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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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Friday, May 19th, 2017

AeroScientific Partners with Hasselblad to Create New Turnkey Airborne Imaging System

AeroScientific, manufacturers of the award-winning Aviatrix flight management system (FMS), has joined forces with camera manufacturer Hasselblad to create a new and exciting turnkey airborne imaging system. The system is built around the recently-announced Hasselblad A6D 100...

Thursday, May 18th, 2017

Woolpert Providing Geospatial Support, Heating Overhaul, Taxiway Rehab for WPAFB

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s (WPAFB) 88th Air Base Wing have contracted with Woolpert for multiple architecture, engineering and geospatial projects at WPAFB. The...

Wednesday, May 17th, 2017

KDOT Unites with Strategic Partners for UAS

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Division of Aviation visits Dallas, TX this week for the largest gathering of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) industry leaders in the world at the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s (AUVSI’s)...

Wednesday, May 17th, 2017

Scientists Use Satellites to Count Endangered Birds in New Zealand

Scientists in New Zealand are using high-resolution images from DigitalGlobe’s  WorldView-3 satellite to gauge the numbers of Northern Royal albatrosses, an endangered animal that nests almost exclusively on some rocky sea-stacks close to New Zealand’s Chatham Islands....

Wednesday, May 17th, 2017

DroneSeed Receives the First FAA Approval for Using Drone Swarming to Deliver Agricultural Payloads

Clean-tech startup DroneSeed is the first company approved by the Federal Aviation Administration to deliver agricultural payloads with multiple drones. DroneSeed provides precision forestry services to timber companies and non-profits and is paid to spray to protect...

Wednesday, May 17th, 2017

concept3D Launches MapSpacer Virtual Space Selection and Design Application for atlas3D Interactive Map Platform

DENVER- concept3D, the leader in location-based software and 3D services, today announced the launch of MapSpacer, a space selection and event planning application that takes advantage of the detailed, 3D models and floorplans of the company's atlas3D...

Wednesday, May 17th, 2017

Dewberry to Collect and Process Lidar Data for Southwest Florida Water Management District

Dewberry has been selected to collect, process, and assess airborne topographic lidar data for Hillsborough County, Florida, covering approximately 1,200 square miles within the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD). Dewberry performed airborne topographic lidar mapping for...

Wednesday, May 17th, 2017

Commercial UAV Expo Europe Announces Drone Conference Programme

Brussels, 17 May 2017 – The programme for Commercial UAV Expo Europe, the trade fair and conference on the integration of drones for major industrial & commercial applications that the whole sector has been eagerly anticipating, has been...

Wednesday, May 17th, 2017

Geospatial Information Map of Indonesia Not Yet Adequate

As a nation with the land area up to 1.9 million meter square in size, Indonesia has huge natural resources. Therefore, the current geospatial map and information which have high accuracy regarding the frontal and outer islands...

Wednesday, May 17th, 2017

Eni to Utilize Earth Observation Satellite Data and Services Provided by Planetek Italia and Airbus

Bari, Italia –  Planetek Italia and Airbus Defence and Space have been awarded a contract for the supply of high-resolution Earth observation imagery and services by Eni, the Italian multinational oil and gas company. With the data...