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India to have its own space station by 2035, says ISRO chairman
Speaking at the 14th convocation ceremony of IIT-BHU, ISRO...
Isro will not make any launch vehicle, all tech to be handed to private sector
IN-SPACe chairman Pawan Goenka said Isro is moving launch...
North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end
South Korea has condemned North Korea’s launch ⁠of more...
Orbitworks ships UAE-built Altair-1 to US ahead of October launch
Abu Dhabi-based satellite company Orbitworks has shipped Altair-1, the...
Long March 12 launches despite recent 7A failure, Long March 2C launches satellite for UAE
HELSINKI — China launched a new batch of Guowang...
India-US space ties deepen as NASA invites ISRO to join moon base program
NASA has formally invited India to participate in its...
H3 launches navigation satellite
WASHINGTON — A Japanese H3 rocket successfully launched a...
Chinese rocket carrying satellite explodes seconds after launch
Hong Kong —  A Chinese rocket set to launch a satellite...
NASA invites ISRO to join its ambitious Moon Base programme
India and the United States are set to strengthen...
India counters China’s map war: Names of 27 Arunachal Pradesh locations standardised on Survey of India maps
The official list covers 21 land locations, four mountain...

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Thursday, December 29th, 2016

China Investors Buy Stake in Mapping Firm

FRANKFURT: Chinese mapping firm NavInfo, Internet group Tencent and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC are buying a 10% stake in digital maps company HERE, the latest in a string of Chinese acquisitions in Europe. Read More at...

Wednesday, December 28th, 2016

Intermap Offers Debt, Equity Rights Restructuring

Geospatial intelligence corporation Intermap (TSX: IMP) (ITMSF:BB) has agreed with Vertex One Asset Management Inc. on behalf of the Vertex Fund to restructure Intermap´s outstanding indebtedness, reduce its interest and certain other payment obligations, and provide the...

Wednesday, December 28th, 2016

ISRO to Launch Record 83 Satellites in One Go in January

BENGALURU: ISRO today said it would launch a record 83 satellites in one go using its workhorse PSLV-C37 toward the end of January.  Read More at Economics Times

Wednesday, December 28th, 2016

Belarus-China Joint Venture to Make UAS

(BelTA) – Belarus and China are busy setting up a joint venture to make unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), BelTA learned from First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Sergei Chizhik...

Wednesday, December 28th, 2016

ImageSat International and Ben-Gurion University to Collaborate on Miniature Hyperspect

BEER-SHEVA, Israel  - ImageSat International (ISI) and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) announced a collaboration to leverage BGU’s breakthrough spectroscopy imaging research and develop a high performance, high resolution hyperspectral/ultraspectral imaging system with vast flight- and...

Tuesday, December 27th, 2016

DRONE IN BANGLADESH: Safety Concerns and Regulation

Like most of the ICT related innovations, positive and negative coverage on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) or Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) (popularly known as “drones”) in popular media is the recent regulatory...

Tuesday, December 27th, 2016

USGS Releases Results of Gem County Groundwater Quality Study

The entire population of southwestern Idaho’s Gem County depends on aquifers for its drinking water. The water in those aquifers is of generally good quality according to a U.S. Geological Survey report released today. The study was...

Tuesday, December 27th, 2016

ASPRS Announces Vice-President Candidates

Bethesda, MD - Thomas R. Jordan is the recently retired Associate Director and current Lead Research Professional at the Center for Geospatial Research (CGR), Department of Geography at The University of Georgia (UGA).  A member of ASPRS...

Tuesday, December 27th, 2016

DigitalGlobe Announces Successful Refinancing

DigitalGlobe, Inc. today announced the completion of its new senior secured credit facility that reduces the interest rate and extends maturities on the company’s debt, with a new seven-year $1.275 billion senior secured credit facility and a...

Tuesday, December 27th, 2016

US Fleet Tracking Reveals 3 GPS Tracking Tips For Snow Removal Services

While some states are enjoying the comforts of warmer winter weather at this moment, others are experiencing quite the opposite. When specific areas are cloaked in white sheets of snow a very special industry shines. From roadways...