China launches Yaogan VIII, Hope One China successfully launched two of its satellites from the Tai-yuan Satellite Launch Centre in Shanxi Province. “Yaogan VIII” remotesensing satellite and science researching mini-satellite, “Hope One” were put into the orbit by a Long March 4C carrier rocket. www.brahmand.com DigitalGlobe WorldView-2 operational WorldView-2, Digital Globe has achieved full operational capability. It offers eight multispectral bands, which provide more spectral…

Free TatukGIS Viewer v. 2 upgrade The TatukGIS Viewer version 2 upgrade adds new features including advanced support for coordinate systems, support for additional data formats, advanced map rendering features, updated user interface, and more. www.TatukGIS.com U.S. Army Geospatial Centre maps for Haiti The U.S. Army Geospatial Centre’s Hydrologic and Environmental Analysis branch compiled earthquake, water and geology maps, a number of other data sets…

NAVTEQ on state of Navigation NAVTEQ shared insights gleaned over the course of the past year to provide a state of the industry perspective on consumer use of navigation. The following facts emerged: Consumer experience with navigation is double what it was just a few years ago Globally, consumers have the most experience with portable devices Consumers most frequently use in-car navigation systems, followed by PNDs…

SSTL to handle Galileo satellites Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) has been selected by ESA to supply 14 navigation payloads for the deployment phase of the Galileo satellite navigation system. SSTL is teamed with OHB–System of Bremen, Germany for the provision of these fully operational Galileo satellites. The two companies agreed to work together as a “core team” on Galileo, with OHB taking the role of prime…

Demands of GPS for ships in Philippine Philippine-based transport group United Transport Koalisyon has urged lawmakers to use GPS for all ships to reduce maritime accidents and also save fuel. It will also help coast guard in tracking down ships in distress. www.portworld.com Indian Dept of Post to install GPS in NE region To overcome the difficulties and challenges faced in smooth and timely movement of…

Land Administration for Sustainable Development examines global land administration systems at different levels of maturity. This examination elucidates how countries can establish basic infrastructure for the implementation of land-related policies and land management strategies that will help ensure social equality, economic growth, and environmental protection. Through its presentation of a holistic view of land management …

28th Jan 2010 – As many as 500 responders and relief workers in Haiti are now using GIS software

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LORAN-C signal termination
LORAN-C was originally developed to provide radio-navigation service for US coastal waters and was later expanded to include complete coverage of the continental US as well as most of Alaska. It was approved …

Indian Space Research Organisation successfully conducted the static test of its largest solid booster S200 at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota. The successful test of S200 makes it the third largest solid booster in the world, next to the RSRM solid booster of Space Shuttle and P230 solid booster of ARIANE-5. The S200 solid …

Leica Geosystems’ digitizer for LIDAR Leica Geosystems announced the introduction of a full-waveform digitizer, WDM65, designed specifically for use with its ALS-series airborne LIDAR Systems. www.leica-geosystems.com GPSDifferential™ module for MobileMapper™ The GPSDifferential module for the MobileMapper 6 from Magellan is a software option that has been integrated into the new version of DigiTerra Explorer 6 to provide sub-meter performance for DigiTerra Explorer users working with a…