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South Korea is converting an abandoned coal mine into a moon exploration testing ground
South Korea is transforming abandoned coal mines into testing...
ISRO to Launch Chandrayaan-5 With Japan, Plans Space Station
Dr. V. Narayanan, Chairman of the Indian Space Research...
Russia and China are threatening SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation, new report finds
SpaceX's Starlink satellite constellation is facing threats from Russia...
China and Pakistan agree to fly 1st foreign astronaut to Chinese space station
For the first time, the Chinese space program will train...
ISRO’s “Space on Wheels” offers a peek into Indian Space Programme to students in Karimnagar
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s “Space on Wheels”...
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GEOSA, Singapore Land Authority Launch Achievements of Joint Geospatial System Project
Riyadh, SPA -- The General Authority for Survey and...
Building in Bangkok collapses as powerful earthquake hits southeast Asia
One person has died and 50 were injured in...
Bellatrix Aerospace Partners with Astroscale Japan for Space Debris Removal
Bellatrix Aerospace, a Bengaluru-based space mobility company, has joined...
NSTC announces Pingtung site as Taiwan’s space mission launch center
Taipei, March 26 (CNA) Taiwan's National Science and Technology...

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Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

ITRI Unveils Innovative Remote-sensing Technologies

Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute announced a dozen innovative information and communications technologies featuring user-friendly applications of remote sensing July 4. Information and Communications Research Laboratories showcased a range of devices that run counter to the stereotyped impression...

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

TomTom HD Traffic Service to Mid-range GPS Buyers

TomTom's 3G data-based service HD Traffic is now available to Kiwis who are unwilling to spend upwards of $600 on a GPS unit. The service, which warns GPS users about reported incidents on the roads ahead, is now...

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

IBM Continues to Advance Smart Grid Developments in Korea

In conjunction with the semi-annual Global Intelligent Utility Network Coalition (GIUNC) meeting, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced its collaboration with Korea Electric Power Company (KEPCO), on the building of the Total Operations Center at the Jeju Smart...

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

Construction Boom Hits Tohoku

The expected construction boom in areas devastated by the March 11 disaster has arrived, but much grumbling is being heard despite the money pouring in from both the public and private sectors. Whispers of a "reconstruction bubble" are...

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

India Govt Eases Data Policy for Remote Sensing

The government, late on Monday night, announced a forward looking and new data sharing policy for India's Remote Sensing satellites. The new policy effectively breaks the monopoly that Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had on the remote sensing...

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

GRAPHISOFT Strategic Partnership with JZFZ in China

GRAPHISOFT Asia Sales Director Robert Greenfield and General Manager of JZFZ Zhang Yuhua signed an agreement that lays out the terms for a strategic partnership. The parties will cooperate in an effort to promote the application of...

Monday, July 4th, 2011

ALSTOM : Grid Wins a Major Contract to Rebuild Iraq Energy

The contract, that includes the supply of GIS substations and power transformers2, has been signed within the framework of the Ministry of Electricity's "Mega Deal3" project to add more than 10,000 MW of power generation capacity in...

Monday, July 4th, 2011

Infrastructure Australia Unveils Priority List

Australia's national infrastructure body on Monday unveiled an 86 billion Australian dollar project priority list ranging from railroads to ports and urged lawmakers to overhaul the financing and planning of major public works programs. Creaking infrastructure has long...

Monday, July 4th, 2011

Crisis Mapping Helps with Disaster Relief

The power of the mobile phone and other social media became clear in the aftermath of the tsunami and earthquake in Japan.  Just hours after disaster struck, Japanese volunteers used social media information  to create a crisis...

Monday, July 4th, 2011

Technical Advisory Mission to Bangladesh

The mission team was comprised of eight experts from the UN-affiliated Centre for Space Science Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific, India, from the National Disaster Reduction Centre of China, the Asia Pacific Space Cooperation (APSCO),...