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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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Monday, March 27th, 2017

S. Korea To Train 1,700 Drone Operators Annually To Meet Demand

South Korea is planning to train 1,700 drone operators a year to meet growing demand in the commercial drone industry, the transport ministry said Tuesday. Read More at UAS Weekly

Monday, March 27th, 2017

Nominations Open for Asia Geospatial Excellence Awards

Kuala Lumpur: Geospatial Media and Communications is pleased to announce that the nominations for Asia Geospatial Excellence Awards are now open. As geospatial information and technology is becoming a critical tool in nation building and decision-making, governments...

Monday, March 27th, 2017

How Australia is Improving Geospatial Data Accuracy

Geospatial information forms a critical part of many IoT solutions, and Australia is at the forefront of driving improvements to its accuracy, according to one executive. Read More at IOTHub

Monday, March 27th, 2017

Vadodara Municipal Corporation to Conduct GIS-Based Survey of Properties in City

VADODARA: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) will be conducting a Geographical Information System (GIS) based survey of properties in the city. The civic body will be deploying technique for the first time. Read More at Times of...

Monday, March 27th, 2017

GPSengine Partners up with Jointech

GPSengine a leading hosted platform service provider in GNSS, Telematics, IoT and Tracking announced today that Jointech is an official Platform Connect partner. With support built into Platform Connect for Jointech's tracking devices, customers have the opportunity...

Monday, March 27th, 2017

OGC Requests Public Comment on Proposed Indexed 3D Scene Layers (I3S) Com

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is requesting public comment on the proposed Indexed 3D Scene Layers Community Standard. Indexed 3D Scene Layers (I3S) was submitted by Esri for consideration as an OGC Community Standard. The submission was...

Monday, March 27th, 2017

TCarta Marine, DHI and DigitalGlobe to Unveil Off-the-Shelf Bathymetric Data Portal at Ocean Business 17

TCarta Marine, a global provider of marine geospatial products, has announced the launch of Bathymetrics, an online portal offering instant access to satellite-derived bathymetric data sets. TCarta Marine will unveil the Bathymetrics portal and initial 2-metre data...

Monday, March 27th, 2017

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) National Geospatial-Intelligence College (NGC) Selects Booz Allen Hamilton to Lead the $86M Learning Management and Advancement Program Contract

MCLEAN, Va. — From navigating a U.S. aircraft to making national policy decisions, to responding to natural disasters: today’s U.S. armed forces rely on Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) to meet mission requirements. As the nation's primary source of...

Monday, March 27th, 2017

GA-ASI News: GA-ASI Continues Gremlins Phase Two for DARPA

SAN DIEGO – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions, today announced that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has...

Sunday, March 26th, 2017

Aerojet Rocketdyne Awarded U.S. Navy Contract to Mature Power and Energy Management Systems for Underwater Unmanned Vehicles

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), has received a $1.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy to mature the demonstration capabilities of a power and energy management system that...