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Airborne navigation without GNSS is the aim of a...
Market size, technical gaps threaten Taiwan’s space dream
As global players like SpaceX dominate headlines, Taiwan is...
China quietly tested its first inflatable space module in orbit
BREMEN, Germany — China tested out a small expandable...
Isro Signs Agreement with Australian Space Agency for Gaganyaan Mission
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ESA and Japan expand collaboration in space exploration
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace...
Korea’s space development to hit wall without private sector initiative
The private sector should take the initiative in South...
India’s Chandrayaan-2 moon orbiter avoids collision with South Korea’s Danuri spacecraft
India's Chandrayaan-2 moon orbiter maneuvered in September to avoid...
Dubai residents may soon have opportunity to travel to the edge of space
Residents of Dubai may soon have the chance to...
Swift Navigation and KDDI Launch Skylark Precise Positioning Service Across Japan
SAN FRANCISCO and TOKYO - Swift Navigation, a global...
Thailand plays host to Southeast Asia’s largest space technology event
Thailand Space Week 2024, the region’s premier international space...

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Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Around the World with GLONASS

The Russian yacht Delta has covered the European part of its around-the world voyage after leaving behind 12 countries, the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay. The next step...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Urbanization in Asia: Clean, Green and Competitive Cities Key to Asia’s Future

For the first time in history, more than half the world's population now live in urban areas and about 70% will be city dwellers by 2050.The UN estimates that 11 out of 20 mega-cities are in Asia...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Kutlubey Forms e-cadastral Base and Map of Third City of Azerbaijan

The State Committee for Property Affairs of Azerbaijan has summed up the results of the tender procedure for creation of information database of electronic cadastre and structure of electronic cadastral map in the city of Sumgait. The Committee...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

National Spatial Data Infrastructure – 2011

The NSDI has come to be seen as the technology, policies, criteria, standards and people necessary to promote geospatial data sharing throughout all levels of government, the private and non-profit sectors, and academia. It provides a base...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Emirates Airlines Selects Rockwell Collins Avionics for New Aircraft

Emirates Airlines has selected a comprehensive package of Rockwell Collins avionics for 32 new Airbus A380 and 30 new Boeing 777 aircraft. Aircraft deliveries are in progress and will continue through 2015. The agreement was commemorated today at a...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

DigitalGlobe & Geoimage Announce an Australia Wide Imagery Promotion

From now until 31 st December 2011, orthorectified 4-band DigitalGlobe imagery provided with a resampled 2m resolution is available from Geoimage at a whopping 70% discount off the recommended retail price. DigitalGlobe satellite imagery has been used for a multitude...

Monday, November 14th, 2011

Government Plan Ready to Sell ‘unqualified’ Land

Unqualified state land will be subject to sale after new related legislation is approved by the Turkish parliament, generating revenues of 26 billion Turkish Liras. About 1 million houses and 1.74 million square meters of land whose cadastre...

Monday, November 14th, 2011

Most Rural Houses Vulnerable to Quakes

All Chinese houses built before 1979 and 90 percent of rural houses built after 1979 are not quake-proof in their design, said Sun Botao, head of the Engineering Mechanics Institute of China Earthquake Administration at Japan's Revelation...

Monday, November 14th, 2011

Australian PM Lauds Aquino for Introducing Reforms

The two leaders exchanged pleasantries and expressed appreciation for each other’s help such as Australia’s assistance in mapping out flood-prone areas in Metro Manila, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Laura del Rosario said. “The Australian government is helping us unmask...

Monday, November 14th, 2011

Remote Sensing to Map State’s Resource Data

Remote sensing technology would be used to prepare a resource atlas of the state. The technology was being used to collect data and images from satellites. It would be used in the next five-year plan as well,...