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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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Thursday, November 17th, 2016

Esri Creates First Global Map of the Catholic Church

REDLANDS, Calif.- Global smart-mapping leader Esri today announced that the GoodLands project team has partnered with Esri to create a digital map portal of the Catholic Church's global landholdings. The project uses geographic information system (GIS) technology...

Wednesday, November 16th, 2016

Leica Geosystems Announces Complete Imaging Solution: Leica BLK360 Imaging Laser Scanner and Autodesk ReCap 360 Pro App

Las Vegas, November 16th, 2016, Leica Geosystems announced the “BLK360,” a revolutionary miniaturized black 3D imaging laser scanner. The product was revealed at Autodesk University 2016 and will be bundled with Autodesk’s ReCap 360 Pro and the...

Wednesday, November 16th, 2016

Datumate Announces Designated Solutions for Survey, Construction and Infrastructure Companies

YOQNEAM, Israel - Datumate expands its photogrammetry software and drone app portfolio aimed at targeted needs of Construction, Surveying and Infrastructure companies worldwide. The comprehensive Site Survey Solution includes professional imagery and mapping tools to quickly generate an automated...

Wednesday, November 16th, 2016

HP Unveils Industry’s First-Ever Mini Workstation

Las Vegas, NV. — Today at Autodesk University, HP Inc. unveiled the world’s first mini workstation1 designed for users in CAD and other compute-intensive industries. The stylish, new HP Z2 Mini Workstation delivers breakthrough power and versatility...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

East View Launches MapVault – Online Access to Authoritative Raster Maps

MINNEAPOLIS - November 15, 2016 - East View Geospatial (EVG) has launched MapVault™, a web-based subscription service providing access to a global collection of raster mapping. The scope of the collection that EVG offers is a first for...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

Boundless Introduces the World’s Only Open GIS Platform for the Enterprise

November 15, 2016 – New York – Boundless, the leader in open GIS, today introduced the world’s first open GIS ecosystem to unlock the business intelligence of location-based data. In response to market demand for more open...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

New GNSS weather data sets from TechDemoSat-1

New weather datasets, which could prove highly valuable for weather forecasting and for longer term climate monitoring, have just been made available from the Space GNSS Receiver-Remote Sensing Instrument (SGR-ReSI) instrument on board TechDemoSat-1, a small technology...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

USGIF to Provide GEOINT 101 Presentation to Elementary School Students

Herndon, Virginia — The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) created a “GEOINT 101” presentation to share with 50 fifth grade students at Moorefield Station Elementary School in Ashburn, Va., Nov. 16 in celebration of international GIS...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports Launch of WorldView-4 Commercial Earth Observation Satellite

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), successfully supported the launch of WorldView-4, DigitalGlobe’s newest high-accuracy, high-resolution imaging satellite. The mission was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

Map Your World on GIS Day 2016

REDLANDS, Calif.- Smart mapping company Esri today announced the 18th annual GIS Day will take place on November 16, 2016. The day is a celebration of geographic information systems (GIS) technology and unites the geospatial community in...