Three GPS III space vehicles “Available for Launch”
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command recently declared the eighth GPS III satellite as “Available for Launch.” This significant accomplishment officially marks the third space vehicle within the GPS III program to be declared available for launch in the past three months.
GPS III SV06, SV07, and SV08 …

3D Imagery software report released
DAT/EM Systems International has released a report detailing the features of Summit Evolution 8, its latest photogrammetric workstation, which has been designed to be user-friendly, interact with graphical applications and systems such as CAD and GIS. The report details updates that include support for new versions of ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, AutoCAD, …

UAV LiDAR to inform carbon emission reduction policy making
A specialist team at the University of Wiconscin-Madison (UW-Madison) used the Routescene UAV LiDAR system to detect and visualize forests in Northern Wisconsin, USA as part of the CHEESEHEAD project. The objective of this wider project is to improve weather forecasting by understanding further how vegetation and …

Ultra-wideband micro-location technology gains traction
From AR games to automatic car locks, pinpointing the location of devices is becoming increasingly important in modern life. The difference being that the precision we demand is far beyond the reach of GPS or Bluetooth. With Ultra-Wideband (UWB) microlocation technology from imec, the location of objects in a space can …

Oceaneering and DDK Positioning sign service agreement
Oceaneering International, Inc., and DDK Positioning Limited have entered into an agreement for the provision of GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) augmentation service and all associated software and hardware supporting Oceaneering’s C-Nav Positioning Solutions group offerings.
DDK Positioning’s services are delivered exclusively through the Iridium satellite communications network coupled with …

Exploring the limits of spectral remote sensing imaging systems
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA is funding a team of Rochester Institute of Technology imaging scientists to study the limits of spectral remote sensing imaging systems. Led by principal investigator John Kerekes, a professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, the team received a …

Galileo Second Generation proof-of-concept testing begins
The first Galileo Second Generation hardware has begun testing, with test versions of the satellites’ navigation payloads undergoing evaluation by Airbus Defence and Space at their Ottobrunn facility in Germany and by Thales Alenia Space at ESA’s ESTEC technical centre in the Netherlands.
These testbed versions of these new navigation payloads …

West Bengal, India begins GIS survey for MSMEs
The state of West Bengal in India, which has the second most number of MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) in the country, has initiated a GIS survey of the existing 570 MSME clusters, viewing them as a key component of the state’s economy.
The outcome of the survey …

RACELOGIC Officially ‘One to Watch’

RACELOGIC, the company behind LabSat, has been named as one of the ‘10 Ones to Watch’ in the 22nd annual Sunday Times BDO Profit Tracker 100, which ranks Britain’s top private companies.
The 10 Profit Track Ones to Watch represents a cross-section of companies that have achieved or predict good profit growth. In …

DHS publishes free resources to protect critical infrastructure from GPS spoofing
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced today it has published the Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Integrity Library and Epsilon Algorithm Suite to protect against Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) spoofing, or deceiving a Global Positioning System (GPS) device …