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Palakkad Celebrates as NASA Astronaut Anil Menon Set for First Space Mission
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G20 satellite is expected to be launched in 2027: ISRO Chairman
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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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Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

DigitalGlobe Names Information Industry Leader Jeffrey R. Tarr New President and CEO

DigitalGlobe has appointed Jeffrey R. Tarr as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 5, 2011. Tarr succeeds Jill Smith, who, in September 2010, announced her intention to leave the company and was both the...

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

NZ App Developers Band Together for Christchurch

Until March 5, all proceeds from Apple and Mac applications made in New Zealand will go to the Red Cross to help victims of last Tuesday’s earthquake in Christchurch. Mapping, exercise and gaming applications are just some of...

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

Intergraph Government Solutions (IGS) Announces Board of Directors

Intergraph Government Solutions (IGS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Intergraph, has announced the members of its board who will direct the organization's operations and future...

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Sogou, eDushi Partner on 3D Map Search

Chinese Internet firm Sohu partnered with Hangzhou-based mapping service eDushi.com (operated by Hangzhou-based Aladdin Information & Technology) to launch 3D illustrated map services for users of Sohu's Sogou search engine. Sogou launched the new map service with...

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Southeast Asia Mining Corp Resumes Drilling in Thailand

On SPL 19/2551, also in Chanthaburi Province, the Company has completed conducting surface geological mapping and geochemical soil surveying along assigned survey lines. According to previous work, soil geochemical surveys show geochemical anomalies of molybdenum, lead, antimony,...

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Glonass-K Successfully Reached the Targeted Orbital Destination

The first new-generation satellite Glonass-K of the GLONASS navigation system has been successfully put into the targeted orbit. The Soyuz rocket which was lifted off from Plesetsk at 06:07 Moscow time successfully carried the satellite with the Fregat booster to...

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

QSIC Foundation Spatial Data Standard 2011

The current review of the Standard commenced in August 2010 to better align the QSIC foundation spatial to other foundation spatial data listings, in particular, with the DERM fundamental data. It was recognised the 2009 QSIC foundation data mixed...

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Mamata’s Nod to IIT-K Software for Keeping Track of Trains

The IIT-K has welcomed the move of railway minister of getting SIMRAN (Satellite Imaging for Rail Navigation) technology implemented for Real Time Train Information System applications in the Indian Railways. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur has developed...

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Isro Tests Rocket Motor – Delays Satellite Launch

After 16 successful launches of its workhorse rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in the last 17 years, the Indian space agency is now testing a key component to re-qualify its on-flight performance parameters to avoid any...

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Philippines – ‘Data Node’ in Asia IT Disaster Mgm’t Project

A Japan-led regional project that seeks to use remote sensing and GIS technologies in disaster management has named the Manila Observatory as a Data Analysis Node (DAN) in Asia Pacific. The Philippine Disaster Science Management Center (DSMC), along...