Institute of Navigation awarded Dr. Jason Anderson its Bradford W. Parkinson Award on September 12, 2025, during the ION GNSS+ 2025 conference in Baltimore, Maryland, for his thesis: Designing Cryptography Systems for GNSS Data and Ranging Authentication.
Jason Anderson received his PhD from Stanford University where his research in the Stanford GPS Lab pertained to constructing …

Institute of Navigation’s (ION) Satellite Division awarded Logan Scott its Johannes Kepler Award on September 12, 2025, during the ION GNSS+ 2025 conference in Baltimore, Maryland, for sustained contributions to satellite navigation signal design, recognition and mitigation of interference and spoofing threats to GPS, and advocacy for civil GNSS assurance.
Logan Scott’s seminal contributions to satellite …

The European Space Agency (ESA) has confirmed plans to launch the first two satellites in its low-Earth orbit (LEO) positioning navigation and timing (PNT) constellation in the second half of December 2025. The launch will use a Rocket Lab Electron Vehicle, marking Europe’s first venture into LEO-based satellite navigation.

The LEO-PNT in-orbit demonstrator mission, called Celeste, aims to …

The E-GIANTS (European GNSS Improved Authentication Solutions) project was commissioned by the European Commission and technically supervised by EUSPA. The project responds to the growing threat posed by quantum computing to traditional cryptographic methods, which could compromise the security of GNSS services in the coming decade. The study highlights that while quantum computers threaten classic asymmetric cryptography …

Verra has published a digital soil mapping (DSM) tool that facilitates the robust and verifiable quantification of greenhouse gas emission reductions and carbon dioxide removals in agricultural land management (ALM) carbon projects. VT0014 Estimating organic carbon stocks using digital soil mapping, version 1.0 provides guidance for the development, calibration, and validation of data-driven modeling methods to estimate …

The Department of Posts (DoP), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ESRI India Technologies Private Limited (ESRI India), a Geographic Information System (GIS) software and solutions provider.
Under this MoU, DoP will be able to use Esri India’s high-resolution imagery and street basemaps for its DIGIPIN portal. The collaboration will also enable the integration …

Taiwan, highly exposed to natural disasters, has transformed its disaster management through the Taiwan National Federated Research Data Repository. Powered by the datacube engine rasdaman, this platform integrates satellite imagery, UAV data, and IoT sensor streams across agencies, overcoming long-standing silos. By enabling real-time AI analytics, 3D flood simulations, and secure inter-agency data sharing, it enhances national …

The Lands Commission unveiled the Continuous Operating Reference System (CORS) Network to enhance data accuracy of fieldwork and survey operations across the country.

The global positioning system (GPS) CORS Network would provide 24/7 nationwide geospatial data access, ensure real-time centimetre-level accuracy for fieldwork and boost revenue stream for the Commission.

The GPS CORS Network is a collaboration …

The new USGS map, called The Cooperative National Geologic Map, was created using more than 100 preexisting geologic maps from various sources and is the first nationwide map to provide users with access to multiple layers of geologic data for one location. This feature allows users to access the multiple data sources included in the map …

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published the first global professional standard for the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in surveying practice – a decisive move to guide the profession through the rapid evolution of AI technologies.
Set to take effect on 9 March 2026, the new standard sets out mandatory requirements and …