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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, August 3rd, 2018

Maxar Technologies Commends United States Senate Commerce Committee’s Approval of S. 3277

WESTMINSTER, Colo.- Maxar Technologies (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.) (NYSE: MAXR; TSX: MAXR), a leading global provider of advanced space technology solutions for commercial and government markets, commends the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee...

Friday, August 3rd, 2018

Mapfit Continues Its Efforts to Reshape the Mapping API Industry with Appointment of New CEO

NEW YORK - Mapfit today announced that it has appointed accomplished technology executive and investor, Jeroen Seghers as Chief Executive Officer to lead the company through its next phase of innovation and spur exponential growth. In June...

Friday, August 3rd, 2018

Komatsu Partners with Propeller to Bring Enterprise-Grade Drone Analytics Solutions to the Construction Industry

DENVER - With drones becoming an increasingly common worksite tool, Komatsu has identified aerial mapping and analytics as a key component of their Smart Construction initiative—a range of integrated hardware and software products designed to offer an end-to-end...

Friday, August 3rd, 2018

AUVSI’s McMahon, ISR Idea’s Poss To Bring Keynotes at UAS Tech Forum

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. - Attendees at this year’s Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Technology Forum in Broken Arrow, Okla., can expect to hear a wide-range of quality speakers, including a couple of nationally known and respected industry professionals....

Friday, August 3rd, 2018

Esri Announces Living Atlas Innovations to Revolutionize Digital Twin Technology

REDLANDS, Calif.- Exciting new uses for GIS around the world were celebrated at the thirty-eighth annual Esri User Conference in San Diego, California, held July 9–13. Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, recognized users of the...

Friday, August 3rd, 2018

AirMap UTM Deployed in Czech Republic to Manage the Country’s Busiest Airspace

SANTA MONICA, Calif.- Today, AirMap, the world's leading airspace management platform for drones, announced that its UTM services are being deployed by Air Navigation Services of the Czech Republic (ANS CR) to deliver situational awareness and authorization capabilities...

Friday, August 3rd, 2018

Space Flight Laboratory to Highlight Autonomous Formation Flight Technology at Small Satellite Conference

TORONTO, Ontario, Canada – Space Flight Laboratory (SFL), which is celebrating its 20th year of developing complete microspace missions, will highlight autonomous formation flight technologies for micro- and nanosatellites next week at the 32nd Annual Small Satellite...

Friday, August 3rd, 2018

GEO Jobe Celebrates 19 Years in GIS Software Development, Services, UAV Mapping

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Founded in 1999, GEO Jobe is a geospatial industry leader that currently has the top three most popular apps in the ArcGIS Marketplace including Admin Tools for ArcGIS Online, Mapfolio, and MapLapse. Additionally, With...

Thursday, August 2nd, 2018

Alibaba Became the First Partner of UNWGIC

The first partnership communication meeting of United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress (UNWGIC) was held in Deqing, China on 24 July 2018. Representatives from more than 40 enterprises attended the meeting. As the first partnership communication meeting...

Thursday, August 2nd, 2018

Esri Enters Into Memorandum of Understanding with World Bank

Redlands, California—Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the World Bank, an international organization with the mission to reduce global poverty. Under the agreement,...