When notion of safety crashes
Two crashes within a short span of 5 months.
In October it was PT Lion Mentari Airlines’ Flight 610, Indonesia
And now Ethiopian Airlines Group Flight 302.
Boeing Co.’s 737 Max jet was in service.
Passenger comforts, technologically advanced, cheaper to run,
fuel efficient, …
Wish air safety was a prime sales pitch.
The best-selling plane model in the company’s history
354 delivered and another 2,912 as a backlog
Some media reports suggest a similarity in pattern of both the ill-fated planes
Issues regarding new flight-control …
April 2019
Commercial UAV Expo Europe
8-10 April
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
www.expouav.com/europe
Pacific PNT
8-11, April
Honolulu, HI USA
www.ion.org
European Navigation Conference 2019
9 – 12 April
Warsaw, Poland
http://enc2019.eu
FIG Working Week 2019
22 – 26 April
Hanoi, Vietnam
http://www.fig.net/fig2019
XIII International Navigation Forum & NAVITECH-2019
23 – 26 April Moscow, Russia
http://glonass-forum.com
AUVSI Xponential 2019
29 April – 2 May
Chicago, United States
http://www.auvsi.org/events/xponential/auvsi-xponential-2019
May 2019
13th Annual Baska GNSS Conference
5 – 8 May
Baska,Krk Island, Croatia
4th Joint International Symposium on
Deformation Monitoring and Analysis
15 – 17 May
Athens, Greece
http://jisdm2019.survey.ntua.gr
Geo Business 2019
21 – 22 May
London, UK
www.GeoBusinessShow.com
5th International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management
3-5 May …
Trimble announces next generation mixed-reality device
Trimble has announced a new wearable hard hat compatible device that enables workers in safety-controlled environments to access holographic information on the worksite—the Trimble® XR10 with HoloLens 2. It is the first device created with the Microsoft HoloLens Customization Program and integrates the latest spatial computing technology into a certified solution for use with a hard hat for worker safety. With a wider field-of-view, improved usability and a unique, flip-up viewscreen, the Trimble XR10 with HoloLens 2 combines state-of-the-art mixed reality and safe operation …
Transformation in autonomous marine operations using robotic arm
Marine-i, the EU funded programme set up to boost marine innovation in Cornwall, has made a grant award to specialist marine technology company, Submarine Technology Ltd (STL). STL has opened a new office in Penryn, Cornwall, UK, to focus on designing and building their futuristic robotic arm, which is a ship-based multi-axis robotic arm for autonomous operations. It will form an integral part of a new Autonomous Synchronised Stabilised Platform (ASSP) to enable intervention tasks to be carried out from Autonomous Surface …
Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering for GPS pioneers
This year’s £1m QE Engineering Prize has been won by four individuals who played key roles in developing GPS. The Americans Brad Parkinson, James Spilker Jr, Hugo Fruehauf, and Richard Schwartz were all present at the London ceremony held to announce the honour.
Dr Parkinson said it was an extraordinary honour to receive the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, but he was then quick to pay tribute to the many people who were involved in the innovation. “It is an awesome honour. …
Microsatellite contract to Space Flight Laboratory
The Canadian Department of National Defence has awarded a C$15 million contract to Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) for development of multipurpose microsatellites to support Arctic surveillance. Upon successful completion and testing of the prototype, two additional microsatellites will be built to create a small formation.
The UTIAS SFL microsatellites being developed will include multiple sensors on a constellation of microsatellites operating in close formation in low Earth orbit to allow for quick and timely …
Terra Drone launch its India operations
Terra Drone Corporation has ventured into the Indian market with the establishment of Terra Drone India. With its headquarters in Japan and presence in Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and Latin America, Terra Drone is one of the largest industrial UAV companies in the world. Its associate company, Terra Drone India will offer localized drone solutions to both the public and the private sector in India. www.terra-drone.net
Unifly partners with Terra Drone India to support UTM in India
Unifly NV has entered into an …
TCarta wins contract to Map Seafloor around Kiribati
TCarta Marine has been contracted by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) to provide a baseline dataset of water depths and seafloor classification around the Republic of Kiribati. Located in the Pacific Ocean, the island nation is threatened by rising sea levels.
TCarta won the open bid for supply of Satellite Derived Bathymetry (SDB) to the UKHO to extract water depth measurements and seafloor classifications, including habitat types, from multispectral satellite imagery. In this project, it is processing eight-band DigitalGlobe WorldView-2 and …
Geosciences, along with many other professional fields, have been deeply impacted during the past couple of decades…
Various 3D imaging techniques have been developed during the past few decades in order to meet the increasing requirements of industrial and social applications…
