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President Lai reviews progress on first indigenous satellite constellation
President Lai Ching-te said developing space technology is a...
Japan’s iQPS lines up eight SAR launches
ST. LOUIS — Japan’s Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of...
UAE Astronauts Promote AI and Collaboration in Space at GITEX Europe
The Arab world’s first astronaut, Hazzaa Al Mansouri, and...
New species of space-adapted bacteria discovered on China’s Tiangong space station
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown strain of microbe...
Isro’s 101st mission fails as PSLV-C61 suffers third-stage anomaly
India’s latest Earth observation satellite mission faced a setback...
Iraq’s First Fully Solar-Powered Village in Kulak Is Now Operational
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – May 20, 2025 — The...
Australia’s Gilmour Space Technologies ready to launch maiden Eris Test flight the nation’s first orbital launch in over 50 years
Gilmour Space Technologies is the leading launch services company...
Korea’s space agency seeks revision of plan to modify next-gen rockets into reusable system
South Korea's aerospace agency said on Thursday that it...
UAE Space Agency Signs Agreement With Technology Innovation Institute to Execute the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt’s Lander Project
In the presence of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin...
Private Japanese lunar lander enters orbit around moon ahead of a June touchdown
A private lunar lander from Japan is now circling the moon, with...

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Wednesday, April 13th, 2016

Space Agency Leaders Sound Need at SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing for Collaboration, Constancy in Remote Sensing of Earth

NEW DELHI, India, and BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA -- High-level leaders from several nations' space agencies provided insider perspectives on programs for monitoring natural and manmade impacts on the environment, as featured speakers at the SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote...

Wednesday, April 13th, 2016

Topcon Announces Global Distribution Agreement with VMT GmbH

LIVERMORE, Calif., USA/ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, The Netherlands – Topcon Positioning Group announces the launch of Topcon Delta, its new deformation monitoring solution for construction, tunneling and mining. Topcon Delta is a system of software and hardware...

Tuesday, April 12th, 2016

Qatar Will Host “UNMANNED WORLD”, the First and Most Complete Exhibition of Unmanned Vehicles in Middle East

Qatar  will  host  "UNMANNED  WORLD”,  the  first  and  most  complete  Exhibition  of  Unmanned  Vehicles in Middle East • The unmanned  vehicles  industry,  which  plans  to  triple  its  market  in  the  next  five years, will have its landmark in Unmanned World, the first Trade Show to be  held  in  Qatar  on  Unmanned  Vehicles.  The  event ...

Tuesday, April 12th, 2016

Maptek Releases Vulcan 10 Incorporating New Workbench Platform

New and enhanced tools in Vulcan 10 will value-add to technical data across critical modelling, design and planning processes. Highlights of the software release include new automated pit designer, variogram analysis, implicit modelling and grade control. Vulcan...

Tuesday, April 12th, 2016

Mapping the World’s Biomass to Better Tackle Deforestation

One of the early successes in efforts to combat global warming has been a renewed push to tackle deforestation in some of the world’s last remaining tropical rainforests. Read More at Forest News

Monday, April 11th, 2016

Toyota and Nissan Are Teaming Up on Intelligent Maps

Japan’s government and auto giants Toyota and Nissan will join in an effort to develop intelligent maps by 2018, the Nikkei daily said, as competition heats up to improve the technology key for autonomous driving. Read More...

Friday, April 8th, 2016

North East Will No Longer Be Remote: Zeliang

Nagaland Chief Minister T. R. Zeliang has expressed hope that the geographical isolation and remoteness of the North East will soon become a thing of the past through better development and use of space technology.  Read More...

Friday, April 8th, 2016

ISRO to Monitor Water Bodies in Tribal Areas: Minister

In a first, ISRO's National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) will monitor and map the water bodies in tribal belts in the country to help tackle irrigation crisis faced by tribal farmers, a union minister said on Thursday....

Thursday, April 7th, 2016

Vricon and Japan Space Imaging Partner on Bringing High-res 3D and Elevation Geodata Products to Japan

MCLEAN, Va. — Vricon has announced it has selected Japan Space Imaging Corporation (JSI) for an exclusive reselling agreement. JSI is appointed as Vricon's distributor in Japan and an exclusive partner for the Japanese defense and intelligence segment....

Thursday, April 7th, 2016

NMMC to Implement Satellite Mapping for Property Tax Recovery

Navi Mumbai: NMMC's property department may levy property taxes which will also account for the alterations done from this year.  Read More at The Times of India