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Palakkad Celebrates as NASA Astronaut Anil Menon Set for First Space Mission
Thiruvananthapuram, July 13, 2026: Kerala’s Palakkad district is set to...
G20 satellite is expected to be launched in 2027: ISRO Chairman
ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan has said that the G20...
Unidentified metal spheres found on Australian beach are ‘debris from a foreign rocket body’, space agency says
The Australian Space Agency says the objects "appear to...
Singapore and Japan sign agreement to strengthen space collaboration
SINGAPORE: The space agencies of Singapore and Japan signed...
Japan space probe skims asteroid in test for planetary defense
A Japanese space probe performed a flyby of a...
Hong Kong-developed ‘Eye for Space’ now operating aboard Tiangong space station
Hong Kong’s first home-grown astronaut, Lai Ka-ying, assembled and...
ISRO conducts first SOLVE ground test important for Gaganyaan missions
Sub-Orbital Launch Vehicle for Experiments (SOLVE) solid motor was...
New 3D Detection Method for Detecting Atmospheric Rivers in Antarctica
Researchers in Japan demonstrate how vertically layered atmospheric rivers...
Uttar Pradesh Govt launches Special Land Measurement Campaign
The Uttar Pradesh government yesterday launched the statewide Digi...
Japan Eyes Sovereign D2D Satellite Network
Japan plans to select a proposal this month for...

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Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015

Leica Geosystems, Esri Supercharge Mobile Data Collection with ZenoCollector

Norcross, Ga., USA/Redlands, Calif., USA, July 22, 2015 — The Leica Zeno 20, the ultra-rugged, Android-based and professional-grade handheld, has combined with Collector for ArcGIS, one of the most powerful and configurable field data collection apps in the...

Thursday, July 9th, 2015

Laser Scanning Captures the Ruins of Japan’s Largest Mountaintop Castle

Researchers at the Archaeological Institute of Kashihara have found some undiscovered remains of Takatori Castle in Nara Prefecture by conducting an airborne laser scanning survey. Working with aerial study firm Asia Air Survey Co. in Tokyo, the...

Wednesday, July 8th, 2015

Institute of Ecology and Geobotany, Yunnan University Imports GIS for Academics

Supergeo Technologies, the leading GIS software and solutions provider, announces that Institute of Ecology and Geobotany, Yunnan University imports GIS by selecting GIS Learning CD to spread and educate the technologies more easily. As one of the...

Tuesday, July 7th, 2015

China Teams with Belgium on Earth Observation Mission

Beijing and Brussels approved last week a MOU (memorandum of understanding) for joint collaboration on satellite technology that could place both nations "at the forefront" to deliver vital information worldwide, as revealed by Belgian State Secretary of...

Tuesday, July 7th, 2015

India Discusses Adding 3D Imagery to Google Earth

3D imagery of buildings and terrain of India's major cities, including Rashtrapati Bhavan and PMO, could soon be seen in Google Earth with the government contemplating to give permission for uploading pictures of the country's metropolitan areas. Home...

Tuesday, July 7th, 2015

Pondy Coast Undergoes Mapping to Assist Evacuation During Disasters

A team from Hyderabad-based Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) was here recently as part of the work on multi-hazard vulnerability mapping of the coastal as well as the inland areas of Puducherry town. The...

Sunday, July 5th, 2015

Chinese Air Force Checks Quake Area with Drones

China’s air force dispatched a drone to the site of an earthquake in the far-western region of Xinjiang on Friday to help in monitoring work, the first time it has used an unmanned aircraft for such a...

Thursday, July 2nd, 2015

Indonesia Deploys Drones to Catch Tax Cheats

For Indonesia’s cash-strapped government, policing revenue across a chain of 17,000 islands that would stretch from New York to Alaska is no easy task. Remote areas on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, where most of the...

Thursday, July 2nd, 2015

The Zoological Survey of India Celebrates 100 Years

The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has drawn a year-long plan for its centenary year. The organisation, which completed 100 years on Wednesday, will unveil sculptures and hold discussions with the aim of generating awareness on conservation...

Thursday, July 2nd, 2015

Digital India Initiative Kicks Off in Indore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kicks off his Digital India project in Indore with a video conference. The initiative will connect 10 village panchayats with high-speed internet service starting tomorrow. Work to connect 335 village panchayats with high-speed...