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Europe space chief heads to Gulf as bloc looks...
UK aims to launch space junk relocation mission in 2029
The UK is to use giant robotic claws to...
ISRO’s GSLV rocket carrying navigation satellite lifts off
NVS-03 is the third satellite in next generation navigation...
Ethiopia Prioritises National Geospatial Data Infrastructure in New Strategy
The review aimed to build an evidence-based foundation for...
Russia Says It Will Launch Tanzania’s First Earth Observation Satellite in March 2027
Russia says it will launch Tanzania’s first Earth observation...
South Korea Tests First Indigenous Hypersonic Missile
South Korea conducted its first test-firing of an indigenously...
UAE space economy grows 27.1% to $1.5 billion
Findings also recorded an increase in employment across the...
Japan targets 30 rocket launches a year by 2030s
TOKYO -- Japan's economy ministry plans to add new...
China’s LandSpace Launches 10 Satellites to Advance Orbital Computing and Communications
China has launched eight computing satellites developed by ADA...
South Korea launches Nuri rocket carrying 15 satellites, its 1st liftoff of 2026
The milestone came on Tuesday night (Oct. 6), when...

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Tuesday, August 14th, 2018

PlanetWatchers Launches Foresights Analytics Platform to Advance Commercial Forestry

San Francisco - The forest manager’s nightmare of struggling to manage widely dispersed forestry assets in remote, challenging, and inaccessible locations is now a thing of the past with  PlanetWatchers’ new Foresights Analytics Platform (Foresights). PlanetWatchers, a...

Monday, August 13th, 2018

Shikisai Data Stream Exploratory Measures Initiated for JAFIC

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has undertaken the initial checkout and calibration of Shikisai, originally known as Global Change Observation Mission-Climate (GCOM-C), to start the satellite-derived data stream service in December 2018. Operation of the Shikisai...

Monday, August 13th, 2018

Kongsberg Geospatial Concludes Final Trials of Drone Airspace Management System with Transport Canada, RCMP, and National Research Council

OTTAWA, ON - Kongsberg Geospatial Ltd., an Ottawa-based developer of geospatial visualization software, announced today the conclusion of the final trials of a new situational awareness system for emergency airspace management, in a project funded by Defence Research...

Monday, August 13th, 2018

India to Launch Two Space Missions Every Month Over the Next 16 Months: ISRO

India is ready to launch two space missions every month, with 31 launches slated to take place over the coming 16 months, a top official said on Sunday. Read More at First Post

Monday, August 13th, 2018

Israel Likely to Beat India in Moon Mission Race as Chandrayaan-2 Launch Postponed for Next Year

India's ambitious lunar probe mission, Chandrayaan-2, has hit another roadblock due to technical glitches and has been postponed for next year. After several delays, the launch date of Chandrayaan-2 was finally set in October but it has...

Monday, August 13th, 2018

Genesys Joins Wipro to Put India on Global Autonomous Driving Map

In an effort to put India on the global autonomous driving map, Mumbai-based Genesys International Corp Ltd on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with tech major Wipro.   Read More at Business Standard

Monday, August 13th, 2018

SA Space Agency Wants To Develop Space Startups

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) & DigitalGlobe have teamed up to launch the South Africa Earth Observation Challenge. Read More at Tech Financials

Monday, August 13th, 2018

B-Nest and Esri India Collaborate to Provide GIS Platform for Madhya Pradesh Startups

B-Nest, a venture of Bhopal Smart City Development Corporation Limited announced a strategic partnership with Esri India, India's leading Geographic Information System (GIS) software and solutions provider. This partnership will fuel the growth of GIS focused startups...

Friday, August 10th, 2018

Fugro’s New RAMMS Technology Advances Bathymetric LIDAR mapping Capabilities

Fugro is introducing a new bathymetric lidar system that delivers industry-leading depth penetration and point densities for nearshore and coastal mapping. Known as RAMMS (Rapid Airborne Multibeam Mapping System), the field-proven technology promises to deliver an efficient...

Friday, August 10th, 2018

Ecometrica Triples Profits in Record-Breaking Year

London/Montreal/Edinburgh - Ecometrica has forecast further years of profitable growth after its latest figures showed earnings tripled to £650,000 - almost 15 times what they were two years ago.   The Edinburgh-headquartered downstream space and sustainability reporting...