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Shubhanshu Shukla to speak to students and ISRO scientists this Friday
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ISRO hands over 10 advanced technologies to Indian firms in major push for space commercialisation
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DIGIPIN Launched: India Embraces Geospatial Precision in Digital Addressing
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HAL to build, market Isro’s SSLV in landmark deal
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Taiwan developing space capabilities for all-weather imaging
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Honda hails successful test of reusable rocket as it looks to get into the space business
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China’s space program provides larger platform for broader international cooperation
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Monday, September 25th, 2017

Pix4D Announces Machine-Learning Point Cloud Classification

Machine learning meets photogrammetry Machine-learning point cloud classification With Pix4Dmapper 4.0 you get machine-learning tools for photogrammetry applications in your hands. It allows you to classify 3D point clouds into categories like buildings, roads or vegetation.  ...

Monday, September 25th, 2017

North Korea’s Latest Nuclear Test was so Powerful it Reshaped the Mountain Above it

New radar satellite images show the Sept. 3 nuclear test by North Korea was powerful enough to sink a roughly 85-acre area on the peak of a mountain above the tunnels where the test likely took place....

Monday, September 25th, 2017

ADB, Afghanistan Launch New GIS Policies to Improve Geospatial Data

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Afghanistan this week unveiled two foundation policies that will help develop a central information portal to increase access to accurate and comprehensive geospatial data in the country. Read...

Monday, September 25th, 2017

India to Resume Satellite Launches by December

India will resume launching satellites in November or December, unfazed by the failure of its rocket in deploying a spare navigation satellite in the Earth's lower orbit on August 31, said a top official on Friday. Read...

Monday, September 25th, 2017

China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System gets Powerful Chip to Improve Positioning

A new powerful chip technology has been introduced in China’s national satellite navigation system to provide high-precision positioning. The chip, which will be attached to the satellites of BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, was unveiled by the Global...

Monday, September 25th, 2017

Japan’s Pioneer Teams up With Digital Mapping Company HERE

Pioneer and digital mapping group HERE said on Tuesday they had agreed to invest in one another so the companies can develop maps for autonomous driving services. Read More at US News

Monday, September 25th, 2017

Taiwan is Fixing its First Self-Made Satellite After it’s Launched

The first batch of images sent back from FORMOSAT-5, Taiwan's first indigenous satellite, after it was launch into space on Aug. 25 was far from perfect. Read More at The China Post

Monday, September 25th, 2017

Bawankule Inaugurates GIS Database of MSETCL Developed Jointly with ISRO

Bawankule on Monday inaugurated GIS database of MSETCL developed jointly with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The function was held at ISRO's Regional Remote Sensing Centre (RRSC) on Amravati Road. The officials of MSETCL together with ISRO's...

Monday, September 25th, 2017

Taiwan Formosat-5 SpaceX Contract Looks Like an Outlier, not a Pathfinder

Taiwan’s National Space Policy Office, with an annual budget of just $35 million, is no heavyweight in the global space market but it nonetheless realized an exploit that larger satellite fleet owners can only envy: inserting a...

Monday, September 25th, 2017

Grab Partners with Online Maps Provider that Rivals Google Maps

Southeast Asian ride-hailing unicorn Grab has struck a deal with Here Technologies, maker of Here Maps. The company says this will improve accuracy of fare estimations, estimated time of arrival for rides, and routing of drivers to...