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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
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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
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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

David Weaver Receives 2016 Peter S. Thacher Award

Falmouth, MA  - On October 18, 2016, former Vice President of Applied Geographics,Inc. (AppGeo), David Weaver, was presented with the  Peter S. Thacher Award at the Northeast Arc Users Group ( NEARC) annual conference held in Falmouth,...

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

Unleashing the Power of Open Earth Observation Data Group on Earth Observations to Convene in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Geneva - Hosted by the Russian Federation, led by ROSHYDROMET and ROSCOSMOS, the  intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO) will convene its international Plenary on 9- 10 November in St. Petersburg. The entire Earth observation community gathers...

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

Accenture Acquires Realworld OO Systems B.V., a Leading Utilities Geographic Information System Business

AMSTERDAM - Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has acquired Realworld OO Systems B.V., a Netherlands-based division of Realworld Holding B.V. that specializes in geographic information system (GIS) solutions. These solutions help utilities digitize and optimize their electricity, water and natural...

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

Topcon Announces Distribution of the New Intel(R) Falcon 8+ System for North American Markets

LIVERMORE, CA and CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, THE NETHERLANDS - Topcon Positioning Group announces the new Intel Falcon 8+ System, a patented V-shaped eight-rotor unmanned aerial system (UAS) for the United States and Canada markets that will be...

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

What We’ve Found by Mapping Incidents of Intolerance Across South Asia

­ Intolerance is a rising global concern and South Asia is no exception. In Uttar Pradesh, India, a young victim of a so-called honour killing left a chilling video predicting her death at the hands of family...

Tuesday, November 1st, 2016

SLANTRANGE Agricultural Drone Mapping Data Now Compatible with DroneDeploy

SLANTRANGE, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation, drone-based remote sensing and analytics systems for agriculture, announced today a new integration solution, available immediately, to utilize SLANTRANGE data products within the DroneDeploy drone software platform. Utilizing DroneDeploy’s new...

Tuesday, November 1st, 2016

Ola Rollén Under Investigation by Norwegian Authorities for Insider Trading Unrelated to Hexagon

NACKA STRAND, Sweden - Ola Rollén, Hexagon’s President and CEO, is currently under investigation for insider trading stemming from personal investments unrelated to Hexagon. The circumstances have been explained in this morning’s press release from Christian B...

Monday, October 31st, 2016

FinalCode Appoints DNA Connect as Distributor for Australia

FinalCode, Inc., the innovator in persistent file security, today announced the appointment of DNA Connect as its distributor for Australia. Following the opening of FinalCode’s regional office in Singapore earlier this year and the recent appointment of...

Monday, October 31st, 2016

Ian Masser to Receive GSDI Global Citizen Award

Emeritus Professor Ian Masser is to receive the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Global Citizen Award during the 15th GSDI World Conference in Taipei, Taiwan on 2 December 2016. Read More at GIM International

Monday, October 31st, 2016

GAF Operationally Provides Ocean Colour Data to ESA

Neustrelitz, Germany -  After signing respective agreements with ESA and Antrix, the commercial arm of ISRO, GAF as the prime contractor in cooperation with DLR has upgraded the ground station in Neustrelitz to accommodate the reception of...