ISRO has announced a joint Indo-French infrared earth observation satellite mission, TRISHNA (Thermal Infra-Red Imaging Satellite for High-Resolution Natural Resource Assessment), to monitor surface temperature and water management around the world.

The mission will study water presence and concentrations, as well as dynamics including melting glaciers, in various parts of the biosphere, quantifying water being used …

A European consortium, led by Spanish mission and system integrator Elecnor Deimos (“Deimos”), is working to develop an inflatable heat shield (IHS) for recovering rocket stages from space. This system could also protect cargo during re-entry and may be used for Mars missions.
ICARUS (“Inflatable Concept Aeroshell for the Recovery of a re-Usable launcher Stage”) has …

Researchers at the Hakai Cryosphere Node are revolutionizing the way we measure snow and are gaining a better understanding of how wildfires influence the melting of the province’s glaciers.

The Hakai Cryosphere Node is a collaboration between the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), Vancouver Island University (VIU) and the Hakai Institute. The Hakai Cryosphere Node …

The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Syntony GNSS to supply user demonstration receivers for its low-Earth orbit positioning, navigation and timing (LEO-PNT) project.

Led by Thales Alenia Space and funded by ESA, the first European LEO-PNT project aims to enhance PNT services from LEO. This initiative is expected to improve the accuracy and reliability of navigation systems, …

The present invention provides a method for space-based air traffic surveillance, completely independent of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and the aircraft self-position reporting. It uses MODE-S squitter radio signals that are recurrently transmitted by the aircraft and does not require any additional equipment on board of the aircraft or any change in the operation …

The Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) in Abu Dhabi and the Seoul Metropolitan Government have signed an agreement signalling a milestone in international cooperation for urban development and transportation innovation according to Smartcities World.

Abu Dhabi has also opened a regional office of the Seoul-based World Smart Sustainable Cities Organisation (WeGO) for the Middle East …

NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) announced they signed an agreement to expand NASA’s work on the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover, an ESA-led mission launching in 2028 that will search for signs of ancient life on the Red Planet.

With this memorandum of understanding, the NASA Launch Services Program will procure a U.S. commercial launch provider …

The Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Lawwas adopted on 17 May 2024 by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe at its 133th Session held in Strasbourg, and will be opened for signature on the occasion of the Conference of Ministers of …

Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing arm of Amazon.com, has announced the general availability of Amazon Bedrock, its fully-managed generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) service, in its Asia Pacific (Mumbai) region. It was globally launched through select regions in 2023.
The general availability of Amazon Bedrock in the Mumbai region will support customers across the country, …

AfriGIS is among the first geospatial solutions companies to offer verified and validated geospatial data on administrative boundaries linked to postal codes throughout Africa. Expanding the company’s geospatial datasets to cover the continent, AfriGIS has developed a polygon dataset (a collection of shapes defined by closed lines that represent geographical areas) for 21,600 localities (towns), …