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Friday, July 1st, 2016

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft All Set for 3D Mapping During Course of Flight

New Delhi: Asteroids are another mystical phenomenon of the space world, which has always piqued scientists' interest. The asteroid called Bennu is the one that has them captivated. Read More at Zee News

Friday, July 1st, 2016

Taiwan to Use Japan’s Satellite Services Until FORMOSAT-5 is Launched: Official

Taiwan would seek to use Japan’s satellite services until its newest satellite, the FORMOSAT-5, can be launched later this year, Minister of Science and Technology Yang Hung-duen (楊弘敦) said on Wednesday. Read More at Taipei Times

Friday, July 1st, 2016

Singapore Reveals its 3D Smart Nation Map

The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) has revealed the first phase of  its national 3D mapping project that supports the republic's Smart Nation vision. Read More at MIS Asia

Friday, July 1st, 2016

Aussie Innovation Changing How We Experience the Tour de France and Rio Olympics

Sports fans are about to get a whole new way of experiencing the upcoming Tour de France and select endurance sports at the Rio 2016 Olympics thanks to a start-up out of CSIRO’s Data61 group. This year,...

Thursday, June 30th, 2016

OTOC acquires Lawrence Group in NSW – Further Expands National Surveying Business

OTOC has entered into an agreement to acquire Lawrence Group Pty Ltd (Lawrence), a Sydney-based surveying consultancy, for up to $5.85m. The acquisition is highly complementary to OTOC’s surveying capability in New South Wales (Geo-Metric and Linker...

Thursday, June 30th, 2016

Topcon Introduces Elite Survey Suite

LIVERMORE, Calif., USA/ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, The Netherlands – June 30, 2016 – Topcon Positioning Group announces a new suite featuring four integrated solutions — three hardware products “fused” by a single software solution — designed to provide...

Thursday, June 30th, 2016

Trimble R2 GNSS Receiver Now Available for Data Collection

Redlands, California—June 30, 2016—Esri announced today the availability of the Trimble R2 Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver for collecting professional-grade GPS data with Collector for ArcGIS. The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver is rugged certified MIL-STD-810G, IP65 rated,...

Wednesday, June 29th, 2016

Chinese Atmospheric Scientist Wins Meteorological Prize Read more from Asian Scientist Magazine

AsianScientist  - Professor Zeng Qingcun from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has received the 61st International Meteorological Organization Prize. Zeng is the third Chinese citizen to win this award. Read More at Asian...

Tuesday, June 28th, 2016

DigitalGlobe and Esri Announce New Long-Term Partnership to Expand World Imagery Map

WESTMINSTER, Colo.—DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced an agreement to make more current satellite imagery of the entire world available to users of Esri’s ArcGIS...

Tuesday, June 28th, 2016

See Where Imagery and GIS Go Next in The ArcGIS Imagery Book: New View. New Vision

Redlands, California —Getting a more intelligent picture of our planet just got easier thanks to an explosion in new imagery data collection sources, like drones and microsatellites, coupled with new image processing and analysis capabilities in Esri...