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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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Monday, December 12th, 2016

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force Move Forward with Ground System Upgrade to Support Contingency GPS III Operations

DENVER, Dec. 12, 2016 – The U.S. Air Force approved Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) design to upgrade the current GPS satellite ground control system with new capabilities that will enable it to operate more powerful and accurate...

Friday, December 9th, 2016

SolidCAD Partners with Leading Aerial Analytics company, 3DR

SolidCAD, an Autodesk Platinum Partner reseller in Canada is pleased to announce a new partnership with North America's leader in commercial UAV technologies, 3DR.  SolidCAD can now market, sell and support 3DR's Site Scan bundle across Canada...

Friday, December 9th, 2016

TomTom and Pitney Bowes Expand Partnership to Serve Growing Market for Location-Based Intelligence and Data Solutions

TomTom and Pitney Bowes today announce an expansion of their partnership. TomTom’s global location content is assisting Pitney Bowes to strengthen its position as the preferred single-source provider of enterprise-grade location intelligence solutions worldwide. This announcement bolsters...

Friday, December 9th, 2016

Dewberry Selected to Conduct Lidar Surveys of Everglades National Park

Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, has been selected by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to conduct 1,211 square miles of lidar surveys covering a large portion of the Everglades National Park in southern Florida....

Friday, December 9th, 2016

GIS Leadership: URISA Program to be Offered Twice in 2017

Des Plaines, IL - URISA is pleased to announce that its GIS Leadership Academy will be offered twice in 2017. •April 3-7, 2017 in San Diego, California •July 24-28, 2017 in Providence, Rhode Island The success of...

Friday, December 9th, 2016

Optimal GEO Announces the Appointment of Two Geospatial Industry Veterans to the Management Team

Andy Freckmann comes aboard as Program Director and will oversee all Business Development activities at Optimal GEO.  “Andy is a strong addition to the Optimal GEO team,” said Mark Brooks, Chief Operating Officer for Optimal GEO. “With...

Friday, December 9th, 2016

BigData Earth Develops New Location Profile Report for Worldwide Agricultural Land

Modern Earth observation technologies (spaceborne, airborne and terrestrial) are increasingly deployed to capture environmental attributes about agricultural land and assets. Big data collected by various sensors and the information extracted are critical for the growing AgTech and...

Friday, December 9th, 2016

WOC and UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Sign Partnership Agreement At SOS 2016

IOC Executive Secretary, Vladimir Ryabinin, and WOC CEO, Paul Holthus, signed the Partnership Agreement at the opening session of the Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS), Rotterdam, 30 Dec-2 Nov. Vladimir Ryabinin, Executive Secretary of the IOC, stated that,...

Friday, December 9th, 2016

AeroVironment and California State University, Fresno Begin Field Research to Identify Water Stress in Almond Production Using Advanced UAV Data

MONROVIA, Calif.- AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems for both military and commercial applications, today announced it has begun a year-long study with California State University, Fresno to research how unmanned aerial...

Friday, December 9th, 2016

Europe’s Galileo Woos Indian Navigation Business

Galileo, Europe's fleet of navigation satellites, is now more than halfway through and its operator, the European Space Agency, is keen on supporting industry collaborations based on it in India and Asia, according to Justyna Redelkiewicz-Musial of...