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Australia’s Gilmour Space Technologies ready to launch maiden Eris Test flight the nation’s first orbital launch in over 50 years
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Korea’s space agency seeks revision of plan to modify next-gen rockets into reusable system
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Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Eco-park Thrown Open to Public

An eco-park, developed by Department of Environment and Remote Sensing (DERS) as a potential tourist attraction, was thrown open to visitors in Ganderbal district, an official spokesman said today. Spread over an area of over two acres of...

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

China’s State Council Appoints Senior Surveying Officials

Wu Xinxiong was appointed to be the president of the State Electricity Regulatory Commission, replacing Wang Xudong. Xu Deming was appointed as the director of the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation. Read More

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Trimble Acquires Yamei Electronics Technology in China

Trimble announced today it has acquired Yamei Electronics Technology, Co. Ltd, a Chinese wholly foreign owned entity (WFOE) of Digisec Group of the Caymans. Yamei manufactures automotive electronics products used for anti-theft GPS monitoring and tracking, RFID-based...

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

The Trains of Tomorrow, Today

With the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway to begin operating in June, the world's attention has turned to China for this momentous occasion in rail technology and modern transportation. Aside from being the fastest train in the world, reaching...

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Zenrin Aligns with Indian Mapping Firm CE Info Systems

Zenrin Co will form a business alliance with Indian mapping firm CE Info Systems PVT Ltd through acquisition of more than 15% of its shares, as part of efforts to expand in the growing Indian market. The Kitakyushu-based...

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Google ‘Applying for China Mapping Licence’

 Google and its joint venture partner in China have applied for a licence to operate an online mapping service in the world's biggest web market, a news report said on Tuesday. The State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping...

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

SuperGIS Desktop Selected by Universidade Federal do Ceará in Brazil

SuperGeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, announced that its reseller in Brazil, ENGESAT, has successfully promoted SuperGIS Desktop Lab Kit and GIS Learning CD to Universidade Federal do Ceará.

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

SpaceX Secures Launch Contract in Major Asian Market

Thai satellite company THAICOM Plc. has chosen Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) to launch the new Thaicom 6 telecommunications satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) from its Cape Canaveral launch site in the second quarter of 2013. The contract brings another...

Monday, June 13th, 2011

Nepal Nagqu Lake Hydrological Scientific Investigation Starts

By the major national scientific research programs of global change, "the Tibetan Plateau climate system change and its impact on East Asia and mechanism of the" second issue "the role of the Tibetan Plateau during more than...

Monday, June 13th, 2011

Hong Kong Satellite Positioning Reference Station Network

Survey and Mapping Office (SMO) of Lands Department has applied new technology to improve the quality of services in recent years. It makes use of the Global Positioning System, GPS technology of United States to develop a...