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Thursday, June 23rd, 2016

GfK Releases New Geodata for Australia and New Zealand

Bruchsal, Germany, 23 June 2016 – GfK has released new, expanded map editions for Australia and New Zealand that reflect the latest regional changes. Digital maps of administrative and postal regions comprise the foundation for location-based analyses,...

Thursday, June 23rd, 2016

Cartosat-2 Series: All You Need to Know About India’s New Earth Observation Satellite!

New Delhi: The Indian space agency ISRO successfully placed the country's new Cartosat-2 series into the orbit, along with 19 others in a single mission on Wednesday, breaking its own record. Here's a look at some key facts about...

Thursday, June 23rd, 2016

Lapan Launches Third-Generation Remote Sensing Satellite

Bogor, W Java - The Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (Lapan) has launched the third-generation LAPAN-A3/LAPAN-IPB satellite witnessed by Vice President Jusuf Kalla at the institutes Aviation Technology Center here on Wednesday. Read More at...

Thursday, June 23rd, 2016

Hemisphere GNSS Announces New Eclipse Positioning OEM Boards

Scottsdale, AZ, USA – Today, Hemisphere GNSS announces the Eclipse™ P326 and P327, first in a line of new and refreshed, low-power, high-precision, position and heading OEM boards – the latest addition to the Eclipse series of products. The multi-frequency,...

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016

At a Stroke, PSLV C-34 Lobs 20 Satellites into Orbit

In one go, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday launched 20 satellites. They include two student satellites from Indian universities and 17 of four foreign countries. Read More at The Hindu

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016

SuperGIS Desktop helps Public Works Department in Serang, Indonesian

The global GIS software and solution provider, Supergeo announces that its powerful desktop GIS software, SuperGIS Desktop, is selected by the Public Works Department of Serang municipality to edit and manage spatial data. Located at northwestern Java,...

Tuesday, June 21st, 2016

Abu Dhabi Launches GIS Roads Layout Data Standards

The Abu Dhabi City Municipality has compiled and officially launched the submittal of roads layout data standards via the Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Read More at Trade Arabia

Tuesday, June 21st, 2016

Leveraging Smart Mapping Technology to Ensure Global Food Security

A student from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has bagged the 2016 Esri Young Scholar Award for his innovative use of Geographic Information System or smart mapping technology. Read More at MIS Asia

Monday, June 20th, 2016

Chinese Tourists At Heart Of New Thai Mapping Deal

Chinese search engine company Baidu announced that they have reached a strategic deal with the Tourism Authority of Thailand. Read More at China Tech News

Monday, June 20th, 2016

Hint to Use Isro Data for Monitoring

Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation is consulting Space Application Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad, for using high resolution remote sensing picture data to keep a tab on encroachments and creating a 3D model of the city...