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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, September 2nd, 2016

GSDI 15 Early Bird Registration Reminder – Ends 15 September!

With over 150 presentations scheduled for the conference and more than a dozen workshops, the 15th Global Spatial Data Infrastructure World Conference (GSDI 15) is an event not to be missed! Join GSDI 15 on November 29...

Friday, September 2nd, 2016

Did China Just Suffer the First Space Launch Failure of 2016?

­China was early this morning expected to launch its Gaofen-10 Earth observation satellite from Taiyuan, following the issuance of an airspace exclusion zone days in advance. However, it seems the launch did not go to plan. Read More...

Friday, September 2nd, 2016

India Significantly Short of Capacity in Space: ISRO Chief

BENGALURU: ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar today said the country is "significantly" short of capacity in space and there is a need to double the number of satellites.  Read More at Economics Times

Thursday, September 1st, 2016

India Bags Deals to Launch 68 Foreign Satellites, 12 of them from US

India secured deals to launch 68 overseas satellites, including a dozen from the US, a top official said on Tuesday. Read More at Hindustan Times

Thursday, September 1st, 2016

Free Australia Postcode Maps by Australian City/State

NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS (USA) – Caliper is excited to announce the release of 17 free postcode maps in PDF format. Population density, income, and postal boundaries are included for several states and cities in Australia, and can be...

Wednesday, August 31st, 2016

Digital Mapping Company HERE Looking for New Investors

Digital maps company HERE, controlled by German carmakers BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen, aims to find a new investor by the end of the year, HERE chief Edzard Overbeek told a German newspaper.  Read More at Times of...

Tuesday, August 30th, 2016

BFC Organises Workshop on Remote Sensing, Navigation Satellite System

The department of Geography of Baba Farid College has organised a workshop on its campus during the 18th Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) Outreach Programme. The programme was begun on August 22 on the basics of...

Tuesday, August 30th, 2016

Airobotics Selects SimActive’s Photogrammetry Software for its Automated Industrial Drone Solution

Montreal, Canada, August 30th, 2016 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce that Airobotics has chosen Correlator3D™ for its drone platforms.  The software will be used to derive mapping products for...

Monday, August 29th, 2016

China Wants to Build a Moon Base

In something that seems to have been taken from the recent film "Independent Day: Resurgence," China has unveiled plans to build a base on the moon in the near future. Read More at YIBADA

Monday, August 29th, 2016

Satellite Data on Goa’s Wetlands to be Studied

Panaji: The newly-constituted Goa State Wetland Authority has formed a nodal agency to study a report prepared based on satellite remote sensing data, which has found 550 wetlands in the state. Read More at GoaCom