On April, 8 ESA and industrial teams gathered at ESA’s Navigation Lab at ESTEC received the very first navigation signal from the Celeste mission.

This is a historic first in the world of European PNT. Sent from Celeste IOD-1, the signal is the first dual-frequency navigation message in the L- and S-band, the first sent from a European …

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has updated its GNSS Interference Resource Guide with updated information on GNSS vulnerabilities and general edits throughout.

The FAA’s Flight Technologies and Procedures Division (AFS-400) developed the guide to provide U.S. operators and pilots with the most current information regarding GPS and GNSS jamming and spoofing. The guide can be downloaded at …

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and EUROCONTROL published a joint Action Plan designed to strengthen the safety and resilience of European aviation operations amid the growing challenge of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) interference.
GNSS provides aircraft with precise positioning, navigation and timing information that is essential for a wide range of functions. Interference with the …

Survey of Bangladesh, under the Ministry of Defense, has taken initiative to determine the country’s highest peak.
In view of this the department will conduct survey in the Ruma and Thanchi upazilas of Bandarban district, according to ISPR.
The survey using modern geodetic methods and advanced Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology will continue from April 4 …

This paper is an extract from the author’s book Mapping: Past, Present and Future

Ashok Kumar Jain

ak. jain6@gmail. com Worked as Commissioner (Planning), Delhi Development Authority and as a member of the Committee of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on the DDA (2015). He was a member of UN Habitat (2007-12). He was awarded …