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Australian Space Agency funds development of aerospace-grade GNSS receiver
The Australian Space Agency has funded the development of...
Continuity risks for Australian EO data access
A new report details the widespread use of Earth...
China launches new remote sensing satellite
JIUQUAN, April 15 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday launched...
7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Taiwan
A major, 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the eastern coast of...
Tata Deploys Its Geospatial Satellite In Space on Space X’s Falcon 9 Rocket
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Tata Company launched India's first private commercial satellite...
Taiwan’s Formosat-8 Satellite Set for Launch by 2025
The Taiwan Space Agency has announced progress on the...
Iranian Scientists to Build Satellite Constellation for 2 Simultaneous Missions
The scientists at the knowledge-based company had previously succeeded...
China provides geospatial intel and other military support to Russia, US says
The US has warned its European allies that China...
Japanese lunar lander company ispace raises $53.5 million in stock sale
WASHINGTON — Japanese lunar lander developer has raised $53.5...
Esri and Prince Sultan University Advance GIS Education Through Strategic Partnership
Memorandum of Understanding with Institution Enhances GIS Curriculum and...

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Monday, July 18th, 2011

WALIS Forum – ISDE7 – NRM Conference August 2011

As you know this WALIS Forum will feature the International Symposium for Digital Earth, the State Natural Resource Management conference and the Australia-Brazil-Canada-China global change workshop. 

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Fiji Ambassador Elected International Seabed Authority President

The Assembly of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) has elected Fiji’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Peter Thomson, as its President for the ISA’s annual session currently underway in Kingston, Jamaica. The Assembly is the supreme...

Monday, July 18th, 2011

NEDA Philippines Urges Area-Based Planning for Development

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is encouraging local government units (LGUs) to embark on area-based planning that will complement the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2011-2016, as well as the regional and local development plans. “We believe...

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Skies Set to Open for New HK Runway

Cities finally reach consensus on the opening up of airspace over the Pearl River Delta, boosting campaign for HK$136b Chek Lap Kok expansion. Read More

Monday, July 18th, 2011

New Geospatial Technology Park in Gujarat

The state government is getting ready to set up India’s fist geospatial technology park, a project that was announced by Chief Minister Narendra Modi recently. Ravi Saxena, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), state science and technology department said, “The...

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Kashmir Groundwater Assessed by Satellite – Unfit

The much-awaited water mapping survey conducted to find new sources of ground water in Jammu and Kashmir by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has send alarm bells ringing among the planners with the report terming most of...

Monday, July 18th, 2011

The World According to AuthaGraph

In this global village, though, few people seem to question the image of the physical world that they have in their heads — most commonly, a world map that uses the Mercator projection. Named after geographer Gerardus Mercator,...

Friday, July 15th, 2011

Spatially Smart Wine – Testing Geospatial Technologies for Sustainable Wine Production

In this research, we evaluate geospatial technologies for precision viticulture, supporting organic and biodynamic principles. We demonstrate the vineyard application of a tele-operated vehicle with three dimensional laser mapping and GNSS localisation to achieve centimetre-level feature position...

Friday, July 15th, 2011

Korean Satellite to Aid Disaster Efforts

South Korea’s space agency has joined its international counterparts in putting satellite data at the disposal of rescue authorities following major disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), under the Ministry of Education,...

Thursday, July 14th, 2011

Engaging China in the South China Sea

The issue of the South China Sea again drew public attention last month. The overlapping claims over a body of water located south of the People’s Republic of China between six countries — Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines,...