May 2024 | No Comment

US agency probes risks of foreign satellite use by handheld devices
The Federal Communications Commission said recently that it is investigating if the use of Russian and Chinese foreign satellite systems by U.S. mobile phones and other devices poses security threats.
The FCC has concerns U.S. handheld devices are receiving and processing GNSS signals from …

May 2024 | No Comment

Mystery of declining monarch butterfly
A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey and partners in the U.S. and Mexico lends new insight into the puzzle of monarch butterfly population declines, showing that migration habitat in Texas and Mexico has largely remained intact over the period of decline.
The new findings indicate that changes to …

May 2024 | No Comment

May 2024

Locate24

7-9 May 2024 Sydney, Australia

https://locate.geospatialcouncil.org.au

Geolgnite 2024

14-15 May 2024
Ottawa, Canada

https://geoignite.ca

FIG Working Week 2024

19 – 24 May
Accra, Ghana

www.fig.net/fig2024/Welcome.htm

National Surveyors’ Conference

21 –24 May 2024
Cardigan, PE Canada

https://www.acls-aatc.ca/nsc-2024

June 2024

GEO Business 2024

05-06 June

May 2024 | No Comment

 
The recent spell of downpour,
Of more than the annual rainfall in 24 hours,
In South West Asia during April 14-16,
Battered the Dubai city,
Triggered flash floods across northern Oman,
Affected many other countries in the region.
With several reported fatalities,
And significant damages to local infrastructure, buildings and agriculture,
The intensities of such extreme weather events,
Are likely to be amplified by …

May 2024 | No Comment

The paper analyses the natural disaster that struck the State of Himachal Pradesh in 2023

Shashi Shekhar

Scientific Officer, Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board, India

Dr. Satish Kumar Negi

Associate Professor in Geography, Govt. Degree College Dhrampur, Himachal Pradesh, India

Abstract
The paper aims to analyse the natural disaster that struck the State of Himachal Pradesh in 2023, resulting in …

May 2024 | No Comment

With the evolvement of new technologies and new opportunities enabled surveyors to broaden their skills and competencies

Prof. H. M. I. Prasanna

Professor in Geodesy, Faculty of Geomatics Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya, Sri Lanka.

Dr. M. D. E. K. Gunathilaka

Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Geomatics Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya, Sri Lanka.

History and current status of …

May 2024 | No Comment

The analysis performed in this report is solely his work and own opinion. State Program: U.S.A (G); EU (E); China (C) “Only MEO- SECM satellites”; Russia (R); Japan (J); India (I)

Narayan Dhital

Actively involved to support international collaboration in GNSSrelated activities. He has regularly supported and contributed to different workshops of the International Committee on GNSS …

May 2024 | No Comment

By establishing an EU PNT ecosystem that incorporates C-PNT technologies, we can enhance PNT resilience, availability, and continuity

Lukasz Bonenberg

Space Programmes Policy and Scientific Officer, Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission, Ispra, Italy

Beatrice Motella

Project Officer Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission, Ispra, Italy

Matteo Paonni

Deputy Head, Technologies for Space, Security and Connectivity Unit, Joint Research Centre (JRC) …

May 2024 | No Comment

Dana A. Goward

President, Resilient Navigation & Timing Foundation

Tell us briefly about the mission and objectives of Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation.
The foundation advocates for policies and system s to protect GNSS satellites, signals and users. We are a chartered scientific and educational charity. As such we have no interest in any commercial products or …