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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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Monday, October 3rd, 2016

Peru Releases 1st Images from Satellite

The first images from the PeruSAT-1 Earth observation satellite have been received at the CNOIS satellite operations center in Lima, the defense ministry said Friday. Read More at Fox News Latino

Monday, October 3rd, 2016

ISRO Centres Set for PSLV-C36 Launch in November

Four days after the successful launch of PSLV-C35 rocket, ISRO centres here are now focussed on the upcoming launch of PSLV-C36 in November. It also offers an opportunity for the student winners of Inter-School quiz on Oct...

Thursday, September 29th, 2016

NM Group Become First to Test Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight LiDAR UAV for Electricity Transmission in USA

In July 2016, a Midwest utility completed a project with NM Group to deploy an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with LiDAR technology testing its suitability for vegetation compliance analysis. This project was the first time a LiDAR...

Thursday, September 29th, 2016

Future Cities Laboratory Uses Esri’s Web and Desktop Technology to Assess ‘Walkability’ and ‘Cyclability’ in Singapore

The Future Cities Laboratory (FCL) – a research centre set up by ETH Zurich and the National Research Foundation in Singapore focusing on sustainable future cities – has used advanced location-based analytics technology to assess how walkable...

Wednesday, September 28th, 2016

The United Nations and Sierra Nevada Corporation Announce First Ever Dedicated United Nations-Dream Chaser Space Mission

VIENNA - (UN Information Service) – The United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) have announced details of the first ever dedicated United Nations space mission at the International Astronautical Congress...

Tuesday, September 27th, 2016

Esri Chosen by Microsoft as its GIS Service for Enterprise Users

Redlands, California—Esri, the world leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology, is collaborating with Microsoft Corp. on two new offerings leveraging Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Azure. This collaboration makes the power of geospatial analytics available to...

Tuesday, September 27th, 2016

Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure Acquires GISquadrat

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. —  Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure has acquired GISquadrat GmbH of Vienna, Austria. The acquisition will enhance Hexagon's geospatial, cloud and mobile solutions for governments and utility providers in Europe. A Hexagon partner prior to the...

Tuesday, September 27th, 2016

Press Release: Dr Winnie Tang of Esri China (Hong Kong) to Keynote at GSDI 15 World Conference

With a PhD in Science from the University of Hong Kong, Dr. Winnie Tang JP has over 20 years’ experience in the industry of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and is the Founder and Chairman of Esri...

Tuesday, September 27th, 2016

In a first, PSLV Puts 8 Satellites in Two Different Orbits

In a first, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s PSLV C-35 rocket launched a total of eight satellites, into two different orbits. The 371 kg SCATSAT-1, a satellite for weather-related studies, was placed in the polar sun synchronous...

Monday, September 26th, 2016

OGC Seeks Public Comment for Candidate Moving Features Access Standard

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) seeks public comment on its candidate Moving Features Access Standard. Applications using moving feature data, such as vehicles or pedestrians, are rapidly increasing. Innovative applications are expected to require the overlay, integration,...