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Monday, June 27th, 2016

8000 Pillars to be Erected Along India-Nepal Border

More than 8,000 pillars along the India-Nepal border will be linked to a Global Navigation Satellite System, allowing authorities for the first time to effectively manage the over 1,700-km-long porous boundary. Read More at Indian Express

Monday, June 27th, 2016

Isro to Geo-Tag Assets Created Under MGNREGA

New Delhi: To keep track of assets created under the rural job guarantee scheme, the ministry of rural development and the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Friday signed an agreement on geo-tagging the assets. Read More...

Monday, June 27th, 2016

Satellite Images to Help Track Illegal Constructions

Pimpri Chinchwad: The civic body has decided to obtain Google images from National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad, to identify illegal constructions cropping up after January 1, 2016, within its limits.  Read More at Times of India

Friday, June 24th, 2016

MapAction and World Food Programme Help Sri Lankan Government Better Prepare for Emergency Response

Saunderton June 24th, 2016 - Weeks before massive floods in Sri Lanka killed more than 80 people and forced around 300,000 to leave their homes, MapAction and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) worked with the...

Thursday, June 23rd, 2016

Maptitude Now Has 14+ Million Australian Address Points

NEWTON MA (USA) - Address data has been set free in Australia because of a shrewd move by the Australian government. Initiatives under the National Innovation and Science Agenda are making public data more available for the...

Thursday, June 23rd, 2016

GfK Releases New Geodata for Australia and New Zealand

Bruchsal, Germany, 23 June 2016 – GfK has released new, expanded map editions for Australia and New Zealand that reflect the latest regional changes. Digital maps of administrative and postal regions comprise the foundation for location-based analyses,...

Thursday, June 23rd, 2016

Cartosat-2 Series: All You Need to Know About India’s New Earth Observation Satellite!

New Delhi: The Indian space agency ISRO successfully placed the country's new Cartosat-2 series into the orbit, along with 19 others in a single mission on Wednesday, breaking its own record. Here's a look at some key facts about...

Thursday, June 23rd, 2016

Lapan Launches Third-Generation Remote Sensing Satellite

Bogor, W Java - The Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (Lapan) has launched the third-generation LAPAN-A3/LAPAN-IPB satellite witnessed by Vice President Jusuf Kalla at the institutes Aviation Technology Center here on Wednesday. Read More at...

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016

At a Stroke, PSLV C-34 Lobs 20 Satellites into Orbit

In one go, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday launched 20 satellites. They include two student satellites from Indian universities and 17 of four foreign countries. Read More at The Hindu

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016

SuperGIS Desktop helps Public Works Department in Serang, Indonesian

The global GIS software and solution provider, Supergeo announces that its powerful desktop GIS software, SuperGIS Desktop, is selected by the Public Works Department of Serang municipality to edit and manage spatial data. Located at northwestern Java,...