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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
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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
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Orbitworks ships UAE-built Altair-1 to US ahead of October launch
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Friday, February 10th, 2017

Indonesia in Race to Meet Demand for Satellites

Jakarta. Indonesia is deploying more satellites in orbit in anticipation of growing demand for connectivity and to reduce dependency on foreign operators. Read More at Jakarta Globe

Friday, February 10th, 2017

Orbit GT Releases Oblique Mapping and Feature Extraction v17

Orbit GT releases v17 of it’s industry-leading Oblique Mapping and Feature Extraction desktop solution.  It is available for download today from our website www.orbitgt.com. “Oblique Mapping v17 is cool upgrade”, says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT....

Friday, February 10th, 2017

PA to Embark on a €7 Million Project to Transport Malta’s Spatial Data Infrastructure

Malta will soon embark on a €7 million project which will seek to develop and implement a national spatial data infrastructure which will bring Malta to the forefront of geo-spatial technology. Read More at Independent.com

Friday, February 10th, 2017

South32 First To Launch Airobotics Automated UAS In Australia

Airobotics‘ fully automated, industrial grade multi-purpose drone platform will soon be deployed for the first time at an Australian resources operation. Read More at UAS Daily

Friday, February 10th, 2017

Malaysia’s Largest Laser Projection Mapping Latest Attraction in Langkawi

LANGKAWI: A 556m², three-dimensional (3D) laser projection mapping, the largest of its kind in Malaysia, is the latest tourist attraction featured at the Oriental Village's 3D Art Langkawi Museum, here. Read More at The SunDaily

Friday, February 10th, 2017

DJI Introduces New Accessories for Mavic Pro Drone

SHENZHEN, China - DJI, the world leader in unmanned aerial technology, has introduced an array of new accessories for the foldable and compact Mavic Pro drone, making the flight experience even more safe, convenient and fun. Two new products...

Friday, February 10th, 2017

Avenza Releases Geographic Imager 5.2 for Adobe Photoshop

Toronto, ON - Avenza Systems Inc., producers of the Avenza Maps app for mobile devices and geospatial plug-ins for Adobe Creative Cloud, including MAPublisher® for Adobe Illustrator®, is pleased to announce the release of Geographic Imager 5.2...

Friday, February 10th, 2017

Teledyne Optech Announces the New ALTM Galaxy T1000 with Dramatic Operating Cost Reduction and Performance Increases

Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce the latest addition to its innovative line of airborne laser terrain mappers, the ALTM™ Galaxy T1000. This new system combines a 1000-kHz effective ground measurement rate with Optech’s award-winning SwathTRAK™ technology...

Friday, February 10th, 2017

Bluesky Granted Innovation Funding for Mobile Phone Mapping Project

Geographic data specialist Bluesky has secured funding from the UK government’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, to investigate the potential of mobile phones for capturing accurate 3D spatial information. Designed to reduce the costs of monitoring and managing...

Friday, February 10th, 2017

Chesapeake Conservancy to Highlight Benefits of High-Resolution Dataset at Esri Federal User Conference

Annapolis, Md – The Chesapeake Conservancy will present at the opening plenary of the 2017 Esri Federal User Conference in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 13. The conference will be attended by thousands of the region’s Esri software...