Volume XVII, Issue 7, July 2021

Mapping of the Mount Everest – An awe inspiring history!

Khimlal Gautam

Blockchain land registry best practices

Lee Bratcher and Robert Sullivan

How one million people in India’s Odisha slums gain land rights

Brent Jones

My Coordinates

EDITORIAL

News

INDUSTRY | GNSS | GIS | UAV | IMAGING | LBS

CALENDAR

August 2021 – March 2022

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A new race in space.
First Richard Branson in Virgin Galactic
then Jeff Bezos in Blue Origin
and Elon Musk in SpaceX to follow.
Space tourism is a new ‘buzz’
Appears to satisfy the urges of the mighty and wealthy.
It also opens up new avenues of desires and damages,
Given the human record of …

September 2021

Commercial UAV Expo Americas

7-9, September Las Vegas USA

www.expouav.com

ION GNSS+ 2021

20-224 September St. Louis, Missouri, USA

www.ion.org/gnss/index.cfm

Mapping The Future Of Land Administration & CSDILA’s 20 Years Celebration Event

20-23 September, 2021 Melbourne, Australia

https://www.csdila20-fig.org

November 2021

Digital Construction Week

24-25, November London, UK

www.digitalconstructionweek.com

Navigation 2021

15-18 November

https://rin.org.uk

GEO Business

24-25 November London, UK

www.geobusinessshow.com

March 2022

Munich Satellite Navigation Summit 2022

7-9 March Munich, Germany

munich-satellitenavigation- summit.org

IGRSM 2022

8-9 March Virtual …

ASO Inc. takes delivery of RIEGL VQ-1560 II-S LiDAR system
Airborne Snow Observatories, Inc. has just taken delivery of one of the first in North America cutting-edge RIEGL VQ-1560 II-S airborne laser scanners, just as the ASO program at NASA pioneered the use of the first of RIEGL’s dual laser scanner, the LMS-Q1560 in 2013. This …

IoT technology powers drones to deliver critical medical assets
KORE, a leader in Internet of Things (“IoT”) solutions and worldwide Connectivity-as-a-Service (“CaaS”), showcased the innovative enablement of IoT connectivity that is making it possible for Australian drone-powered logistics company Swoop Aero to transport COVID-19 vaccines into isolated areas of the world at Mobile World Congress …

Teledyne Optech launches CZMIL SuperNova
Teledyne Optech and Teledyne CARIS have announced their next generation bathymetric lidar, the CZMIL SuperNova. It boasts the best depth performance and the highest green laser point density in its class. Introducing SmartSpacing technology for even and efficient point spacing, realtime processing capability for reduced post-processing time and configurable modes …

NHAI makes drone survey mandatory for all national highways projects
In order to enhance transparency, uniformity and leverage latest technology, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), under Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has made mandatory use of drones for monthly video recording of National Highway projects during all stages of development, construction, operation and …

GPS III SV05 control transferred to 2 SOPS
The US Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) transferred Satellite Control Authority of the GPS III SV05 to the 2nd Space Operations Squadron at Schriever (2 SOPS) Air Force Base on June 28. Nicknamed Armstrong, the fifth GPS III satellite was launched into space on …

Xylariam partnership with Cardinal Geospatial
Xylariam has added Cardinal Geospatial to their robust network of partners. Cardinal Geospatial provides clients the ability to analyze past events, streamline current operations, and guide decisionmaking about the future. They provide custom solutions for a variety of spatiallyenabled industries including UAS, utilities, and the natural resources sector. Xylariam boasts …

In India, having patta or property title, forms the basis for social and financial opportunity. It often provides the only acceptable proof of address required to access government benefits, enroll children in school…