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EU and Korea deepen cooperation on secure satellite connectivity
Today, the European Commission and the Republic of Korea...
Ghana, Japan explore deeper cooperation in space technology
Ghana and Japan are exploring deeper cooperation in space...
China conducts four launches inside 48 hours as launch options diversify
HELSINKI — China carried out four launches in quick...
Dubai Municipality deploys smart robot for geospatial surveys
Dubai: Dubai Municipality has deployed a smart robot to...
India’s Geospatial Sector Gets Boost With Mirai-GreenValley LiDAR Partnership
Mirai Aerospace Systems and Software Solutions and US-based GreenValley...
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,...

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Wednesday, June 1st, 2016

India’s Geospatial Bill Creates Curosity, Generates Controversy

New Delhi: Helping people in times of emergency or calamity can soon become a thing of past if the government proposed Geospatial Information Bill becomes an Act. The draft Bill prevents creation of any geospatial data and...

Wednesday, June 1st, 2016

Topcon Announces Increased Integration with Autodesk Scanning Software

LIVERMORE, Calif., USA/ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, The Netherlands – June 1, 2016 – Topcon Positioning Group announces increased integration in the Autodesk and Topcon reality data workflow that is designed to increase project efficiency. Raw scan data from...

Wednesday, June 1st, 2016

Railways. PEC Sign MoU to set up Kalpana Chawla Chair on Geospatial Technology

Ministry of Railways and PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh on 30 May 2016 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up Kalpana Chawla Chair on Geospatial Technology for Indian Railways at the University. Read More at...

Tuesday, May 31st, 2016

ISRO and Bangalore based Navika gets India GPS freedom

India gets the technology-freedom in one of the key areas of global positioning systems (GPS), which is important not only for improving the lives of most of Indians and also for strategic purposes. Read More at EE...

Tuesday, May 31st, 2016

India Seeks to Limit Use of Maps and Satellite Images

Indians are discussing a plan to ban use of maps or satellite images of the country without approval from the government. Read More at Learning English

Tuesday, May 31st, 2016

North Korea Registers Satellite with UN

North Korea has official registered its recently launched satellite with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), according to DPRK media and a letter on the UN office’s website. Read More at NK News

Tuesday, May 31st, 2016

China Launches Ziyuan-3 Remote Sensing Satellite and Argentina’s Aleph-1

China launched its second Ziyuan-3 series high-resolution remote sensing satellite along with two small Argentinian craft on Monday morning. Read More at GB Times

Tuesday, May 31st, 2016

CSIR Mulls National Water Mapping Program

New Delhi: The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) is mulling over a National Water Mapping Programme aimed at finding groundwater hot spots, mapping the structures, and measuring salinity and other characteristics. CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute...

Tuesday, May 31st, 2016

GIS-Based Map Protects Children’s Lives in Chiba

To protect primary school students from traffic accidents, the Chiba prefectural police have distributed commuting route maps among schools, indicating spots where students have been injured or killed in traffic accidents.  Read More at The Japan News

Friday, May 27th, 2016

ISRO Planning to Launch Next Reusable Vehicle Test after Studying Flight Data

ISRO: A senior official from the Indian Space Research Organisation said in a statement that India will experiment its succeeding set of space technologies concerning to the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) very soon after analysing the data...