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Motorola launches GPS-based touchscreen phone
Motorola has launched its touchscreen GPS-enabled phone offering navigation maps and landmarks of 30 cities in India.
http://economictimes.indiaticommes.

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Magellan News
Real-Time Data Server software
Magellan is also introducing new PC software called Real-Time Data Server (RTDS) that allows GPRS communication between one base and several rovers. The base could be a fixed base (with a direct/local connection to the RTDS) or a mobile base (connected to RTDS through GPRS)

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December 2008

 

GEOExpo 2008 China

 

2 – 4 December 2008,

 

Shanghai, China

 

sales@chinageo-expo.com

 

http://www.ChinaGeo-Expo.com

January 2009

 

ESRI Asia Pacific User Conference

 

20-21 January 2009

 

Singapore city,Singapore

 

http://www.esri.com/events/apuc/index.html

 

Intergeo East

 

27-29 January 2009

 

Istanbul,Turkey

 

http://www.intergeo-east.com

February 2009

 

Trimble Dimension 2009

 

123-25, February 2009

 

The Mirage, Las Vegas, USA

 

http://www.trimbleevents.com/dimensions09

March 2009

 

Munich Satellite Navigation Summit Conference

 

March 3-5,2009

 

Munich, Germany

 

http://www.munich-satellite-navigation-summit.org

April 2009

 

GEO Siberia 2009

 

21-23 April

 

Novosibirsk, Russian

 

nenash@sibfair.ru

 

http://www.geosiberia.sibfair.ru

May 2009

 

International Conference on …

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Coordinates : A resource on positioning, navigation and beyond » Blog Archive » Understanding land administration systems…

Nov 2008 | Comments Off on The surveying profession is not a dying profession

Surveying which has been even called the foundation of civil engineering profession has been into existence far longer than some of the high tech and highly paid glamorous professions of recent times. Surveying was practiced when Egyptians were building Pyramids.

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The future of the surveying profession is an issue that has been lingering for many years. Recently, the concern has been growing wider and louder among surveyors. Some surveyors contend that the surveying profession, in its current form, is heading towards extinction. Their reasons include a gradual decline in the number of qualified and licensed professionals, impact of emerging technologies, sophisticated and more capable equipment…

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The Terrain Mapping camera (TMC) on board Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft was successfully operated on October 29, 2008 through a series of commands issued from the Spacecraft Control Centre of ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) at Bangalore. Analysis of the first imagery received by the Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) at Byalalu and later processed…

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At SatNav, we have had the privilege of seeing the Indian GPS Navigation Industry from the year 2002, the time we launched our first voice based system, when comments like ‘who needs it?’, ‘my driver knows all the places’, ‘I prefer asking a panwallah to such devices’were the norm. Today the world has changed where the comments are, ‘why doesn’t it tell me the right way to my home?’ and ‘it’s a useful product’, ‘we appreciate…

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Earth-observation techniques attract currently a substantial amount of interest and open fresh research and business opportunities for the geospatial community. They offer nowadays a broad spectrum of diverse platforms, sensors and products. UAV systems are paving their way into novel applications. The development of large format digital aerial camera systems has triggered a renewed interest in aerial photogrammetry…

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The moon mission of India.
A display of technological prowess.
And willingness.
On November 4, Chandrayaan-1 …