In an interview with Coordinates, Prof. Dr. Mahavir and Dr. Prabh Bedi explore how AI and geospatial technologies could reshape urban planning – from the conceptualisation of city plans and scenario generation to master-plan preparation, approval, public participation and the emergence of City Digital Twins. At the same time, they also caution against assuming that …
AGR integrates Septentrio GNSS for resilient UAV navigation
Combined with AGR’s proprietary integrated navigation strategies and flight control system (AG6), this creates an industrial UAV platform capable of maintaining precise, stable, and safe navigation in demanding environments. The mosaic-G5 P3 supports multi-frequency, multi-constellation GNSS reception with low and predictable latency needed for stable and accurate …
Volume 22, Issue 7, July 2026
AI for architecture: From style-driven generation to structure-guided design
Bin Jiang
GNSS (SBAS)Constellation Specific Monthly Analysis Summary: June 2026
Narayan Dhital
AITL-WING-HITL: Telemanipulation of autonomous drones using Digital Twins of aerial traffic interfaced With WING
Kaya Kuru, Sam Worthington, Darren Ansell, John M. Pinder, Aadithya Sujit, Benjamin J. Watkinson, Keith Vinning , Lee Moore, Chris …
OpenAI’s Sam Altman believes that AI has entered the ‘singularity’,
The point at which AI outpaces human intelligence and becomes difficult to control.
If such a threshold is ever crossed,
Technological progress could accelerate beyond humanity’s ability
To predict, regulate, or even fully comprehend.
That possibility explains why some experts advocate
Stronger safeguards, independent oversight, …
September 2026
Esri India User Conference
2 – 3 September 2026
New Delhi, India
www.esri.com/
ION GNSS+ 2026
14 – 18 August
Orlando, Florida, USA
www.ion.org/
Intergeo 2026
15 – 17, September
Munich, Germany
https://dvw.de/intergeo/en/
21st International 3D GeoInfo Conference
28-29 …
Teledyne releases ITAR-free Boson® SX8
Teledyne FLIR OEM has released the ITAR-free Boson® SX8, the first NDAA-compliant, volume production, uncooled longwave infrared (LWIR) thermal camera module to combine an 8-micron pixel pitch with SXGA (1280 × 1024) resolution. The 8-micron pixel enables industry-best thermal performance and four times the resolution of today’s high-volume, uncooled VGA (640 …
Focal Point and STMicroelectronics partnership
FocalPoint, UK has entered into a commercial agreement with STMicroelectronics. Both the companies have now advanced their joint S-GNSS® Auto and Teseo solution to a full commercial offering. The joint industry-leading solution is delivered as a simple firmware upgrade to Teseo devices. focalpointpositioning.com
NautelNav participates in deployable eLoran concept
NautelNav …
Mapping and updation of key waterways charts of Indonesia and Philippines
Japan will begin developing high-precision nautical charts for five strategically important waterways across Southeast Asia as part of a broader effort to safeguard maritime trade and reduce dependence on traditional shipping corridors. The project will focus on the Molucca Passage and Ombai Strait in …
Leica CityMapper-3 airborne hybrid system
Leica CityMapper-3 airborne hybrid system is designed to improve operational efficiency by combining the latest imaging and LiDAR technologies within a single, configurable platform, streamlining data acquisition across demanding urban and regional mapping applications. On the imaging side, CityMapper-3 is the first CityMapper to feature a Leica MFC250-based camera system, …
