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RapidEye has China covered
RapidEye have successfully completed a contract to image 7.8 Million km² of the country of China ahead of schedule. The contract is with the Ministry of Land and Resources of China. …

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ISRO budget 2010
In the recent Budget, presented by the Indian Finance Minister, the allocation
for the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) was pegged
at Rs 262.10 crore against the revised estimates of Rs 220 crore last …

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MAPPS seeks legislation in US Congress
A bill to authorize the program known within the geospatial community as
“Imagery for the Nation” is being presented for introduction in Congress,
MAPPS announced. “‘Map it once, use it many times’ …

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Statement from CTIA – Protecting privacy
CTIA-The Wireless Association® Senior Vice President and General Counsel Michael Altschul issued the following statement after he testified on location-based services before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet …

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Astrium awarded € million study
Astrium GmbH Services has won a €1 million contract with the European GNSS
Supervisory Authority to undertake a key study, which will define the measures
needed to defend Europe’s satellite navigation systems and services …

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V100 GPS Compass revolutionize Parking Enforcement
The traditional solution to parking regulation was for enforcement officers
to manually mark vehicle tires with a line of chalk and later handwrite a ticket to
unmoved vehicles in violation of …

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SPOT 4 operations resume
SPOT 4 satellite operations have been resumed after orbital parameters corrections after it was suspended in December 2009. An orbital manoeuvre of SPOT 4 was required due to the approach of two …

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Bentley delivers 3D City GIS Software
Bentley Systems just-released V8i versions of Bentley Map, Bentley
Descartes, Bentley Geospatial Server, and Bentley Geo Web Publisher further
extend this portfolio to include new 3D City GIS capabilities.
www.bentley.com
China ensures a map …

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Satellite Navigation Event
Galileo Application Days, 3-5 March, kicks off the competition with a conference
and an ‘Application Village’, where demonstrations will occur. The annual
ESNC competition, or ‘Galileo Masters’ as it is also known, is designed to …

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Boeing ships GPS IIF satellite for launch
Boeing has shipped the first GPS IIF satellite aboard a Boeing-built C-17
Globemaster III airlifter. The new navigation spacecraft is now set to begin
final preparations for launch. Space Vehicle 1 …