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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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Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018

Insitu’s ScanEagle UAS Proves Effective as a Wildfire Suppression Resource

BINGEN, Wash. - Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company has been helping firefighters on wildfires in Oregon, providing information for fire suppression activities via its data collection, analysis and delivery capabilities. Comprised of aviation professionals, Insitu's...

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018

TomTom Reaches Mapping Milestone: 1.5 Billion Updates in a Single Month

AMSTERDAM -TomTom (TOM2) today announced that, in a single month, it has made 1.5 billion changes to its digital maps which are delivered to TomTom customers on a weekly basis. The milestone is key to the company’s...

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018

UK-built LASER SPACECRAFT Set to REVOLUTIONISE Weather Forecasting Launches Tonight

A BRITISH-built satellite equipped with a powerful 3.4-Kilowatt laser equivalent to 840 lightbulbs will be launched into space this evening as the UK once again underlines its lofty ambitions with technology which could revolutionise the accuracy of...

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018

InterDrone Gathers Over One Dozen UAV Visionaries for Keynotes at North America’s Largest Commercial Drone Event

NEW YORK — Emerald Expositions, the largest operator of business-to-business trade shows in the United States, announced today the InterDrone keynote lineup, comprised of industry heavy hitters including Acting FAA Administer Daniel K. Elwell and PrecisionHawk CEO...

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018

Hemisphere GNSS Acquires Outback Guidance Business from AgJunction, Inc.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Hemisphere GNSS, Inc. announces the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase all of the assets of the Outback Guidance (Outback) business from AgJunction, Inc. (TSX:AJX) along with a new technology licensing agreement. The transaction...

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018

Systel To Showcase Next-Generation Computing For Counter-UAS Applications

SUGAR LAND, Texas - Systel, Inc., an industry leader in rugged computing, will brief government officials and industry on the threats posed by unmanned aerial systems and the technical challenges currently facing countering those threats at the Counter-UAS...

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018

DroneDeploy Releases Intelligent Cloud Photogrammetry

SAN FRANCISCO - DroneDeploy, a drone software platform with the largest drone data repository in the world, today announced the release of Map Engine— the industry’s first machine learning-driven photogrammetry software. This release comes after a successful...

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018

HawkEye 360 Introduces Strategic Partner Program and Announces Eagle Technology as the Strategic Partner for New Zealand

HERNDON, Va. - HawkEye 360 Inc., the first commercial company to use formation flying small satellites to create a new class of radio frequency (RF) geoanalytics, is introducing a Strategic Partner Program to broaden access to its...

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018

Leica Announces the M10-P Full-frame Digital Rangefinder Camera

NEW YORK- B&H Photo would like to share the announcement the latest Leica digital rangefinder, the Leica M10-P. The P-version of the popular M10 digital rangefinder features an exterior stripped of the famous Leica red dot logo...

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018

Durham, N.C., Public Works Department Uses Nearmap Aerial Imagery to Manage Massive City Growth and Revitalization

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah - Nearmap, a location content provider, has partnered with the City of Durham, North Carolina, Public Works Department for projects ranging from road maintenance and pothole patching to water sampling and degradation. Using real-time...