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Monday, May 2nd, 2016

GIS Mapping, Drones to Help Railways Protect Land

The GIS mapping of all Railway land in Delhi will help the authorities in curbing the menace of encroachments. From Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping of its vacant land to aerial survey of its railway station through...

Monday, May 2nd, 2016

Number of Forest Fires in Uttarakhand Coming Down

Satellite images show that there’s been a decline in the number of forest fires in Uttarakhand since April 28. Though fires in the region are still intense, images that have been sourced from two U.S. satellites Aqua...

Monday, May 2nd, 2016

India Completes IRNSS Constellation

On April 28, 2016 the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched the seventh and final spacecraft for the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). The satellite, IRNSS-1G, was placed into orbit by a Polar Satellite Launch...

Thursday, April 28th, 2016

3rd International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management – GISTAM 2017

The GISTAM Conference (The 3rd International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management) organized by INSTICC (Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication) will take place from 27 to 28 of April...

Thursday, April 28th, 2016

US, South Korea Sign Deal for Cooperation in Airspace Exploration

The United States and South Korea have signed an agreement on cooperation in the exploration and use of airspace, the US State Department announced in a press release on Wednesday. Read More at Sputnik

Thursday, April 28th, 2016

PH Satellite Diwata-1 Now in Space

MANILA — The long wait is over as the Diwata-1 is finally sent out to space to begin her 20-month-long journey. Read More at Inquirer.net  

Monday, April 25th, 2016

BRICS to the Rescue! Earth Sensing Data Swap for Faster Disaster Response

BEIJING  — The BRICS countries are working to implement an initiative of sharing information on the Earth’s remote sensing, which will allow to swiftly respond to emergency situations and disasters, Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos head Igor Komarov said Sunday. Read More at...

Monday, April 25th, 2016

Pakistan, China to Launch Satellite to Monitor CPEC Projects

ISLAMABAD  – Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission has signed a contract with China Great Wall Industry Corporation for collaboration in the development and launch of Pakistan remote sensing satellite system. Read More at Daily Pakistan

Friday, April 22nd, 2016

Contract Inked for Pakistan’s Remote Sensing Satellite

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) and China Great Wall Industry Cooperation (CGWIC) signed a contract on Wednesday for the development and launch of Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS-1) System. Read More at...

Friday, April 22nd, 2016

China’s Earth Observation Satellite Assists Ecuador Quake Relief

BEIJING, April 21 (Xinhua) -- China has offered a set of hi-resolution imageries of the Ecuador quake zone, captured by satellite Gaofen-2 to aid relief work, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Thursday. Read...