ISRO launches GSLV-F17 carrying EOS-05
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently launched the GSLV-F17 rocket successfully carrying the EOS05 Earth observation satellite.
The GSLV-F17 lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, at 2:55 am IST on September 4 in a pre-dawn launch and subsequently placed EOS-05 into its designated sub-geosynchronous …
UAV Navigation enhances VNS01
UAV Navigation–Grupo Oesía has announced major software enhancements to its VNS01 Visual Navigation System, introducing advanced terrain referenced navigation (TRN) and satellite map matching algorithms to improve navigation accuracy during operations in GNSSdenied environments and over previously unflown routes. www.uavnavigation.com
A2Z Drone Delivery launches Longtail Dual
A2Z Drone Delivery has launched …
Galileo HAS ready to increase efficiency of farming tasks
In a collaboration between the European GNSS Service Centre (GSC) of EUSPA, Hemisphere GNSS and Case New Holland, experts from all entities tested the Galileo HAS service to assess its suitability for precision agriculture applications. The working width used for the test was 2.55 m, while the …
— says Maj. Gen. (Dr.) B. Nagarajan. As India modernises its geodetic infrastructure and expands its geospatial capabilities, he explains why geodesy has become central to scientific research, national development and infrastructure resilience.
Maj. Gen. (Dr.) B. Nagarajan
Maj. Gen. (Dr.) B. Nagarajan is one of India’s foremost geodesists, with over four decades of experience spanning government …
The analysis performed in this report is solely the author’s work and his opinion.
Narayan Dhital
Actively involved to support international collaboration in GNSS related activities. He has regularly supported and contributed to different workshops of the International Committee on GNSS (ICG), and the United Nations Office for Outer …
A Conversation with Professor Bin Jiang
Dr. Bin Jiang
Professor of Urban Informatics, Director of LivableCityLAB, Master of Wholeness College. Thrust of Urban Governance and Design, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 510000, China
Editorial note on terminology
In this essay, the concept of Living Structure is understood as comprising two inseparable dimensions: “living” …
Why the UN decision matters beyond the mercator debate
Georg Gartner
President, International Cartographic Association
In September 2026, the United Nations General Assembly brought an unusually cartographic question onto the global political stage. By 164 votes to one, with six abstentions, Member States adopted a resolution encouraging the use of map projections that more accurately represent the relative …
Leaf Space’s first ground station in Canada
Leaf Space has announced the completion of its first ground station in Canada, built in partnership with Maritime Launch Services Inc at Spaceport Nova Scotia, near Canso, Nova Scotia. The newest ground station will support S- and X-band, high-speed data download for satellite operators worldwide, through efficient and mission-critical …
AI can bring unprecedented speed to urban planning,
Making it possible to process vast volumes of spatial,environmental, demographic and infrastructural data.
But a city is not merely a collection of datasets.
It is a living and changing ecosystem of people, places,aspirations, conflicts and compromises.
In their interview with Coordinates, Prof. Dr. Mahavir and Dr. Prabh …
