New International Office of RIEGL in Germany
RIEGL is strengthening its presence in the German market with the establishment of the new RIEGL Deutschland (Germany) office based in Gilching near Munich. With headquarters located in Austria and the U.S., along with offices worldwide, this is just another logical step to meet the constantly growing demand …

Melting ice, an expanding phenomenon
Arctic hydrography has undergone major transformations over the past two decades, with a marked decrease in sea ice extent and an increase in liquid freshwater content due mainly to melting glaciers and sea ice.
The new study, recently published in the journal Ocean Science, has integrated surface salinity measurements from the SMOS …

$4 billion investment in Anthropic by Amazon
Amazon invested a total of $4 billion in Anthropic, with $2.75 billion being the second tranche of their investment. This investment is the largest venture investment Amazon has ever made. The aim is to bolster Amazon’s position in the field of Artificial Intelligence, with Anthropic being a leader …

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 …

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

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
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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …