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Palakkad Celebrates as NASA Astronaut Anil Menon Set for First Space Mission
Thiruvananthapuram, July 13, 2026: Kerala’s Palakkad district is set to...
G20 satellite is expected to be launched in 2027: ISRO Chairman
ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan has said that the G20...
Unidentified metal spheres found on Australian beach are ‘debris from a foreign rocket body’, space agency says
The Australian Space Agency says the objects "appear to...
Singapore and Japan sign agreement to strengthen space collaboration
SINGAPORE: The space agencies of Singapore and Japan signed...
Japan space probe skims asteroid in test for planetary defense
A Japanese space probe performed a flyby of a...
Hong Kong-developed ‘Eye for Space’ now operating aboard Tiangong space station
Hong Kong’s first home-grown astronaut, Lai Ka-ying, assembled and...
ISRO conducts first SOLVE ground test important for Gaganyaan missions
Sub-Orbital Launch Vehicle for Experiments (SOLVE) solid motor was...
New 3D Detection Method for Detecting Atmospheric Rivers in Antarctica
Researchers in Japan demonstrate how vertically layered atmospheric rivers...
Uttar Pradesh Govt launches Special Land Measurement Campaign
The Uttar Pradesh government yesterday launched the statewide Digi...
Japan Eyes Sovereign D2D Satellite Network
Japan plans to select a proposal this month for...

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Friday, November 25th, 2016

Farmers and the Environment to Benefit as Ordnance Survey Creates New Data Layer of Hedges

373, 919km of England’s farmland hedges have been accurately mapped to create a new digital dataset, OS Landscape Features Layer, which will be used by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA). The new dataset will play an important...

Friday, November 25th, 2016

DJI Introduces Black Friday Promotion

NEW YORK - DJI, the world leader in unmanned aerial technology, Tuesday announced details about its Black Friday Promotion which will include price reductions in its Phantom drone series. The promotion will allow more people, especially first...

Friday, November 25th, 2016

Amsterdam and TomTom Join Forces to Create a Smarter City

AMSTERDAM - TomTom (TOM2) and the City of Amsterdam will collaborate on the development of traffic and travel concepts to improve traffic flow and parking in the Dutch capital. Together with the city of Amsterdam, TomTom will...

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016

The SpaceDataHighway is Open for Traffic

Airbus Defence and Space starts the initial service of its SpaceDataHighway. This represents a step change in the speed of space communications. Ultra-broadband laser communications and the geostationary orbit of the relay satellites combine to deliver a...

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016

Nokia and UAE’s GCAA to Support Commercial Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems

Nokia and the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) have collaborated to develop a new ecosystem to support regular commercial use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in the country. With the new UAS ecosystem, the UAE will allow businesses and government...

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016

NM Group Purchase New Leica ALS80 LiDAR System

NM Group have completed the purchase of the Leica ALS80 airborne sensor and RCD30 camera to further expand its aerial data collection services. This latest generation sensor combines a corridor mapping LiDAR scanner and high resolution camera,...

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016

OGC Invites You to its Testbed 12 Demonstration and Exposition

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is inviting members and the public to attend the OGC Testbed 12 demonstration and exposition of the technology developed during its latest Interoperability Program initiative on 29 November 2016 at the USGS...

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016

Uttar Pradesh Police Launch India’s Largest Emergency Operation Center with Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure Software

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Uttar Pradesh Police, the largest police force in India, has opened its state-wide, centralized "Dial 100" Emergency Operation Center in the provincial capital, Lucknow. It houses India's largest police emergency response system, which is equipped...

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016

CyberCity 3D Signs Integrator License Agreement with DigitalGlobe/Joins DigitalGlobe’s Information Partner Program

El Segundo,CA - CyberCity 3D, Inc., a leading geospatial 3D modeling and streaming services company headquartered in Los Angeles County, CA, announced today that it has signed an Integrator License Agreement with Westminster, CO-based DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE:DGI),...

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016

PES University to Launch Another Satellite

Barely a month, after 250 students launched a nano-satellite PISAT, under the mentorship of PES University staff, another group of students have started work on developing another satellite at the university, the PISAT-2. Read More at The...