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Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016

Antarctica Ground Station for Earth Observation Satellites (AGEOS)

ISRO has established the Antarctica Ground Station for Earth Observation Satellites (AGEOS), at Bharati Station, Larsemann Hills, Antarctica, for receiving Indian Remote sensing Satellite (IRS) data.  Read More at ISRO

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016

Secret Japanese Military Maps Could Open a New Window on Asia’s Past

These maps were captured in the waning days of World War II as the U.S. Army took control of Japan. American soldiers confiscated thousands of secret Japanese military maps and the plates used to print them, then...

Monday, August 1st, 2016

South Dakota DOT Honored for Special Achievement in GIS

Esri, a world leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology, presented the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) with a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award June 29, at its annual User Conference in San Diego, California....

Monday, August 1st, 2016

Australia Plans New Co-Ordinates to Fix Sat-Nav Gap

Australia is to shift its longitude and latitude to address a gap between local co-ordinates and those from global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). Read More at BBC

Monday, August 1st, 2016

Odisha CM inaugurated web-based GIS map portal named Bhubaneswar One

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patniak inaugurated a web-based GIS map portal named ‘Bhubaneswar One’ here on Saturday. Read More at Orissadiary.com

Friday, July 29th, 2016

India Launched 13 Indigenously Made Satellites During Last 2 Years: Govt

These satellites include six navigational satellites, three communication satellites, one earth observation satellite, one space science satellite and two University/academic institute’s satellites. Read More at DD News

Friday, July 29th, 2016

Norton Rose Fulbright Launches Interactive PPP Risk Allocation Tool with GI Hub

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, working in partnership with the Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub), has produced a tool for governments and stakeholders in developing economies to assist in building a pipeline of viable public-private partnership...

Thursday, July 28th, 2016

University to Receive Data from Indian Satellite

Data collated by the Oceansat-2 Earth Observation satellite will be transmitted to the Dundee Satellite Receiving Station (DSRS) and distributed to other research centres across the UK. Read More at The Courier

Wednesday, July 27th, 2016

Terra Drone and Hitachi Construction Machinery Announce Partnership to Advance UAV Land-Surveying

TOKYO - Terra Drone, Asia's leading service provider of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), and Hitachi Construction Machinery, the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, have announced a partnership to accelerate full-automatic UAV operation at construction sites. Terra...

Wednesday, July 27th, 2016

Trimble Establishes New Agriculture Business Solutions Group

SUNNYVALE, Calif., —Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it is establishing a dedicated Business Solutions group within its Agriculture Division to support the more complex needs of agricultural leaders. The Trimble Agriculture Business Solutions group will provide...