In a pioneering effort, an Atlas of Madhya Pradesh (MP), India has been prepared for the visually challenged in Hindi Braille. It contains eight theme maps on 1) Districts of MP, 2) National Highways passing through State, 3) Important district roads, 4) Railway Lines passing through state and their Junctions…

Leica XPro, Leica Geosystems’ line sensor workflow has been updated with several new features. It includes fast highresolution orthophoto processing of RGB imagery by combining the HiRes data acquisition mode implemented in the Leica ADS product line with post-processing algorithms…

Spirent engineers and equipment will be in attendance at The Royal Orchid hotel, Bangalore on Friday 21st May to provide a seminar programme aimed at explaining the importance of testing in a multi-GNSS environment and how Spirent simulation platforms can help reduce your project timescales, accelerate time to market and reduce costs.
We’d be delighted if …

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RapidEye has China covered
RapidEye have successfully completed a contract to image 7.8 Million km² of the country of China ahead of schedule. The contract is with the Ministry of Land and Resources of China. …

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ISRO budget 2010
In the recent Budget, presented by the Indian Finance Minister, the allocation
for the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) was pegged
at Rs 262.10 crore against the revised estimates of Rs 220 crore last …

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MAPPS seeks legislation in US Congress
A bill to authorize the program known within the geospatial community as
“Imagery for the Nation” is being presented for introduction in Congress,
MAPPS announced. “‘Map it once, use it many times’ …

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Statement from CTIA – Protecting privacy
CTIA-The Wireless Association® Senior Vice President and General Counsel Michael Altschul issued the following statement after he testified on location-based services before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet …

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Astrium awarded € million study
Astrium GmbH Services has won a €1 million contract with the European GNSS
Supervisory Authority to undertake a key study, which will define the measures
needed to defend Europe’s satellite navigation systems and services …

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V100 GPS Compass revolutionize Parking Enforcement
The traditional solution to parking regulation was for enforcement officers
to manually mark vehicle tires with a line of chalk and later handwrite a ticket to
unmoved vehicles in violation of …

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SPOT 4 operations resume
SPOT 4 satellite operations have been resumed after orbital parameters corrections after it was suspended in December 2009. An orbital manoeuvre of SPOT 4 was required due to the approach of two …