SNIPPETS

AT A GLANCE

► Belgium Municipal GIS Project uses TatukGIS Editor

► NASA and JAXA launch new satellite to measure global rain and snow

► Raytheon demonstrates Griffi n Block III missile

► Maptek invests in DroneMetrex

► PCI Geomatics to support data analysis of images from SkySat-1

► Rolta bags $4 million 3D city model project in Middle East

► World Resource Institute launches Global Forest Watch

► BlackBridge acquires 50% stake in Brazil’s geospatial company Santiago & Cintra Consultoria.

► Russia unveils USD 9bn UAV programme

► IBM uses GIS to monitor water supply in Bangalore, India

► Macedonia launches new GIS Portal Agency for cadastre

► Insitu upgrades UAS common command and control system

► EC launches Open Transport Net project

► Satellite imagery to spot whales in Argentina

► Lockheed, AeroVironment to jointly pursue UAS markets

► Chinese company Alibaba to buy AutoNavi for $1.6 bn

► UK to invest $25mn for environmental satellite projects