Introduction
1. Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) is a general term describing any satellite constellation that provides positioning, navigation and timing services on a global and regional basis and whose data are used for a broad range of applications. Current GNSS include the following global and regional constellations: the Global Positioning System (GPS) of the …

The fourteenth meeting of the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG) was held in Bengaluru, India, from 9 to 13 December 2019 to continue…

“India has been at the forefront at some unique systems like NRDMS, NRIS, NSDI, National GIS, etc.” said Dr K Kasturirangan, Former Chairman ISRO…

On March 25 – 27, 2019 the renowned conference “Munich Satellite Navigation Summit” welcomed about 450 participants at the Old Congress Hall in Munich, Germany. Within the last 16 years the Summit became an important event for getting updates on the latest news in GNSS as well as for high-level networking. As every year, the …

March 09, 2019, New Delhi, India

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) forms an extremely important technological infrastructure having wide ranging applications catering to different strata of modern society. Different countries have invested heavily in building up the space segments of satellite constellations with a conservative estimate of more than $US400 billion presently available in terms of …

As part of the United Nations Programme on Space Applications, a United Nations/Argentina workshop…

GNSS will play a key role for autonomous systems in the future – whether it is on the road, in the air or at sea.

The renowned conference “Munich Satellite Navigation Summit” was held on March 5 – 7, 2018, again organized by the Institute of Space Technology and Space Applications (ISTA) of the Bundeswehr University …

The inaugural 3D Australia conference was at the University of Melbourne from 24th to 27th October 2017. 3D Australia 2017 comprised the 3D Geoinfo Conference 2017, the 1st international workshop on BIM and GIS integration, and 3D Cadastre training.

The 3D Geoinfo Conference 2017 brought together 150 international researchers from academia, industry and government in …

After three incredibly successful days in Berlin, INTERGEO 2017 has drawn to a close. The trade fair and conference have been carried on the crest of the unstoppable wave that is digitalisation. Displaying a truly impressive spirit of…

Report of the UN-GGIM Academic Network Forum

On 31 July 2017, the UN-GGIM Academic Network, in close collaboration with and the support of UN-Expert Group on Land Administration and Management, UN-GGIM Private Sector Network, and UN-GGIM Geospatial Societies, held a Forum at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Forum focused on the theme “Secure …