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India counters China’s map war: Names of 27 Arunachal Pradesh locations standardised on Survey of India maps
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Embry‑Riddle Asia Launches Professional Space Operations Course in Singapore Amid Regional Space Boom
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ISRO to map landslides in J&K using satellite to generate alerts
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Korea to Build 3D ‘New National Map’ Under Spatial Data Strategy
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Tuesday, September 12th, 2017

TomTom Maps Technology to Power Sony Prototype Device for Biking Navigation

AMSTERDAM-TomTom (TOM2), a leading global provider of maps and traffic data, today announced that TomTom’s Online Routing API has driven the navigation capabilities of the Sony Future Lab Program N device. The program has been initially focused...

Tuesday, September 12th, 2017

Mapmaker AND Announces Collaboration and Aims to Redefine Map Making & Fundamentally Change the Mapping Industry

Capelle aan den IJssel, the Netherlands - AND is happy to announce a collaboration with Continental, a leading first tier automotive supplier, to enrich map and location data with sensor data collected from vehicles. During the IAA...

Tuesday, September 12th, 2017

Hazard and Evacuation Map Now Available for Hurricane Irma Affected Areas

WASHINGTON - Mapbox has published a new map to give residents and officials in Florida the most up-to-date information on the areas with the highest risk of hazardous materials in flood waters. The most up-to-date map can be...

Tuesday, September 12th, 2017

Map of the Month: Purchasing Power for Home Improvement Products, Germany 2017

Retailers and manufacturers face the continual challenge of positioning their products in the market regions where they are most wanted. Our 2017 data on retail purchasing power illuminates the areas of Germany with the highest spending potential...

Tuesday, September 12th, 2017

NASA Awards SSL Next Phase Funding for Dragonfly On-Orbit Assembly Program, Demonstrates Confidence in Public Private Partnership for Space Robotics

Palo Alto, CA. - SSL, a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, today announced that NASA has awarded the next phase of funding for its ground-breaking Dragonfly on-orbit satellite assembly program. The contract modification to...

Tuesday, September 12th, 2017

GEO Business 2018: Over 75% of Space Already Booked for UK’s Largest Geospatial Event

GEO Business – the UK’s largest geospatial exhibition and conference, is well on track for another successful edition next year, when it returns to the Business Design Centre, in London, on 22-23 May 2018. Since its record-breaking...

Tuesday, September 12th, 2017

MDA Celebrates Historic Space Robotic Milestone on Mars Rover Curiosity

Brampton, ON – MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (“MDA” or the “Company”) (TSX:MDA), a global communications and information company, celebrates a milestone achievement of the successful operation of the MDA-built Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS), a scientific...

Tuesday, September 12th, 2017

Brainnwave Makes Data Available to Support Disaster Relief

Edinburgh, September 2017- start-up Brainnwave believe that people make better decisions if they have quick and simple access to the data they need, at the time they need it. With the catastrophic events of recent natural disasters, the...

Monday, September 11th, 2017

Satellite Images of North Korea Show Landslides at Nuclear Test Site

Analysts peering at satellite images of North Korea after its latest nuclear test spotted many landslides and wide disturbances at the country’s test site. Tunnels for the nuclear blasts are deep inside Mount Mantap, a mile-high peak....

Monday, September 11th, 2017

Satellite Images of North Korea Show Landslides at Nuclear Test Site

Analysts peering at satellite images of North Korea after the latest nuclear test reported Tuesday that they had spotted many landslides and wide disturbances at the country’s test site, in the North’s mountainous wilds. Tunnels for the...