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PLD Space increases investment in its Launch Complex at the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) to €35M, strengthening Europe’s sovereign space infrastructure
The investment is expected to generate approximately €21 million...
India seeks Singapore capital to fuel its ambitious private space sector
India aims to grow its space economy to US$44...
China conducts surprise launch of Long March 12B, delivers Qianfan satellites on debut flight
HELSINKI — China conducted the maiden launch of its...
ISRO to launch first unmanned Gaganyaan mission by year’s end
The Chairman of ISRO, Somnath said that the efforts...
ORF- RSIS Special Report Launch | India and Southeast Asia: Mapping Strategic Convergence in an Era of Great-Power Competition
In 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India’s shift...
Israel defense ecosystem meets to accelerate fieldable counter‑drone tech
Sparked by a message from the frontlines, CET Sandbox...
Chinese startup Mega Engine advances reusable staged-combustion rocket engine
HELSINKI — A new Chinese commercial rocket engine startup...
Haryana wins Geospatial Excellence Award for agricultural innovation in Netherlands
Haryana has been internationally recognised for its technological innovation...
South Korean, Singaporean Entities Partner To Support Space Startup Expansion
SINGAPORE—BlueTide Capital and Singapore Space and Technology Think Tank...
Japan space startups to train engineers from India, Philippines, Indonesia
JICA program to coach professionals on satellite manufacturing, data...

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Monday, February 20th, 2017

DroneDeploy Selected by CNH Industrial for Intuitive New Drone System Targeting Ag Customers

SAN FRANCISCO, CA and BURR RIDGE, IL - DroneDeploy today announced that its cloud-based platform has been selected by CNH Industrial -- a global leader in agricultural equipment and other capital goods -- as the software for...

Monday, February 20th, 2017

Vollkswagen Partner with Mobileye to Turn Cars into Map Data Gathering Machines

To create the detailed maps needed for autonomous vehicles, Vollkswagen has partnered with Mobileye, to turn its fleet of vehicles into map data gathering machines. The German company will help will Mobileye to create the detailed maps...

Monday, February 20th, 2017

DLR commissions Airbus to Develop the Payload and Payload Ground Segment for MERLIN – the First Franco-German Earth Observation Satellite

Ottobrunn – Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, has signed a contract with Space Administration at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to develop and build all components of the German contribution to the...

Monday, February 20th, 2017

Fugro Announces Partnership with Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE

Fugro today announced a partnership with the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE to support first round testing of the global, three-year competition, which incentivises development of rapid, unmanned and high resolution ocean mapping technologies. Fugro’s role is to...

Sunday, February 19th, 2017

International Lidar Mapping Forum (ILMF) and ASPRS Annual Conference to Take Place Together in Denver in 2018

Diversified Communications, organizer of International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) and the American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS) announced that their annual geospatial events will take place together in Denver in 2018. Lisa Murray, Director of...

Sunday, February 19th, 2017

China to Launch First BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite this Summer

Chinese navigation satellite BeiDou-3 is scheduled to be launched in July 2017, according to its developer, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). As reported in January by People’s Daily, a publication of the state news agency,...

Sunday, February 19th, 2017

Dubai’s Building Mapping Project of Non-Freehold Zones 50% Complete

Dubai: The classification of Dubai’s buildings outside of the freehold zones under new benchmark has reached the halfway mark, according to Dubai Land Department, with the remaining work to be done this year. All buildings in Deira...

Sunday, February 19th, 2017

Arab Union for Survey Opens GCC Regional Office in Doha

Qatar's first international forum for survey and geographic information systems (GIS) kicked off in Doha yesterday in the presence of delegations from the Arab Union for Survey and experts in the field of survey and geographic information...

Sunday, February 19th, 2017

Aerojet Rocketdyne Names John Schneider VP of Quality & Mission Assurance

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), today announced that John Schneider has been appointed vice president of Quality & Mission Assurance (Q&MA). He succeeds Jerry Tarnacki who was recently named...

Sunday, February 19th, 2017

Dwell on Design Announces Sir David Adjaye As Featured Speaker

LOS ANGELES, February 2017— Dwell on Design returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center, June 23-25, 2017, and is excited to announce the first wave of new programming! The highly- anticipated annual fair will welcome 300 new and...