It is with profound admiration and heartfelt remembrance that I wish to pay tribute to Professor Ferjan Ormeling, a towering figure in cartography, a generous mentor, and a steady guide in my academic life. His passing is a great loss to the global cartographic community, yet his legacy lives on — in the students he …

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have published a comprehensive plan to mitigate risks stemming from GNSS interference. The plan was part of the conclusions from a jointly hosted workshop on the topic of GNSS interference.
With incidents of GNSS signal jamming and spoofing rising, especially in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, …

13 EU member states, including Latvia, have called on the European Commission to respond to interference with Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) in EU countries.

The ministers for transport and digital affairs from 13 countries have sent a joint letter to the European Commission, urging immediate and coordinated action in response to interference with Global Navigation …

South Korean radar technology firm bitsensing has inked a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with India’s IKIO Technologies. The signing, which took place during the 2025 ITS Asia-Pacific Forum in Suwon, marks a significant milestone for India’s intelligent transportation system (ITS) ambitions.
This landmark agreement signals bitsensing’s official debut in the Indian market, where infrastructure is evolving at a …

Topcon Positioning Systems has announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Vemcon GmbH, a specialist in smart excavator attachments and 2D assistance systems, to initiate a collaboration to expand the availability of advanced excavator technology solutions across the EMEA regions and additional global markets.

The collaboration would bring together complementary strengths from both organizations: Vemcon’s …

Denmark’s GomSpace has partnered with Portugal’s Neuraspace to add their space traffic management to its hands-off operations platform (HOOP) for satellite operators. The combination of both will provide improved safety and further cost reduction to GomSpace’s customers.

The partnership also showcases that Neuraspace’s AI-based space traffic management, in addition to enabling operators to directly monitor their …

Pix4D  and ProStar Holdings  have announced a strategic partnership. This collaboration combines Pix4D’s advanced 3D modeling capabilities with ProStar’s PointMan® platform to support the next evolution in augmented reality for critical underground infrastructure.

Pix4D and PointMan represent a significant advancement in the digital transformation of underground infrastructure mapping. This partnership is groundbreaking because it delivers a …

Juvare, the global leader in crisis and emergency management technology, and ICEYE, the industry pioneer in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite data, have announced a strategic partnership designed to deliver unprecedented situational awareness and actionable insights to emergency management agencies, insurers, and government organizations worldwide. Through this collaboration, ICEYE’s high-resolution, all-weather satellite solutions will be …

The General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information (GEOSA) and the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) officially launched the outcomes of their cooperation project to develop and manage the geospatial system. The partnership is part of GEOSA’s broader effort to establish a robust national geospatial infrastructure, aligning with global best practices to enhance the positive and …

On 13 March 2025, the High Court of Malaya granted leave for the judicial review concerning the amendments to the Licensed Land Surveyors (Amendment) Act 2024 and the Licensed Land Surveyors (Amendment) Regulations 2024.
The High Court also issued an ad interim stay, which applies exclusively to the Institution of Geospatial and Remote Sensing Malaysia (IGRSM) …