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Tokyo is stepping up efforts to harness dual-use technologies...
South Korea’s Space Agency Seeks 47% Budget Hike for 2027; Regular Nuri Launches, Lunar Lander Development to Begin
The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) has proposed a 2027...
Space42 launches Future Spacers Programme to develop UAE space talent
Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company, has launched the...
US, China arm for space warfare: hunter satellites and orbital weapons
Amid the rapidly-evolving field of military space operations, Beijing...
ISRO Puts India’s First Geo Imaging Satellite In Orbit, PM Modi Hails EOS-05 Launch Aboard GSLV-F17
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully launched EOS-05,...
China releases first nationwide geometric benchmark imagery, setting a unified ‘spatial scale’ for satellite remote sensing
China's Ministry of Natural Resources has released its first...
India to have its own space station by 2035, says ISRO chairman
Speaking at the 14th convocation ceremony of IIT-BHU, ISRO...
Isro will not make any launch vehicle, all tech to be handed to private sector
IN-SPACe chairman Pawan Goenka said Isro is moving launch...
North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end
South Korea has condemned North Korea’s launch ⁠of more...
Orbitworks ships UAE-built Altair-1 to US ahead of October launch
Abu Dhabi-based satellite company Orbitworks has shipped Altair-1, the...

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Friday, December 17th, 2010

Azerbaijan – Conference Seminar of Navigation Committee of CIS Member States Council

Conference-seminar of Navigation Committee of CIS Member States Council of Geodesy, Cartography, Cadastre and Earth Remote Sensing took place with the support of companies Navgeokom of Russia and Leica Geosystems of Switzerland, November 22-26, Moscow. Azerbaijan was...

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

Satellites Unravel Complex Relationship Between Northern Forests and Climate

ESA's Earth-observing satellites are helping to understand the intricate role that Eurasia's boreal forest – the planet's largest land ecosystem – plays in the chemical make-up of the atmosphere and the global climate system.

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Sovzond Company Presents Russian Language GEOMATICS Magazine

GEOMATICS is an international full colored periodical published 4 times a year that focuses on reporting the latest news, opinions and developments in geospatial and remote sensing technologies. Earth Remote Sensing is one of the most successfully and...

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

CHC Attended the 2010 Map Africa Exhibition

CHC showcased its GNSS receivers and solutions at the 2011 Map Africa which was held in Cape Town, South Africa from November 23 to 25, 2010. During this event, CHC demonstrated the recently released combination of its advanced...

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Zahalka Named President of Topcon Precision Agriculture

Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) has announced the promotion of Albert Zahalka to president of its Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) business unit. Zahalka joined TPA as senior vice president in early 2010. "Thanks to Albert's leadership we have...

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Topcon Focuses Additional Resources On Ag Business

Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) has announced the addition of Mark Bittner to manage the North American sales of its Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) business unit and develop global agricultural OEM opportunities. Bittner, senior vice president and general...

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

Survey of Kalgoorlie Earthquake Damage

Australia has a low seismicity (or rate of occurrence of earthquakes) when compared to countries located along tectonic plate boundaries such as New Zealand or Indonesia. Seismic risk, however, is the combination of hazard, community exposure and...

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

GIS Supporting Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Malaysia

Shorelines present complex environmental and engineering issues to those charged with their management.  These issues are becoming more difficult and more political, particularly in SE Asia where people are only now seeing the multi-faceted benefits of coastal...

Monday, December 13th, 2010

Surplus Fuel Caused Russia’s Glonass Satellite Loss: Commission

The main cause of the loss of Russia's three Glonass-M satellites was due to human error from fueling the booster rocket with an excess of 1.5-2 tons of fuel, the head of the Russian state commission probing...

Monday, December 13th, 2010

UPNG and NEFC Geobooks

The Remote Sensing Centre, in partnership with the National Fiscal and Economic Commission (NEFC) has created GIS-based planning tools – or ‘Geobooks’, that are expressly designed for use by Provincial Governments. Geobook is a stand-alone windows based...