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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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Friday, October 27th, 2017

UTC Aerospace Systems Celebrates Milestone Delivery of 100th Podded Propulsion System to Airbus in Mobile, Alabama

CHARLOTTE, N.C.- One of the world's largest aerospace systems providers, UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today delivered its 100th podded propulsion system – a nacelle system integrated with an engine – to the...

Thursday, October 26th, 2017

Genetec Announces Traffic Sense—A Unified Traffic Operations Platform Driven by Advanced Analytics

MONTRÉAL, October 26th 2017— In a move that offers a modern approach to traffic operations, Genetec Inc. (“Genetec”), a leading technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, today announced the launch of...

Thursday, October 26th, 2017

OGC Supports American Geographical Society’s 2017 Fall Symposium, Geography 2050

(AGS), GEO, and USGIF will present the AGS Fall Symposium, Geography 2050: The Future of Mobility on November 16-17, 2017. Hosted by the Earth Institute at Columbia University, the two-day event will take place in Alfred Lerner Hall,...

Wednesday, October 25th, 2017

Caliper Sponsors and Presents at NEURISA

NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS (USA) - The Maptitude software team, who manage the popular business mapping application, today announced that they sponsored, attended, and presented at NEURISA Day 2017, that took place Oct. 16 in Fitchburg, MA (USA). Stewart...

Wednesday, October 25th, 2017

OGC Announces a New Standard that Improves the Way Information is Referenced to the Earth

The membership of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) has approved the Discrete Global Grid System (DGGS) as OGC Abstract Specification - Topic 21 . The goal of DGGS is to enable rapid assembly of spatial data...

Wednesday, October 25th, 2017

Ordnance Survey International Partners with Tanzania and the World Bank to Promote Improved Geospatial Capacity

Ordnance Survey International has been appointed by the World Bank to help build up geospatial data expertise in Tanzania. OSI will do this through capacity building in data collection, data management and data application skills as well as...

Wednesday, October 25th, 2017

Native American Tribes Share Their Perspectives on GIS in New Esri Book

Redlands, California—A new book from Esri tells the stories of how Native American tribes use geographic information system (GIS) technology to help manage and govern their sovereign nations.Tribal GIS: Supporting Native American Decision-Making, Second Edition, details how...

Wednesday, October 25th, 2017

Orbit GT Launches New Feature Extraction Product for Drones at Commercial UAV Expo, Las Vegas

“With our new portfolio, we are reaching out to UAV Mapping professionals more than ever before”, says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT. “As version 18 bundles all the expertise and technology to support the various types...

Wednesday, October 25th, 2017

Cepton Introduces Lightweight 3D LiDAR Sensing Solution for UAV Mapping

LAS VEGAS - Cepton Technologies, Inc., a provider of 3D LiDAR sensing solutions for automotive, industrial and mapping applications, announced today the launch of SORA 200, its lightweight 3D LiDAR sensor, at the annual Commercial UAV Expo....

Wednesday, October 25th, 2017

The Drone Racing League (DRL) Announces 2018 Allianz World Championship In Saudi Arabia

NEW YORK - The Drone Racing League (DRL), the world's premier drone racing circuit, and The General Sport Authority (GSA) of Saudi Arabia today announced the 2018 DRL Allianz World Championship will take place in Saudi Arabia next...