MICHIBIKI

Asia seems to be emerging.
As a new centre for satellite navigation.
China is moving fast.
India is maintaining its own pace.
Now Japan is set to touch the zenith.
With the scheduled launch of MICHIBIKI.
The first satellite of Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS).
A landmark in the regional navigation system.
The sun rises.
Again in the East.

Bal Krishna, Editor
bal@mycoordinates.org

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Sherman Lo, Benjamin Peterson, Per Enge

This article assesses the security of eLoran and discusses how its features can be utilized to provide defenses against likely attacks

Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) have become increasingly interwoven into the fabric of our infrastructure and economic system. However, as the services provided by GNSS become more important for safety …

Rajshree Kamat, Aruna Saxena, Ashutosh Sharma

This paper presents a planning model for hazard prone towns based on earthquake and flood damage assessment.

Due to natural disasters like earthquake and flood the whole world suffers great losses; some towns vanish at one go and for all others it takes years and decades to resume the same state. …

Niki Regina, Matteo Zanzi

In this paper three different solutions are proposed for the problem of location-based selective broadcasting of traffic messages

Although at present its implementation within the full operational capability is under discussion and called into doubt due to recent changed circumstances in the overall system management, one of the initially planned features of GALILEO …

James L Farrell, John W lavrakas
Addressing GPS user problems
While GPS offers a ubiquitous, precise, and reliable positioning and timing service to much of the world, in many cases this service falls short. Anyone who has walked into a building with a GPS receiver actively displaying a location is aware of the immediate effect of the …

INDUSTRY | LBS | GPS | GIS | REMOTE SENSING | GALILEO UPDATE

DigitalGlobe: High-resolution imagery for handheld GPS, releases Ortho Product Series
DigitalGlobe is to provide high-resolution imagery for DeLorme’s Earthmate series, including the PN-30, PN-40 and PN-60 models. Hikers, climbers and other outdoor enthusiasts will be able to update their GPS device with accurate …

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“Global Geospatial Initiative”
In an effort to assist emerging, and disaster-stricken, economies to more effectively enter the global marketplace, The Gadfly Project is introducing its Global Geospatial Initiative. This program will make cutting edge geo-based technologies available, at a fraction of the cost, …

INDUSTRY | LBS | GPS | GIS | REMOTE SENSING | GALILEO UPDATE

NAVTEQ’s private Beta programme
NAVTEQ announced a private beta programme to preview NAVTEQ JourneyView™, to be launched in early 2011. It will give customers an opportunity to preview the data and provide feedback that will ultimately influence final product specifications.
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PBBI Location-based DaaS offering
Pitney …

INDUSTRY | LBS | GPS | GIS | REMOTE SENSING | GALILEO UPDATE

U.S. and EU announce improved performance from combined GPS and Galileo receivers
The US, the European Union and its Member States announced the conclusion of an initial phase of consultations affirming user interoperability and enhanced performance of combined GPS and Galileo receivers performance …

INDUSTRY | LBS | GPS | GIS | REMOTE SENSING | GALILEO UPDATE

SEAGAL Project Collaboration Centre Opening in SE Asia
The Collaboration Centre on satellite navigation in South East Asia, whose setup has been co-funded by the EU, will open in Hanoi (Vietnam) on October the 1st at the presence of the Ambassador of the …