Asian Surveying & Mapping
Breaking News
H3 launches navigation satellite
WASHINGTON — A Japanese H3 rocket successfully launched a...
Chinese rocket carrying satellite explodes seconds after launch
Hong Kong —  A Chinese rocket set to launch a satellite...
NASA invites ISRO to join its ambitious Moon Base programme
India and the United States are set to strengthen...
India counters China’s map war: Names of 27 Arunachal Pradesh locations standardised on Survey of India maps
The official list covers 21 land locations, four mountain...
OMEGA and MBRSC launch exhibition celebrating UAE’s space milestones and Moon landing anniversary
OMEGA has partnered with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space...
SpaceX crash site on moon revealed by South Korean orbiter
An out-of-control SpaceX rocket that crashed into the moon...
ispace Receives Grant for Japan’s Space Strategy Fund Project “High-Precision Landing Technology in the Lunar Poles Region”
TOKYO—August 7, 2026—ispace, inc. (ispace) (TOKYO: 9348), a global...
Embry‑Riddle Asia Launches Professional Space Operations Course in Singapore Amid Regional Space Boom
As Singapore works to develop its involvement in the...
ISRO to map landslides in J&K using satellite to generate alerts
According to the government, geospatial technologies are being used...
Korea to Build 3D ‘New National Map’ Under Spatial Data Strategy
The Korean government will shift its spatial information system,...

Author Archive

Monday, May 2nd, 2016

Number of Forest Fires in Uttarakhand Coming Down

Satellite images show that there’s been a decline in the number of forest fires in Uttarakhand since April 28. Though fires in the region are still intense, images that have been sourced from two U.S. satellites Aqua...

Monday, May 2nd, 2016

India Completes IRNSS Constellation

On April 28, 2016 the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched the seventh and final spacecraft for the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). The satellite, IRNSS-1G, was placed into orbit by a Polar Satellite Launch...

Thursday, April 28th, 2016

3rd International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management – GISTAM 2017

The GISTAM Conference (The 3rd International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management) organized by INSTICC (Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication) will take place from 27 to 28 of April...

Thursday, April 28th, 2016

US, South Korea Sign Deal for Cooperation in Airspace Exploration

The United States and South Korea have signed an agreement on cooperation in the exploration and use of airspace, the US State Department announced in a press release on Wednesday. Read More at Sputnik

Thursday, April 28th, 2016

PH Satellite Diwata-1 Now in Space

MANILA — The long wait is over as the Diwata-1 is finally sent out to space to begin her 20-month-long journey. Read More at Inquirer.net  

Tuesday, April 26th, 2016

Leica Geosystems Delivers 10th DMC III Aerial Camera

Heerbrugg, Switzerland/Beijing, China, 26 April 2016 – BJ Open Tide BoGuan IT Co.LTD, an aerial mapping firm located in Beijing, China, has taken delivery of China’s 10th Leica DMC III airborne digital camera. Specialising in smart city...

Tuesday, April 26th, 2016

SimActive Achieves Breakthrough with Latest Correlator3D Release

Montreal, Canada, April 26th, 2016 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce the latest version of Correlator3D™, including a completely redesigned aerial triangulation (AT) module. The tie point extraction and bundle...

Monday, April 25th, 2016

BRICS to the Rescue! Earth Sensing Data Swap for Faster Disaster Response

BEIJING  — The BRICS countries are working to implement an initiative of sharing information on the Earth’s remote sensing, which will allow to swiftly respond to emergency situations and disasters, Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos head Igor Komarov said Sunday. Read More at...

Monday, April 25th, 2016

Pakistan, China to Launch Satellite to Monitor CPEC Projects

ISLAMABAD  – Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission has signed a contract with China Great Wall Industry Corporation for collaboration in the development and launch of Pakistan remote sensing satellite system. Read More at Daily Pakistan

Friday, April 22nd, 2016

Contract Inked for Pakistan’s Remote Sensing Satellite

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) and China Great Wall Industry Cooperation (CGWIC) signed a contract on Wednesday for the development and launch of Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS-1) System. Read More at...