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Monday, April 9th, 2018

Updated Global Mapper Academic Labs Now Available with Free Software Licenses for Higher Education

Hallowell, Maine - Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the availability of an update to the Global Mapper Academic Curriculum. Comprised of a series of hands-on lessons, the full package of lab materials is available...

Monday, April 9th, 2018

Artificial-intelligence companies use satellites to track Exactly What You eat

One area that’s booming? Geospatial analytics, an industry where satellites are used to track everything from retail footfall to food production. Companies working on the technology have attracted big money. Orbital Insight raised $50 million in funding...

Monday, April 9th, 2018

First Kenyan-Made Satellite to be Launched this May

Soon, Kenya will start using its own satellite to test locally produced technologies, thanks to a Sh120-million satellite project by a local university engineers. Read More at Media Max Network

Monday, April 9th, 2018

New Map Shows the Potential Future of Permafrost on the North Slope

All infrastructure in the Alaska Arctic — from roads to homes to the trans-Alaska pipeline — rely on stable permafrost to be functional. And it’s no secret that as the Arctic warms, that stability is being threatened....

Monday, April 9th, 2018

Kratos Opens Facility in New South Wales, Australia Focused on Tactical and Target UAS

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that it has opened a new facility in New South Wales, Australia near the Naval Air Station HMAS Albatross to be the center of its...

Monday, April 9th, 2018

Officials Looking to Invest in Geographic Information Mapping System

JENNINGS — Municipalities and economic development officials in Jeff Davis Parish are working together to implement a new geographic information system that can digitally preserve vital data about the parish. Read More at American Press

Monday, April 9th, 2018

Pakistan’s PRSS-1 and PakTES-1A Earth Observation Satellites to be Launched by China in June 2018

The Chinese state news outlet Xinhua has reported that the Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS)-1 and PakTES-1A will  be launched in June 2018 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre using a Long March-2C/SMA space launch vehicle. Read...

Monday, April 9th, 2018

Kongsberg Geospatial and Survae Partner to Provide Integrated Video Management Capability within IRIS GCS

Kongsberg Geospatial, an Ottawa-based geospatial visualization software company, and SURVAE, a video and data mapping technology company based in Wilmington, NC, announced today that they have integrated the Kongsberg Geospatial IRIS UAS Ground Control Station (GCS) with...

Monday, April 9th, 2018

Embedded Telematics Systems Offer Lucrative Options for OEMs in Asia-Pacific Region

The advantage of integrating mobile communications technologies, vehicle monitoring systems and mapping devices in an automobile continues to drive the adoption of telematics in the global automotive landscape. A wide range of connectivity solutions offered through the...

Monday, April 9th, 2018

Affordable Housing in Mumbai: MMRDA to Redo Survey on Salt Pan Lands

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is reworking a proposal to develop salt pan land in the city after the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests revised the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules to exclude them...