Chinese firms have signalled plans to launch more than 200,000 internet satellites, filing submissions with a UN agency just as Beijing accused Elon Musk’s SpaceX of crowding shared orbital resources.
A dozen or so submissions from various Chinese satellite players were filed with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) at the end of last month.
The biggest projects – CTC-1 …

The third satellite part of the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG) constellation, owned by the Italian Space Agency and the Italian Ministry of Defense,  built by Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) and operated in orbit by Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), has successfully been …

The Transporter-15 mission by SpaceX successfully launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. As part of the mission, MICE-1 (Maritime Identification and Communications systEm), the first Greek IoT nanosatellite, was successfully deployed into orbit.

This milestone marks a historic achievement for the Greek tech community, the shipping industry, and domestic …

The Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) has released its Reference Architecture document, offering strategic recommendations to accelerate the development, deployment, and global integration of open and interoperable Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) solutions.

As satellite communications advance, NTN systems are increasingly vital to extending connectivity to remote and underserved regions, while complementing terrestrial networks. MSSA’s Reference Architecture emphasizes the importance …

Safe Pro Group  has announced the deployment of upgraded artificial intelligence algorithms to its patented Safe Pro Object Threat Detection technology in response to customer requests, enhancing drone operations in GPS and GNSS denied environments. The enhanced capabilities enable rapid battlefield image analysis, including 2D and 3D modeling and explosive threat detection from virtually any …

Dimetor is providing its NAVSentry airspace situational awareness system to the World Economic Forum annual meeting, in support of the Austrian Armed Forces. The meeting is taking place this week in Davos, Switzerland, close to the Austrian border.

NAVSentry is an AI-powered platform for detecting GNSS disruptions in real time, combining different technology layers and securing position, navigation and …

In Malaysia, Intermap has been awarded a project to supply high‑resolution Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data and related services to the government for the State of Sabah as part of the National Flood Forecasting and Warning Program. The project is implemented by the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) under the Ministry of Energy Transition …

Bentley Systems, Incorporated has announced its Blyncsy solution is being used by the Hawaii Department of Transportation (Hawaii DOT) in the Eyes on the Road program—an initiative driven by the Hawaii DOT in partnership with The University of Hawaii to enhance roadway safety statewide. 

The Eyes on the Road project provides 1,000 free high-resolution dash cameras to Hawaii residents to install in …

Virtual Surveyor has added Local Coordinate System functionality to the 10.2 release of its smart drone surveying package. This means users can easily define a local coordinate system and work with new and existing survey data in those systems.
The Virtual Surveyor V10.2 package is an incredibly robust tool for creating surveys from drone images and …

Vexcel Imaging highlights the City of Espoo, Finland, and its continued success in building one of Europe’s most advanced open 3D city models, powered by high-resolution nadir and oblique imagery captured with Vexcel’s UltraCam Osprey systems. Espoo’s long-term imaging strategy – implemented through service providers using UltraCam Osprey cameras since 2017 – has enabled the city to develop a consistent, scalable, highly accurate …