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From drones to space tech, Japan looks to startups to strengthen its defences
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, November 27th, 2017

Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) Introduces New Measures Aimed at Modernizing Agricultural Sector, Enhancing Thailand Competitiveness

BANGKOK - Agriculture has long been the backbone of Thai economy and remains so today. Looking ahead while the country is transforming itself into an advanced economy, the Thai government is modernizing the country's agricultural sector through...

Monday, November 27th, 2017

Satellite Views Severe Rain Storms Over Western Saudi Arabia

NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (GPM) core satellite analyzed severe storms that moved into Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Nov. 21, 2017. Heavy downpours caused schools and universities to close, and the General Authority of Meteorology and Environment...

Monday, November 27th, 2017

Trimble’s 3D Laser Scanning and Modeling Offers a New Way to Conduct Storage Tank Inspection in the Oil and Gas Industry

AUSTIN, Texas - To ensure the most accurate representation of their tank assets and to detect tilt, differential settlement, and deformation, storage tank inspectors and surveyors are now using 3D laser scanning technologies to quickly capture and...

Monday, November 27th, 2017

Esri Supports American Association of Geographers’ Successful Introduction of Geospatial Data Act

REDLANDS, Calif.- Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, today applauded Congress in introducing the Geospatial Data Act (GDA) of 2017 (S. 2128/H.R. 4395). Legislative sponsors Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), U.S. Representative Bruce...

Monday, November 27th, 2017

Global Mapper SDK Now Available on Amazon Web Services

Hallowell, Maine - Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce that the Global Mapper Software Development Kit (SDK) has been expanded to provide data processing capabilities in the cloud. Using Amazon Web Services (AWS), developers can...

Monday, November 27th, 2017

European Space Imaging Celebrates 15 Years of Success

Munich: European Space Imaging is proud to announce its 15th year as the leading premium supplier of satellite imagery to the remote sensing industry, offering the highest spatial resolution currently commercially available. Estimated Article Reading Time: 1...

Monday, November 27th, 2017

Nearmap Releases Panorama and Oblique Aerial Imagery Inside New MapBrowser Interface

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah - Nearmap, a location content provider specializing in high-resolution aerial maps, announces the release of new forms of location content—Nearmap Panorama and Nearmap Oblique—available through a new MapBrowser™ interface. Nearmap has long provided vertical...

Sunday, November 26th, 2017

USGS-NASA Pecora Award Recognizes Excellence in Earth Observation

Two awardees have been presented with the 2017 William T. Pecora Award for achievements in Earth remote sensing. Darrel L. Williams, Ph.D., is being recognized for his individual contributions as a catalyst behind many innovations for the Landsat program....

Sunday, November 26th, 2017

Datumate is Pleased to Announce a New Software Release

Datumate is pleased to announce a new software release for DatuSurvey™. The new release introduces new DTM capabilities and enhance Datumate's unique 2D vectorized measurements. In addition, the release contains significant linkage performance improvements; speed, scale and...

Sunday, November 26th, 2017

Pix4D Partners with Kokusai Kogyo in Japan to Deliver a 3D Geospatial Analysis Cloud Service

Pix4D is partnering with Kokusai Kogyo Corporation (KKC)—the leading geospatial consulting company in Japan--to deliver a i-Construction-compliant drone mapping and photogrammetry solution for the Japanese market. i-Construction is a set of government-defined regulations to govern the collection...