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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...

urban development

Saturday, January 7th, 2012

Queensland Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011

Strategic cropping land is an important, finite resource that is subject to competing land uses from the agriculture, mining and urban development sectors. The government aims to strike a balance between these sectors to help maintain the...

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Urban Renewal Focus For New SA Authority

The Opposition says a new urban development authority announced by South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill will need to focus on the remediation of contaminated land at Bowden, where new Adelaide housing is planned. Read More

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

Singapore Urban Development Authority Wins URISA Award

Singapore's Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has won the prestigious Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) award from the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA). The URA Digital 3D Urban Model System garnered praise because it was built...

Monday, September 5th, 2011

Strategic Land Use Planning

Strategic regional land use planning, is the way we are trying to manage the land use tensions that have emerged with the mining boom. The final policy will have a major impact on agriculture, communities, royalties received by...

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

The Future of Pakistan’s Cities

In a country such as Pakistan where each province has an ethnic character and identity of its own this was a bad idea. With the passage of the 18th Amendment the provinces are now in charge of...

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Agency9 CityPlanner Takes 3D Visualisation to the Cloud

Agency9, the leading provider of web based 3D solutions, today released their cloud service CityPlanner 2.0 internationally. Agency9 CityPlanner is a web service that empowers project managers, planners and architects to visualise and interact with 3D models...

Monday, April 25th, 2011

CDIA PPP Guide for Municipalities Now Available

The Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA) has prepared a PPP Guide for Municipalities offering an innovative view to help local governments understand how to approach a potential PPP project and to review some issues that may...

Monday, February 14th, 2011

ADM Completes Delivery of Key Spatial Data Projects in 2010

The Municipality of Abu Dhabi City has made prominent achievements in the field of data services during 2010 that included setting up a spatial data information base and delivering a host of significant projects under a comprehensive...