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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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Thursday, January 5th, 2017

Maproom Plugs in CyberCity 3D Cities to 3ds Max

El Segundo, CA - Maproom, a powerful plug-in invented by Netherlands-based software developer Klaas Nienhuis, now enables users to create streamlined 3D city models quickly and easily in Autodesk’s 3ds Max®.  Nienhuis developed Maproom to make it...

Thursday, January 5th, 2017

Qlik Delivers Advanced GeoAnalytic Offerings with Acquisition of Idevio

RADNOR, Pa. — Qlik®, a leader in visual analytics, today announced it has acquired Idevio, a provider of geographical-related software and services and a Sweden-based Qlik partner. This acquisition not only extends Qlik’s current mapping capabilities, but...

Wednesday, January 4th, 2017

Mitsubishi Electric to Display Advanced Mobile Mapping System at CES

LAS VEGAS — Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, along with Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., announced today that the company will display a future concept of the recently released new model of its Mitsubishi Mobile Mapping System, the MMS-G220, in...

Wednesday, January 4th, 2017

Esri Shares a Vision for the Connected Car at CES 2017

REDLANDS, Calif. — Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics technology, announced its participation at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Esri joins Microsoft's connected car showcase alongside IAV, NXP, Cubic Telecom, and Swiss Re. CES is...

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017

South Korea Shuts Website Mapping Women of Childbearing Age

A South Korean government website which drew widespread condemnation for showing the number of women of childbearing age has been closed. Read More at Independent IE

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017

MAPPS Endorses Model State Legislation to Support USGS 3DEP program

Reston, VA – MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the national association of private sector geospatial firms, today announced the release of model legislation for state legislaturesto help coordinate state level partnerships for the collection of enhanced elevation data in support...

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017

Aerial Imaging Market Size to Grow at Over 12.8% CAGR from 2015 to 2022: Global Market Insights Inc.

Global Aerial imaging Market size is estimated to be valued at over USD 2.64 billion by 2022, as per a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc. Increasing demand for this technology across various application areas is...

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017

exactEarth to Provide India’s Navy with Satellite AIS

Cambridge, ON – exactEarth Ltd. (TSX: XCT), announces that it has signed a contract with Antrix Corporation Ltd., the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization, to provide Satellite AIS data services to the Indian Navy. The...

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017

HERE and Mobileye to Partner on REM and Open Location Platform Technology to Enable Crowd-Sourced HD Mapping for Automated Driving

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands and JERUSALEM —   HERE and Mobileye, both leaders in providing technologies for intelligent vehicles, today announced plans for a strategic partnership that links their respective autonomous driving technologies into an enhanced industry-leading offering for automakers....

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017

SuperCom Awarded $9 Million Secure Web Land and Geographical Information System Contract by Large South American Country

SuperCom ( SPCB), a global provider of secure solutions for the e-Government, Public Safety, HealthCare, and Finance sectors, today announced that it, together with its local partner, has been awarded by a new large Latin America government...