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Launch of Australia’s 1st orbital rocket, Gilmour Space’s Eris-1, delayed again
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SAASST, UAE Space Agency strengthen scientific partnership
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Shubhanshu Shukla to speak to students and ISRO scientists this Friday
Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will interact with school students...
ISRO hands over 10 advanced technologies to Indian firms in major push for space commercialisation
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has transferred ten...
DIGIPIN Launched: India Embraces Geospatial Precision in Digital Addressing
IIT Hyderabad (IITH), in partnership with the Department of...
HAL to build, market Isro’s SSLV in landmark deal
New Delhi, Jun 20: In a historic move for...
Taiwan developing space capabilities for all-weather imaging
TAIPEI (TVBS News) — Taiwan is advancing its space...
Honda hails successful test of reusable rocket as it looks to get into the space business
Tokyo — Japan's second-biggest carmaker, Honda, has successfully tested...
China’s space program provides larger platform for broader international cooperation
BEIJING -- Experts from China's manned space program said...
India To Launch $1.5 Billion Joint Earth Mission With NASA In July
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Indian...

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Tuesday, August 16th, 2016

Pune-Based Company to Complete GIS Mapping of Supply Network

The standing committee of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Friday finalized a Pune-based firm for its ambitious projects of water audit, hydraulic modelling and the geo-informatics system (GIS) mapping of the water supply network.The KMC is...

Tuesday, August 16th, 2016

Isro@47: The Maverick Journey of Indian Space Agency

As the nation celebrates its 70th Independence Day today, August 15 is also historically remarkable for the national space agency — The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro). It was on this day in 1969 that the agency...

Tuesday, August 16th, 2016

Kazakhstan, South Korea and Belarus Create Eurasian Spatial Data Infrastructure

A memorandum of understanding and cooperation to create Eurasian spatial data infrastructure was recently signed between Belarus, Kazakhstan and South Korea. Read More at Astana Times

Friday, August 12th, 2016

GIS Technology Proves Fundamental in Battle against Zika Virus

Redlands, California —Florida is home to more than 3.6 million women aged 15 to 44 years. With more than 300 Zika virus cases reported in Florida to date, the state has become a top focus in the...

Thursday, August 11th, 2016

Controversy Persists in Korea Over Restrictions on Google Maps

A yearslong controversy over restrictions on Google Maps persists in South Korea, about two months after the world's biggest search engine again requested the Korean government to allow it to export government-supplied map data outside of the...

Thursday, August 11th, 2016

China Launched First Low Orbit Remote Sensing Gaofen-3 Satellite to Keep an Eye on South China sea

Weeks after an international court struck down its claims over the disputed South China Sea, a high resolution satellite has been successfully launched by China on Wednesday. Satellite aims to provide seamless view of seas inorder to...

Wednesday, August 10th, 2016

Using Geospatial Technology to Achieve 11th Malaysia Plan

Senior Malaysian government agency leaders at the annual National Geospatial Information Symposium have said that geospatial technology can play a major role in helping to achieve many goals set out in the 11th Malaysia Plan (RMK11)  Read...

Monday, August 8th, 2016

Es’hailSat’s Al Kuwari on 4K, Future Satellites and Remote Sensing

Qatari satellite operator Es’hailSat has been busy preparing for its second satellite, Es’hail 2, as well as the completion of a new, fully owned teleport. The company hopes the new infrastructure will not only cement its role...

Monday, August 8th, 2016

North Korea Aims To Place Its Flag On The Moon

Space exploration was once considered the province of two superpowers, with only tertiary participation from other nations. But since the turn of the century, more and more nations are joining in. China and India, for example, have...

Monday, August 8th, 2016

Telangana Signs MoU with ISRO for Water Resources Info System

Telangana Irrigation Department today signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Space Research Organisation for setting up a Telangana Water Resources Information System (TWRIS) on the 'Bhuvan' web portal. Read More at Money Control