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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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Tuesday, December 20th, 2016

CALL FOR PAPERS – GeoRich 2017 – ACM SIGMOD Workshop on Managing and Mining Enriched Geo-Spatial Data

Both the current trends in technology such as smart phones, general mobile devices, stationary sensors and satellites, as well as a new user mentality of utilizing this technology to voluntarily share information, produce a huge flood of...

Tuesday, December 20th, 2016

Dewberry Awarded Second Consecutive HGACBuy Contract

Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, was recently awarded a three-year, all hazards preparedness, planning, consulting, and recovery services contract through the HGACBuy cooperative purchasing program. Services will be provided in the areas of homeland security,...

Tuesday, December 20th, 2016

Illinois Wesleyan University Selects Geospatial Corporation’s GeoUnderground and GIS-Centric Smart-Asset Management Technologies

PITTSBURGH - Geospatial Corporation (OTCQB Symbol "GSPH"), a leading innovator of asset management/analytics/mapping software and 3D mapping technologies, announced today that Illinois Wesleyan University has chosen the Company's industry leading GeoUnderground software to accurately map and manage both...

Monday, December 19th, 2016

China’s Overseas Remote Sensing Satellite Station Starts Operation

China's first satellite station overseas was put into trial operation on Thursday. The China Remote Sensing Satellite North Polar Ground Station is above the Arctic circle, half an hour's drive from Kiruna, a major mining town in...

Monday, December 19th, 2016

U.S. to China: “Immediately Return” Drone Seized in the South China Sea

The Chinese seizure of a U.S. underwater drone in waters near the Philippines raises significant international concern and underscores the growing strategic and tactical significance of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles, or UUVs. Read More at National Interest

Monday, December 19th, 2016

Global Geospatial Outlook Report to be Released at Geospatial World Forum 2017

Noida, India – Geospatial technology is changing rapidly and finding use in virtually every economic sector globally. It is considered one of the most important high-growth industries of the 21st century. But then, what does the geospatial...

Friday, December 16th, 2016

China’s Ground Satellite Receiving Station in Sweden Starts Trials

The China Remote Sensing Satellite North Pole Ground Station has begun trial operations in Kiruna in Sweden, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said Thursday.  Read More at CRI

Friday, December 16th, 2016

Topcon Announces Distribution with Intel for Both Fixed- and Rotary-Wing UAS Solutions

LIVERMORE, Calif., USA/ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, The Netherlands  – Topcon Positioning Group confirms continuation of its agreement with MAVinci, an Intel company, to supply customers with the Sirius Pro fixed-wing unmanned aerial system, following the purchase of...

Friday, December 16th, 2016

USC Spatial Sciences Institute To Host 7th Annual LA Geospatial Summit

Los Angeles, CA – John P. Wilson, Professor and Director, USC Spatial Sciences Institute, and the Program Committee of the Los Angeles Geospatial Summit have announced the details of their hallmark one-day conference: The Seventh Annual Los...

Friday, December 16th, 2016

NASA’s CYGNSS Launch Takes Surrey Satellite’s Space GNSS Receiver into Orbit

Surrey Satellite Technology’s Space GNSS Receiver Remote Sensing Instrument (SGR-ReSI) is the primary payload onboard NASA’s CYGNSS constellation, launched today, Dec. 15, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS)...