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Wednesday, December 30th, 2015

eGovWatch: Govt Unveils 23 ‘Digital India’ Initiatives at ‘Good Governance’ Celebration

In an national event on ‘Good Governance’ focused around ‘Digital India’ was inaugurated on 28th December 2015 by Ravi Shankar Prasad, the  Minister of Communications & Information Technology (MoCIT) at New Delhi. National Centre of Geo-Informatics will be...

Tuesday, December 29th, 2015

Japanese Venture Plans to Put 50 Earth Observation Microsatellites in Orbit by ’22

Axelspace Corp., a space business venture originating from the University of Tokyo, will attempt to place into orbit 50 microsatellites from 2017 to 2022 to provide image data covering many parts of the globe. Read More via ...

Tuesday, December 29th, 2015

China Launches HD Earth Observation Satellite

China on Tuesday launched its most sophisticated observation satellite, Gaofen-4, as part of the country's high-definition (HD) earth observation project. Read More via News XICHANG

Tuesday, December 29th, 2015

‘Satellite Forecasting Has Brought Down Deaths Due to Cyclones’

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar said satellite-based weather forecasting has helped reduce the deaths occurring every year due to cyclones from a few thousands to single-digit figures. Read More via The Hindu

Monday, December 28th, 2015

Map Data for China Must be Housed on Servers in the Country

In the area of the law, many authorities are just starting to catch on the mobile and internet revolution and write laws accordingly. From texting and driving to cyber bullying, bases are being covered at a relieving...

Monday, December 28th, 2015

Drones Complete Aerial Mapping of Sohna in Gurgaon to Create Administrative Tools

PATNA: Drones have completed a minute aerial mapping exercise of Sohna town, in close proximity to the national capital, to create new age tools that will assist the administration for checking on encroachments, collecting property tax and...

Monday, December 28th, 2015

2016 Set to Lift ISRO Towards Heavy Missions

The year 2016 is set to see the national space programme slowly shift gears towards large satellites, a heavy-lift launcher and improved Earth observation capabilities. Read More via The Hindu

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015

Toyota to Reveal New Mapping Technology at CES Tech show

Toyota will unveil a new system for generating high-precision maps using data from onboard cameras and GPS devices at next month’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Read More via Autocar

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015

Training programme for Capacity Building in Geospatial Technologies Begins at JU

JAMMU, Dec 23: Twenty one day Winter School Training Programme for Capacity Building in Geospatial Technology, organized by the Department of Remote Sensing and GIS, began today at the University of Jammu. Read More via Daily Excelsior

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015

Nepali Infrastructure Firm Chooses SuperGIS Desktop Professional

With the collaboration of Indian geospatial professional company, Satpalda Geospatial Services, the Nepali infrastructure firm in Kathmandu, Evernal Infrastructure Ltd., has selected SuperGIS Desktop 3.3 Professional and relevant extensions for analyzing topography. SuperGIS Desktop Professional is outstanding...