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India: “The Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016”

  The Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has requested for comments/suggestions on draft “The Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016”. “To regulate the acquisition, dissemination, publication and distribution of geospatial information

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INTERGEO 2016 – Key Topic: Smart City

Karlsruhe, 3 May 2016 | By taking “Smart City” as a key topic, INTERGEO 2016 is focussing on a multi-faceted issue that will shape the future. The preview of the

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Minister of Railways Launches One E-enabled application for Proper Monitoring of all the Railway Projects

Minister of Railways launches one E-enabled application, namely, Project Management & Information System (PMIS) for proper Monitoring of all the Railway projects throughout the country This Application will be able

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Maha Govt Plans to Map Whole State Using Satellite Images

According to recent news by ToI, the Maharashtra state government has planned to develop Maharashtra Geo-Spatial Digital Database System (MGDDS). City-based Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre (MRSAC) has been appointed

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DigitalGlobe to Provide WorldView-4 Access to a New International Defense & Intelligence Customer

WESTMINSTER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apr. 27, 2016– DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced it has entered into a letter of

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BRICS Nations to Exchange Remote Sensing Data of the Earth

According to recent news by Sputnik News, The BRICS countries are working to implement an initiative of sharing information on the Earth’s remote sensing, which will allow to swiftly respond to emergency situations and disasters, Russia’s

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OGC Requests Comment on Charter for Coordinate Reference System Standards Working Group

Members of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) request comments on the draft charter for an OGC Coordinate Reference System (CRS) Standards Working Group (SWG). The purpose of the OGC SWG

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ISRO to Monitor Water Bodies in Tribal Areas Using Geospatial Technology

New Delhi – In a first, ISRO’s National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) will monitor and map the water bodies in tribal belts in the country to help tackle irrigation crisis

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Vricon and Japan Space Imaging Partner on Bringing High-res 3D and Elevation Geodata Products to Japan

McLean, VA – 6 April 2016 —Vricon has announced it has selected Japan Space Imaging Corporation (JSI) for an exclusive reselling agreement. JSI is appointed as Vricon’s distributor in Japan

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Assessing the Socioeconomic Impact and Value of Open Geospatial Information

Assessing the Socioeconomic Impact and Value of Open Geospatial Information By: Francoise Pearlman, Jay Pearlman, Richard Bernknopf, Andrew Coote, Massimo Craglia, Lawrence Friedl, Jason Gallo,Henry Hertzfeld, Claire Jolly, Molly Macauley, Carl