Coordinated drone swarm fly in tight formation – without GPS
Getting quadrotor drones to work together in swarms can lead to some spectacular, and potentially immensely useful, displays. However, in order for them to function together as a group, most drones rely on GPS or an external motion-capture system to keep them working together. That …
New satellite tracking of inflight aircraft to improve safety
At any given time, there are approximately 59,000 aircraft in flight worldwide. The ability to effectively track, monitor and report these aircraft is paramount to ensuring the safety of passengers and crew, as well as that of communities on the ground. The United Nations specialized agency …
After four months at the Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) test facilities in Daejeon, South Korea…
Ariane 5 launches four Galileo satellites in yearend Arianespace mission
Arianespace performed its eleventh and final launch of the year, sending four Galileo European navig Arianespace used an upgraded version of the Ariane 5, called “Evolution Storable” or Ariane 5 ES, modified further to support the deployment of Galileo, including enhancements for a nearly four …
The European system EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) provide ranging signals transmitted by GEO satellites…
The analysis of space weather and ionospheric disturbance effects on satellite navigation, its performance and operation relies upon either the identification of the deteriorating conditions and setting up the GNSS…
The geospatial profession is evolving. As seen in other industries, the next wave of geospatial technology innovation will be shaped by big data, cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT), and the ubiquity of GIS…
Of late, efficient management of disasters is receiving utmost attention of the Governments. Flood is a major disaster in India and an average of 18.6 million hectares of land is affected annually in India, by floods…
Volume XIII, Issue 12, December 2017
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The generation of well geo-referenced floor plans and application in indoor navigation system
Guang-Je Tsai, Kai-Wei Chiang, Min-Chuan Tsai, You-Liang Chen, Jhen-Kai Liao
Performance evaluation of Single Baseline and Network RTK GNSS
Reha Metin ALKAN, Ì. Murat OZULU, Ì. Murat OZULU
Crowd monitoring through WiFi Data
Ciro Gioia, Francesco Sermi, …
Collapse of Global village?
It was about globalization.
Open economy, free trades, …
Political barriers were overtaken by economic interests.
The world saw a common interest in working together.
A successful example of that is European Union.
However, a perception is gathering momentum
That some gained more at the expense of others.
Hence, the trend is …
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