February 2025

Geo Week

16 – 18, February 2026
Denver, CO, USA

www.geo-week.com

DGI 2026

23 -25 February

The Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London

https://dgi.wbresearch.com

March 2025

Munich Navigation Satellite Summit

25 – 27 March 2026
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German Orbital Systems to deploy Neuraspace STM
CubeSat manufacturer German Orbital Systems has contracted Neuraspace to secure the 16U pilot satellite, Pathfinder A, of ESA’s upcoming Celeste In-Orbit Demonstration constellation for LEO PNT (Low Earth Orbit Positioning, Navigation and Timing) with space traffic management (STM) capabilities. …

 
Iran prepares first Chabahar space launch
Iran plan to launch three Earth-observation satellites and carry out the first test launch from its new Chabahar space center, signaling a further expansion of its space program amid Western concerns over the dual-use nature of Iranian rocket technology. The Zafar-2, Paya and the second batch of Kosar imaging satellites …

 
India elected co-chair of UN-GGIM-AP
India has been elected as the Co-Chair of the Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP). It was represented in the election by Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana, IAS, Surveyor General of India.
The elections took place during the 14th Plenary Meeting of UN-GGIM-AP, held …

RIN updates navigation system guide for small craft
The Royal Institute of Navigation Small Craft Group has released Version 2 of a free navigation guide for small and leisure craft. “Electronic Navigation Systems: Guidance for safe use on leisure vessels” is offered as a free digital download and as …

International aid was meant to heal broken economies and build fairer societies. Yet decades and billions later, the results remain uneven, often entangled in politics, flawed incentives, and misplaced priorities. In this wide-ranging conversation with Coordinates, development economist Dr. Emily Brearley speaks about the moral contradictions of aid, the misplaced faith in technology, and what …

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 GNSS related activities. He has regularly supported and contributed to different workshops of the International Committee on …

This article describes how cadastral surveying and mapping have developed in Norway, the background to the introduction of an authorization system, how the new authorization system will be organized, and the status of issuing surveyor’s certificates.

Leiv Bjarte Mjøs

Dr. Philos., Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

Abstract
After January 1, …

The research contributes to the optimization of cadastral processes and highlights the importance of selecting appropriate GNSS techniques based on factors such as distance to CORS and traceability requirements.

Assoc. Prof. Sr. Dr Tajul Ariffin Musa

Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

Nur Alyya Nordin

Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying, …

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