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Ghana, Japan explore deeper cooperation in space technology
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Thursday, November 17th, 2016

Esri Creates First Global Map of the Catholic Church

REDLANDS, Calif.- Global smart-mapping leader Esri today announced that the GoodLands project team has partnered with Esri to create a digital map portal of the Catholic Church's global landholdings. The project uses geographic information system (GIS) technology...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

New GNSS weather data sets from TechDemoSat-1

New weather datasets, which could prove highly valuable for weather forecasting and for longer term climate monitoring, have just been made available from the Space GNSS Receiver-Remote Sensing Instrument (SGR-ReSI) instrument on board TechDemoSat-1, a small technology...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

USGIF to Provide GEOINT 101 Presentation to Elementary School Students

Herndon, Virginia — The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) created a “GEOINT 101” presentation to share with 50 fifth grade students at Moorefield Station Elementary School in Ashburn, Va., Nov. 16 in celebration of international GIS...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports Launch of WorldView-4 Commercial Earth Observation Satellite

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), successfully supported the launch of WorldView-4, DigitalGlobe’s newest high-accuracy, high-resolution imaging satellite. The mission was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

Map Your World on GIS Day 2016

REDLANDS, Calif.- Smart mapping company Esri today announced the 18th annual GIS Day will take place on November 16, 2016. The day is a celebration of geographic information systems (GIS) technology and unites the geospatial community in...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

Verisk Analytics, Inc., Acquires The GeoInformation Group

JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Verisk Analytics, Inc. (Nasdaq:VRSK), a leading data analytics provider, announced the acquisition of The GeoInformation Group, a leader in the field of geographic data solutions based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. "This acquisition expands...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

Sanborn Inks Major Mapping Deal With USGS

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.- The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. (Sanborn) has won a Geospatial Products and Services Contracts (GPSC) award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) that allows the agency to negotiate task orders with Sanborn during the next...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

State to Roll Out Joint Action Plan with Isro

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state government is set to roll out a joint action plan with the Indian Space Research Organization (Isro) to help various departments utilise space technology and develop geospatial applications.  Read More at Times of India

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

Seoul to Decide Google’s Request for Map Data Next Week

The South Korean government will make a decision next week whether to allow global giant Google Inc. to export government-supplied map data outside the country, a government official said Sunday. Read More at Korea Herald

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

Many Chinese Cities are Slowly Sinking – and Intensive Urbanisation Means it Will Only Get Worse, Say Experts

Many of China’s cities are sinking due to groundwater being overused and experts fear the problem will grow worse as urbanisation intensifies. Read More at South China Morning Post