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Embry‑Riddle Asia Launches Professional Space Operations Course in Singapore Amid Regional Space Boom
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ISRO to map landslides in J&K using satellite to generate alerts
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Korea to Build 3D ‘New National Map’ Under Spatial Data Strategy
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Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

Stationary Retail in Europe to Grow by 2.1 Percent in 2018

Bruchsal, Germany, May 22, 2018 – GfK anticipates a 2018 nominal turnover growth of +2.1 percent for stationary retail in the 28 EU member states.  But trends within the individual countries under review vary widely. While real-value...

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

TerraGo Launches New Mobile Application in NGA GEOINT App Store

TerraGo, a leading provider of dissemination and collaboration software for defense and intelligence agencies, announced today the availability of R3, a mobile data collection and collaboration app customized for the missions of reconnaissance, response and recovery. R3...

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

Boundless Introduces New Lightweight, Portable, Offline Basemap Server

St. Louis, MO – May 22, 2018 – Boundless, the leader in open and scalable GIS, today introduced Boundless Offline Tile ServerTM, a lightweight, portable, purpose-built map tile server that provides detailed global basemaps on demand while offline. With...

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

Bangabandhu Satellite-1 by Thales Alenia Space Launches on SpaceX Rocket to Narrow Digital Divide

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. SpaceX, with headquarters in Hawthorne, California, launched Bangabandhu Satellite-1 – Bangladesh’s first satellite, which was built by Thales Alenia Space engineers in Cannes, France – on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from a launch...

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

Pakistan Reveals Ambitious Space Programme Plans, Including PakNav GNSS

Pakistan has revealed plans for its expanded space programme that includes a second high-resolution Earth observation satellite, a satellite navigation system, and telecommunication links with China as part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) infrastructure project. Read...

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

Hong Kong to Refine Regulation as Complaints Against Drones Double in 2 Yrs

HONG KONG - The number of complaints against drone operations received by Hong Kong's aviation authority more than doubled in 2017 compared with two years ago, latest figures from the aviation authority showed. Read More at Xinhua

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

Airbus Establishes 10,000 Laser Connections in Earth Observation Satellite Network

Airbus has connected 10,000 lasers in a satellite network made to facilitate large amounts of observation data. Read More at Executive Biz

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

Cyient Upbeat About Long Term Opportunities in Rail Transportation

HYDERABAD, India - Cyient Limited ("Cyient"), a global provider of engineering, manufacturing, geospatial, networks, and operations management services held its 7th Annual Investor day at Hyderabad. The event was attended by reputed investment houses and focused on Cyient's...

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

Australia’s GIS People Gets Federal Government Grant

Australia: Australian Federal Government has backed GIS People and their ground-breaking rapid damage assessment technology by awarding us a grant of just under $500,000 through the Accelerating Commercialization program. Read More at Geospatial World

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

BepiColombo Mission To Mercury Will Be Launched In October This Year

BepiColombo project is the first space mission to Mercury to explore the planet with an aircraft that will be launched in October this year and will arrive in Mercury’s orbit in 2025. This is a joint mission...