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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, November 18th, 2016

Topcon Accepts Wichmann Innovations Award for Falcon 8

LIVERMORE, Calif., USA/ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, The Netherlands – Topcon Positioning Group announces it has won the Wichmann Innovations Award in the competition’s hardware category. Topcon representatives accepted the award for the Topcon Falcon 8 (powered by...

Friday, November 18th, 2016

Digital Map Products Makes Executive Addition to Support Company Growth, Introduces Tom Patterson as Chief Financial Officer

IRVINE, CA - Digital Map Products (DMP), a leading provider of location technology and data solutions, today announced the addition of Tom Patterson as Chief Financial Officer. Patterson is an experienced financial, operational and strategic executive leader...

Friday, November 18th, 2016

UK Leading the Way to a 5G Future

Ordnance Survey (OS) has been chosen by the Department of Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) to develop a groundbreaking planning and mapping tool that will be instrumental for the national rollout of 5G technology - the next generation...

Friday, November 18th, 2016

Genesys Hires Senior Leaders to Accelerate Its Customer Transformation Journey

MUMBAI,  India - Genesys is pleased to announce its Leadership expansion towards helping our customers win. The New Senior Leadership brings in deep Customer Insights across markets, Building new markets, Creating Value propositions for our Customers and...

Friday, November 18th, 2016

Open Earth Observation Data Now More Accessible

St Petersburg,  - At the Thirteenth GEO Plenary Meeting, held in St Petersburg, Russian Federation from 9-10 November, 2016, representatives from GEO’s 103 Member governments and 106 Participating Organizations (POs) convened to launch a new look for...

Friday, November 18th, 2016

United Nations/United Arab Emirates High Level Forum: “Space as a Driver for Socio-economic Development”

VIENNA, November 2016-  (UN Information Service) – More than 100 participants from all parts of the international space community will gather in Dubai from 20 to 24 November to identify ways to harness space technology and applications...

Friday, November 18th, 2016

Esri Extends ConnectED Support for Three More Years

REDLANDS, Calif. - Global smart mapping leader Esri announced that it has extended its support of President Obama's ConnectED initiative through 2019. Esri will continue to expand its wide range of curricula that integrates map-based concepts into...

Friday, November 18th, 2016

DigitalGlobe Completes Acquisition of The Radiant Group

WESTMINSTER, Colo.- DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of privately held The Radiant Group, Inc. (“Radiant”) from Aston Capital for $140 million in cash. With...

Thursday, November 17th, 2016

Infor Announces Innovative Tethered Drone-Based Asset Management Solution

NEW YORK, NY -  Infor, a leading provider of beautiful business applications specialized by industry and built for the cloud, today announced in partnership with Drone Aviation Corp. (DAC) (OTCQX: DRNE), the creation of Infor's new Drone...

Thursday, November 17th, 2016

Hexagon Geospatial Announces Partnership with HERE

NORCROSS, GA - Hexagon Geospatial and HERE have signed an agreement that will enable Hexagon Smart M.App® developers and end-users to access and benefit from a variety of map data and location platform services from HERE. Through...