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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
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Orbitworks ships UAE-built Altair-1 to US ahead of October launch
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Monday, June 11th, 2018

Bluesky Takes Aerial Mapping to New Levels with 2018 Flying Plans

Leicestershire, UK – Bluesky has revealed plans to update over 160,000 square kilometres of aerial photography, colour infrared imagery and digital height models in 2018. When combined this equates to a total of 640,000 square kilometres of...

Monday, June 11th, 2018

The Pipeline Company in Thailand Applies SuperSurv to Improve the Efficiency of Inspection and Management

Hollywood International Ltd., the largest local consulting firm of Surveying and Mapping in Thailand, is also the best business partner of Supergeo. Recently, Hollywood has successfully promoted SuperSurv in a local private pipeline company. The company has...

Monday, June 11th, 2018

Department of Defense Bans the Purchase of Commercial-Over-The-Shelf UAS, Including DJI Drones Effective Immediately

It seems that the letter that was sent by Chris Murphy, the Junior Senator from Connecticut on May 7th, has led to the Department of Defense (DoD) banning the purchase of commercial-over-the-shelf UAS, including DJI drones for most (if not...

Monday, June 11th, 2018

European Commission Seeks to Boost Space Spending

The European Commission has set out how it wants to spend the next EU space budget. Officials have proposed spending some €16bn (£14bn) over the years 2021-2027. Read More at BBC

Monday, June 11th, 2018

Scottish Government Awards OceanWise with 4-year GIS Marine Data Contract

OceanWise has been awarded the Framework Agreement for the provision of GIS Marine Data to the Scottish Government. The company will be delivering marine mapping data products and services including Marine Themes Vector, Marine Themes Digital Elevation Model...

Monday, June 11th, 2018

India Approves US$1.574 Billion Funding for ISRO’s 30 PSLV & 10 GSLV Flights

India’s Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) Continuation Programme (Phase 6) and funding of thirty PSLV operational flights under the Programme, according to an Indian government press...

Monday, June 11th, 2018

China Launches Fengyun-2H, to be Used by Belt & Road Countries

On 5 June 2018, at 9:07 p.m. Beijing time (GMT+8), China launched Fengyun-2H, a meteorological satellite which will be placed in a geosynchronous orbit. The launch took place using the three-stage rocket Long March 3A, from Xichang...

Monday, June 11th, 2018

The Navigation System Market is Expected to Grow at a CAGR of 1.7% and to Reach a Volume of $64.91 Million Units by 2023

According to the new market research report by IndustryARC titled 'Navigation Systems Market: By Application (Automotive , Aviation , Geospatial ,...

Monday, June 11th, 2018

India’s ISRO to Collaborate with Oman for Space Programme

The Indian Cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Oman on cooperation in the peaceful use of outer space. The agreement will open doors for Oman to take the help of the Indian...

Monday, June 11th, 2018

Telugu States Among Top 3 in India in GIS Use

Hyderabad: The Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have been ranked second and third respectively behind Maharashtra in terms of generating demand for GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) & Positioning segment, and GIS (Geographic Information Systems)/Spatial...