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Tuesday, March 8th, 2016

Daimler CEO Says Digital Mapping Consortium in Expansion Talks

Daimler's chief executive told Reuters that a German auto maker consortium which controls the HERE digital mapping business is in talks with potential new members. Read More at The Times of India

Monday, March 7th, 2016

Iran Ready to Launch New Satellite

Iran has got its latest locally developed satellite, named Doosti (Friendship), ready to be launched into orbit, a senior Iranian official said. Read More at Trend

Monday, March 7th, 2016

ICCROM Courses Help Manage Our Heritage: Utilising GIS in the Arab world

Sharjah - Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council, Ruler of Sharjah, the 3rd of March 2016 saw a gathering of 16 professional representatives from Egypt,...

Friday, March 4th, 2016

India Geospatial Excellence awards presented at Expo Mart in Greater Noida

Geospatial Conference 2016 being held in Greater Noida conferred awards on some big names from the Geospatial Industry under various categories. The awards and recognitions were given for exemplary innovations and practices in the Indian geospatial industry....

Friday, March 4th, 2016

The Philippines To Launch Its First Microsatellite

AsianScientist (Mar. 3, 2016) - In a cross-border collaboration with universities in Japan, engineers from the Department of Science and Technology have successfully built the Philippines’ first microsatellite. Read more at Asian Scientist

Friday, March 4th, 2016

Topcon Announces New Geodetic Antenna

LIVERMORE, Calif., USA/ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, The Netherlands  – Topcon Positioning Group announces the release of a new full wave geodetic antenna — the G5-A1.  The portable antenna is designed to provide improved multipath mitigation for use...

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

DLR is Expanding Cooperation with Japan and South Korea

A DLR delegation led by Pascale Ehrenfreund visited South Korea and Japan from 21 to 27 February. The delegation cultivated and expanded the close cooperation with partner organisations. Two important partnership agreements were signed during the visits....

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

South Asia’s Largest Geospatial Conference Begins in Noida

The biggest geospatial conference in South Asia, GeoSmart India 2016, started on Tuesday with stalwarts in the industry deliberating upon the potential of geospatial technologies and its applications for India’s economic development. Read More via Business Standard

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

N.Korean Media Cites Russian Official on Functional Satellite

North Korea media once again claimed the country’s newly launched satellite was operational yesterday, this time citing Russia’s National Space Monitoring Center, whose director told media it was operating normally. Read More via NK News

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

Baidu Inc. Pushes Its Mapping Boundaries Into Other Parts of Asia

Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) recently announced that it's expanding its Maps offering to three Asian countries and one city-state that are popular with Chinese tourists: Japan, Thailand, South Korea, and Singapore. This move shows discipline and focus on the part...