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Mengzhou spacecraft for China’s moon-landing mission passes landmark test flight
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Space application for ITMA Asia + CITME 2026 opens
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Yanmar, Chia Tai and XAG Empower Thai Agriculture through Innovation
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bitsensing Signs MOU with IKIO Technologies to Advance AI-Based Traffic Monitoring on India’s Expressways, Highways and Municipal Areas
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Nuri rocket successfully completes KAIST’s next-gen satellite mission
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Friday, January 20th, 2017

1Spatial & National Trust Streamline Agricultural Grant Process

Cambridge, UK-  (www.1spatial.com) 1Spatial is the global leader in managing geospatial data. When the National Trust migrated to ArcGIS recently, 1Spatial supplied Geocortex Essentials as a solution for creating custom applications on top of the ArcGIS platform....

Friday, January 20th, 2017

Abstract Submissions Invited for 10th National GIS in Transit Conference

Des Plaines, IL – The National Center for Transit Research, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association and the Transportation Research Board are jointly sponsoring the 10th National GIS in Transit Conference, September 6-8, 2017, in Washington, DC....

Wednesday, January 18th, 2017

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Releases Staff Report on BeiDou

China’s development and promotion of its BeiDou satellite navigation system not only has tremendous implications for that country’s government and finances, but this alternative to GPS also presents a variety of implications for the United States, according...

Wednesday, January 18th, 2017

Drones to help Build New Metro Corridors in Mumbai

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is planning to use unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, for the construction of the upcoming Metro rail corridors in the city. Aerial surveys for construction of the DN Nagar-Bandra-Mankhurd...

Tuesday, January 17th, 2017

ISRO Encouraging Entrepreneurs to Access Its Petabytes of Geospatial Data

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has gathered approximately 17 petabytes (17 million GB) of geospatial data, with expectations of having more than 50 petabytes in the next five years. To encourage use of this wealth of...

Tuesday, January 17th, 2017

US Exploring New Partnership in Smart Cities in India

The US is exploring new partnership opportunities for developing more smart cities across India, a top US Commerce Department official said, emphasising that states will play a major role in defining the trajectory of India’s economic development. “While...

Tuesday, January 17th, 2017

Fourteen Year Old Indian Student Develops Mine Clearing Drone

Harshwardhan Zala, a fourteen-year-old Indian from the state of Gujarat, has been granted a 730,000 US Dollar contract with the Gujarati government to produce mine-disabling drones for use in war zones. Read More at  sUAS News

Tuesday, January 17th, 2017

Launch of 103 Satellites in One Rocket Not Aimed at Record Making, says ISRO chairman

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) does not consider the upcoming launch of 103 satellites on a single PSLV rocket a record-making feat. Its aim is rather to maximise the launch vehicle’s carrying capacity and returns per launch,...

Tuesday, January 17th, 2017

SimActive Used for Coastal Erosion Assessment with UAVs

Montreal, Canada, January 17th, 2017 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce that Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) has chosen Correlator3D™ for its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) research.   “We assessed photogrammetry...

Tuesday, January 17th, 2017

USGS-NASA Pecora Award Recognizes Excellence in Earth Observation

An annual award for outstanding achievement in remote sensing A longtime innovator in space-based Earth observation at Boston University and a team that has paved the way for the next generation of satellite precipitation observations have both...