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Uttar Pradesh Govt launches Special Land Measurement Campaign
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China schedules Long March 10B rocket launch and recovery attempt
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BRICS space agencies meet begins in Bengaluru
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“India’s growing space ecosystem to drive global collaboration”, says ISRO Chairman V Narayanan after BRICS Space Agencies Meeting
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UAE aims to see Emirati on Moon in next 10 years, says MBRSC chief
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Safran, SatSure partner to develop geospatial intelligence solutions for India
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Singapore unveils road map to help develop international business standards and conformance
Singapore has unveiled plans to help develop international standards...
Adelaide University to run space and defence venture launchpad ahead of Australian Space Forum
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Japan’s H3 rocket returns to space with successful launch after December setback
Japan’s flagship H3 rocket has returned to flight six...

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Tuesday, April 12th, 2016

Maptek Releases Vulcan 10 Incorporating New Workbench Platform

New and enhanced tools in Vulcan 10 will value-add to technical data across critical modelling, design and planning processes. Highlights of the software release include new automated pit designer, variogram analysis, implicit modelling and grade control. Vulcan...

Tuesday, April 12th, 2016

Mapping the World’s Biomass to Better Tackle Deforestation

One of the early successes in efforts to combat global warming has been a renewed push to tackle deforestation in some of the world’s last remaining tropical rainforests. Read More at Forest News

Monday, April 11th, 2016

Toyota and Nissan Are Teaming Up on Intelligent Maps

Japan’s government and auto giants Toyota and Nissan will join in an effort to develop intelligent maps by 2018, the Nikkei daily said, as competition heats up to improve the technology key for autonomous driving. Read More...

Friday, April 8th, 2016

North East Will No Longer Be Remote: Zeliang

Nagaland Chief Minister T. R. Zeliang has expressed hope that the geographical isolation and remoteness of the North East will soon become a thing of the past through better development and use of space technology.  Read More...

Friday, April 8th, 2016

ISRO to Monitor Water Bodies in Tribal Areas: Minister

In a first, ISRO's National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) will monitor and map the water bodies in tribal belts in the country to help tackle irrigation crisis faced by tribal farmers, a union minister said on Thursday....

Thursday, April 7th, 2016

Vricon and Japan Space Imaging Partner on Bringing High-res 3D and Elevation Geodata Products to Japan

MCLEAN, Va. — Vricon has announced it has selected Japan Space Imaging Corporation (JSI) for an exclusive reselling agreement. JSI is appointed as Vricon's distributor in Japan and an exclusive partner for the Japanese defense and intelligence segment....

Thursday, April 7th, 2016

NMMC to Implement Satellite Mapping for Property Tax Recovery

Navi Mumbai: NMMC's property department may levy property taxes which will also account for the alterations done from this year.  Read More at The Times of India

Thursday, April 7th, 2016

Leica Geosystems Smart Antenna Provides Superior Performance

Heerbrugg, Switzerland —Leica Geosystems, industry leader in measuring technology, has released, a smart, flexible antenna for all GNSS monitoring applications. Professionals of critical projects have an affordable, high quality device, customisable to fit all of their project...

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

USF’s Mapping “The East” Artfully Traces Cultural Biases Over Time

In this era of precise, convenient and regularly updated mapping apps that guide users via step-by-step directions, no one wants to squint at and decipher directions on a traditional paper map.  This theory is easily disproven by...

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

Vricon and Japan Space Imaging Partner on Bringing High-res 3D and Elevation Geodata Products to Japan

Vricon has announced it has selected Japan Space Imaging Corporation (JSI) for an exclusive reselling agreement. JSI is appointed as Vricon's distributor in Japan and an exclusive partner for the Japanese defense and intelligence segment. Read More...