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Australian Space Agency funds development of aerospace-grade GNSS receiver
The Australian Space Agency has funded the development of...
Continuity risks for Australian EO data access
A new report details the widespread use of Earth...
China launches new remote sensing satellite
JIUQUAN, April 15 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday launched...
7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Taiwan
A major, 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the eastern coast of...
Tata Deploys Its Geospatial Satellite In Space on Space X’s Falcon 9 Rocket
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Tata Company launched India's first private commercial satellite...
Taiwan’s Formosat-8 Satellite Set for Launch by 2025
The Taiwan Space Agency has announced progress on the...
Iranian Scientists to Build Satellite Constellation for 2 Simultaneous Missions
The scientists at the knowledge-based company had previously succeeded...
China provides geospatial intel and other military support to Russia, US says
The US has warned its European allies that China...
Japanese lunar lander company ispace raises $53.5 million in stock sale
WASHINGTON — Japanese lunar lander developer has raised $53.5...
Esri and Prince Sultan University Advance GIS Education Through Strategic Partnership
Memorandum of Understanding with Institution Enhances GIS Curriculum and...

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Monday, October 24th, 2011

Overview of Flood Waters Over Nakhon Nayok Province, Thailand

This map presents the standing flood waters over Nakhon Nayok,Thailand based on analysis of satellite data recorded 16 October 2011. A preliminary analysis show extensive flooding over the provinces of Nakhon Nayok, Pathon Thani, Bangkok, Phra Nakhon...

Monday, October 24th, 2011

Wreck of 13th Century Mongol Invasion Ship Discovered

The wreck of a ship believed to have been part of the ill-fated attempts by Kublai Khan, the Mongolian ruler of China in the 13th century, to invade Japan has been found lying relatively intact under the...

Monday, October 24th, 2011

Australian Call for Strategic Balance in Land Use Planning

The NSW Minerals Council has called on the Government to strike a balance in strategic land use planning and to provide certainty. Speaking at the Environment and Community Conference today in Wollongong, NSWMC CEO Nikki Williams stated that "the...

Monday, October 24th, 2011

GIS For Better Planning for Gujarat Coastal Areas

For better management and planning of coastal areas and their resources, Gujarat government is implementing a Geo-Spatial Information System (GIS) development project.  "The development of GIS for coastal areas is a key component of Integrated Coastal Zone...

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

VERIPOS Opens Office in Australia

VERIPOS has extended its Asia Pacific operations with the opening of a branch office in Australia, in April. The facility is based in Perth and will provide sales and support for both Australia and New Zealand. Bernard He...

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

IBM Looks to Smarten Up Indian Cities

Pradeep Nair, director (software group), IBM India & South Asia said the company was talking to a couple of non-metro municipal and state governments to connect a city’s water management data, traffic on roads via GPS tracking,...

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Sentinel-Asia: Disaster Management Support System

The Sentinel Asia initiative is a collaboration between space agencies and disaster management agencies, applying remote sensing and Web-GIS technologies to support disaster management in the Asia-Pacific region. Read More

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

National Water Information Briefing – Australia

The Australian Government’s Improving Water Information Program is a $450 million investment led by the Bureau of Meteorology and supported by water agencies in the States and Territories. Four years after the program started, a comprehensive, reliable and up-to-date picture...

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Open Source Geospatial Foundation and the International Cartographic Association (ICA) MOU

The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) and the International Cartographic Association (ICA) have signed a Memorandum of  Understanding with the aim of developing on a global basis collaboration opportunities for academia, industry and government organizations in open...

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

GeoEye to Offer Premium Satellite Imagery as a Service via Google Earth Builder

GeoEye, Inc. announced it signed a multi-year enterprise agreement with Google Inc. to license access to Google Earth Builder, Google’s cloud-based map publishing platform. GeoEye is making this investment as part of its strategy to increase online...