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Japan’s iQPS lines up eight SAR launches
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UAE Astronauts Promote AI and Collaboration in Space at GITEX Europe
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New species of space-adapted bacteria discovered on China’s Tiangong space station
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Isro’s 101st mission fails as PSLV-C61 suffers third-stage anomaly
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Iraq’s First Fully Solar-Powered Village in Kulak Is Now Operational
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Australia’s Gilmour Space Technologies ready to launch maiden Eris Test flight the nation’s first orbital launch in over 50 years
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Korea’s space agency seeks revision of plan to modify next-gen rockets into reusable system
South Korea's aerospace agency said on Thursday that it...

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Thursday, August 13th, 2015

Crowds Respond to Map Nepal Disaster

Crowdsourcing has added a new dimension to Nepal’s disaster response capability following the massive earthquake that struck this Himalayan country on 25 April, killing more than 8,000 people, injuring thousands and leaving tens of thousands displaced. Government...

Friday, February 20th, 2015

Crowdsourcing Effort Helps Map the Sundarbans Oil Spill

An oil spill of more than 350,000 liters happened when a tanker capsized in the river south of Baerhat on Dec. 9, 2014. The spill poses a threat to the Sunderbans, a World Heritage site of more...

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

Does Crowdsourcing Have a Role in Surveying?

Crowdsourcing involves the data capture and collection efforts of many people who each contribute a smaller piece to a larger geospatial data and geoinformation puzzle. OpenStreetMap is perhaps the most well-known crowdsourcing project internationally, and serves to...