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Private Japanese lunar lander enters orbit around moon ahead of a June touchdown
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Indian astronaut to travel soon to ISS as part of ISRO-NASA Mission
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China issues regulatory framework to support direct-to-device satellite services
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Astranis clinches $115 million Taiwan deal despite satellite setback
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UAE and Egypt Strengthen Space Collaboration with New MoU
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Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

Google Maps Nears First Deadline on China Requirement

Google has yet to apply for the necessary state license to operate its online mapping service in China, putting another Google product in jeopardy as the first deadline looms. China's State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping said in...

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

SuperGeo Announces New Reseller in Nepal

SuperGeo Technologies officially announced its latest partner in Nepal, where SeaGate Institute of Technology is authorized to distribute SuperGIS series software. Situated in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, SeaGate Institute of Technology offers services and training related to...

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

Chinese Beidou System to Challenge U.S. Dominancy

Beidou, the China's second generation of satellite system features services of locating, navigation, timing and even text message communication covering the Asia Pacific region by 2012, said the system chief designer Sun Jiadong. Such upgrades are perceived by...

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

Kosovo: Data Quality of Global Map

Global map was borne as a product to replace previous IMW (1:1.000.000) with a new map in digital form with the homogeneous standards for entire globe. The primary objective of Global...

Friday, March 25th, 2011

First Broad-scale Maps of Life on the Sea-shelf

Marine scientists from five research agencies have pooled their skills and resources to compile a directory of life on Australia’s continental shelf. They examined the shelf seascape during a three-year program of the Commonwealth Environment Research Facilities (CERF) Marine Biodiversity Hub....

Friday, March 25th, 2011

National Standard to Help Clean Up Coastal Pollution

A national standard will be drafted that limits pollutant discharge into the sea as part of a campaign to protect the fragile maritime environment, a top administrator said. Local regulations in coastal provinces are the only code of...

Thursday, March 24th, 2011

NZGO Builds National Geospatial Skills Database

On 3 March 2011, the New Zealand Geospatial Office offered to build a database of geospatial professionals who may be available to provide relief for the people based in Wellington and Christchurch who are ...

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

Hemisphere GPS Reports 2010 Q4 Year-End Results

Hemisphere GPS, a designer and manufacturer of advanced GPS products, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010. All amounts in this news release are expressed in US dollars. For the fourth quarter...

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

NovAtel Inc. and Raven Industries Announce New Supplier Agreement

NovAtel Inc. and Raven Industries announce a new strategic partnership that will see NovAtel's industry leading Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning technology integrated into Raven's comprehensive line of precision agriculture products. The convergence of these two...

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

Learning to Manage Disasters in Malaysia

An earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale followed by 10-meter high tsunami in Japan, last week managed to remove the perception of the international community since the beginning of this year's protest focused on the disaster...