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ISRO to map landslides in J&K using satellite to generate alerts
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Korea to Build 3D ‘New National Map’ Under Spatial Data Strategy
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Monday, December 18th, 2017

ISRO to Develop Smaller Rockets to Carry Satellites Weighing 500 kg

With the size of earth observation satellites reducing and the future trend moving towards a constellation of small satellites rather than a large one, India's space agency is developing a smaller rocket that can carry satellites weighing...

Monday, December 18th, 2017

Esri India Announces Winners of GeoInnovation and mApp Your Way Contests

India: Esri India has announced the winners of GeoInnovation – A Challenge for Startupreneurs and mApp Your Way App Development Challenge 3.0 for students at the 18th annual User Conference (UC), hosted between December 13-14, 2017. Read More...

Monday, December 18th, 2017

China Blocks Foreign Companies from Mapping Its Roads for Self-Driving Cars

Self-driving cars need high-quality digital maps to function properly. They not only use digital maps to find their general location, but also in some cases to locate landmarks that aid maneuvering in low-viability situations, or when a...

Monday, December 18th, 2017

Esri India to Enhance Adoption of GIS Technology with Hindi Platform

Esri India launched the Hindi version of Portal for ArcGIS, a component of ArcGIS Enterprise that allows users to share maps, scenes, apps, and other geographic information with other people in the organization. Read More at ETCIO

Monday, December 18th, 2017

Egypt, Russia Plan to Launch Egyptian Satellite by 2019

CAIRO –  President of the Egyptian-Russian Foundation for Culture and Science, Hussein Al-Shafei, said Egypt and Russia intended to launch a new Egyptian satellite by 2019, stressing that the satellite is in the final stage of development....

Monday, December 18th, 2017

China to Place 24/7 Orbital Surveillance Network Over Disputed South China Sea

Over the next three years, China will launch 10 additional satellites from the island of Hainan to survey the South China Sea, a move analysts view as Beijing’s demonstration of its control over contested waters in the...

Friday, December 15th, 2017

U.S. Air Force’s First GPS III Satellite Receives Commands From Next-Generation OCX Ground Control Segment

DENVER – The first advanced GPS III satellite successfully established remote connectivity and communicated with the Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX), further validating the U.S. Air Force’s modernized Global Positioning System (GPS) is ready to launch...

Friday, December 15th, 2017

Airbus Selected by ESA for Copernicus Data and Information Access Service (DIAS)

Brussels – Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to be one of four suppliers for DIAS, the Copernicus Data and Information Access Service. DIAS will make data and information easily available to users...

Friday, December 15th, 2017

Map of the Month: Anholt-GfK Nation Brands Index Study, 2017

This year's Anholt-GfK Nation Brands IndexSM study finds that a robust, well-rounded reputation is the key to safeguarding or improving a nation's overall reputation. More often than not, leading nations lead on multiple dimensions. Consistency in image...

Friday, December 15th, 2017

Manufacturer’s Edge CEO Tom Bugnitz Receives Cosmic Contributor Award

(Denver, CO) On December 6, Manufacturer’s Edge (ME) CEO Tom Bugnitz was recognized as the 2017 Cosmic Contributor of the Year at the Colorado Space Roundup. This marks the 5th time the Colorado Space Business Roundtable (CSBR)...