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UAE space economy grows 27.1% to $1.5 billion
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South Korea launches Nuri rocket carrying 15 satellites, its 1st liftoff of 2026
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Iran expands GPS network using Khayyam satellite data
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India-Japan looking to deepen economic engagement, eye greater cooperation in chips, space: Suzuki
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Genesys International bags ₹283 crore World Bank-funded contract for Ahmedabad digital twin
The project will map 625 sq km, survey 25...
China launches new remote sensing satellite group
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Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi to lead UAE delegation at IAC 2026
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Wednesday, October 12th, 2016

Esri Offering GSDI 15 Workshop on “Platform for Building Safe and Resilient Communities”

The 15th Global Spatial Data Infrastructure World Conference (GSDI 15) is being held in Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China) from 29 November to 2 December 2016, hosted by the Taiwan Association of Disaster Prevention Industry (TADPI), with...

Wednesday, October 12th, 2016

DJI and Datumate Partner to Deliver Site Survey Solution

DJI and Datumate have begun offering a drone, software and app package that fully automates and expedites site surveys. Tailored for professional surveying jobs, the DJI-Datumate Site Survey Solution simplifies the surveying and mapping processes, while maintaining...

Monday, October 10th, 2016

DigitalGlobe Now Targeting Late October or Early November for WorldView-4 Satellite Launch

WESTMINSTER, Colo. - DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced the WorldView-4 satellite launch has been delayed due to ongoing efforts to restore and test infrastructure...

Monday, October 10th, 2016

Trimble Sells its Unmanned Aircraft System Business to Delair-Tech

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 10, 2016 —Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that Delair-Tech has acquired its Belgium-based Gatewing Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) engineering and manufacturing business. Delair-Tech is a leading provider of long-range, fixed-wing UAS solutions for industrial...

Monday, October 10th, 2016

DAT/EM Systems International INTERGEO Booth to Feature 3D Building Capture and UAV Technologies

DAT/EM Systems International® will exhibit at this year’s INTERGEO® Conference in Hamburg, Germany with RhinoTerrain™ SARL, Pulse Aerospace and local partner DAT/EM Systems Europe. DAT/EM Systems and RhinoTerrain will offer software demos, and Pulse Aerospace will display...

Monday, October 10th, 2016

Drones Create 3D Maps to Demonstrate Carbon Storage

3D MODEL generating drones may soon be measuring Western Australia's rangelands to ocean carbon footprint. Landgate are using locally designed drones to develop an extremely cost-effective aerial photo based technology capable of sampling large transects of rangelands and...

Monday, October 10th, 2016

N. Korea May Conduct Another Missile Test

North Korea may test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) soon, as the country is apparently preparing to launch a satellite. Read More at Korea Times

Monday, October 10th, 2016

Indian Space Scientists Guiding the World, says AU Vice-Chancellor

India’s space and nuclear scientists are second to none in the world, said Andhra University Vice-Chancellor G. Nageswara Rao on Saturday. Read More at The Hindu

Thursday, October 6th, 2016

WOC Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) Attracts High Level Opening Speakers

The Opening Plenary of the World Ocean Council (WOC) Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS), Rotterdam, 30 Nov-2 Dec 2016, will include: • Erik Solheim, Director, U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP); U.N. Under-Secretary-General • Vladimir Ryabinin, Executive Secretary, UNESCO Intergovernmental...

Wednesday, October 5th, 2016

GSDI 15 to Award GEO Travel Grants to Developing Country Participants

The Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Association is pleased to announce that the Intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO, http://www.earthobservations.org/) is generously providing financial support in the form of travel grants to SDI implementers from developing countries...