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Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018

MDA Selected to Study Alternatives to Protect Canadian Space Assets

RICHMOND, BC - MDA, a Maxar Technologies company (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.), (NYSE: MAXR; TSX: MAXR), today announced that it has been awarded a contract by Public Service Procurement Canada on behalf of the Defence...

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018

Microdrones and ASPRS to Host Workshop Day, February 8th, in Conjunction with the ILMF and ASPRS Conference in Denver, Colorado

ROME, N.Y. - The ASPRS and Microdrones Workshop Day will take place February 8th, in the Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center, 650 15th St, Denver, CO 80202, the same hotel hosting the ILMF and...

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018

Learn the Basics of Mapping with Geographic Information Systems

REDLANDS, Calif.— Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, today published The GIS 20: Essential Skills, Third Edition, a book designed to quickly prepare those who need to use a geographic information system (GIS). The GIS 20...

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018

GA-ASI Demonstrates SATCOM Launch and Recovery Capability for MQ-9B

SAN DIEGO – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) successfully demonstrated its latest Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) using a Satellite Communications (SATCOM) data link for its MQ-9B SkyGuardian™/SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). The demonstration also...

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018

Tersus Launches BX306Z GNSS RTK Board to Meet the Needs of OMEs and System Integrators

Shanghai - Tersus GNSS Inc. (“Tersus”), a leading GNSS RTK solution provider, announced today that it has launched BX306Z GNSS RTK board with powerful flexibility and compatibility to meet or exceed the needs of OEMs and system...

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018

Radiant.Earth CEO Wins Geospatial Woman Champion of the Year Award

WASHINGTON - Anne Hale Miglarese, Radiant.Earth Founder and CEO, was presented with the prestigious Geospatial World Woman of the Year Award on January 17, 2018, at the Geospatial World Forum in Hyderabad, India. Ms. Miglarese received the...

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018

Nepal’s Survey Department Launches Probe into Birgunj Border Encroachment Reports

Nepal’s Department of Survey has sent a team to investigate into reports of border encroachment by India on the no-man’s land near Birgunj. Read More at Online Khabar

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018

China Launches 2 Remote Sensing Satellites, 4 Small Satellites

China launched two high-resolution optical remote sensing satellites into a preset orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 12:12pm Friday Beijing Time. Read More at Shine.cn

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018

Step Forward India, Japan and China, the New Competitors in the Race to Explore Space

Two generations ago, the space race was a Cold War subplot pitting the United States against the-then Soviet Union over who would be the first to launch a satellite, send a man into space and walk on...

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018

Former ISRO Chief Wins Award at Geospatial World Forum

Hyderabad: Former chairman of ISRO A S Kiran Kumar has been conferred with a ‘Special Achievement Award’ for being the backbone of ISRO’s path-breaking innovations and outreach in the recent times. Kumar has been instrumental in commercialisation...