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South Korea launches Nuri rocket carrying 15 satellites, its 1st liftoff of 2026
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Iran expands GPS network using Khayyam satellite data
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India-Japan looking to deepen economic engagement, eye greater cooperation in chips, space: Suzuki
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Genesys International bags ₹283 crore World Bank-funded contract for Ahmedabad digital twin
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China launches new remote sensing satellite group
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Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi to lead UAE delegation at IAC 2026
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Monday, March 27th, 2017

Chinese Scientists Use Remote-sensing Tech to Digitize Great Wall

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) recently used remote-sensing equipment in their efforts to restore a vanished section of the Great Wall in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Read More at CAS

Monday, March 27th, 2017

Philadelphia Starts Mapping its Smart City Future

Philadelphia is in the process of ramping up its smart applications thanks to a grant from the Smart Cities Council and plans to bring in a consultant to help it pave the way for a detailed roadmap...

Monday, March 27th, 2017

S. Korea To Train 1,700 Drone Operators Annually To Meet Demand

South Korea is planning to train 1,700 drone operators a year to meet growing demand in the commercial drone industry, the transport ministry said Tuesday. Read More at UAS Weekly

Monday, March 27th, 2017

Nominations Open for Asia Geospatial Excellence Awards

Kuala Lumpur: Geospatial Media and Communications is pleased to announce that the nominations for Asia Geospatial Excellence Awards are now open. As geospatial information and technology is becoming a critical tool in nation building and decision-making, governments...

Monday, March 27th, 2017

How Australia is Improving Geospatial Data Accuracy

Geospatial information forms a critical part of many IoT solutions, and Australia is at the forefront of driving improvements to its accuracy, according to one executive. Read More at IOTHub

Monday, March 27th, 2017

Vadodara Municipal Corporation to Conduct GIS-Based Survey of Properties in City

VADODARA: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) will be conducting a Geographical Information System (GIS) based survey of properties in the city. The civic body will be deploying technique for the first time. Read More at Times of...

Monday, March 27th, 2017

GPSengine Partners up with Jointech

GPSengine a leading hosted platform service provider in GNSS, Telematics, IoT and Tracking announced today that Jointech is an official Platform Connect partner. With support built into Platform Connect for Jointech's tracking devices, customers have the opportunity...

Monday, March 27th, 2017

OGC Requests Public Comment on Proposed Indexed 3D Scene Layers (I3S) Com

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is requesting public comment on the proposed Indexed 3D Scene Layers Community Standard. Indexed 3D Scene Layers (I3S) was submitted by Esri for consideration as an OGC Community Standard. The submission was...

Monday, March 27th, 2017

TCarta Marine, DHI and DigitalGlobe to Unveil Off-the-Shelf Bathymetric Data Portal at Ocean Business 17

TCarta Marine, a global provider of marine geospatial products, has announced the launch of Bathymetrics, an online portal offering instant access to satellite-derived bathymetric data sets. TCarta Marine will unveil the Bathymetrics portal and initial 2-metre data...

Monday, March 27th, 2017

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) National Geospatial-Intelligence College (NGC) Selects Booz Allen Hamilton to Lead the $86M Learning Management and Advancement Program Contract

MCLEAN, Va. — From navigating a U.S. aircraft to making national policy decisions, to responding to natural disasters: today’s U.S. armed forces rely on Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) to meet mission requirements. As the nation's primary source of...