July 2011: Esa International Summer School on Navigation Satellite Systems 2011, 20 – 30 July, Berchtesgaden, Germany, Berchtesgaden, Germany, www.munich-satellie-navigation-summerschool.org

iMapWeather radio application: Weather Decision Technologies, Inc. has announced the full suite of Location-Based Service features on the iMapWeather Radio App. The app sends alerts only to a user in a geo-referenced polygon of dangerous weather, reducing false alarms and keeping alerts focused on exact areas of impact.

SOUTH releases new products: In an event held in New Delhi on June 2, 2011, South Precision instrument Pvt.,Ltd, India, launched and introduced the latest and upgraded portfolio of its products – MINI WINDOWS Total station NTS370R, GPS RKT S86T, S82T and Static GPS H66 to Indian customers in a.

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Software improves forests management
New software developed by the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Spain can generate maps of forest areas with information on timber volume, biomass or height of the trees, among other variables. The development of this software by the Group …

EC furthers GMES operations: The European Commission (EC) signed an agreement with European Space Agency (ESA) to provide EUR 104 million fund for the initial operations of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme (GMES). GMES will provide decision-makers with access to accurate and timely information services to manage the environment, understand and mitigate the effects of climate change, and ensure civil security.

Galileo ‘can deploy 24 satellites with existing funding’: European Commission (EC) Vice President Antonio Tajani has announced that sufficient savings have been found in Europe’s Galileo sat-nav project for at least six additional spacecraft to be bought for the system before 2014.The EC says it has about 500m euros (£440m) “in its pocket” which it will use to make the extra purchase. It would take Europe’s version of GPS from 18 operational satellites in the next few years to 24.

Google Street view hits roadblock in India: Commissioner of Police of Bangalore in India has asked Google to stop photographing streets of Bangalore. However, before Street View cars started operating, Google claimed it took permission from the traffic department of Bangalore police. The police have reservations regarding legality of Google’s Street View in India.

About a decade back, Many data providers of the Government of India Initiated the process of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). And the journey continued and still continues…
Now, a user department of the Government of India (Planning Commission) proposes The establishment of The National GIS.

Road lane recognition using a precise digital map and GNSS :Eunsung Lee, Giwook Nam, Jae-Ik Park, MoonBeom Heo, Wooyong Kang;
Cost effective GNSS positioning techniques : Neil D. Weston, Volker Schwieger ;
Geodesic based trajectories in navigation : ADAM WEINTRIT, Piotr Kopacz ;
Implementation of a Semi-Dynamic Datum in New Zealand :Don Grant, Graeme Blick

A precise digital map is needed to perform lane recognition using carrier-based GNSS position information.