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China Launches Earth Observation Satellite Gaofen-13 02 for Remote Sensing
China on Friday sent a new Earth observation satellite...
ISRO to conduct young scientist programme in Bengaluru
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is organising a...
Egypt launches second remote-sensing satellite from China
The Egyptian Space Agency’s CEO, Sherif Sedky, announced the...
Israeli-developed DRONE DOME to secure Dubai from aerial attacks
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. is supplying the system...
China launches 2nd Horus remote-sensing satellite for Egypt (video)
China has launched a second remote-sensing satellite for Egypt,...
China obstructs new subsea cable to Taiwan
Southeast Asia-Japan Cable 2 connecting Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong,...
Scientific collaboration between China and US key to tackling climate change, experts say
Efforts to combat climate change bore the brunt of...
ISRO Receives India-US Jointly Built NISAR Earth Observation Satellite, Begins Preparations For Launch
US space agency NASA has handed over NISAR earth...
ISRO conducts parachute deployment tests on rail tracks for Gaganyaan Mission
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has conducted Rail Track...
OceanX helps Riyadh boost best up-and-comers in GEOINT
The Saudi Space Commission has given OceanX the difficult...

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Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

Location Forum Releases Groundbreaking Data Privacy Guidelines

The Location Forum’s Privacy Council released the public version of their Location Data Privacy: Guidelines, Assessment & Recommendations today.  These groundbreaking Guidelines represent the first industry created set of best practices for improving how location data is...

Monday, April 15th, 2013

Kamal Nath: We Intend to Future-proof our Cities from Unplanned Chaos

Planned urbanization is critical for India as it moves from being predominantly rural to urban, with the growth of census towns—towns that have not been classified as cities but have lost their rural character—in the 2011 Census....

Monday, April 8th, 2013

Japan To Propose Infrastructure Building Guidelines At APEC

Japan plans to propose drawing up guidelines for building social infrastructure such as power generation plants and roads at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum meeting in late April, informed sources told Japan's Jiji Press on Saturday. The...

Monday, November 14th, 2011

Most Rural Houses Vulnerable to Quakes

All Chinese houses built before 1979 and 90 percent of rural houses built after 1979 are not quake-proof in their design, said Sun Botao, head of the Engineering Mechanics Institute of China Earthquake Administration at Japan's Revelation...

Saturday, July 2nd, 2011

OGP Guidelines for Using GNSS in Oil and Gas

The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (OGP) has issued new guidelines for how to use global navigation satellite systems (GNSS)  in the oil and gas industry. The guidelines explain the different satellite navigation systems available;...