When humanity triumphs
In Thailand, when thirteen members of Wild Boars football team
Were trapped in the cave,
They refused to cave in.
Demonstrated exemplary level of guts and grit
Their battle for survival
United the world.
The mission that looked impossible
Was made possible
By the human resolve, endurance, perseverance, courage, togetherness, …
And when they all were finally rescued successfully,
The world erupted with joy
To celebrate the triumph of humanity
No one forgets valiant Saman Gunan, a …

This is a world of multi-GNSS systems. What advantages do you see about this scenario?

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

‘Geospatial is like a general-purpose technology; it’s the oil for the next generation of the digital economy.’

Roads are the crucial geospatial feature and play vital role in national development and growth. They are the major component of nation infrastructure…

Islands have been used as a base to establish facilities to support maritime operations. Japan had established a military radar facility on…

Data mines & data mining
In this digital world
how we all are vulnerable,
is well demonstrated by
Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data controversy.
When we are tracked, tapped and trapped,
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),
A regulation in European Union (EU) law on data
Protection and privacy for all individuals within the EU
Is a welcome and comforting step
As it endeavors to restrain
The data harvesting of personal information
That is not consented.
It would be interesting to see
The extent it would succeed,
And how the world follow suit.

Bal Krishna, Editor
bal@mycoordinates.org

June 2018

Drones Conference 2018 & Workshop

28 – 29 June
Johannesburg, South Africa

http://www.dronesconference.co.za

July 2018

GI Forum 2018

3 – 6 July Salzburg, Austria

http://www.gi-forum.org

Esri International User Conference 2018

9 – 13 July San Diego, USA

www.esri.com/events

ESA/JRC International Summer School on GNSS 2018

16 – 27 July
Loipersdorf, Austria

www.esa-jrc-summerschool.org

August 2018

5th International Conference on Geological and Environmental Sustainability

13-14 August Bali, Indonesia

https://geology.conferenceseries.com

September 2018

Inter Drone 2018

5 – 7 September Las Vegas, USA

http://www.interdrone.com

Africa GEO

17-19 September
Johannesburg, South Africas

https://africageo.org.za

INSPIRE Conference 2018

18 – 21 September
Antwerp, Belgium

www.inspire.ec.europa.eu/conference2018

5th EARSeL Joint Workshop “Urban Remote Sensing – Challenges & Solutions”

24 – 26 September
Dortmund, Germany

http://urs.earsel.org

International Symposium and Workshop on A smart sustainable …

Isro develops desi atomic clock, to be used in navigation satellites
In a significant development, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has developed an atomic clock that will be used in navigation satellites to measure precise location data. The space agency currently imports atomic clocks from European aerospace manufacturer Astrium for its navigation satellites.
Tapan Misra, Director of Ahmedabadbased Space Applications Centre (SAC), said, “SAC has developed an indigenous atomic clock and this clock is currently undergoing a series of qualification tests. Once it successfully clears all tests, the desi atomic …

The Agricultural progress of any region is generally influenced by the number of factors such as the physical, institutional, infrastructural and technological factors. All these factors are individually or collectively are responsible for the cropping patterns…