Tuesday, August 1st, 2017
China is developing an airborne mobile Wi-Fi hub in near space with solar-powered drones. The Feiyun ("Flying Cloud") project is able to secure emergency communication for more than one week and proof of concept is expected to...
Tuesday, August 1st, 2017
This has been a productive year so far for Australia in terms of GPS breakthroughs, but plans are in place for the country to continue to make big strides in GPS technology and precise positioning programs.Read More...
Tuesday, August 1st, 2017
China launches project 'flying cloud' as it attempts to build a drone powered telecoms network in space. Read More at GTB
Tuesday, August 1st, 2017
Launched in 2015 by the Indian government, the Smart Cities Mission for Urban Development aims to transform 100 Indian cities into sustainable, safe and citizen-friendly environments. With a budget of USD 15 billion, GNSS applications will play...
Tuesday, August 1st, 2017
The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) recently launched the OneMap Ideaworks! campaign to encourage the co-development of geospatial solutions. Read More at MIS Asia
Tuesday, August 1st, 2017
To say that North Korea is a rogue state, ruled by a maniacal dictator, who's known to have 'traitors' killed on a whim by either feeding them to dogs or shooting them down with anti-aircraft guns, would...
Tuesday, August 1st, 2017
About $180 million will be required to create a Belarusian-Russian satellite for the remote sensing of Earth, BelTA learned from Piotr Vityaz, Head of the Office of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Read More at...
Tuesday, August 1st, 2017
Congressman Bruce Westerman introduced the Bipartisan Geospatial Data Act July 27. The bill, co-sponsored by Congressman Seth Moulton, would prevent duplicative data purchases by federal agencies and modernize the collection of data. It would save an untold...
Tuesday, August 1st, 2017
ISRO, on June 23 had launched the PSLV C38 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. The launch vehicle mainly carried the 712 kg Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation, but it also had 30 more...
Tuesday, August 1st, 2017
In the continued effort to improve conditions in its garment sector, Bangladesh has undertaken an initiative to digitally map all of its apparel factories. Read More at Sourcing Journal
