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Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

China Issues First Report on Geographical Conditions

A comprehensive survey of China's geographical conditions is the first to detail the country's immensely diverse natural terrain and could lead to a wide range of new land-use policies that will inform and help drive the country's...

Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

China’s Latest Satellite Tech Helps Police Fight Against Drugs, Terrorism in Xinjiang

Applications and devices based on China's homegrown BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), including mobile terminal and police command systems, are playing increasingly important roles in safeguarding the country's public security, according to Chinese GNSS experts on Wednesday....

Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

GEO Business Expands for 2018 – Registration Now Open

GEO Business, the UK’s largest geospatial exhibition and conference, has announced that registration is now open! The show has grown year on year since its inception and the 2018 show looks set to be the most successful...

Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

TatukGIS Releases Software Development Kit for Java

Polish software developer TatukGIS have released a fully-featured Java SDK for GIS applications, meaning that Java developers can now leverage thousands of GIS-specific methods and classes in a set of libraries aimed at facilitating development of custom...

Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

Amul Sets up Remote Sensing Centre in Anand for Fodder Crop Estimation

In a bid to provide milk producers information on fodder cultivation and production estimates, Amul has set up a satellite remote sensing centre in Anand which would cover Kaira, Anand and Mahisagar districts. Initially, five districts of...

Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

LiDAR Scans are Finding Hidden Roman Roads and Cutting Crime

What does this LiDAR map of London have to do with the rediscovery of a centuries-lost Roman Road in Lancashire, connecting Ribchester and Catterall? Read More at Wire

Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

Thailand to Host Belt & Road Initiative Earth Observation Centre

The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on 27 February, 2018, announced the launch of an international centre to carry out the work of the Chinese-led Belt and Road Initiative’s...

Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

ISRO’s Antrix Lends Helping Hand to Vembanad Lake Conservation

ISRO, India’s space giant, has often been involved in environmentally-friendly causes. In March 2017, ISRO helped the Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority search for undiscovered lakes. You can learn more about the initiative here.   Read...

Monday, March 5th, 2018

Teledyne CARIS and Teledyne Optech to Showcase Marine Mapping Solutions at Oceanology International

Teledyne CARIS and Teledyne Optech are pleased to announce their joint presence at Oceanology International 2018 in London, England, March 13-15. Visitors to Stand H500 can learn about their combined competence in ocean mapping software and lidar...

Monday, March 5th, 2018

Geospatial Technology Firm Opens in Honolulu

HONOLULU, HAWAII – Frontier Precision, a U.S. based geospatial technology company, announced the opening of an office and service center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The facility, located at 2144 Auiki Street, will provide the company’s full line of...