The European Union takes the lead
In bringing out ‘The AI Act’ – the first ever law anywhere to regulate Artificial Intelligence.
The proposed Act prohibits the use of the AI,
Where the risks of using it is unacceptable
such as real-time facial identification system etc.
As the policy makers all across the globe …

July 2023

Esri User Conference

10–14 July, 2023
San Diego, CA, USA

www.esri.com

IUGG 2023

11-20 July
Berlin, Germany

www.iugg2023berlin.org

Surveying and Geomatics Educators’
Society (SaGES) 28th biennial conference

16-20 July
University of Calgary, Canada

https://wpsites.ucalgary.ca/sages2023

IGAARS 2023

16 – 21 July
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Tracking Xona PULSAR LEO signal generated by Spirent simulator
NovAtel announced a successful test demonstrating of their OEM7 GNSS receivers track Xona Space Systems PULSAR signals generated by a Spirent Communications simulator. This test shows that NovAtel GNSS receivers can track a Spirent simulated L-band signal identical to the PULSAR signal broadcast by Xona’s low Earth …

Baidu launches $145 mn fund to back Chinese AI startups
Baidu Inc., China has announced that it will set up a venture capital fund of 1 billion yuan ($145 million) to back Chinese startups that are focused on generative AI, startups like the ChatGPT.
Baidu will use the fund to incubate …

Airwayz Partnership with FlightOps
Airwayz announces a partnership with FlightOps. The integration between both the companies will allow drone operators to automate drone management and will be used for the first time during the second phase of the Israel National Drone Initiative (INDI2). This collaboration marks a significant step …

OSK successfully launches third GHOSt satellite
Orbital Sidekick (OSK successfully launched GHOSt 3, the third satellite in its planned GHOSt(™) (Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite) constellation aboard the Transporter 8 rideshare mission. This launch marks the halfway point for deployment of the company’s planned six-satellite constellation. OSK is on track to deploy two more satellites this year …

Safran’s White Rabbit outperforms alternative PNT industry requirements
White Rabbit, an essential solution in Safran’s Navigation & Timing portfolio for critical infrastructure, recently received high praise in a landmark report from the European Commission (EC) Joint Research Center (JRC) to evaluate the effectiveness of Alternative Positioning, Navigation …

Singapore pledges S$10 million to the ITU P2C Digital Coalition
Recognising the importance of ensuring that all countries are able to participate in and benefit from the growth of the global digital economy, Singapore is pledging S$10 million to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Partner2Connect (P2C) Digital Coalition …

People are able to perceive their surroundings in three dimensions and can quickly spot potential danger in everyday situations. Drones have to learn this. Prof. Dr. Stefan Leutenegger, principal investigator and leader of the innovation field artificial intelligence at the Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI), refers to …

This study provided the police officers in the La- Dade Kotopon district Police headquarters with a user-friendly software for capturing crime data based on spatial location in real-time for hotspot maps, crime detection, classification, crime spatial dissemination and allocation of resources

Dennis Duffour

Geospatial Engineer at Daystar Geodata Consult Limited and Eagle Eye Survey Consult Limited, Ghana

Cosmas …