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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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Friday, January 13th, 2017

Hexagon Announces the Appointment of New Senior Vice President of Strategic Alliances and New President of PPM

NACKA STRAND, Sweden — Hexagon AB, a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications, today announced the following organisational changes: Gerhard Sallinger has been appointed new Senior...

Friday, January 13th, 2017

Mouser and Imahara Showcase Real-World Case for Project First Responders: The Disaster Response Drone Network

DALLAS & FORT WORTH, Texas -- Mouser Electronics Inc., along with Easy Aerial Inc. and celebrity engineer Grant Imahara, today launched the final episode of the unique project from the latest series in the Empowering Innovation Together™...

Friday, January 13th, 2017

Oracle Spatial Summit 2017 – Innovations in Geospatial Databases, Big Data, Cloud and Analytics, Jan. 31-Feb. 2, San Francisco

The Oracle Spatial and Graph SIG user group is partnering with Oracle’s Business Intelligence, Warehousing, and Analytics (BIWA) SIG on the Oracle Spatial + BIWA Summit: THE Big Data + Analytics + Spatial + Cloud + IoT...

Thursday, January 12th, 2017

Airbus Launches “Enter the SpaceDataHighway” Challenge

12 January 2017 - Transmitting large volumes of data in near real time through space at a rate of 1.8 gigabytes per second based on laser technology since November 23rd, the “SpaceDataHighway” is one of the most...

Thursday, January 12th, 2017

International LiDAR Mapping Forum 2017 Keynotes Announced

January 12, 2017 (Portland, Maine, USA) -  The organizers of International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF), the world’s leading technical conference and expo covering the newest airborne, terrestrial and underwater LiDAR as well as emerging remote-sensing and data...

Wednesday, January 11th, 2017

Geospatial Professionals Receive 2016 MAPPS President’s Awards for Service

MAPPS, the national association for private sector geospatial firms, today announced it has recognized twelve individuals for their significant contributions to the association and the geospatial profession for 2016. MAPPS President, Susan Marlow, Stantec, recognized the following...

Wednesday, January 11th, 2017

Aeris, MapmyIndia Forge Partnership to Tap Internet of Things Market in India

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Aeris, a pioneer and leader in the Internet of Things (IoT) market, today said it has formed a partnership with MapmyIndia, India’s leader in premium-quality digital maps, global positioning system (GPS) navigation, tracking,...

Wednesday, January 11th, 2017

Swift Navigation Co-Founders Colin Beighley and Fergus Noble Make Forbes 30 Under 30 Consumer Tech List

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Swift Navigation, the San Francisco-based startup building centimeter-accurate GPS technology that will power a world of autonomous vehicles, is proud to announce that two of its co-founders, Fergus Noble (29) and Colin Beighley...

Wednesday, January 11th, 2017

DigitalGlobe Announces SpaceNet Challenge Results and Plans for Follow-on Competition

DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced the successful results of the first SpaceNet Challenge and the next phase of the initiative. SpaceNet is a forward-leaning...

Wednesday, January 11th, 2017

PCI Geomatics Announces Collaboration with Deimos Imaging to Support the PanGeo Alliance

PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announced today it will be collaborating closely with Deimos Imaging to support the PanGeo Alliance. Deimos Imaging is a founding member of the...