WAAS, EGNOS, GAGAN, MSAS, SDCM, K-SBAS …

All SBASs are regional systems.

The need of a seamless transition between SBAS service areas

Not only underlines the importance of adequate cooperation

But also makes issues of compatibility and interoperability critical.

GAGAN certification
Satellite Based Augmentation System gets another boost,
As India joins USA, Japan and Europe to implement the operational SBAS.
GAGAN (GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation) achieves
RNP 0.1 certifi cation on December 30, 2013.
Type 2 message will be available in February 2014.
This enables Indian Flight Information Region (FIR) to support satellite based
augmentation services for precision navigation by …

America freezes and Australia sweats.

With weather becoming more chaotic than erratic

The consequences of climate change

Appears to be getting worse

Though with increasing dependence on GNSS

In various critical applications

Worries also grow about their….

Mission Mars

Many National Mapping Organizations (NMOs) gear up

To embrace the challenges

Of meeting the needs of their citizens

It has been a journey

From apprehensions to aspirations,

Enthusiasm to endurance,

Potential to performance.

It is not about desires

But more of deliverables.

Finally, it happened on July 2, 2013.

India successfully launched IRNSS-1A

The fi rst satellite of Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS),

Nurture Nature
Climate change baffl es us all with
Undesirable consequences
As extreme heat and cold in many parts of the world
Floods in Europe, Flash fl ood in India
Unexpected summer and winter.
The mankind with fl aunting intelligence and knowledge
And powerful technological tools
May be able to understand and explain such phenomena
But may not be able to address them
Unless changes …

Convergence – The mantra
The mobile phone has it all.
Camera, music, LBS, Internet, wireless, TV,…
Many such functions were not imagined
When mobile was invented
As its mobility in itself was a major technological leap.
The positioning and navigation technologies
Appear to be following the similar logical transitions
Where in various positioning tools and functionalities
Not only of within the domain but from …