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From drones to space tech, Japan looks to startups to strengthen its defences
Tokyo is stepping up efforts to harness dual-use technologies...
South Korea’s Space Agency Seeks 47% Budget Hike for 2027; Regular Nuri Launches, Lunar Lander Development to Begin
The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) has proposed a 2027...
Space42 launches Future Spacers Programme to develop UAE space talent
Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company, has launched the...
US, China arm for space warfare: hunter satellites and orbital weapons
Amid the rapidly-evolving field of military space operations, Beijing...
ISRO Puts India’s First Geo Imaging Satellite In Orbit, PM Modi Hails EOS-05 Launch Aboard GSLV-F17
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully launched EOS-05,...
China releases first nationwide geometric benchmark imagery, setting a unified ‘spatial scale’ for satellite remote sensing
China's Ministry of Natural Resources has released its first...
India to have its own space station by 2035, says ISRO chairman
Speaking at the 14th convocation ceremony of IIT-BHU, ISRO...
Isro will not make any launch vehicle, all tech to be handed to private sector
IN-SPACe chairman Pawan Goenka said Isro is moving launch...
North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end
South Korea has condemned North Korea’s launch ⁠of more...
Orbitworks ships UAE-built Altair-1 to US ahead of October launch
Abu Dhabi-based satellite company Orbitworks has shipped Altair-1, the...

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Tuesday, July 11th, 2017

Europe and Japan Unveil their Orbiters for a Joint Mission to Mercury

An unusual new spacecraft has been revealed for an upcoming mission to Mercury. Dubbed BepiColombo, it’s a joint project between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), designed to travel to the least...

Tuesday, July 11th, 2017

Ordnance Survey Releases Open Dataset and Free Map of Britain’s Greenspaces

A Government initiative to make it easier for people to locate and access greenspaces has launched today with the release of a new database and interactive digital map identifying accessible recreational and leisure greenspace in Great Britain. Delivered...

Tuesday, July 11th, 2017

Canopus Becomes the First Indian Company to Develop More than 10 Major Drone Solutions

Canopus Infosystems Pvt. Ltd, a leading Mobile, and Web Application development company have been emerged as the first Indian IT company to develop more than 10 Drone Solutions. This company has developed the Drone based applications for...

Tuesday, July 11th, 2017

Makeblock Opens New Branch Office in Japan and Launches the Airblock Modular Programmable Drone in Partnership with SoftBank

TOKYO - Today, Makeblock, a leading provider of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) educational products including hardware, software, programming courses and robotics competitions, announced the opening of their new branch office in Japan. In addition, its...

Tuesday, July 11th, 2017

TomTom to Develop New Traffic Service for Future of Driving

AMSTERDAM - TomTom (TOM2) today announced it is developing ultra-fast lane level traffic technology supporting autonomous driving and smarter mobility. Research will be done in cooperation with Cisco to leverage roadside data captured by Cisco’s array of...

Tuesday, July 11th, 2017

DigitalGlobe Selects SSL To Build Industry-Leading WorldView Legion Satellite Constellation

WESTMINSTER, Colo. - DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced it has selected Space Systems Loral (SSL) to build the spacecraft for its next-generation WorldView Legion...

Tuesday, July 11th, 2017

GeoNovus Elevates their Business, Adds Microdrones UAVs to their Impressive Product Portfolio

VILNIUS, Lithuania - Microdrones is honored to announce that GeoNovus, a leading provider of geospatial equipment, will now offer Microdrones unmanned aerial mapping packages to surveying, mapping, and construction companies in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. "Three weeks...

Tuesday, July 11th, 2017

HawkEye 360 Expands Advisory Board With The Addition of 7 New Members

BOSTON - HawkEye 360, Inc., an innovative technology company developing new geospatial information solutions utilizing space-based radio frequency survey, today announced the addition of seven members to its advisory board. The new members bring a diversity of...

Tuesday, July 11th, 2017

CompassCom to Release CompassTracker App for iOS and Windows Mobile Smart Phones at Esri UC

CENTENNIAL, Colorado – CompassCom Software, developers of industry-leading Mobile Resource Management (MRM) solutions, will release CompassTracker for iOS and Windows Mobile at the 2017 Esri User Conference. The CompassTracker App enables organizations using the CompassCom MRM solution...

Monday, July 10th, 2017

Orbit GT and Vexcel Imaging showcase Oblique and Streetlevel 3D data in ArcOnline at Esri UC

Lokeren, Belgium - Orbit GT and Vexcel Imaging will be showcasing an integrated solution for Aerial Oblique and streetlevel Mobile Mapping data, operational within ArcOnline, at Esri IMF and UC, San Diego, July 8-13. “We’re pleased to announce...