
The analysis performed in this report is solely his work and own opinion. State Program: U.S.A (G); EU (E); China (C) “Only MEO- SECM satellites”; Russia (R); Japan (J); India (I)
Narayan Dhital
Actively involved to support international collaboration in GNSSrelated activities. He has regularly supported and contributed to different workshops of the International Committee on GNSS …

In this study, a small-scale customised drone – the so- called Maggy – was developed to simplify and automate the procedures of cleaning explosive devices. Readers may recall that we publsihed the first part of the paper in February issue. We present here the concluding part
Kaya Kuru
School of Engineering and Computing, University of Central Lancashire, …

Volume 21, Issue 2, February 2025
Intelligent, automated, rapid, and safe landmine, improvised explosive device and unexploded ordnance detection using Maggy
Kaya Kuru, Aadithya Sujit, Darren Ansell, John Michael Pinder, David Jones, Benjamin Jon Watkinson, Ridha Hamila and Claire Tinker-Mil
GNSS Constellation specific monthly analysis summary: January 2025
Narayan Dhital
Strategies for climate resilience: Glacier retreat, water security in
the Himalayan …

Traditionally, the development of large language models (LLMs),
Required immense computational resources,
Resulting into high costs, often in the tens of millions of dollars.
However, the recent advancements in AI have disrupted this paradigm,
Raising questions about sustainability, performance,
And the long-term viability of these models,
especially regarding computational costs associated with inference. …
March 2025
Munich Satellite Navigation Summit
26 – 28 March 2025
Munich, Germany
www.munich-satellite-navigation-summit.org
April 2025
GISTAM 2025
1-3 April
Porto, Portugal
https://gistam.scitevents.org
Geo Connect Asia, Digital Construction Asia, Drones & Uncrewed Asia
09 – 10 April 2025
Singapore
https://connect.geoconnectasia.com/partners-coordinates
Assured …
New HiPer XR GNSS by Topcon
Topcon Positioning Systems has launched the HiPer XR, its latest GNSS receiver for surveying, mapping, and construction applications. The new receiver supports all major satellite constellations, including GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, IRNSS, QZSS, and SBAS. It has advanced TILT (Topcon Integrated Leveling Technology) compensation featuring a calibration-free and magnetic interferenceimmune …
Japan launches navigation satellite into orbit aboard H3
Japan’s flagship H3 rocket put a key component of Japan’s satellite navigation program to eventually wean the nation off its dependence on foreign satellites into orbit on Feb. 2 on its fifth mission. The launch from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture marked the H3’s fourth consecutive successful …
Judicial Review Sought Over Amendments to Geomatics Laws and Regulations in Malaysia
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Voyant Photonics launches affordable CARBON LiDAR
Voyant Photonics has announced availability of “CARBON” FMCW LiDAR sensor, featuring the world’s first truly effective and affordable LiDAR on a chip with solid state beam steering. The silicon photonic chip is fingernailsized and provides high-resolution, millimetre precision, object detection and …