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Tuesday, January 16th, 2018

India’s PSLV Launches Cartosat-2

On Jan. 12, 2018, India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C40), in its 42nd flight, successfully launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre the 710-kilogram Cartosat-2 satellite for Earth observation as well as 30 co-passenger satellites. The co-passenger...

Tuesday, January 16th, 2018

China Launch New Satellite into Space to ‘Spy on Earth’ in Bid to Match US Military

The move comes as China looks to expand its military with the aim of having the best army in the world by 2030. The Long March 2D booster was sent into space from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch...

Tuesday, January 16th, 2018

Google Maps Back in China After Eight Years

Google has set up a China-specific version of the Google Maps website and introduced a map app for Chinese iPhones. However, it’s not the same Google Maps as you see in other countries – when China-based users...

Tuesday, January 16th, 2018

Indian Launch for British Colour Video Earth Observation Prototype

The satellite, known as CARBONITE-2 by its builder, Surrey Satellite Terchnology Ltd (SSTL) and as VividX2 by its operator, Earth-I (based, like SSTL, in Guildford) is intended to demonstrate and prove technology to acquire high-definition, full-colour video...

Tuesday, January 16th, 2018

India Launches 31 Satellites in Single Mission

NEW DELHI - India Friday launched 31 satellites in a single mission from the southern spaceport of Sriharikota.Read More at Xinhua Net

Tuesday, January 16th, 2018

Pakistan Alleges India Using Satellites for Military Purposes

Islamabad- Pakistan on Thursday alleged that India's plan to send three Cartosat-2 series earth observation spacecraft, into space on Friday is meant for military use, saying that all space technologies are inherently dual use. Read More at...

Tuesday, January 16th, 2018

1Spatial Wins USD766,000 US Contract For Geographic Information System

LONDON  - Geospatial software and solutions company 1Spatial PLC said Tuesday it will provide its products to the US state of Michigan through a subcontract with US firm Esri. Read More at Interactive Investors

Tuesday, January 16th, 2018

Baidu Unveils Apollo 2.0 at CES 2018: More Mapping, More Test Drives, and Udacity Partnership

Baidu just announced the second version of its Apollo open-source autonomous driving platform at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) today in Las Vegas. Read More at TechNode

Tuesday, January 16th, 2018

First Chinese launch of 2018 puts two SuperView-1 observation satellites into low Earth orbit

China on Tuesday carried out its first launch of a busy 2018 with a Long March 2D rocket lofting two SuperView-1 Earth observation satellites into low Earth orbit. Read More at GB Times

Tuesday, January 16th, 2018

GEO Jobe Names David Hansen as Chief Operating Officer (COO)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - GEO Jobe, Esri Business Partner and a leading GIS software and geospatial solutions provider and developers of Admin Tools, Mapfolio, and the GEOPowered Cloud for ArcGIS, is pleased to welcome industry veteran, and long-time...