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Singapore unveils road map to help develop international business standards and conformance
Singapore has unveiled plans to help develop international standards...
Adelaide University to run space and defence venture launchpad ahead of Australian Space Forum
Adelaide University’s Innovation & Collaboration Centre (ICC) will deliver...
Japan’s H3 rocket returns to space with successful launch after December setback
Japan’s flagship H3 rocket has returned to flight six...
KONGSBERG accelerates seabed mapping developments with Ocean Exploration Trust expedition aboard Exploration Vessel Nautilus
KONGSBERG and the Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) are set...
Russian satellites linked to mysterious GPS disruptions across several countries
Since 2019, GPS signals across Europe, Greenland and Canada...
Isro’s Bahubali LVM3 that launched Chandrayaan-3 to be handed to private sector
IN-SPACe has invited Indian companies to take over the...
India to host 13th UN Global Geospatial Information Management Asia-Pacific Conference
India is hosting the 13th United Nations Global Geospatial...
Unseenlabs’ BRO-22 to Become the First Foreign Private Satellite Launched Aboard Japan’s H3 Launch Vehicle
Scheduled for June 10, between 09:53 and 11:52 a.m....
PLD Space increases investment in its Launch Complex at the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) to €35M, strengthening Europe’s sovereign space infrastructure
The investment is expected to generate approximately €21 million...
India seeks Singapore capital to fuel its ambitious private space sector
India aims to grow its space economy to US$44...

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Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

Russia – Real Market Value to Determine Property Tax

The Federal Service of State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography is responsible for the evaluation process and said it hopes to get the complete picture by the end of this year. Evaluation has been completed only in 12 regions, including Kaluga, Tver, Kaliningrad, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk and Rostov. The service said it...

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

Scientists Create High Resolution, 3D Maps of Forests in Madagascar

A team of scientists has created the first high resolution maps of remote forests in Madagascar. The effort, which is written up in the journal Carbon Balance and Management, will help more accurately register the amount of carbon...

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Vietnam – Water Quality Monitoring Systems Outdated

The water environment's observation system is too outdated to manage the large river systems and the rapid pace of development in the country.Viet Nam has a dense system of rivers and streams, which makes up 2 per...

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Blom ASA and Unicom – Contract Win in Saudi Arabia

Blom CGR, the Italian subsidiary of Blom ASA, has partnered with the Saudi Arabian firm Unicom to secure a contract with the Development Commission of Medina (DCOM). The contract involves providing professional services for the production of...

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Cadastre Operations Modernization & Automation Project (COMAP)

Lebanon is home to one of the world's most vibrant real-estate markets. The real estate sector, which accounts for some six billion dollars in Lebanon's economy, has traditionally been a catalyst of growth. Thirteen to fifteen percent...

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Conference – Developing and Testing a 3D Cadastral Data Model

The need for more land resulting from population growth, urbanization and industrialization has increased the pressure on land use planning and development. To extend the use and functionality of the land, complex infrastructures are being built, both...

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Motion Pictured: How an Earthquake Warps a Landscape

A team of geologists from the U.S., Mexico and China are using light detection and ranging (LiDAR) laser altimetry to study how an earthquake can change a landscape. In particular, the geologists want to know more about...

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Civil Engineers Needed in 3 Disaster-hit Prefectures in Japan

Many coastal Tohoku municipalities in Japan hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster and others affected by the Fukushima nuclear crisis are suffering from a severe shortage of civil engineers and other backup staff, according...

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

3D Printer Vendor Sees Big Opportunities in Australia

Objet has appointed Objective 3D to distribute its 3D printer range, with the vendor aiming to double its market share in Australia in the next three years. Objet's 'PolyJet' products are inkjet-style 3D printers that use photopolymer to...

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Philippines – Kibungan Town Creates Own Land Council

The municipality recently created a council in order to manage the town’s land properly. The town’s council through the leadership of Vice Mayor Aureiana Sacpa formulated the land information office and cadastral council last month. This is to...