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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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Monday, December 5th, 2016

TomTom Confirms Reorganization Rumors

AMSTERDAM - Responding to questions in Dutch media today, TomTom (TOM2) announces that within the Consumer business unit 170 roles have been reorganized. Of those roles, 110 will move to other areas within the company and 60...

Monday, December 5th, 2016

Technology Companies Move into Transportation

(Pleasanton, CA) December 05, 2016—Tech companies are moving to the automotive market, because that’s where the money is. In mid-November, Brian Krzanich, CEO of Intel Corporation, took the stage at the Los Angeles Auto Show to deliver...

Monday, December 5th, 2016

Chinese Search Giant Baidu Extends its Mapping Service Beyond the Confines of China

Baidu Maps, China’s popular mobile map service is all set to become world’s best mapping app with its expansion. Today, Baidu sketched out its plans for international expansion with the launch of its mapping service to 106...

Monday, December 5th, 2016

OGC Invites Participation in Electromagnetic Spectrum Domain Working Group

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is calling for participation in its newly established Electromagnetic Spectrum Domain Working Group (EM Spectrum DWG). This group will review requirements for an international open standard data model and derived encoding(s) for...

Monday, December 5th, 2016

ISRO To Launch Remote Sensing Satellite On December 7

CHENNAI: Capping a year of successful launches, Indian Space Research Organisation is all set to launch PSLV-C36 carrying remote sensing satellite RESOURCESAT-2A from the spaceport of Sriharikota on December 7, the space agency said today. The 44.4 metre...

Monday, December 5th, 2016

Innovative Partnership Will Deliver Quicker Response Times Near Customer’s Homes

An industry-leading innovative partnership between Northumbrian Water and data management specialists 1Spatial will help to enhance response times for customers who experience problems with the sewer network in and around their properties. By configuring 1Spatial’s unique software...

Monday, December 5th, 2016

Lockheed Martin Advances Modernization of Current GPS Ground Control System for U.S. Air Force

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has completed a major upgrade to modernize the current ground control system of the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite constellation. The Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Upgrade #2...

Monday, December 5th, 2016

Europe Takes Off for Space

“Europe’s ambitions in space have received another boost today and we applaud ESA’s decisions to furtjer develop Europe in space. European citizens will benefit greatly from our new innovative solutions,” said Nicolas Chamussy, Head of Space Systems,...

Monday, December 5th, 2016

Celebrate the Legendary Leaders of the Geospatial Industry at GWF 2017’s Hall of Fame

Noida, India – Geospatial Media and Communications is glad to introduce the ‘Geospatial Hall of Fame’, a platform that celebrates and recognizes the unsurpassable legends of the geospatial industry. Ten visionary leaders, whose passion, vision, knowledge, leadership,...

Monday, December 5th, 2016

BTS Opens New Fellows Program in Geospatial and Library Science

The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), one of the federal government’s principal statistical agencies, has opened a new fellows program for people looking to bring transformative change to data and geospatial information. These post-graduate...