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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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Wednesday, December 21st, 2016

The Excellent Mobile GIS App – SuperSurv 10 Is Coming Soon

Supergeo is pleased to announce that SuperSurv, one of the most well-known mobile GIS products of Supergeo, will soon leap forward to the next generation, SuperSurv 10! Available on iOS and Android mobile operating systems, SuperSurv is...

Wednesday, December 21st, 2016

Esri Unveils CityEngine Mobile Virtual Reality Solution

REDLANDS, Calif. — Global smart-mapping leader Esri today announced a virtual reality (VR) solution for CityEngine, the company's award-winning 3D modeling software. The newest version of CityEngine allows urban planners, architects, and GIS professionals to simply and...

Tuesday, December 20th, 2016

Japan Successfully Launches Satellite to Study Earth’s Radiation Belts

On Dec. 20, 2016, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched from the Uchinoura Space Center an Epsilon rocket carrying the Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace (ERG) satellite. The launch vehicle flew as planned,...

Tuesday, December 20th, 2016

CALL FOR PAPERS – GeoRich 2017 – ACM SIGMOD Workshop on Managing and Mining Enriched Geo-Spatial Data

Both the current trends in technology such as smart phones, general mobile devices, stationary sensors and satellites, as well as a new user mentality of utilizing this technology to voluntarily share information, produce a huge flood of...

Tuesday, December 20th, 2016

Dewberry Awarded Second Consecutive HGACBuy Contract

Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, was recently awarded a three-year, all hazards preparedness, planning, consulting, and recovery services contract through the HGACBuy cooperative purchasing program. Services will be provided in the areas of homeland security,...

Tuesday, December 20th, 2016

New Esri ArcGIS Release Transforms Spatial Analytics

Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics technology, today announced the release of Esri ArcGIS 10.5, the next-generation analytics technology for innovative organizations. Esri ArcGIS 10.5 arrives at a time when organizations worldwide are challenged to make...

Tuesday, December 20th, 2016

Illinois Wesleyan University Selects Geospatial Corporation’s GeoUnderground and GIS-Centric Smart-Asset Management Technologies

PITTSBURGH - Geospatial Corporation (OTCQB Symbol "GSPH"), a leading innovator of asset management/analytics/mapping software and 3D mapping technologies, announced today that Illinois Wesleyan University has chosen the Company's industry leading GeoUnderground software to accurately map and manage both...

Monday, December 19th, 2016

Autodesk BIM 360 Docs Now Available For Android Devices

If you attended Autodesk University in Las Vegas in November, you’ll recall that during the Product Innovation Keynote, Sarah Hodges, Autodesk’s Construction Business Line Director, made reference to upcoming BIM 360 Docs support for Android devices. That...

Monday, December 19th, 2016

China’s Overseas Remote Sensing Satellite Station Starts Operation

China's first satellite station overseas was put into trial operation on Thursday. The China Remote Sensing Satellite North Polar Ground Station is above the Arctic circle, half an hour's drive from Kiruna, a major mining town in...

Monday, December 19th, 2016

U.S. to China: “Immediately Return” Drone Seized in the South China Sea

The Chinese seizure of a U.S. underwater drone in waters near the Philippines raises significant international concern and underscores the growing strategic and tactical significance of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles, or UUVs. Read More at National Interest