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There are many ways to judge an online map -- the panoramic sweep of its street views, how accurately it gives directions, the number of restaurant reviews it has.

Satellite-based mobile operator Iridium Holdings took a step toward building a new, faster network on Tuesday by agreeing to merge with an investment company.

Scientists at Arizona State University are using satellite images from the US Department of Defense to aid disaster relief efforts in Burma.

Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system took another step forward on Sunday with the launch of a second experimental satellite.

Some 75 towns across New South Wales have started accessing the Internet through Linux-based satellite routers in what is said to be largest network of its type in Australia spanning upwards of 800,000 square kilometres.