Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2024

AUSPOS processing in single versus cluster mode

Nicholas Gowans and Volker Janssen

GNSS Constellation Specific Monthly Analysis Summary: June 2024

Narayan Dhital

GIS vs Remote Sensing in India: Demystifying the Mix-up in Simple Terms

Neeti Neeti and Madhura Niphadkar

Higher fire incidences in apple-producing regions of Himachal Pradesh

Shashi Shekhar

My Coordinates

EDITORIAL

News

GIS | GNSS | UAV & …

Google Maps makes big change on how users location data is stored
Google Maps remains one of the widely used apps in its segment. In December last year, the company announced to store user’ data on the device instead of the cloud. The change is now rolling out to Google Maps users worldwide. With the location …

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
…

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 …