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India to have its own space station by 2035, says ISRO chairman
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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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Thursday, April 13th, 2017

USGIF Launches Initiative to Grow GEOINT Workforce in St. Louis

Herndon, Virginia — The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) launched the “St. Louis Initiative” to expand the geospatial intelligence workforce pipeline in the city of St. Louis. As the city experiences an innovation boom and the...

Thursday, April 13th, 2017

Corning and PrecisionHawk Equip Researchers with a Platform for Collecting Hyperspectral Data with Drones

RALEIGH, N.C.- PrecisionHawk, a provider of advanced commercial drone technologies, today announced it will collaborate with Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) to sell the Corning® microHSI™ 410-SHARK hyperspectral camera coupled with PrecisionHawk's platform for collection and analysis of...

Thursday, April 13th, 2017

National Trust Deploys Laser Survey Aircraft from Bluesky to Map in 3D

The UK’s National Trust has turned to aerial laser mapping to create accurate 3D models of the Dudmaston Hall estate in Shropshire. Working with aerial mapping company Bluesky, the Trust plans to improve access to the historically...

Thursday, April 13th, 2017

NEI Partners with Microdrones to Provide Quadcopter UAVs for Surveying and Mapping in Southeastern U.S.

LAFAYETTE, La., - Microdrones, a global manufacturer of industry-leading unmanned aerial systems for surveying and mapping, recently forged a distribution agreement with Navigation Electronics, Inc. (NEI). Through this partnership, the team at NEI has added Microdrones mdMapper systems...

Thursday, April 13th, 2017

The Arvada Police Department Implements StarChase GPS “Tag and Track” De-escalation Technology for Task Force Operations and Traffic Enforcement

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - StarChase announced today that Arvada Police Department has secured its patented, GEN III GPS tracking technology to provide a tactical tool to address criminal activity in Arvada and surrounding jurisdictions and to help...

Thursday, April 13th, 2017

FLIR Systems Reaches One Million Unit Milestone for Lepton Microcameras

WILSONVILLE, Ore. — FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced today it has produced its one millionth FLIR Lepton® microcamera core. Lepton is today the world’s smallest and most widely deployed microbolometer thermal imaging camera module. Additionally, FLIR...

Thursday, April 13th, 2017

University of Miami Continues to Rely on SPOT for Oceanic Flow Study in the Gulf of Mexico

COVINGTON, La.- Globalstar, Inc. (NYSE MKT:GSAT) announced today that the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (UM) will be deploying 550 SPOT Trace satellite trackers in its continued research expedition with the Consortium...

Thursday, April 13th, 2017

Ecometrica Lands on FT1000 List of Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies

Edinburgh/London - Sustainability software and data company Ecometrica, best known for its satellite mapping applications that show the effects of deforestation and climate change, has succeeded in being placed 388th on the FT1000 list of Europe's fastest...

Thursday, April 13th, 2017

Asia-Pacific Region Provides Best Opportunities in Declining Global Gas Turbine Market, Says GlobalData

The global gas turbine market is set to fall from $8.49 billion in 2016 to around $7.73 billion by 2021, representing a negative compound annual growth rate of 1.87%, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. The...

Tuesday, April 11th, 2017

Bluesky LiDAR Maps Used to Monitor the Spread of Deadly Tree Disease

Laser maps collected by airborne mounted sensors have, for the first time, been used to successfully segment individual trees affected by the deadly Larch tree disease. The laser scanning surveys (LiDAR) were undertaken by aerial mapping company...