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Long March 12 launches despite recent 7A failure, Long March 2C launches satellite for UAE
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India-US space ties deepen as NASA invites ISRO to join moon base program
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Chinese rocket carrying satellite explodes seconds after launch
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India counters China’s map war: Names of 27 Arunachal Pradesh locations standardised on Survey of India maps
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Friday, January 22nd, 2016

Saudi Arabia to Launch Remote Sensing Satellite from China

The two days of meetings between King Salman and Chinese President Xi Jinping ended today with a communique announcing the upgrade in bilateral relations between Riyadh and Beijing to a so-called comprehensive strategic relationship. The communique addressed...

Friday, January 22nd, 2016

China Launches First Operational Rules for Civil Unmanned Aircraft

China's civil flight authority, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), has issued new rules applicable to civil unmanned aircraft, commonly known as drones or UAS, weighing no more than 116 kg. The new rules are styled...

Thursday, January 21st, 2016

Cabinet Apprised of ISRO-KISR MoU for Joint Space Exploration

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet was today apprised of an agreement between ISRO and a Kuwaiti research body on cooperation in exploration of outer space and use of space technology for peaceful purposes. Read More via Economic...

Thursday, January 21st, 2016

Korea University Developed Backpack-type 3D Mapping Equipment

Korea University announced on January 19 that its research team developed a device and technique for mobile 3D indoor mapping that allow 3D indoor maps to be drawn up based on instantaneous indoor image and distance detection....

Thursday, January 21st, 2016

India Launches Satellite, Moves Closer to Its Own GPS

New Delhi. India successfully launched the fifth of a constellation of navigation satellites on Wednesday, as part of a program that will reduce dependency on the United States' Global Positioning System (GPS) and other networks. Read More...

Thursday, January 21st, 2016

India Gears up to Launch Satellite Every Month

India is preparing to launch one satellite every month to meet growing needs from its space-based assets, including transponders and scientific instruments, a top space official said on Wednesday. Read More via Business Standard

Thursday, January 21st, 2016

Land-Grabbers Pose Hurdles in Survey of Stormwater Drains

The district authorities started surveying Bengaluru’s 750-km stormwater drain (SWD) network about three-and-a-half years ago. So far, they have surveyed just 410 km. Read More via Deccan Herald

Wednesday, January 20th, 2016

IGI Launches a New Version of its AEROoffice & TERRAoffice with Several New Handy Features

Kreuztal, January 20, 2016 — IGI launches the new AEROoffice & TERRAoffice software in version 5.4.50.  This new AEROoffice & TERRAoffice version can do coverage maps for scanning sensors. But there is more. For example, the sensor footprint...

Wednesday, January 20th, 2016

Eos Positioning Systems Announces RTK NTRIP App for Android

Terrebonne (Quebec), Canada, January 20, 2016 — Eos Positioning Systems introduced a comprehensive RTK NTRIP app for Android that works with its Arrow line of RTK GNSS receivers. An Arrow GNSS receiver combined with the NTRIP app...

Wednesday, January 20th, 2016

1Spatial FME World Tour Coming to the UK & Australia in 2016

Cambridge, 20 January 2016 — (www.1spatial.com) 1Spatial plc, the spatial big data company, is hosting a series of free events in the UK and Australia, to help users to automate their processes, innovate and connect with FME...