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Palakkad Celebrates as NASA Astronaut Anil Menon Set for First Space Mission
Thiruvananthapuram, July 13, 2026: Kerala’s Palakkad district is set to...
G20 satellite is expected to be launched in 2027: ISRO Chairman
ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan has said that the G20...
Unidentified metal spheres found on Australian beach are ‘debris from a foreign rocket body’, space agency says
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Singapore and Japan sign agreement to strengthen space collaboration
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Japan space probe skims asteroid in test for planetary defense
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Hong Kong-developed ‘Eye for Space’ now operating aboard Tiangong space station
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ISRO conducts first SOLVE ground test important for Gaganyaan missions
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New 3D Detection Method for Detecting Atmospheric Rivers in Antarctica
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Uttar Pradesh Govt launches Special Land Measurement Campaign
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Japan Eyes Sovereign D2D Satellite Network
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Monday, June 6th, 2011

Kalam Suggested ISRO to Build Satellite Service Station

Former President of India A P J Abdul Kalam Thursday suggested that Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) build a satellite service station in geo-synchronous orbit as he saw an opportunity for it in this field. Kalam, himself an...

Monday, June 6th, 2011

Training Programme on Disaster Management Ends on High Note

he five-day technical training programme on the Asean Cooperation Project on Utilisation of Satellite Images for Disaster Management came to a close yesterday. The closing ceremony was held at the Information Communications Technology Centre of Universiti Brunei Darussalam...

Monday, June 6th, 2011

Water Conservation Among Top Priorities

The UAE’s contributions towards the global forest conservation programmes are focused on improving protection of biodiversity and fragile environments backed by solid policies to reduce carbon footprint and constantly planting mangroves in all coastal areas, according to...

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

China Warns 46 Mapping Service Websites

China's State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping (SBSM) has published a list of 46 domestic websites that offered online mapping services without obtaining permission, warning they would be punished if they fail to obtain approval after July...

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

MDA to Help Russia to Enhance Maritime Safety

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a provider of essential information solutions, announced today that RADARSAT-2 information will be used by the Government of Russia to enhance their ability to provide critical information to support disaster...

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

RapidEye Announces Restructuring

RapidEye, a leader in wide-area repetitive coverage of Earth through its constellation of satellites announced today that it has filed for insolvency under German insolvency laws, the equivalent of Chapter 11 protection. Wolfgang Biedermann, the CEO of RapidEye commented that this...

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Geodesy in New Zealand

LINZ is responsible for determining and maintaining the accurate and complete measurements and location of New Zealand's physical features. We ensure the methods used for measuring, storing and converting this geodetic information are sound and compatible with...

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Invite – Australia / New Zealand Urban Rural Addressing Standard

The draft Rural and Urban Addressing Standard is being reviewed. Standards New Zealand invites you to provide comments via their website.  The draft Addressing standard establishes requirements and guidance for addressing authorities to use for:

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Fastrax Unveils the World’s Smallest GPS Antenna Module

Fastrax Ltd. today unveiled the Fastrax UC430, a combination of a complete high-performance GPS receiver and an integrated chip antenna packed in a miniature form factor. Sized at only 9.6 x 14.0 x 1.95 mm including antenna,...

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Are You Buried in a Landslide of Imagery?

As remotely sensed data becomes more and more ubiquitous, organizations are looking for ways to correctly use and manage this information. Lawrie Jordan, director of imagery for Esri asks organizations to discuss how they are improving access...