Google Maps prices slashed by 70% for developers after Ola Maps offered for free
Google has announced a 70% reduction in Google Maps’ API prices for Indian developers, which comes one week after Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal gave one-year free access to Ola Maps for all developers. This announcement was made by the tech giant at …

Dhruva Space receives authorisation for GSaaS
Dhruva Space, Hyderabad, has been granted authorisation by the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (INSPACe) to provide Ground Stations as a Service (GSaaS).
Till date, Dhruva Space has indigenously designed and developed six Ground Stations in VHF and UHF bands, …

Galileo ground segment updates
The European Space Agency (ESA) has upgraded the ground segment of the Galileo satellite navigation system, without any disruption to its users. This update enhances the Galileo Control Segment responsible for managing the constellation of orbiting satellites.
The upgrade involved a series of improvements …

Galileo ground segment updates
The European Space Agency (ESA) has upgraded the ground segment of the Galileo satellite navigation system, without any disruption to its users. This update enhances the Galileo Control Segment responsible for managing the constellation of orbiting satellites.
The upgrade involved a series of improvements …

Dubai to build world’s greenest highway
Dubai is set to become home to the world’s greenest highway, the Green Spine, designed by URB. Powered entirely by renewable energy, primarily solar, it aims to transform Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road (E311) into a 64-kilometer sustainable corridor.The Green Spine will …

 
The simultaneous worldwide experience of
Blue Screen of Death errors in Windows machines,
And the cascading ramifications of the inter-connected world
Such as grounded planes, impeded hospitals and banks, disrupted emergency services, …
Highlighted the fragility of the supposedly proclaimed robustness of digital infrastructure.
Though the cause led to a flawed security update issued by CrowdStrike,
And that was promptly addressed …

July 2024

Fourteenth Session of UN-GGIM

7 – 9 August 2024
New York, USA

https://ggim.un.org

IGS 2024 Workshop

01-05 July in 2024
Bern, Switzerland

https://igs.org

Esri User Conference

15-19 July 2024
San Diego, CA, USA

www.esri.com

August 2024

ICRSG 2024

21-23 August
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Despite the frequent fire incidents, air pollution levels monitored through Sentinel 5P indicate does not present an alarming situation, yet it still deserves early attention

Shashi Shekhar

Scientific Officer, Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board, India

Burning apple twigs and horticultural residues after winter pruning in Himachal Pradesh raises environmental concerns, akin to the infamous Parali burning in …

The article summarizes the uniqueness of the two fields stating definitions, differences, applications, and integration, and stresses a concerted effort to identify them as exclusive of each other

Dr Neeti Neeti

Associate Professor at Center for Climate Change and Sustainability, Azim Premji University

Dr Madhura Niphadkar

Consultant, Ecological Restoration,  Wildlife Conservation Trust

Abstract
Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems are two …

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 …