Monday, October 30th, 2017
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 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
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
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
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 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
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 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
Monday, October 30th, 2017
TomTom and Japanese mapping company, Zenrin are to collaborate on traffic services and mapping in Japan. Read More at Just Auto
