India elected co-chair of UN-GGIM-AP
India has been elected as the Co-Chair of the Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP). It was represented in the election by Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana, IAS, Surveyor General of India.
The elections took place during the 14th Plenary Meeting of UN-GGIM-AP, held …

RIN updates navigation system guide for small craft
The Royal Institute of Navigation Small Craft Group has released Version 2 of a free navigation guide for small and leisure craft. “Electronic Navigation Systems: Guidance for safe use on leisure vessels” is offered as a free digital download and as …

International aid was meant to heal broken economies and build fairer societies. Yet decades and billions later, the results remain uneven, often entangled in politics, flawed incentives, and misplaced priorities. In this wide-ranging conversation with Coordinates, development economist Dr. Emily Brearley speaks about the moral contradictions of aid, the misplaced faith in technology, and what …

The analysis performed in this report is solely his work and own opinion. State Program: U.S.A (G); EU (E); China (C) “Only MEO- SECM satellites”; Russia (R); Japan (J); India (I)

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 …

The Global Tipping Points Report 2025, Prepared by the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter, With the participation of 160 scientists, Warns that Earth has crossed its first climate tipping point.
Coral reefs, once radiant ecosystems, Are collapsing under relentless ocean heat.
Their bleaching is …

November 2025

Canada’s National Geomatics Expo 2025

3 – 5 November
Calgary, Canada

https://gogeomaticsexpo.com

13th International FIG Workshop on the Land Administration Domain Model & 3D Land Administration

3 -5 November 2025
Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

https://gdmc.nl

Trimble Dimensions

10-12, November …

Japan model inspires India’s spatial policy for urban planning
The new National Spatial Policy envisions 20-year urban blueprints, regional planning blocks, and transit-led growth to curb haphazard expansion and boost liveability across Indian cities. The three tiers will have proper policy frameworks. Taking a leaf out of …

The analysis performed in this report is solely his work and own opinion. State Program: U.S.A (G); EU (E); China (C) “Only MEO- SECM satellites”; Russia (R); Japan (J); India (I)

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 …

We present a detailed landslide vulnerability map developed on the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform using a Weighted Overlay Model.

Dr. Satish Kumar Negi

Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Govt. Degree College Dharampur, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India

Shashi Shekha

Scientific Officer, H.P. State Pollution Control Board, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

Abstract
This study addresses the escalating threat of landslides in Himachal …

Geoffrey Hinton, the revered “godfather of AI,”
Raises words of caution.
The rich may use AI to replace workers,
Driving corporate profits yet causing massive unemployment.
Ahead lies profound uncertainty,
With little idea of what is to come.
A deeper risk is the secret languages AI is evolving, …