Mapping center of israel to launch Geography portal
The Mapping Center of Israel (MAPI) will soon launch a new national geography portal. The new site will have 120 information levels about land, outline plans, maps, trips, sites, aerial images, and historical maps. The maps on the site were created through collaboration with various ministries and will be free. www.globes.co.il

Rakesh Verma

CEO, MapMyIndia,

CE Systems on navigation market in India

How do you see the success of the Navigator in India where we culturally depend on word of mouth for directions?
There is a significant need for a GPS navigation device for all India . Depending on word of mouth for directions has set in as culture in …

January 2008

Institute of navigation national technical Meeting

January,28-30, 2007,

San Diego, California, USA

www.ion.org

February 2008

Mobile World congress 2008

February 11 – 14,

Barcelona, Spain

www.mobileworldcongress.com

Munich satellite navigation summit

19 – 21 February, 2008,

Residenz München, Germany

http://www.munich-satellitenavigationsummit.org/

GSDI-10  St.Augustine, Trinidad

February 25-29, 2008

http://www.gsdi.org/gsdi10/

NavtechGPS Seminars

February 25-29, 2008

New Orleans, LA

PWitt@navtechgps.com

March 2008

CeBIT

March 4-9,

Hannover Germany

www.cebit.de

WAlIS Forum 2008

March 12-14,

Perth, Western Australia

forum@walis.wa.gov.au

http://www.walis.wa.gov.au/forum

April 2008

GEO-SIBERIA 2008

April 22 – 24, 2008,

Novosibirsk , Russia,

strutz@sibfair.ru

http://geosiberia.sibfair.ru/eng/n

Space …

The LBS stream
It’s integral to the day-to-day functioning in the developed world.
In Asia, Japan and Korea lead the way.
The undercurrents are becoming visible in India.
First, it was the state-owned BSNL to join the LBS bandwagon.
Later, the private player Bharti Airtel followed suit.
Market dynamics indicate positive trends for LBS.
With the mobile phones holding the pulse of …

Using Assisted-GNSS to locate handsets in wireless networks
Management of port infrastructure
Mere applications, not services
A Jack and Jill story

There are many different types of technologies employed in calculating the location of handsets in wireless networks with various levels of success and accuracy. Assisted-GPS (A-GPS) is a positioning technology that is presently used for locating handsets in wireless networks and is gaining traction in the market. An A-GPS server provides assistance data to the handset in order for it to have a low Time to First Fix (TTFF), weak signal acquisition and optimize handset battery use. A-GPS is used as a location technology in isolation or hybridized with other positioning technologies that provide range-like measurements.

Quality hydrographic survey data is essential for efficient maritime development
N R Raut
Assistant Hydrographic Surveyor in Minor Ports Survey Organisation,
Ministry Of Shipping, Road, Transport & Highways.
nrrautahs@yahoo.com

India has long coastline of 7517 kms with 12 major ports and 187 minor & intermediary ports. Major ports all together handled 423 million tones traffic & non–major ports all together …

According to a report by ABI Research, there will be over 240 million GPS-enabled mobile phones in 2008. Many of these phones will find their way into India, which translates into a huge opportunity for the Indian GPS/ GIS industry. But will these millions of GPS enabled handhelds be used for navigation alone? The probability is low…

They went up a hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his bone and Jill came tumbling after… And now they need medical attention and must locate a medical center soon. How far is the nearest hospital? How do they get there from the accursed hill? What is their current location? They need location-based services (LBS). “What is LBS?” asks Jill….

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

WorldView-1 reaches full operational capability
WorldView-1 is now fully commissed, meets all its requirements, and is delivering imagery to the National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency (NGA) as part of the NextView program. DigitalGlobe will begin taking orders for WorldView-1 imagery from its global resellers, …