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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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Thursday, July 19th, 2018

Map of the Month: Retail Space Productivity, Europe 2017

Retail space productivity – gross retail turnover per m2 – varied widely across Europe last year. The top markets were Luxembourg (€7,067/m2), Norway (€6,525/m2) and Switzerland (€6,481/m2), while the lowest-ranking were Bulgaria (€2,515/m2), Romania (€2,550/m2) and Turkey (€2,587/m2)....

Thursday, July 19th, 2018

BARSC Welcomes Two New Earth Observation Companies as Members

The British Association of Remote Sensing Companies (BARSC), the body that promotes the British earth observation industry, is delighted to announce that two UK-based, earth observation technology companies have joined as new members. isardSAT is a research and...

Wednesday, July 18th, 2018

Russia to Launch 640 Satellites by 2028: Putin

MOSCOW, July 18 - Russia will launch 640 satellites in the framework of a new program "Sphere" in the next few years, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. Read More at Xinhua

Wednesday, July 18th, 2018

Maxar Technologies’ MDA to Provide Mission-Critical Sensors for the SPACE DRONE™ On-Orbit Servicing Spacecraft Built by UK’s Effective Space

FARNBOROUGH, UK, July 18, 2018 - MDA, a Maxar Technologies company (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.), (NYSE: MAXR) (TSX: MAXR), today announced that a contract was signed between its recently acquired Neptec UK Ltd. (Neptec) company...

Wednesday, July 18th, 2018

Maxar’s MDA Brings World-Leading Space Robotics and Sensor Capabilities to the United Kingdom

FARNBOROUGH, UK, July 18, 2018  - MDA, a Maxar Technologies company (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.), (NYSE: MAXR) (TSX: MAXR), today announced it has received a commitment from the UK Space Agency (UKSA) to develop leading...

Wednesday, July 18th, 2018

Orbital Insight Data Now Available on the Bloomberg Terminal

PALO ALTO, Calif., July 18, 2018 - Orbital Insight, the leader in geospatial analytics, announced today that its U.S. Consumer Retail product is now available via the Bloomberg Terminal. Bloomberg subscribers can now access daily car counts...

Tuesday, July 17th, 2018

Leica Geosystems Introduces New Detection Solution for Utility Construction

(Heerbrugg, Switzerland 17 July 2018) – Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, industry leader of measurement technology, announced today the newest solution for utility and excavation professionals - the Leica DD SMART utility locator series, signal transmitters and DX...

Tuesday, July 17th, 2018

First Geospatial Industry Centre in Southeast Asia Launches in Singapore

SINGAPORE: Food delivery apps, ride-hailing firms and drone-flight programming platforms all have one thing in common: They use geospatial technology, which deals with location-based data. Read More at Channel News Asia

Tuesday, July 17th, 2018

Thailand’s Space Agency Signs Imagery Contract

Planet signed a deal with the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), an agency under Thailand’s Ministry of Science and Technology, to provide satellite imagery to enable frequent monitoring in the country. Planet will provide GISTDA...

Tuesday, July 17th, 2018

Remote Sensing Satellite Market Takes Off, Driven by SmallSat Deliveries

FARNBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL AIR SHOW - Annual deliveries of remote sensing satellites are increasing at high rates. Only 18 remote sensing satellites launched in 2013, but in 2017, 177 were launched. Forecast International's analysis "The Market for Civil...