Tuesday, May 17th, 2016
Chinese scientists on Monday proposed an international scientific cooperation program for Earth observation to support the Belt and Road Initiative. Read More at News Xinhuanet
Tuesday, May 17th, 2016
Ever since the internet started empowering ordinary citizens with tools that democratise information, governments across the world, including India, have been looking at ways and means to control the online world through some form of regulation. This...
Monday, May 16th, 2016
A volunteer-led initiative called SaveTheMap , which came up in opposition to the draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, has drafted a template response that people can send to the Ministry of Home Affairs to show they don't...
Monday, May 16th, 2016
CHINA'S Yaogan-30 remote sensing satellite was sent into space on Sunday at 10:43 a.m. from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's gobi desert. Read More at Shanghai Daily
Friday, May 13th, 2016
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy has chaired the 40th meeting of the council at its headquarters. HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Supreme Council...
Friday, May 13th, 2016
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) will switch off nearly 200 ground-based navaids and start implementing global navigation satellite systems navigation (GNSS) for all aircraft operating in the country on or after May 26. Aircraft operating under...
Friday, May 13th, 2016
China’s first domestically developed commercial Earth imaging satellites are up-and-running in orbit, and are the first step in an ambitious plan to secure a niche in a growing sector and help revitalise the Northeast China economy. Read...
Friday, May 13th, 2016
Governments often overlook the fact that the democratisation of information has more benefits than drawbacks. This is evident in the draft version of The Geospatial Information Regulation Bill 2016, released by the Centre last week. Read More...
Thursday, May 12th, 2016
BENGALURU: A campaign against the Union government's move to govern how companies and individuals use maps is gaining momentum, with a number of thinktanks, research organisations and activists launching efforts to rally resistance against the proposed law. ...
Thursday, May 12th, 2016
Australia’s leading researchers of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) technology, also known as UAV or drones, have been recognised by Australia’s CSIRO with exclusive backing to oversee the development of collision avoidance technology over the next three...
