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US, China arm for space warfare: hunter satellites and orbital weapons
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ISRO Puts India’s First Geo Imaging Satellite In Orbit, PM Modi Hails EOS-05 Launch Aboard GSLV-F17
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India to have its own space station by 2035, says ISRO chairman
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North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end
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Orbitworks ships UAE-built Altair-1 to US ahead of October launch
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Wednesday, October 10th, 2018

Accepting Nominations for Achievement in Lidar

International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) and Lidar Magazine are excited to host second annual Lidar Leader Awards, which will be presented at ILMF, taking place January 28-30, 2019 in Denver. This is a unique opportunity for the geospatial community...

Tuesday, October 9th, 2018

Saudi University Develops Two New Reconnaissance Satellites

The King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology developed two new reconnaissance satellites, “Saudi Sat 5A” and “Saudi Sat 5B,” which will be added to the second generation of high-accuracy Saudi remote-sensing satellites to be launched in...

Tuesday, October 9th, 2018

NavVis IndoorViewer Now Converts Static Scans into Immersive 360° Imagery

MUNICH, Germany – NavVis, a leading provider of indoor spatial intelligence technology, can now automatically convert E57 point cloud files into interactive, realistic 360° walkthroughs, following the latest software upgrade to IndoorViewer. NavVis IndoorViewer is a web-based...

Tuesday, October 9th, 2018

Esri Business Partner, GEO Jobe GIS, at the 6th Annual Mississippi Geospatial Conference

OLD HICKORY, Tenn.- GEO Jobe is pleased to be involved as a supporter and sponsor of the 6th annual Mississippi Geospatial Conference, taking place October 11-12, 2018 at the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park Campus in...

Tuesday, October 9th, 2018

URISA Releases White Paper Defining the Boundaries of Practice Between Surveyors and GIS Professionals

In recent years, URISA's Policy Advisory Committee has facilitated several panel discussions at GIS-Pro conferences during which surveyors and GIS professionals have discussed the distinctive, yet complementary, services that each profession provides. Surveyors and GIS professionals each create, analyze, and...

Tuesday, October 9th, 2018

Epson to Announce and Demonstrate New Robot Solutions at Pack Expo

CARSON, Calif.- Who: At Pack Expo, Epson Robots will be launching the SynthisTM T6 All-in-One SCARA robot as well as  Force Guide, a high performance integrated force guidance solution. The company will also showcase  various leading robots...

Tuesday, October 9th, 2018

Maxar’s SSL Continues Positive Momentum in Growing U.S. Government Pipeline

PALO ALTO, CA - SSL, a Maxar Technologies company (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.) (NYSE: MAXR) (TSX: MAXR), and a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, has been selected as one of three companies qualified...

Tuesday, October 9th, 2018

L3 to Deliver Modernized ISR Sensors With Next-Generation Accuracy

NEW YORK - L3 Technologies (NYSE:LLL) announced today that it has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract valued at up to $454 million from the U.S. Army for the next-generation WESCAM MX™-10D electro-optical/infrared and laser designator (EO/IR/LD)...

Tuesday, October 9th, 2018

FLIR Launches Black Hornet Vehicle Reconnaissance System

WILSONVILLE, Ore.- FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) today announced the FLIR Black Hornet® Vehicle Reconnaissance System (VRS), featuring the Black Hornet 3 nano-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for global military, government agency, and first responder vehicle-mounted operations....

Tuesday, October 9th, 2018

AeroVironment and General Dynamics Land Systems Join Forces to Integrate Unmanned Aircraft and Tactical Missile Systems with Armored Combat Vehicles

WASHINGTON - AUSA – AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems (TMS), today announced a new strategic relationship with General Dynamics Land Systems (GD), the leader in ground combat...