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Taiwan developing space capabilities for all-weather imaging
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Honda hails successful test of reusable rocket as it looks to get into the space business
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China’s space program provides larger platform for broader international cooperation
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India To Launch $1.5 Billion Joint Earth Mission With NASA In July
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Axiom-4 mission delayed again: ISRO confirms Subhanshu Shukla’s ISS spaceflight won’t launch before 22 June 2025
The Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station has...
Mengzhou spacecraft for China’s moon-landing mission passes landmark test flight
China has completed the inaugural test flight of its...
Space application for ITMA Asia + CITME 2026 opens
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Yanmar, Chia Tai and XAG Empower Thai Agriculture through Innovation
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bitsensing Signs MOU with IKIO Technologies to Advance AI-Based Traffic Monitoring on India’s Expressways, Highways and Municipal Areas
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Monday, January 3rd, 2011

Sentinel-Asia: Disaster Management Support System In The Asia-Pacific Region

The Sentinel Asia initiative is a collaboration between space agencies and disaster management agencies, applying remote sensing and Web-GIS technologies to support disaster management in the Asia-Pacific region. Read More

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

Maction Wins GPS Software Order from BYD

aibei-Maction Technologies Inc. the largest GPS map developer in Greater China and Southeast Asia, recently claimed to have won orders from the Chinese automaker BYD Co., Ltd. Maction already supplies navigation software to South East (Fujian) Motor Co.,...

Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

JAXA i Closes in Tokyo

The JAXA information center, JAXA i, which worked as a connecting point between people and "the sky and space" in Marunouchi, Tokyo, closed permanently on Dec. 28. We've been providing various information on the sky and space...

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Queensland State Disaster Management Group

Whilst many parts of Queensland have commenced recovery efforts, other areas are bracing for more flooding. Queensland Police Service Assistant Commissioner Brett Pointing said that additional police have been sent to many areas affected by floods including Emerald,...

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Qatar’s Geographic Information System ‘most advanced in the world’

The Arabian state of Qatar can boast one of the most advanced geographic information systems (GIS) in the world, thanks to the state development of a Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) network. The system was set up by...

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

A&A Solution Days Event Introduces Vectorworks 2011 to Japan

Held in Tokyo, the event featured presentations by Nemetschek Vectorworks CEO Sean Flaherty and industry experts, including award-winning architect Junya Ishigami. The first day focused on architecture and BIM, and the second day focused on design and rendering. The...

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

7th International Symposium on Digital Earth

The 7th International Symposium on Digital Earth (ISDE7) with the theme of the Knowledge Generation will be held in Perth, Australia from 23-25, August 2011 in conjunction with the Western Australian Land Information System (WALIS) Forum and...

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

Fiji – Push for Satellite Technology-use

SOPAC member countries have been encouraged to use satellite image data as an essential tool to help in national development, management, security, and protection. Dr Wolf Forstreuter, SOPAC's GIS and Remote Sensing Unit Specialist, said there were a...

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

Taiwan – Five Special Municipalities to Begin Operation

Five special municipalities across Taiwan with 60 percent of the country's population will begin operations today, kicking off a new phase in Taiwan's administrative history. Taipei, Xinbei, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung will begin operating as mega cities almost...

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

GALILEO Pathfinder GIOVE-A Achieves Five Years in Orbit

ESA’s GIOVE-A satellite – the first prototype of Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system – is still working well after five years in space. The first ‘Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element’, GIOVE-A, was launched on 28 December 2005 by a...