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EU and Korea deepen cooperation on secure satellite connectivity
Today, the European Commission and the Republic of Korea...
Ghana, Japan explore deeper cooperation in space technology
Ghana and Japan are exploring deeper cooperation in space...
China conducts four launches inside 48 hours as launch options diversify
HELSINKI — China carried out four launches in quick...
Dubai Municipality deploys smart robot for geospatial surveys
Dubai: Dubai Municipality has deployed a smart robot to...
India’s Geospatial Sector Gets Boost With Mirai-GreenValley LiDAR Partnership
Mirai Aerospace Systems and Software Solutions and US-based GreenValley...
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,...

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Monday, February 26th, 2018

EuroGeographics Announces New Additions to Open Data for 2018

EuroGeographics has released a new version of EuroGlobalMap, its open data created from official national sources. Forty-five members of the Association for the European National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registry Authorities have contributed to EuroGlobalMap, which now...

Monday, February 26th, 2018

World’s Most Advanced Weather Satellite Imager from Harris Corporation Set to Launch March 1; Will Cover Western US

MELBOURNE, Fla.- Harris Corporation’s (NYSE:HRS) second Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), built for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) weather-monitoring mission, is scheduled to launch March 1 on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S (GOES). The ABI will...

Friday, February 23rd, 2018

Leica Geosystems Sets New Benchmark for Laser Visibility

(Heerbrugg, Switzerland) – Leica Geosystems, industry leader in reality capture technology, announced today the new Lino series of cross and point line lasers, specially created to ensure outstanding laser visibility. The clever power concept with Li-ion rechargeable...

Friday, February 23rd, 2018

Wood Wins Government Backing to Bring Space Technology to Nuclear Decommissioning

Wood is leading research to make nuclear decommissioning safer, faster and more cost-effective by innovatively applying new technologies developed in space exploration, car production and medicine. The company has secured approximately £1.5m funding from the UK’s government’s...

Wednesday, February 21st, 2018

GeoSLAM to Demo Time & Cost Saving 3D Mobile Laser Scanners for Construction Applications at 2018 AGC Convention

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, U.K. – GeoSLAM will demonstrate how its ZEB-REVO RT handheld laser scanner can be used to slash the time and cost required for complex indoor 3D mapping on construction sites at the 2018 Association of General...

Wednesday, February 21st, 2018

Topcon Acquires ClearEdge3D, a Technology Leader in 3D Modeling and Construction Verification Software

TOKYO, Japan  – Topcon Corporation, a world leader in positioning instruments for survey and construction, through its American subsidiary, has acquired all the outstanding shares of ClearEdge3D, Inc., a recognized technology leader in the engineering and construction...

Tuesday, February 20th, 2018

Satellite Derived Bathymetry Plays Key Role in Aquaculture Siting Project

BMT uses Satellite Derived Bathymetry from TCarta as a critical dataset in the selection of new fish-farming sites in the Arabian Gulf. BMT is performing the site selection work on behalf of Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi...

Tuesday, February 20th, 2018

SpaceX Gets U.S. Regulator to Back Satellite Internet Plan

Elon Musk's SpaceX, fresh off the successful launch this month of the world's most powerful rocket, has won an endorsement from the top U.S. communications regulator to build a broadband network using satellites. Read More at Japan...

Tuesday, February 20th, 2018

UK’s Surrey Satellite to Lease Earth Observation Satellite to China’s 21AT

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL), located in Guildford, Surrey, in the U.K., has signed a GBP25 million (approximately U.S.$34.8 million) deal with China’s Twenty First Century Aerospace Technology Co. Ltd. (21AT) for the lease of the SSTL-S1...

Tuesday, February 20th, 2018

Russia’s Remote Sensing Satellites Send First Earth Images

MOSCOW- Russia’s remote sensing satellites Kanopus No. 3 and No. 4 launched and orbited on February 1 have sent their first images of the Earth’s surface, the press office of Roscosmos State Space Corporation reported on Monday....