Volume XVIII, Issue 12, December 2022

Positioning performance evaluation of a dual frequency multi-GNSS smartphone

TILL WEIGERT AND GUENTHER RETSCHER

Use only horizontal ground distance [not grid distance] dimensions in land surveys

JOHN READ

Animal navigation: how animals use environmental factors to find their way

ROSWITHA WILTSCHKO AND WOLFGANG WILTSCHKO

My Coordinates

EDITORIAL

News

GNSS | GIS | IMAGING | UAV | LBS| INDUSTRY

CALENDAR

February 2023 …

Developing AI delivery drones
Drone Express has partnered with Microsoft to launch a new version of their DE-2020 drone using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for in-flight navigation systems. This creative collaboration will equip delivery drones with Microsoft Azure to host the AI solutions and use Azure Machine Learning to train machine learning models. droneexpress.com
Providing foresters with digital …

A long and much sought after goal has been achieved when,
The researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California,
For the first time managed to produce more energy than it takes in,
In a nuclear fusion reaction.
This remarkable feat, which is both impressive and promising,
Has the potential to transform …

February 2023

GeoWeek 2023

13-15, FebruaryDenver, CO, USA

https://www.geo-week.com

March 2023

Munich Satellite Navigation Summit 2023

13-15 March
Munich, Germany

www.munich-satellitenavigation-summit.org

GEO CONNECT ASIA

15-16 March, 2023
Singapore

www.geoconnectasia.com

Digital Twins 2023 (Virtual)

23 March 2023

www.digitaltwins2023.com

DGI 2023

27 Feb-01 March
London, UK

https://dgi.wbresearch.com

April 2023

GISTAM 2023

25-27 April
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Tech Mahindra to deploy captive private network in partnership with Airtel
Bharti Airtel and Tech Mahindra have announced a strategic partnership under which they have deployed ’5G for Enterprise’ solution at Mahindra’s Chakan manufacturing facility, making it India’s first 5G enabled Auto manufacturing unit.
The ‘5G for Business’ …

IDS GeoRadar extends IQMaps software to more GPR solutions
IDS GeoRadar, part of Hexagon announced that it is extending the IQMaps software application to a wider range of GPR systems. IQMaps is IDS GeoRadar’s post-processing software application for advanced ground penetrating radar (GPR) data analysis, enabling fast interfacing …

Creating new synergy for satellite data
Synspective and Topcon Positioning Asia (TPA), have recently announced a partnership to deliver satellite data solution services. Synspective, a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite data and solutions startup, and Topcon, a company for surveying and construction, will collaborate to yield new opportunities and innovate in the satellite data space in …

Global Data Enrichment and Geo Addressing Coverage Precisely
Precisely has announced the regional expansion of its unique location identifier, the PreciselyID, for its World Points of Interest (POI) data offering. Points of interest located in the US, Canada, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Sweden, and …

Usage of NaviC system has increased in India
The Government of India has informed that the usage of Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (NaviC system) has increased in India. NavIC finds utilization in national projects like public vehicle safety, power grid synchronization, real-time train information system, fishermen safety, etc.
Other …

Migratory animals have innate programs to guide them to their still unknown goal. Highly mobile animals with large ranges develop a so-called navigational ‘map’, a mental representation of the spatial distribution of navigational factors within their home region and their migration route. Readers may recall that the first part was published in November issue. We …