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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,...
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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Monday, February 5th, 2018

Russia, Japan and China Launch Satellites in Back-to-Back Missions

Three different rockets - one each from Russia, China and Japan - launched satellites into orbit over three days in back-to-back-to-back space missions. Read More at Space.com

Monday, February 5th, 2018

MapmyIndia Unveils Smart Mobility Platform

India: MapmyIndia has unveiled the new, comprehensive MapmyIndia Smart Mobility Platform, designed to address the emerging challenges of the Automotive Industry for both personal and commercial customers. MSMP will be showcased during the Auto Expo 2018 (Feb...

Monday, February 5th, 2018

ISRO to Set Up Knowledge Centre in the Indian City of Thiruvananthapuram

India: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will work with the state govt. of Kerala to set up a knowledge centre in Thiruvananthapuram. The decision was taken following a meeting between ISRO chief Dr. K. Sivan and chief minister Pinarayi...

Thursday, February 1st, 2018

Orbit GT Releases 3D Mapping Content Manager v18

Orbit GT is happy to release the new 3D Mapping Content Manager v18. “The Content Manager is arguably the most unique yet extremely powerful product in our 3D Mapping portfolio,”, says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT....

Thursday, February 1st, 2018

Drones Take On Critical Role In Disaster Management

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Soaring Sky, a premiere drone service and training company, is working with insurance companies nationwide to improve disaster management and structural inspections. The use of the latest drone technology is safer, more efficient, and...

Thursday, February 1st, 2018

AirMap Brings Low-Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability to Third Party Developers

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - AirMap, the world's leading airspace management platform for drones, today announced a feature that makes LAANC, the Low-Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability, available to the entire drone ecosystem. With the FAA's LAANC initiative,...

Thursday, February 1st, 2018

Woolpert’s Jeff Lovin Elected ASPRS Vice-President

Jeff Lovin, Woolpert senior vice president and director of Government Solutions, has been elected vice-president of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS). ASPRS, also known as The Imaging and Geospatial Information Society, was founded...

Thursday, February 1st, 2018

Atlas Dynamics and Luxriot Partner to Develop Advanced Drone-based Solutions

Atlas Dynamics (www.atlasdynamics.eu), a next generation aerospace company providing autonomous UAV solutions, today announced it has entered a partnership with Luxriot (www.luxriot.com), developer of top-quality, high-performance Luxriot Evo Video Management Software, to develop drone-based solutions for the...

Thursday, February 1st, 2018

MapData Services, Mappt Partner to Take Data Collection in a New Direction

Australia: Australia-based intelligent mapping solutions provider, MapData Services, has annonced a partnership with the Takor Group. The partnership allows MapData Services to deliver Hema Base Maps into iOS based professional mobile mapping application to Mappt Elements. The latest...

Thursday, February 1st, 2018

First Autonomous Vehicle Test Centre in Singapore

Karlsruhe/Singapore: Singapore’s first autonomous vehicle (AV) test centre was opened by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) in late 2017. This new 2-hectare test facility will support...