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President Lai reviews progress on first indigenous satellite constellation
President Lai Ching-te said developing space technology is a...
Japan’s iQPS lines up eight SAR launches
ST. LOUIS — Japan’s Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of...
UAE Astronauts Promote AI and Collaboration in Space at GITEX Europe
The Arab world’s first astronaut, Hazzaa Al Mansouri, and...
New species of space-adapted bacteria discovered on China’s Tiangong space station
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown strain of microbe...
Isro’s 101st mission fails as PSLV-C61 suffers third-stage anomaly
India’s latest Earth observation satellite mission faced a setback...
Iraq’s First Fully Solar-Powered Village in Kulak Is Now Operational
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – May 20, 2025 — The...
Australia’s Gilmour Space Technologies ready to launch maiden Eris Test flight the nation’s first orbital launch in over 50 years
Gilmour Space Technologies is the leading launch services company...
Korea’s space agency seeks revision of plan to modify next-gen rockets into reusable system
South Korea's aerospace agency said on Thursday that it...
UAE Space Agency Signs Agreement With Technology Innovation Institute to Execute the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt’s Lander Project
In the presence of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin...
Private Japanese lunar lander enters orbit around moon ahead of a June touchdown
A private lunar lander from Japan is now circling the moon, with...

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Wednesday, January 11th, 2017

Long Beach One of First Cities in U.S. to Display Open Data in Geospatial Data Format

Today, the City of Long Beach launched DataLB, the City’s new Open Data Portal. This new portal is designed to implement modern Citywide practices for sharing data with the public, staff, and policy makers as outlined in...

Tuesday, January 10th, 2017

Volcano Monitoring in Indonesia Improving, Saving Lives

Indonesia has the world’s greatest at-risk population for volcano hazards and is the most volcanically active nation on Earth. To help mitigate potential disasters to its country and people, the Indonesian Center for Volcanology and Geologic Hazard...

Tuesday, January 10th, 2017

Intergraph Government Solutions Announces Corporate Name Change to Hexagon US Federal

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—   Intergraph Government Solutions (IGS) today became Hexagon US Federal, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure serving the U.S. federal government market. The new name allows the company to more closely identify with...

Tuesday, January 10th, 2017

GISCI Announces 2017 Map Contest

Des Plaines -- This year, the theme is disaster response. The challenge is to develop a map which shows us how GIS could be, or has been used in a disaster response scenario, either real or imagined....

Tuesday, January 10th, 2017

FLYPRO Showcases New Drones and System Solutions at CES 2017

LAS VEGAS —  FLYPRO, a global pioneer and leader in the intelligent sports drone industry, returned to CES this year, on the back of the firm's success at the annual global technology event in 2016. CES 2017,...

Tuesday, January 10th, 2017

The FME World Tour is Coming to the UK, Australia & Singapore in 2017

Cambridge, 10 January 2017 (www.1spatial.com) 1Spatial plc, global leaders in managing geospatial data, will be hosting a series of free FME World Tour events in the UK, Australia and Singapore. The sessions will help users and newcomers...

Tuesday, January 10th, 2017

UrtheCast Signs Contract for US$3.9 Million to Provide Hardware and Engineering Services

VANCOUVER, Jan. 10, 2017 - UrtheCast Corp. (TSX:UR) ("UrtheCast" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has signed a contract to provide engineering services and space hardware for US$3.9 million. "This contract highlights the continued success of...

Tuesday, January 10th, 2017

Esri India User Conference – A GIS Conference Just for Experts Like You

The Esri India User Conference is your event to meet and hear from top innovators from Esri and your community who are using GIS to solve today's complex challenges to design a smarter world. This is your...

Monday, January 9th, 2017

Ecometrica Secures Breakthrough £14.2m UK Space Agency Contract

Edinburgh/London, 10 January 2017 - Sustainability software and data company Ecometrica has won a contract worth more than £14 million from the UK Space Agency's recently launched International Partnership Programme (IPP). The 'Forests 2020' project is set...

Monday, January 9th, 2017

Leica Geosystems Gets CES 2017 Innovation Awards Honour

US: Leica Geosystems has been honored with a CES 2017 Innovation Awards for the Leica BLK360 Imaging Laser Scanner in the Digital Imaging category. Products entered in were judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers,...