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Apr 2024 | No Comment

SimActive Inc. has announced the use of its Correlator3D™ product with multi-camera drone payloads for improved 3D mapping. The software allows users to import oblique and nadir camera configurations to develop better 3D mapping products.

Multi-camera payloads on drones, such as the Oblique D2M from Quantum-Systems, are enabling drone mappers to texturize the sides of buildings …

Apr 2024 | No Comment

Synspective announced that StriX-3, its fourth SAR satellite, has successfully reached its target orbit and spread its wings.
StriX-3 was successfully deployed into a Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) at an altitude of 561 km by Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula.
StriX-3 is not a newly developed and …

Apr 2024 | No Comment

Researchers at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), have developed a method that can accurately measure the amount of carbon stored in bogs.

 The new method by the SMART-NTU team uses satellite data and reduces the need for on-site sampling to derive the three-dimensional shapes of …

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INSAT-3DS, the meteorological satellite, has initiated Earth imaging operations. The first set of images by the meteorological payloads (6-channel Imager and 19-channel Sounder) was captured on March 7, 2024. 

The satellite was launched on February 17, 2024. After completing orbit-raising operations, the satellite reached the designated geostationary slot for the In Orbit Testing (IOT) on February …

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Arabsat, the leading satellite operator in the Arab world, and Aldoria, a pioneering space situational awareness company, have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on enhancing space safety and security.
This MoU is one of the fruitful outcomes of the 1st Space Debris Conference in Saudi Arabia held in Riyadh on February 11-12 and organized by the Saudi …

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The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) are collaborating to host the 15th edition of the International Summer School on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS).

The course is scheduled to take place in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, from July 15 to 26, 2024.

The summer school invites graduate students, Ph.D. candidates, postdoctoral …

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EGNOS, Europe’s regional satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS), is adding a new service to its repertoire: The EGNOS Safety of Life Assisted Service for Maritime Users (ESMAS). 

DGNSS, short for Differential Global Navigation Satellite System, is an enhancement to GNSS that was developed to correct errors and inaccuracies in the GNSS system and thus allow for more accurate positioning …

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1Spatial, the global provider of geospatial software and solutions for strong data foundations and data and information management, is pleased to share that they have secured a three-year contract with a leading Distribution System Operator for electricity and gas networks in Belgium, following a competitive tender.

The contract is for geospatial data processing services and will see 1Spatial’s 1Integrate …

Apr 2024 | No Comment

Mosaic, a pioneer in mobile mapping camera systems, has joined forces with Movella, a renowned company in high-precision inertial sensor solutions, to introduce a revolutionary integration that promises to redefine precision and efficiency in mapping and 3D reconstruction projects.

This collaboration merges Mosaic’s cutting-edge Mosaic 51 and Mosaic X camera systems with Movella’s XVN, enhancing GIS …

Apr 2024 | No Comment

Genesys International, a leading Indian digital mapping company, secured a contract worth Rs 155 crore with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to develop a 3D city model and map stack for Mumbai.

This project is a significant development in applying advanced mapping technology to develop a highly accurate Mumbai 3D model, creating a unified mapping platform …