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Tuesday, June 5th, 2018

China Launches New Earth Observation Satellite

On June 2, 2018, China launched a new Earth observation satellite, Gaofen-6, which will be mainly used in agricultural resources research and disaster monitoring. The Gaofen-6 was launched on a Long March-2D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite...

Tuesday, June 5th, 2018

Orbit GT Releases Game-Changing Upgrade of 3D Mapping Cloud SaaS Platform at SPAR 3D, Anaheim, CA

“This is quite some upgrade : full of new capabilities at very aggressive prices,”, says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT. “With this upgrade, 3D Mapping Cloud basically renders all other platforms obsolete.  We’ve got all Reality...

Tuesday, June 5th, 2018

Pointfuse Showcases New Software at SPAR 3D

Point Cloud software specialist demostrates Autodesk BIM integration and a new auto classification feature Pointfuse will demonstrate how its point cloud software bridges the gap between reality capture and digital construction at SPAR 3D Expo (5-7 June,...

Tuesday, June 5th, 2018

Airbus-built Aeolus Wind Sensor Satellite Ready for Shipment

Toulouse, 05/06/2018 - Aeolus, the European Space Agency’s wind sensing satellite, is now ready for its upcoming launch. It will be shipped across the Atlantic on the Airbus vessel “Ciudad de Cádiz" to Kourou, French Guiana, where...

Tuesday, June 5th, 2018

UND Focuses on Keeping North Dakota Ahead in UAS

UND President Mark Kennedy and other UND officials participated in the 2018 Drone Focus conference in Fargo on Thursday afternoon. Read More at GF Herald

Tuesday, June 5th, 2018

BITS-Pilani Students Build 30 Nano Satellites

Nearly two years after Pratham, a satellite designed and built by students of IIT-Bombay was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) into space, a group of students at BITS-Pilani are building a constellation of thirty...

Tuesday, June 5th, 2018

Isro Spots a Star in BEL, Alpha Design for Assembling Satellites

BENGALURU: Public sector Bharat ElectronicsNSE 0.80 % and private firm Alpha Design have been shortlisted by India’s space agency to assemble satellites as it looks to tap the industry to increase production and bridge the demand-supply gap...

Tuesday, June 5th, 2018

Major GNSS Project to Boost Potential for ‘Satellite’ Farming in Brazil

The University of Nottingham is working with Brazilian and EU partners to solve atmospheric interference problems that hamper satellite-based positioning in equatorial countries like Brazil. Read More at PrecisionAG

Tuesday, June 5th, 2018

Experts Explain How China Is Opening International Space Cooperation

Experts commented on the new Chinese space exploration initiative announced by Shi Zhongjun, Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna. Read More at Sputnik

Tuesday, June 5th, 2018

Israeli and Canadian Companies Team Up on Breakthrough Spy Drones

Israel Aerospace Industries has partnered with Canada’s L3 MAS to offer the state-of-the-art Artemis Unmanned Aerial System for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) program, the company announced on Sunday. Read More at...