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Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017

New Wind Information System Debuts at Japanese Airports

In April 2017, the Airport Low-level Wind Information (ALWIN) system, jointly developed by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), started operations at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) and Narita International Airport. ALWIN...

Monday, May 1st, 2017

Sheikh Mohammed Issues Law on Surveying in Dubai

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has issued Law No.06 of 2017 pertaining to surveying activity in Dubai. Read More at Khaleej Times

Monday, May 1st, 2017

China Adopts Revised Surveying and Mapping Law

China's top legislature Thursday passed a revised surveying and mapping law, protecting geographic information security and raising public awareness of national territory. Read More at CCTV

Monday, May 1st, 2017

India to Build Earth Observation Satellite for Armenia, Build Human Capacity

India is to build an Earth observation satellite for Armenia, as well as train Armenian scientists in the use of the system and handling and interpreting its data, according to Indian press reports. Read More at Space...

Monday, May 1st, 2017

ISRO Inaugurates Advanced GNSS Research Lab

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched the Advanced GNSS Research Laboratory (AGRL) in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at the Osmania University College of Engineering in Hyderabad, reports The Hindu. Read More at...

Monday, May 1st, 2017

Remote Sensing Data Shows Massive Diversion of Forest Land in Munnar

Thousands of hectares of forest land in Munnar, one of the world’s greatest biodiversity hotspots, have disappeared, remote sensing data shows. Read More at Mint

Monday, May 1st, 2017

China Revises Mapping Law to Bolster Territorial Claims

China on Thursday passed a revised mapping law to bolster understanding of its territorial claims and to create hefty new penalties to "intimidate" foreigners who carry out surveying work without permission, lawmakers said. Read More at Reuters

Friday, April 28th, 2017

Geospatial Corporation Expands Footprint in Energy Sector by Completion of First of Several Projects for Major Energy Pipeline Company

Pittsburgh Pennsylvania – Geospatial Corporation (OTCQB Symbol “GSPH”) announces that the Company has completed its first underground pipeline mapping project for one of North America’s largest energy pipeline companies.  The client owns over 70,000 miles of energy...

Friday, April 28th, 2017

GAF and Partners Awarded Contract to Map European Riparian Zones

Munich, Germany - A European consortium headed by GAF AG has been awarded a contract by the European Environment Agency (EEA) to implement the geographic extension (2012) and complete update (2018) of the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service’s...

Friday, April 28th, 2017

Environics Analytics Launches Mobile Analytics Services

Toronto — Environics Analytics (EA) today announced a new offering in its products and services portfolio: mobile analytics services, with capabilities designed especially to support marketing and real estate decision making. Combining best practices in processing spatial...