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From drones to space tech, Japan looks to startups to strengthen its defences
Tokyo is stepping up efforts to harness dual-use technologies...
South Korea’s Space Agency Seeks 47% Budget Hike for 2027; Regular Nuri Launches, Lunar Lander Development to Begin
The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) has proposed a 2027...
Space42 launches Future Spacers Programme to develop UAE space talent
Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company, has launched the...
US, China arm for space warfare: hunter satellites and orbital weapons
Amid the rapidly-evolving field of military space operations, Beijing...
ISRO Puts India’s First Geo Imaging Satellite In Orbit, PM Modi Hails EOS-05 Launch Aboard GSLV-F17
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully launched EOS-05,...
China releases first nationwide geometric benchmark imagery, setting a unified ‘spatial scale’ for satellite remote sensing
China's Ministry of Natural Resources has released its first...
India to have its own space station by 2035, says ISRO chairman
Speaking at the 14th convocation ceremony of IIT-BHU, ISRO...
Isro will not make any launch vehicle, all tech to be handed to private sector
IN-SPACe chairman Pawan Goenka said Isro is moving launch...
North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end
South Korea has condemned North Korea’s launch ⁠of more...
Orbitworks ships UAE-built Altair-1 to US ahead of October launch
Abu Dhabi-based satellite company Orbitworks has shipped Altair-1, the...

Infrastructure

Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Integration: CAD – GIS & Point Clouds

Computer-aided design (CAD) and point clouds are a powerful combination. Laser scanning and lidar can provide data capture capability, producing point clouds for most kinds of infrastructure and surfaces. Meanwhile, CAD software is particularly useful for generating...

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Information Highway Injects Vitality to Rural Development

Surrounding the construction of distance education networks for rural party cadres, Wenshang has earmarked special funds from county and township finance to build terminal receiving stations in rural areas, which include 14 town-level stations, 1 education base...

Sunday, June 26th, 2011

Six Punjab Cities to be Mapped by Geographical Information System

The Punjab government is all set to put six big cities with ultra modern ‘Geographical Information System’ (GIS) to facilitate future planning, expansion and maintenance of civic infrastructure in these cities. Disclosing this here today, Local Bodies and...

Friday, June 24th, 2011

India Readies $11 Billion Infrastructure Fund

The Indian government said Friday it has finalized the broad structure for setting up the planned $11 billion infrastructure debt fund that is aimed at financing the massive overhaul of the country's creaky infrastructure. Under the proposed structure,...

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

Shuohuang Railway GIS Project Advances

China Information Technology, Inc. announced that its project with Shuohuang Railway Development Co., Ltd. (Shuohuang Railway) has made important breakthroughs having recently passed its appraisal phase, and now entering its implementation phase. The project will be the...

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

India Rail Plans 100 Billion-Rupee Bond

India’s Ministry of Railways will start a 100 billion-rupee ($2.2 billion) domestic sale of tax- free bonds by September to help upgrade and expand Asia’s oldest train network. The offering will be divided between a private placement and...

Saturday, June 11th, 2011

Sydney Water – Best Practice Guidelines for Water Management

Sydney Water launched its Best practice guidelines for water management in aquatic leisure centres on Tuesday, 24 May, before an audience of centre managers and industry representatives at the Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre. The 160-page guidelines provide...

Saturday, June 11th, 2011

Morocco, South Korea Sign Water and Environment MoU

The agreement provides for preserving natural resources, enhancing water resources, rehabilitating watercourses, managing water infrastructures, and protecting the environment, said a statement of the Secretariat of State in charge of Water and Environment. The two countries also...

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

Democrats’ Megaprojects More Realistic – researcher

The Democrat Party is seen as having an edge over Pheu Thai in terms of megaproject policies that are more realistic and potentially less harmful to the environment. However, the country's oldest party should create more variety...

Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

2011 Be Together: The Bentley User Conference ‘Keynote Report’

Bentley Systems, Incorporated held its annual Be Together: The Bentley User Conference May 23-26, 2011, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A. This highly interactive conference, whose theme was “Sharpen Your Edge,” gave Bentley users the opportunity...

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