Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic showed that investment in space technology can pay off in unimagined ways as governments across the world deployed geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing technology on navigation satellites to combat the coronavirus spread....
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021
Edinburgh-UK/Accra-Ghana– The Forestry Commission of Ghana (FCG) today announced the launch of a National Map of Forests and Land Use. Marking a significant milestone in Ghana’s commitment to build world-class earth observation expertise and the culmination of a three-year...
Monday, February 1st, 2021
CAIRO: A series of Egyptian satellites dubbed “Next” will be launched starting from December, executive director of the Egyptian Space Agency said Saturday. Read More at Egypt Today
Monday, February 1st, 2021
JIUQUAN (Xinhua): The second group of China's Yaogan-31 remote sensing satellites were sent into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Friday (Jan 29) at 12.47pm (Beijing Time). Read More at Xinhua
Friday, January 29th, 2021
Jakarta, January– After previously obtaining a Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) permit from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Terra Drone Indonesia has again obtained another important permit namely the night flight permit. The permit was...
Monday, January 25th, 2021
Kadaster (The Netherlands’ Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency) and StateGeoCadastre Ukraine have signed an MoU on institutional cooperation on National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). Read More at GIM International
Monday, January 25th, 2021
China has collected around 100PB (about 100 million GB) of Earth observation data, according to the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Read More at ECNS
Tuesday, January 19th, 2021
Earth observation data provides a billion-dollar opportunity for economies on the African continent, one that could create jobs and build new resilience after COVID-19. Read More at Modern Diplomacy
Tuesday, January 19th, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO – Hanwha Aerospace, South Korea’s largest defense company, announced plans Jan. 14 to invest approximately $100 million to purchase 30% of the shares of satellite manufacturer Satrec Initiative. Read More at SpaceNews
Tuesday, January 19th, 2021
Businesses, governments, NGOs, and private sector individuals continue to voluntarily seek ways to offset their carbon emissions by purchasing carbon credits for a more climate secure world. But figuring out how best to calculate the amount of carbon...
