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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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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...

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

Japan Defense Ministry to Gather Intelligence Using Private Mini-Satellites

TOKYO -- The Defense Ministry will begin collecting images from privately-operated fleets of miniature Earth observation satellites in June to diversify its satellite-based intelligence gathering. Read More at The Mainichi

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

Plans for First Rocket Launch Dedicated to Scottish Satellite

Plans are in place for the first rocket launch dedicated to a Scottish satellite. It will be the first time a Scottish built orbiter has not had to piggyback on another launch vehicle. Read More at BBC...

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

NTT and MapmyIndia Partner for 3D Mapping

Global IT solutions provider NTT Data, and Indian digital mapping, navigation and location technology company, MapmyIndia, have teamed up to develop large-scale 3D map datasets, named AW3D India. Read More at Smart Cities More

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

Skyline Software Systems Releases PhotoMesh™ v7.4 with LiDAR Integration and Improved Aerial Triangulation Capability

Herndon, VA – Skyline Software Systems Inc. announced today that it has released PhotoMesh™ v7.4 software suite as part of its SkylineGlobe products. This update integrates light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data, significantly improves processing speed and...

Monday, May 21st, 2018

Supergeo Strengthens the Partnership with Hollywood to Further Open its Business in Thailand

To support the New Southbound Policy from Taiwanese government and assist its partners in expanding the business scope, this April, Supergeo dispatched its product manager to Southeast Asia. One of the special visits was made to Hollywood...

Monday, May 21st, 2018

Swift ​​Navigation ​​Announces SBAS Support for ​​Piksi Multi

San Francisco, CA — Swift Navigation, ​​a ​​San ​​Francisco-based ​​tech ​​firm that is building centimeter-accurate ​​GPS ​​technology ​​to ​​power ​​a ​​world ​​of ​​autonomous ​​vehicles, ​​today ​​announced ​​the latest ​​firmware ​​upgrade to ​​its ​​flagship ​​product ​​​Piksi® Multi ​​GNSS...