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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, June 6th, 2017

DatuSite – the Aerial Mapping and 3D Modeling Solution for Construction Sites – is Released Online

YOKNEAM ILLIT, Israel - Datumate, provider of the innovative, aerial photogrammetry solutions that are digitizing traditional construction and land surveying, announced today that its DatuSite™ suite - an aerial mapping and 3D modeling solution for field construction...

Tuesday, June 6th, 2017

BAE Systems Enhances Geospatial Software by Adding Movement Intelligence Capabilities

SAN DIEGO -BAE Systems has integrated capabilities called Movement Intelligence, or MOVINT, into its Geospatial eXploitation Products™ (GXP®) line of software, helping analysts to more easily identify intelligence threats using motion sensors. These new capabilities, which include...

Tuesday, June 6th, 2017

ISRO’s GSLV Mk-III Rocket Successfully Places GSAT-19 Satellite into Orbit; Proud Moment for India

In yet another historic moment for India, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which has been touching the skies with back to back feats, on Monday successfully launched the 3,136 kg communication satellite GSAT-19 aboard its heaviest...

Monday, June 5th, 2017

ISRO Successfully Launches GSAT-19

On June 5, 2017, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) GSLV-Mk III rocket successfully launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, carrying the 3,136-kilogram GSAT-19 satellite to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. With a mission life of 10...

Monday, June 5th, 2017

Fugro Partners with Skyline to Deliver Unique Oblique Imagery and 3D Modelling Environment

Fugro is enhancing its mapping services with the introduction of an integrated software package that creates realistic, yet spatially accurate, high-resolution 3D building models using oblique imagery. The product will benefit emergency responders during critical infrastructure planning,...

Monday, June 5th, 2017

Department of Interior Awards Major Multi-Year Contract to Hexagon US Federal

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 5, 2017 – On behalf of the Department of Interior (DOI), the U.S. Geological Survey awarded Hexagon US Federal, formerly Intergraph Government Solutions, a five-year blanket purchase agreement to provide access to a full...

Monday, June 5th, 2017

Boundless Announces the Release of Boundless Suite 4.10

NEW YORK – June 5, 2017 – Boundless, the leader in open GIS, today announced the release of Boundless Suite 4.10, designed to streamline the creation of maps and applications using the Boundless open GIS ecosystem. Additionally,...

Monday, June 5th, 2017

BeiDou Driving Value of China’s Satellite Navigation and Location Services Industry

The output value of BeiDou, China's satellite navigation and location-based service industry, increased more than 22% year on year and has topped 211 billion yuan (about 30.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2016, according to news reports on...

Monday, June 5th, 2017

China’s Solar-Powered Caihong UAS Reaches New High

China’s largest and most advanced solar-powered unmanned aircraft has set a domestic record for flight ceiling by reaching an altitude of over 20,000 meters, according to its designer. Read More at UAS Weekly

Monday, June 5th, 2017

Amul Signs MoU with ISRO to Use Remote Sensing for Better Agriculture Methods

Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) recently signed an agreement with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for fodder acreage assessment using satellite observation and space technology. Read More at India Today