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3rd Generation RTK S760 by SOUTH
SOUTH has released the 3rd generation RTK product, S760. A single rugged unit, independent to any external device, has integrated antenna, mainboard and PDA all together, which is an ideal high precision handheld GIS data collector in …

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All JAVAD GNSS receivers track QZSS Satellite
JAVAD GNSS engineers in Moscow tracked Japan’s first QZSS satellite and its new L1C signal. The C/A, L2C, L5, SAIF and the new L1C signals were collected when QZSS-1 satellite was visible in Moscow. QZSS is …

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ESRI supports NetHope
ESRI supports NetHope by providing GIS software and support via the ESRI Nonprofit Organization Program. NetHope is a consortium of the international community’s leading NGOs that helps members better leverage their technology investments.
www.ESRI.com/nonprofit
ADC WorldMap releases Digital Atlas V6.0
ADC WorldMap Digital …

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SPOTMaps is a resounding success
SPOTMaps are mosaics made from SPOT 5 satellite images where features as small as 2.5 metres can be resolved, equivalent to a mapscale of 1:10 000. Coverages are seamless and uniform over the territory of a country or …

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Telogis delivers new ADAS capabilities
Telogis has integrated Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) data from NAVTEQ® into its GeoBase geospatial platform. The platform uses NAVTEQ map data and integrates its Enhanced Geometry, Slope and Height, and Curvature products allowing application developers to build …

Diplomacy, democracy, autocracy, hypocrisy.
Mess, Press, suppress.
Expose and impose.
Dare, share and scare.
Fear and smear.
Right and rights.
Preach and practice.
Action and overreaction.
Force and coerce.
Sneak and sleaze.
Damage and rampage.
Credibility and vulnerability.
Cover and cover up.
Control, control and control.

Bal Krishna, Editor
bal@mycoordinates.org

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says Matthew M O’Connell, CEO, President and Director, GeoEye

From 2006 to 2010, it has been quite a journey for GeoEye. What were the highlights of this incredible journey?
It’s hard to believe how far we’ve come. Just 7 ½ years ago, GeoEye had 60 employees generating $9 million per year, and our equity was worth …

Says, Dr Dru Smith, Chief Geodesist of NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey while explaining the GRAV-D project

What is the GRAV-D project?
GRAV-D stands for “Gravity for the Redefinition of the American Vertical Datum”. It is a multi-year project designed and led by the National Geodetic Survey (NGS). GRAV-D was initiated to measure and monitor …

Suresh V Kibe
The Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India has the sovereign authority to modernize the Indian Airspace. Rapid strides have been made by the Ministry of Civil Aviation in implementing many elements of the Global Air Navigation Plan recommended by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for Communications, Navigation, Surveillance (CNS)/Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems. India is a founding member of ICAO and is a regional member of the ICAO Asia Pacific Air Navigation Planning …

Jong-Hwa Song,GYU-IN JEE
This paper describes the performance improvement of GPS/DR (Global Positioning System/Dead Reckoning) Integration system utilizing the area decision algorithm and vehicle movement information. In GPS/DR Integration system, generally DR sensor errors are estimated and corrected using GPS information when GPS is available. In GPS signal blockage area, i.e., tunnel and underground parking area, DR sensor errors are accumulated and navigation solution is diverged eventually. We utilize the car movement…