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China Released New Regulations on Maps to Boost Geographic Information Industry
China has released new regulations on maps to boost development of the geographic information industry. The new regulations includes, a new chapter on online map services, as well as new
UK and China to Monitor Bridge Movement Using Satellite
The University of Nottingham (UK) has signed up a MoU with the huge construction conglomerate China Railway Group to develop and commercialise advanced satellite techniques to monitor the structural integrity
China Launches Yaogan-29 Remote Sensing Satellite
China has successfully launched a remote sensing satellite named was carried by a Long March – 4C rocket after it was launched on Thursday from Taiyuan in the country’s northern Shanxi
China’s Geoinformation Industry to Touch $6.6 Billion: Official
Beijing, Nov 10, 2015 – China’s geoinformation industry is booming with the output value expected to touch 360 billion yuan (USD 56.6 billion) this year, an increase of 22 per
China Launches Tianhui-1 Remote Sensing Satellite
Beijing: China has successfully sent its third mapping satellite of the Tianhui-1 series into orbit on Oct. 26, 2015. Tianhui-1 will enhance the country’s ability to carry out scientific research, mapping and disaster
China’s First High-Resolution Satellite Maps Large Part of World
BEIJING: The Ziyuan III, China’s first high-resolution stereo mapping satellite for civilian use, has sent back visual data covering 69.45 million square kilometres of the globe since it was launched in
China Launches its First Commercial Mission Jilin-1
China has entered into commercial market of remote sensing with the launch of the Jilin – 1 mission. China has recently launched Jilin-1 mission carrying four satellites on Oct. 7,
China to Open Doors for Commercial Remote Sensing Satellite
BEIJING: A Chinese province, one of the communist nations oldest industrial bases, plans to launch its first indigenous remote sensing satellite for commercial use in October. Northeast China’s Jilin Province
China Launches Gaofen 8 Earth Observation Satellite
In recent news, China has successfully launched the Gaofen 8, a high resolution optical remote sensing satellite into a scheduled near-circular orbit with an average altitude of around 473 kilometers, or
Mount Everest Moved 3 cm, Height Not Affected By Nepal Earthquakes
Beijing: Mount Everest moved three cms during the recent devastating earthquakes in Nepal but contrary to earlier reports the height of world’s tallest mountain has not been affected, Chinese official monitoring
