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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, March 6th, 2018

South Korea to Sell KOMPSAT Imagery to India and the Philippines

The government of South Korea has approved the sale of high-resolution satellite imagery taken by Korean high-resolution Earth observation satellites. The Satrec Initiative, a local provider for earth observation, will sell the imagery, and it has already...

Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

Kolkata May be Slowly Sinking, Shows Study

Kolkata, the city of joy, is one of the densely populated cities in India. Situated on the banks of the Hooghly River, in the Indo-Gangetic plain, the city is home an estimated 14.1 million people. But, like...

Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

UK’s Earth-i Receives UKSA Funding for Agricultural Monitoring in Kenya and Rwanda

Earth-i, the UK-based Earth observation company, has been awarded a grant of £2.7 million from the UK Space Agency’s (UKSA) International Partnership Programme, which supports UK space firms tackling global challenges. The grant will enable Earth-i to...

Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

BeiDou Satellite System Takes Next Step in Global Expansion Drive

The international market share of China's private positioning service providers based on the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) will continue to quickly grow globally, as the system is scheduled to achieve full coverage of the countries and...

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