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Tuesday, May 9th, 2017

China’s Mapping Law Up for Revision

CHINA’S lawmakers are considering revising the surveying and mapping law to protect geographic information security and raise public awareness of national territory. Read More at Shanghai Daily

Tuesday, May 9th, 2017

North Korea Could be Preparing an EMP Strike on the US with Two Satellites Already Orbiting Above America, Expert Warns

North Korea could be preparing an electromagnetic pulse strike on the US with two satellites already orbiting above America, experts have warned. Read More at Daily Mail

Tuesday, May 9th, 2017

China Unveils Results of First Geoinformation Survey

China boasts a total of 7.56 million square kilometers of vegetation cover, while buildings cover 153,000 square kilometers of land, the State Council Information Office unveiled at a press briefing on Monday. Read More at Global Times

Tuesday, May 9th, 2017

Sheikh Mohammed Issues Law on Surveying in Dubai

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has issued Law No.06 of 2017 pertaining to surveying activity in Dubai. Read More at Khaleej Times

Tuesday, May 9th, 2017

Wantman Completes Extensive UAV Project with SimActive

Montreal, Canada, May 9th, 2017 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce that Wantman Group, Inc. has completed a 9 square mile UAV project using Correlator3D™.  Initially meant to be acquired...

Tuesday, May 9th, 2017

XPONENTIAL 2017 Innovation Preview Debuts, Take a Sneak-Peak at the Most Innovative Unmanned Systems Technologies

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., and ARLINGTON, Va – Aero-News Network (ANN) and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), the host of XPONENTIAL 2017, the largest trade show for the unmanned systems and robotics industry, today announced the...

Tuesday, May 9th, 2017

Esri and UNOSAT Host GIS for a Sustainable World Conference

REDLANDS, Calif.- Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research’s (UNITAR) Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT), will host the GIS for a Sustainable World Conference May 9 through 11...

Tuesday, May 9th, 2017

PCI Geomatics to Present OBIA and InSAR Papers at ISRSE-37

MARKHAM, Ontario, Canada - PCI Geomatics, a world-leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announced today it will present two papers at the 37th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE) in Tshwane,...

Tuesday, May 9th, 2017

Tata Consultancy Services Launches First Drones Research Lab in Cincinnati, Ohio

CINCINNATI and MUMBAI, India - Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, has opened its first Drones Research Lab  in the US at its Seven Hills Park Innovation...

Tuesday, May 9th, 2017

SPH Engineering Announces UgCS Mapper – Offline In-Field Mapping Software

UgCS Mapper is a desktop geo-referenced image processing software, to create 2D maps in-field, requiring no internet connection. UgCS Mapper will be presented at AUVSI Xponential 2017. UgCS Mapper is a desktop software designed to create offline 2D maps. In-field...