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ISRO Puts India’s First Geo Imaging Satellite In Orbit, PM Modi Hails EOS-05 Launch Aboard GSLV-F17
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India to have its own space station by 2035, says ISRO chairman
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Isro will not make any launch vehicle, all tech to be handed to private sector
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North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end
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Orbitworks ships UAE-built Altair-1 to US ahead of October launch
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Monday, April 3rd, 2017

Risat-1 Satellite is Functioning Normally, says Isro

The US space agency Nasa has reported that India’s earth observation satellite Risat-1 had experienced a “fragmentation event” in September last year, when pieces appeared to have broken off. Read More at Deccan Chronicle

Monday, April 3rd, 2017

ISRO to Outsource Satellite Manufacturing after 30 Years

Having been unable to keep pace with satellite fabrication, the ISRO has now roped in the private industry to bridge the gap. Read More at The Deccan Chronicle

Monday, April 3rd, 2017

China May Have Been Surveying Strategic Waters East of Philippines

The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs announced that China is seeking permission to conduct hydrographic surveys of the Benham Rise, an underwater plateau about 150 nautical miles to the east of the northern Philippine island of Luzon....

Monday, April 3rd, 2017

Thane: Ward Demarcation, MBMC to Use Satellite Mapping

To minimize manual work, enhance transparency and avoid political interference, the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC), in adherence to Election Commission (EC) norms, is using tools like satellite mapping for redefining the border of wards. Read More...

Monday, April 3rd, 2017

Eurasian Economic Union to Integrate Remote Sensing Satellite Capabilities in 2019

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) plans to create a joint remote earth sensing system by integrating the space- and ground-based capabilities of its member states, to include Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan, by 2019. Read More...

Monday, April 3rd, 2017

Japan Embraces UAS Airspace Management

Japanese online retailer Rakuten has formed a joint venture with low-altitude airspace service provider AirMap to provide air traffic management for unmanned aircraft systems, or UTM. Read More at Aviation Week

Monday, April 3rd, 2017

SBG Systems to Unveil Qinertia, the Next Generation INS/GNSS Post-Processing Software at Ocean Business

Rueil-Malmaison, France, April 3rd 2017 - SBG Systems takes a major step in the surveying industry by unveiling Qinertia, its in-house post-processing software at the Ocean Business show (UK). After the survey, this full-feature software gives access...

Monday, April 3rd, 2017

Indoor Reality Officially Releases Mobile Mapping Solutions

Berkeley, California, April, 3, 2017 – Indoor Reality announced today at SPAR 3D 2017, Houston, TX, the official release of its backpack and handheld indoor mobile mapping systems. “The resulting data collected from the unprecedented fusion of...

Friday, March 31st, 2017

Earth-i Ready to Develop the Australian Earth Observation Marketplace

Earth-i, the innovative British distributor of earth observation imagery and services, is following up their successful tender award from the Government of Queensland by supporting the upcoming International Symposium on Digital Earth & Locate 17 Conference which...

Friday, March 31st, 2017

Orbit GT Launches Disruptive 3D Mapping Cloud Solution at SPAR, Houston

“Orbit GT has been preparing for a cloud based SaaS product for over 2 years”, says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT. “Being experts in the management of big data in domains of Mobile Mapping, UAS Mapping,...