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Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

Seoul to Decide Google’s Request for Map Data Next Week

The South Korean government will make a decision next week whether to allow global giant Google Inc. to export government-supplied map data outside the country, a government official said Sunday. Read More at Korea Herald

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

Many Chinese Cities are Slowly Sinking – and Intensive Urbanisation Means it Will Only Get Worse, Say Experts

Many of China’s cities are sinking due to groundwater being overused and experts fear the problem will grow worse as urbanisation intensifies. Read More at South China Morning Post

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

Boeing Reaches Out to Indian Companies, Seeks Collaboration in Unmanned Aircraft System

Boeing is trying to make the most of PM Modi's "Make in India" initiative as it seeks collaboration on Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) with several Indian companies. The company has reached out to several Indian companies, including...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

Russian Satellite ‘Canopus’ to be Part of Joint BRICS Group

The Russian satellite ‘Canopus’(manufactured by VNIIEM) will be part of the BRICS countries joint grouping of remote sensing (RS) constellation of satellites, said Michael Khailov, deputy director general of the state corporation Roscosmos, to journalists. Read More...

Monday, November 14th, 2016

GIS Cloud Awards Best Geo Project Ideas for GIS Day

In celebration of the incoming Geo Awareness Week (November 13-19, 2016), GIS Cloud launched the GIS Day Contest project challenge. The main goal is to promote innovative and meaningful use of the geo technologies by people with different...

Monday, November 14th, 2016

Major Upgrades of SuperGIS Desktop Extensions

The updated version of SuperGIS Desktop was just released this month. In this update, Supergeo not only improved the performance of SuperGIS Desktop 10 but also released multiple latest SuperGIS Desktop extensions, including Spatial Analyst, Network Analyst,...

Monday, November 14th, 2016

Drone USA, Inc. Retains Global PMI Partners to Provide Worldwide Acquisition and Integration Advisory Services

NEW YORK - Drone USA, Inc. (OTC:DRUS) (“Drone USA” or the “Company”), a developer and manufacturer of low altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (“UAVs”) and related technologies, today announced that it has retained Global PMI Partners to provide...

Monday, November 14th, 2016

AgPixel Brings High-Resolution Imagery to the agX Platform

STILLWATER, OK - AgPixel® is offering agronomists the ability to seamlessly integrate high-resolution imagery via the agX Platform®. "AgPixel is excited to release high-resolution imagery through the agX Store," said Kirk Demuth, Chief Operating Officer for AgPixel....

Monday, November 14th, 2016

BRICS States to Create Joint Satellite Constellation for Remote Sensing

The BRICS states, which consist of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, agreed to create a joint satellite constellation for Earth remote sensing, according to Igor Komarov, director general of Roscosmos, the Russian State Space Corporation....

Monday, November 14th, 2016

WorldView-4 Successfully Launched

On Nov. 11, 2016, DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-4 commercial imaging satellite was launched aboard an Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. About 45 minutes after launch, satellite signals indicated it was in proper position and working...