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Monday, July 2nd, 2018

Pakistan Plans to Get PRSS-01 Earth Observation Satellite Launched in July

Pakistan’s Foreign Office announced that the Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS-01) – which will also include the Pakistan Technology Evaluation Satellite (PakTES-1A) – will be launched into orbit in July. Read More at Quwa

Monday, July 2nd, 2018

Cubesats from Malaysia, Bhutan & the Philippines on SpaceX’s Dragon Launch

Today, at 5.42 a.m. UTC, SpaceX launched its 15th Cargo Resupply Mission (CRS) to the International Space Station (ISS), with the Falcon 9 lofting the Dragon cargo spacecraft into orbit. Read More at Space Tech Asia

Monday, July 2nd, 2018

South Korea Holds Joint Training Program for National Surveying and Spatial Intelligence Agencies

South Korea’s National Geographic Information Institute (NGII) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) have recently commenced a joint training program for 20 high-ranking government officials from national surveying and spatial intelligence agencies of 8 developing countries:...

Monday, July 2nd, 2018

Philippines Launches 1st CubeSat into Space

By Shaira Panela/rappler.com – Maya-1, the Philippines’ first cube satellite (CubeSat) has flown into space through SpaceX Falcon-9 CRS 15 rocket. The rocket was launched into space on Friday, June 29, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the...

Monday, July 2nd, 2018

MahaRERA Maps 4,500 Listed Projects with GIS Technology

PUNE: The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority has mapped nearly 4,500 of the 16,000 projects registered with it under the Geographical Information System, enabling citizens find minute details of homes of their choice just by selecting the...

Monday, July 2nd, 2018

Maya-1: Cube Satellite Latest Pinoy Venture into Space

Adrian Salces and Joven Javier were calm and composed as they waited for the tiny satellite they had built under the “Birds-2” project in Japan to be blasted into orbit 400 kilometers above the Earth. Read More...

Monday, July 2nd, 2018

1st Chinese Archaeological Mission in Egypt to Commence in Sept.: Antiquities Minister

CAIRO - Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany said in a recent interview with Xinhua that the first-ever Chinese archaeological mission in Egypt will start working this September. Read More at Xinhua

Monday, July 2nd, 2018

Trilliant Flying High with Innovative Site Surveying Technology

RALEIGH, N.C. - Trilliant, a global provider of secure, enterprise-wide smart energy communications solutions, today announces the introduction of a cutting- edge site surveying tool utilizing drone technology. The Trilliant drone is an advanced device that will be...

Monday, July 2nd, 2018

Airbus and United Nations Team Up For Universal Access to Space

Vienna, 02/07/2018 – Airbus and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the UNISPACE+50 conference celebrating half a century of international cooperation in outer space.   The...

Monday, July 2nd, 2018

Continental Mapping Consultants Awarded $570M in Prime Contracts for Global Geomatics Elevation and Aeronautical Feature Mapping for National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

(Sun Prairie, WI)—June, 2018— Continental Mapping Consultants, Inc. received award of two 10-year prime contracts with a total value of $570M with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for global geomatics elevation and aeronautical feature mapping.  NGA, a major...