Thursday, September 14th, 2017
India will widen cooperation with Afghanistan in space technology by extending assistance in remote sensing, a joint statement after the 2nd Strategic Partnership Council Meeting between two nations said. Read More at Hindustan Times
Thursday, September 14th, 2017
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has been awarded the Asia Geospatial Leadership Award for Sustainable Community Development in acknowledgement of its long-standing contributions to promoting and using geospatial technologies in the Hindu Kush Himalaya....
Thursday, September 14th, 2017
After the 2nd Strategic Partnership Council Meeting, a joint statement between two nations stated that India will widen cooperation with Afghanistan in space technology by extending assistance in remote sensing. Read More at Eastern Eye
Thursday, September 14th, 2017
Drones are changing the face of construction, making land, infrastructure, and property development easier by providing builders unparalleled access to data and imagery. Read More at South China Morning Post
Thursday, September 14th, 2017
Airbus has entered a memorandum of understanding with Dubai Land Department to provide geospatial solutions, which will enhance the promotion of properties in the emirate. Read More at Gulf News
Thursday, September 14th, 2017
Early this summer, news out of Japan announced a significant step toward providing a boost to the accuracy and reception of the existing GPS in Japan and to delivering a better positioning reading for the people in...
Thursday, September 14th, 2017
Hyderabad: The official and authentic map of Telangana State, GIS-enabled at that, would soon be available with all the relevant data pertaining to each of the 31 districts. Read More at Telangana Today
Thursday, September 14th, 2017
In South Sudan, Oxfam has introduced the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to map water and sanitation facilities across conflict-hit Wau. This has enabled Oxfam and partners to better monitor and coordinate activities – and has...
Thursday, September 14th, 2017
Japanese commercial space startup Infostellar has just closed a series A fundraising worth US$7.3 million. Airbus Ventures led the round, with Weru Investment, D4V, and Sony Innovation Fund also taking part. Additional investment came from existing Infostellar...
Thursday, September 14th, 2017
A new RAND Corporation report paints a bleak picture of economic life under the Islamic State. RAND estimates that the Islamic State contributed to a 23 percent reduction in the GDP of cities under its control, based...
