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Wednesday, March 30th, 2016

Topcon Announces New Reference Stations Added to Network Service

LIVERMORE, Calif. – Topcon Positioning Group announces expanded reference stations in its GNSS network service in North America. CN railway has installed more than 40 Topcon reference stations along its rail lines from the Canada and Minnesota...

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

ISRO Set to Launch 22 Satellites on One Rocket

When the PSLV C34 rocket blasts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Srikarikota in May this year, it will signal another giant leap for India’s space mission. The trusted launch vehicle will inject 22 satellites...

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

‘Rapid Mapping’ to Help Disaster Relief Efforts

Quickly delivering aid after a disaster is an aid agency's job, yet sometimes in the confusion people get overlooked and lives are lost. Now a New Zealand engineering firm has come up with a way to identify...

Monday, March 28th, 2016

Topcon GNSS Receivers Chosen for Large-Scale National Network in Finland

LIVERMORE, Calif., USA / CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, The Netherlands –Topcon Europe Positioning B.V. announces the successful bid award for 400 HiPer SR network GNSS receivers by Maanmittauslaitos, the National Land Survey of Finland, NLS. NLS is responsible...

Monday, March 28th, 2016

PH’s ‘Diwata-1’ Microsatellite Successfully Reaches ISS

The first Philippine-designed and built satellite, “Diwata-1,” has successfully reached the International Space Station (ISS) over the weekend. Read More at Manila Bulletin

Monday, March 28th, 2016

Data from Satellites Help in Preserving Environment

The data derived from Indian Remote Sensing Satellites is world class and has been useful in policy formulation and decision making with regard to preserving environment, said Chandrashekhar Jha, group director of Forestry and Environmental Studies Division...

Monday, March 28th, 2016

NATPAC’s New Mission: Mapping Black Holes in Kerala…

Kochi: The National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC) is to carry out comprehensive studies to scientifically identify black spots – areas of extreme danger -- on all roads in the state. The severity of recent road...

Monday, March 28th, 2016

Haryana to Use Udaan Project for Detailed Digital Mapping

Chandigarh, Mar 28 (PTI) With a view to improving urban planning in the state, Haryana government today said it has decided to use experience gained through Udaan pilot project, carried out in Sohna tehsil of Gurgaon, for...

Friday, March 25th, 2016

First PH-Made Satellite Launched Wednesday

THE PHILIPPINES is sending a third satellite into space today, taking the Filipino scientific community to new heights. Diwata, the first Filipino-made and codeveloped microsatellite, officially called the Philippine Scientific Earth Observation Microsatellite (Phil-Microsat), will be launched...

Friday, March 25th, 2016

Seen Southeast Asia From a Bird’s Eye? Try an Astronaut’s Lens

Visit the public domain digital collections of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and you'll find photographs of capital cities taken by astronauts while flying above Earth. The images are available on the website “Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth.”...