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Launch of Australia’s 1st orbital rocket, Gilmour Space’s Eris-1, delayed again
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ISRO hands over 10 advanced technologies to Indian firms in major push for space commercialisation
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DIGIPIN Launched: India Embraces Geospatial Precision in Digital Addressing
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HAL to build, market Isro’s SSLV in landmark deal
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Taiwan developing space capabilities for all-weather imaging
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Honda hails successful test of reusable rocket as it looks to get into the space business
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China’s space program provides larger platform for broader international cooperation
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India To Launch $1.5 Billion Joint Earth Mission With NASA In July
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Thursday, November 24th, 2011

UPS Expands Healthcare Capabilities To Asia

UPS has launched UPS Temperature True, its door-to-door cold chain transportation and monitoring service in Asia. Working closely with the industry and governmental regulating bodies, UPS also introduced PharmaPort 360, a specially-designed airfreight container for healthcare cold chain...

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

Spatial Giants Form Landmark Industry Partnership

Two heavyweights of Australia’s $2.1 billion geospatial industry have joined forces in an industry-first partnership designed to expand spatial technology into new, ‘untapped’ markets. Leading Geographic Information System (GIS) specialists Esri Australia and the nation’s peak spatial industry...

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

NAVGEOKOM Kamchatka Network of Base Stations to Monitor Crustal Movements

Base stations will be used by Leica Geosystems in Kamchatka for monitoring movements of tectonic plates. The organization of continuous GNSS monitoring will identify prerequisites deformation processes the earth's crust, more accurately predict earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. In addition,...

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

UNDP Opens More Financial Data to Public

Members of the public can now access financial data on the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) development activities for the most recent fiscal period, thanks to a new open data portal.

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

FARO Laser Scanner Captures As-is Documentation for Wenchuan Earthquake Memorial

The Great Sichuan Earthquake took the globe by surprise when it happened in the early afternoon on May 12, 2008. Its sheer magnitude coupled with the density of the population made this one of...

Monday, November 21st, 2011

Nokia To Use Glonass GPS

Glonass is Russia's answer to the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, and is designed for both military and civilian use. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov has said that the government might impose import customs duties...

Monday, November 21st, 2011

Tangedco to Develop GIS-based Details of Consumers

Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) is collecting details of each electricity service connection in the city to develop Geographic Information System (GIS)-based consumer indexing.

Monday, November 21st, 2011

Asia Foundation Unveils Data Site “Visualizing Afghanistan”

To accompany the broadest and most comprehensive public opinion poll of Afghan citizens, Afghanistan in 2011: A Survey of the Afghan People, The Asia Foundation launched an interactive mapping platform and data visualization site, Visualizing Afghanistan. Through...

Monday, November 21st, 2011

LAS 1.4 Specification Approved by ASPRS Board

The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) is pleased to announce LAS 1.4, a new release of the open file format for lidar data storage...

Monday, November 21st, 2011

AeroMetric Contracted to Map Guam International

“AECOM is excited to continue our successful relationship with AeroMetric on these A-GIS/eALP projects. Our collective experience on similar projects throughout the U.S. will enable us to coordinate efficiently as we focus on creatively solving problems stemming...