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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, July 13th, 2018

Indonesia’s Institut Teknologi Bandung Signs MoU for Utilisation of Science and Technology in Geospatial Information

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) and the Geospatial Information Agency (BIG) in order to strengthen cooperation between the two in the utilisation of science and technology in the field of geospatial...

Friday, July 13th, 2018

China’s Earth Observation Satellites Monitor Typhoon Maria

China has been using two of its Earth observation satellites for emergency monitoring of Typhoon Maria, which made landfall Wednesday morning in Lianjiang County, east China's Fujian Province. Read More at ECNS.CN

Friday, July 13th, 2018

China Launches Another BeiDou Navigation Satellite

China sent a new BeiDou navigation satellite into orbit on a Long March-3A rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, in the southwestern Sichuan Province, at 4:58 a.m., Tuesday, July 10. Read More at Inside GNSS

Friday, July 13th, 2018

GEC: Land surveying begins in Kanchi district of Tamil Nadu

CHENNAI: Amid tight security, the district administration has begun the survey to mark the land to be acquired for the proposed eight-lane Chennai-Salem Expressway project in Kancheepuram district on Tuesday. Read More at New Indian Express

Friday, July 13th, 2018

CoreLogic and Esri Expand Premium Content Offerings

CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, and Esri®, the global leader in spatial analytics, today announced expanded availability of CoreLogic geospatial content within the Esri ArcGIS® Marketplace. Esri users will have easy...

Friday, July 13th, 2018

OGC Calls for Participation in Vector Tiles Pilot

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has released a Call for Participation to solicit proposals for the OGC Vector Tiles Pilot Initiative. The Vector Tiles Pilot, sponsored by the US Army Geospatial Center and the UK Defence Science...

Friday, July 13th, 2018

Azteca Systems Releases Cityworks 15.3

Cityworks–Azteca Systems announced the release of Cityworks 15.3, the latest version of the company’s web GIS-centric platform for public asset management. The new release features significant enhancements to support apps that streamline the care of public infrastructure,...

Friday, July 13th, 2018

Intermap Technologies Reports Expanded U.S. Government Task Order, NGA contract selection, and Thailand Soccer Team Rescue Support

DENVER - (TSX: IMP) (ITMSF:BB) – Intermap Technologies Corporation ("Intermap" or the "Company") announced today that it has been awarded two additional task orders totaling $2.5 million as expansion to its previously announced U.S. Government task orders for the...

Thursday, July 12th, 2018

Wendling Quarries Transforms Inventory Management, Mine Planning, and Production with Kespry’s Industrial Drone-Based Aerial Intelligence Platform

MENLO PARK, Calif.- Kespry, the leading drone-based aerial intelligence solution provider, today announced Wendling Quarries, a subsidiary of Manatts Inc., is using Kespry throughout its aggregates operations to ensure inventory accuracy and reserves, so it can meet...

Thursday, July 12th, 2018

Drones Saving More Lives, Being Adopted by More Public Safety Agencies, Reports Skyfire Consulting

ATLANTA - Small unmanned aerial vehicles, colloquially known as drones, are being adopted by more public safety agencies around the world than ever before; and the number of lives they're saving is climbing dramatically. On one recent day,...