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Dubai Municipality deploys smart robot for geospatial surveys
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Tuesday, October 9th, 2018

AutoNavi Becomes First Chinese Mapping App to Break 100mn Daily User Milestone

Alibaba’s maps app, AutoNavi, has broken the 100mn daily user threshold for the first time, South China Morning Post said. Read More at Business Chief

Monday, October 8th, 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 this...

Monday, October 8th, 2018

Launch of Argentine, Brazilian satellites postponed

The launch of an Argentine earth observation satellite (SAOCOM 1A) and a Brazilian cubesat satellite (ITASAT 1) has been postponed. Read More at BN Americas

Monday, October 8th, 2018

Uzbekistan Looks To France’s Thales To Build Space Capacity, Earth Observation Satellite

France hopes to sell a high-resolution Earth observation satellite to Uzbekistan when President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace on 9 October 2018. Read More at SpaceWatch Global

Monday, October 8th, 2018

Australia signs space agreements with the UK and Canada

Australia's newly stood up space agency has announced signing two agreements with counterpart agencies in Canada and the United Kingdom. Read More at Zdnet

Monday, October 8th, 2018

GEO Jobe Announces Availability of Admin Tools for ArcGIS V 1.3 in the ArcGIS Marketplace

OLD HICKORY, Tenn. - GEO Jobe is pleased to announce an important update of the popular Admin Tools for ArcGIS (consistently a TOP app in the Esri ArcGIS Marketplace). The latest version of Admin Tools, 1.3, gives...

Monday, October 8th, 2018

Esri Incorporates BuildingFootprintUSA Data for Deep Learning

REDLANDS, Calif.— Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, has announced that it is partnering with BuildingFootprintUSA to provide unprecedented, accurate geocoding and address matching to users of Esri's ArcGIS platform in the United States and Canada,...

Monday, October 8th, 2018

State Geospatial Policy Organization Lauds “Geospatial Data Act” Language Included in FAA Reauthorization Bill

Participants at the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) Annual Conference cheered at the news that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill passed the Senate this morning. The legislation contains provisions critical to building the national...

Monday, October 8th, 2018

PTC PLM to Enable Development of Volocopter’s Autonomous Air Taxis

NEEDHAM, Mass.- PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) today announced that German start-up Volocopter has selected PTC’s Windchill® product lifecycle management (PLM) solution for the development of its autonomous flying transportation systems. Windchill will record, configure, and secure interdisciplinary product...

Monday, October 8th, 2018

Las Vegas Police Department Chooses Motorola Solutions’ New Digital Evidence Management System for a Secure and Integrated Unified Platform

CHICAGO - The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) selected Motorola Solutions’ (NYSE:MSI) Digital Evidence Management System in a recently signed 10-year, $18.98 million contract. This end-to-end solution is unique to the market in that it ensures...