history of satellite connectivity for aviation and maritime: the successful completion of testing to demonstrate how a new, low-cost satellite network...