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Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

India To Launch Fifth Navigation Satellite- Countdown Begins

Chennai:  The 48-hour countdown for the lift of an Indian rocket -- the first one for 2016 -- with the country's fifth navigation satellite as the sole passenger began at 9.31 am on Monday, senior ISRO officials...

Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

CM Opens Portal for Mapping Natural Disasters

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched a web portal named Hazard Vulnerability Portal here on Friday in order to enable people and Government officers know about natural disasters in advance. Read More via The Pioneer

Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

Firms Ink Deal for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

MIRI: The oil and gas industry here shall see yet another evolution in its offshore facility with the usage of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to monitor, observe and collect data. Read More via Borneo Post  

Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

Indonesian City Gears up Smart City Roadmap with Smart Mapping Tech

The City of Depok, located in the West Java Province, Indonesia, has cemented its commitment to achieve smart city status by 2025 by leveraging state-of-the-art mapping technology to boost government efficiency and productivity.   The 2015 winner...

Monday, January 18th, 2016

KACST Gears Up for World Talks on Remote Sensing

RIYADH: Arrangements are being made by the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) to hold the First International Remote Sensing Conference in Riyadh on Sunday. Read More via Arab News

Monday, January 18th, 2016

UAE Becomes Group on Earth Observations Member

The UAE has become the latest member of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), a voluntary partnership of governments and organizations that was established in 2005 to promote the open access to Earth Observation data for the...

Friday, January 15th, 2016

U.S. Navy Selects Trimble Survey Solutions for Marine Corps Topographic Missions

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it has been awarded a five-year IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity) contract from the U.S. Navy to provide survey systems for the U.S. Marines...

Friday, January 15th, 2016

NHAI signs MoU with ISRO & NECTAR for monitoring and managing National Highways

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed Memorandum of Understanding with National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) under Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and North East Centre for Technology Application and Research (NECTAR) for use of spatial...

Thursday, January 14th, 2016

KVH Introduces FOG-based Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) for Demanding Unmanned and Autonomous Applications

MIDDLETOWN, RI – January 12, 2016 – KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), has introduced the GEO-FOG 3D inertial navigation system (INS). This new product offers roll, pitch, and heading accuracies of .05° for demanding applications in unmanned,...

Thursday, January 14th, 2016

Satellite Technology to Help NHAI Monitor Highway Projects

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and North East Centre for Technology Application and Research (NECTAR) will provide help in monitoring and managing the National Highways. Read More via The Hindu