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Isro will not make any launch vehicle, all tech to be handed to private sector
IN-SPACe chairman Pawan Goenka said Isro is moving launch...
North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end
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Orbitworks ships UAE-built Altair-1 to US ahead of October launch
Abu Dhabi-based satellite company Orbitworks has shipped Altair-1, the...
Long March 12 launches despite recent 7A failure, Long March 2C launches satellite for UAE
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India-US space ties deepen as NASA invites ISRO to join moon base program
NASA has formally invited India to participate in its...
H3 launches navigation satellite
WASHINGTON — A Japanese H3 rocket successfully launched a...
Chinese rocket carrying satellite explodes seconds after launch
Hong Kong —  A Chinese rocket set to launch a satellite...
NASA invites ISRO to join its ambitious Moon Base programme
India and the United States are set to strengthen...
India counters China’s map war: Names of 27 Arunachal Pradesh locations standardised on Survey of India maps
The official list covers 21 land locations, four mountain...
OMEGA and MBRSC launch exhibition celebrating UAE’s space milestones and Moon landing anniversary
OMEGA has partnered with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space...

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Friday, December 11th, 2015

Sneak Preview: Maptitude 2016 is Faster & Easier to Use

Maptitude 2016 is due out in the first quarter of 2016, and we are offering you an exclusive first look at some of the new features! Maptitude 2016 provides the business value you expect when investing in...

Thursday, December 10th, 2015

Audi, BMW and Daimler Buy Nokia’s Digital Mapping Business

There are many key elements to the successful implementation of connected, autonomous cars. Intelligent, realtime maps and location services are two of the most important elements, however, because cars — even with environment sensors and rear view...

Thursday, December 10th, 2015

Beijing New Airport Project Extends Construction Information Management System Contract with Trimble

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 10, 2015 — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) today announced a contract extension for Beijing's New Airport Project. In April, Trimble won the initial bid to supply the project with a construction information management system. Based on...

Thursday, December 10th, 2015

Carrenza and Envita Announce Joint SAAS GeoINT Solution Partnership

London, December 10, 2015 — Carrenza, the leading cloud services provider, and British geospatial information system technology experts Envitia, today announced a partnership that will see Envitia’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution available on the Government’s G-Cloud 7 framework. Envitia’s GeoINT Suite is...

Thursday, December 10th, 2015

Red Cross Australia – Volunteers Required

Every year Red Cross Australia responds to emergencies and provides humanitarian assistance, whilst also assisting Australians prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies. During an emergency, Red Cross volunteers and staff work alongside police, fire and...

Wednesday, December 9th, 2015

Himalayan Times Reveals Miyamoto’s Purpose in Nepal

Eight months after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Nepal, Dr. Kit Miyamoto sits down with the Himalayan Times to discuss what the future holds for reconstruction in Nepal – what works and what doesn’t. “I think engineers here...

Wednesday, December 9th, 2015

Aarav Unmanned Systems is Mapping the Future With its UAV Technology

December 9, 2015 — From being a figment of a science fiction writer’s imagination just a few years ago, today, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become a reality. A handful of Indian startups are working on specialised...

Wednesday, December 9th, 2015

The Motherlode Of Australian Mapping Data Is Being Released

The federal government, in partnership with Public Sector Mapping Agencies Australia, will release two highly sought after datasets to the Australian public for free as a part of the National Innovation and Science Agenda. The Geo-coded National...

Tuesday, December 8th, 2015

Stealth Drones are in South Korea’s Future Defense Plans

December 8, 2015 — South Korea is planning to design stealth drones and several other futuristic technologies to defend itself against North Korea, defense officials said Monday. Read More via Stars And Stripes

Tuesday, December 8th, 2015

CIDCO to Use Satellite Monitoring to Check Illegal Encroachments in Navi Mumbai

December 8, 2015 - Owing to the increasing number of illegal encroachments in the city, the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) in Navi Mumbai, is planning to install a Geographic Information System (GIS) for satellite monitoring...