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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
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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
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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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Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

SimActive Automates Direct Georeferencing

Montreal, Canada – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce an automated solution for direct georeferencing from real-time kinematic (RTK) positioning. Within the new workflow feature, users can easily get high accuracy...

Tuesday, October 31st, 2017

Japan Eyes Free Satellite Imaging Data for Businesses

Japan looks to offer companies free access to troves of satellite images starting in fiscal-year 2018, aiming to help with tasks such as inspecting infrastructure remotely and forecasting crop harvests. The move will be announced in a...

Monday, October 30th, 2017

India Maps 185 Districts Through Remote Sensing for Horticulture

India’s Union Ministry of Agriculture has mapped 185 districts under a project using remote sensing technology to identify areas best suited for seven different fruits and vegetables across the country, agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh said on...

Monday, October 30th, 2017

Singapore Sets Aside $4.5M for Solar Forecasting, Launches Sandbox to Test New Energy

Singapore is setting aside S$6.2 million (US$4.57 million) to develop capabilities in predicting solar energy output as well as setting up sandboxes to facilitate testing of new products in electricity and gas. Read More at ZDNet

Monday, October 30th, 2017

China to Freely Share Data from Weather, Carbon Satellites: Official

WASHINGTON - China will freely share data from its new-generation weather satellite Fengyun-4 as well as its first carbon monitoring satellite TanSat with international users, a Chinese official said here Tuesday. Read More at Xinhua

Monday, October 30th, 2017

Japan Eyes Free Satellite Imaging Data for Businesses

TOKYO -- Japan looks to offer companies free access to troves of satellite images starting in fiscal 2018, aiming to help with tasks such as inspecting infrastructure remotely and forecasting crop harvests. Read More at Nikkei Asian Review

Monday, October 30th, 2017

Google Maps Will Boost Tourism in Nigeria- Lai Mohammed

Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has stated on Friday at the launch of the Economic Value of Geospatial Services in Nigeria that the nation needs to leverage on technology, particularly digital mapping and...

Monday, October 30th, 2017

Japan to Launch Climate Research Satellite in December

Japan will launch a climate research satellite in December to analyze and forecast global warming-linked environmental changes, the science ministry said Friday. Read More at Kyodo News

Monday, October 30th, 2017

ISRO Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad: Recruitment Begins For 80 Posts

New Delhi:  Space Applications Centre (SAC), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has invited application from eligible candidates for recruitment to the posts of Junior Research Fellows, Research Associates, Technical Assistant (Electronics / Electronics & Telecommunication), Technical Assistant...

Monday, October 30th, 2017

China to Launch More Beidou Satellites in November, Complete Navigation System by 2020

China is set to launch more Beidou navigation satellites in November and complete the system by 2020, the head of the main contractor for China's space programme has said. Read More at GB Times