Coordinates : A resource on positioning, navigation and beyond

Industry

Dec 2019 | No Comment

Racelogic announce new indoor positioning system
Racelogic is launching a brand-new Indoor Positioning System, called VIPS, which is an advanced system for measuring realtime 3D position to an accuracy of ±2cm in areas where GPS is not available, making it an ideal tool for construction applications both indoors and in urban areas. The system has been …

Imaging

IMAGING

Dec 2019 | No Comment

PSLV-C47 successfully launches Cartosat-3
On 27th November 2019, India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its forty ninth flight (PSLV-C47), successfully launched Cartosat-3 along with 13 Nanosatellites of USA from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota.
PSLV-C47 lifted-off at 0928 Hrs (IST) from the Second Launch Pad. After 17 minutes and 38 seconds, Cartosat-3 was …

GNSS News

GNSS

Dec 2019 | No Comment

SPARC – SBAS simulation platform for authentication reliable concepts
The European Commission is exploring the possibility of improving the security of the SBAS service. SBAS data is currently trusted by end users, even if the navigation data (and signals) are not protected. The objective of the SPARC project is to identify a viable solution to …

GIS News

GIS

Dec 2019 | No Comment

Integration of mapping technology into elections systems
National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) has been awarded $300,000 by the bipartisan Democracy Fund Voice organization for the second phase of NSGIC’s Geo-Enabled Elections project. This continues a national effort by state government geospatial information officers and coordinators to work with other state agencies, local elections officials …

Applications

Global experiences with public private partnerships for land registry services: A critical review

Dec 2019 | 6 Comments

This report presents ten case studies on LRS ASD approaches – 6 where PPP has been fully adopted; two outright rejections (one of which also considered full privatization); and two which have adopted alternative approaches…

Surveying

The Northern Territory – Digital survey and cadastral innovators

Dec 2019 | No Comment

The Northern Territory (NT) has been able to introduce innovative digital survey and cadastral management for Land Administration….

Mapping

Territorial and topographic analysis for the protection and enhancement of fragile archaeological areas

Dec 2019 | No Comment

Within the “Tarquinia Project” and the “Centro di Ricerca Coordinato”, involving different groups of the Università degli Studi di Milano (Archaeology, Computer Science and Communication, Geoarchaeology, Palaeoanthropology)…