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Taiwan developing space capabilities for all-weather imaging
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Honda hails successful test of reusable rocket as it looks to get into the space business
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China’s space program provides larger platform for broader international cooperation
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India To Launch $1.5 Billion Joint Earth Mission With NASA In July
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Wednesday, August 24th, 2016

TerraGo Magic Unlocks the Secrets to Zero-Code Enterprise Apps

TerraGo, a pioneer of geospatial collaboration, field data collection and enterprise mobility software, announces the availability of TerraGo Magic, a zero-code app platform. With TerraGo Magic, organizations can rapidly deploy iOS, Android and web apps, customized with...

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016

Australia Will Have New GPS Position, Moved 1.5 Meters North Since 1994

Australia's entire continent is believed to have moved 1.5 meters to the north over the past 22 years due to tectonic shifts, which puts the continent out of sync with global positioning system (GPS). The Australian government...

Monday, August 22nd, 2016

China Gets First Data from its ‘Hack-Proof’ Satellite

China today said the first batch of data from the world’s only quantum satellite, which can provide “hack-proof” communications at speeds faster than light, has been received by it. Read More at Financial Express

Monday, August 22nd, 2016

Chinese Mulling a Radar Station on the Moon to Observe the Earth

The number of useful and even profitable things that people could do on the #moon is limited only by the imagination. The South China Post is reporting that a group of Chinese scientists is studying the idea...

Monday, August 22nd, 2016

India’s Alarming Loss of Agricultural Lands has Global Impact

A new analysis of satellite images shows that nearly 30 percent of India's agricultural lands is turning into desert, and the rate of soil degradation is increasing at an alarming rate. Read More at Digital Journal

Monday, August 22nd, 2016

Earth Observation Satellite Formosat-2 Retired After 12 Years of Service

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Formosat-2, Taiwan's first Earth observation satellite, has been decommissioned after 12 years of service — seven years longer than it was designed to survive.  Read More at China Post

Monday, August 22nd, 2016

Geo-Tagging to be Used for Jalyukt Shivar

Nagpur: In order to prevent irregularities in Jalyukt Shivar, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis ' pet project, the government has decided to use geo-tagging software application. The application has been developed by Maharashtra Remote Sensing Applications Centre (MRSAC),...

Friday, August 19th, 2016

Septentrio Supplies GNSS Reference Stations to Oregon Department of Transportation

TORRANCE, Calif. – The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Geometronics Unit is deploying 19 Septentrio PolaRx5 GNSS reference stations to augment and update its statewide real-time GNSS network.   The Septentrio receivers are being integrated by ODOT...

Friday, August 19th, 2016

FARO Solutions Featured in Investigation Scenes of Japanese Movie “Himitsu – THE TOP SECRET”

Aichi  – FARO Japan, Inc. (Head office in Aichi, Chief Commercial Officer: Joseph Arezone) announced that its 3D laser scanner, FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D, as well as its handheld scanner, FARO Scanner Freestyle3D, were used as cutting-edge...

Wednesday, August 17th, 2016

Spotlight: Chinese-Egyptian Archaeological Cooperation Necessary for Both Civilizations

CAIRO - China and Egypt should carry out extensive archaeological cooperation to help each other discover their buried treasures, which is necessary for both the Chinese and Egyptian civilizations, experts said here Monday. Read More at Xinhua