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US, China arm for space warfare: hunter satellites and orbital weapons
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ISRO Puts India’s First Geo Imaging Satellite In Orbit, PM Modi Hails EOS-05 Launch Aboard GSLV-F17
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China releases first nationwide geometric benchmark imagery, setting a unified ‘spatial scale’ for satellite remote sensing
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India to have its own space station by 2035, says ISRO chairman
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Isro will not make any launch vehicle, all tech to be handed to private sector
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North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end
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Orbitworks ships UAE-built Altair-1 to US ahead of October launch
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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...

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018

MapMyIndia Launches New Map Engine To Rival Google Maps

MapmyIndia has launched a new map engine which has been designed to geo-enable applications and solutions with faster turnaround time. With its new maps, the company plans to take on tech giant, Google's map service. Read More...

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018

Japan Successfully Launches New Earth Observation Satellite

TOKYO: Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on Thursday successfully launched a new Earth observation satellite, equipped with X-band radar which is capable of obtaining high-resolution terrain images. Read More at The Gulf Today

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018

Google Denies Mapping Service Returning to China

Alphabet Inc.’s Google denied media reports that the technology giant was re-launching its mapping platform in China, after eight years of the service being severely restricted. Read More at Ejinsight

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018

Google Says ‘No Changes’ to Mapping Platform in China After Report

BEIJING  - Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said on Tuesday it has made “no changes” to its mapping platform in China, denying an earlier media report that claimed it was re-launching the function in China, where many of...

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018

UNSW Sydney Launched its First Research Centre for 3D Digital Mapping of Buildings and Infrastructure

Earlier this month, UNSW Sydney set up its first Geospatial Information Centre to focus on 3D digital mapping of buildings and infrastructure. Read More at OpenGov Asia

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018

Ordnance Survey International Joins 100 Resilient Cities to Strengthen Data Mapping for Improved Urban Resilience

Ordnance Survey International (OSI) is the first national mapping agency to join the 100 Resilient Cities platform of partners (100RC). Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, 100RC is dedicated to helping cities across the globe become more resilient...