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Thursday, September 14th, 2017

CSIRO’s Data61 and Radiant.Earth Team up to Improve Disaster Resilience from Space

SYDNEY, Australia and WASHINGTON - CSIRO’s Data61 Australia’s data innovation network and Radiant.Earth have announced today that they will partner to develop joint research into satellite imagery and earth observation data for disaster resilience, in areas such...

Thursday, September 14th, 2017

EarthCam Oculus Construction Time-Lapse Honored with Telly Award

WHAT: The Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television across all screens and recently bestowed this honor on EarthCam with an award in Video Editing for its World Trade Center Oculus time-lapse movie. EarthCam CEO and...

Thursday, September 14th, 2017

Skyfront Sets World Record for Drones with 4 Hour and 34 Minute Flight

MENLO PARK, CA, SEPT. – Skyfront, creator of the world’s longest endurance multirotor drones for the agriculture, energy and utility industries, has announced that its flagship drone has just set a world record for endurance.  The Skyfront...

Thursday, September 14th, 2017

India, Afghanistan to Cooperate in Space Technology

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

ICIMOD Awarded Asia Geospatial Leadership Award

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

India to Help Afghanistan in Space Technology and Security Forces

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 Take on Increasingly Important Role in Land, Infrastructure, and Property Development

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 to Use its Geospatial Solutions in Dubai

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

Quasi-Zenith Satellite System Development Leading Japan Toward Less Reliance on GPS

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

Telangana State to Get New GIS-enabled Map

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