UAVOS partners to advance HAPS technology
UAVOS has announced the successful completion of a test flight of Mira Aerospace’s High-Altitude PseudoSatellite (HAPS) ApusNeo 18, with UAVOS providing full engineering and technical support. One of the key objectives of the flight was to evaluate the jointly developed optoelectronic, gyro-stabilized aircraft POD (Payload Onboard Device) by obtaining …

The findings of this study show the potential of using UAS-lidar as a sampling tool for estimating and monitoring AGB and other forest structural attributes.

Hastings Shamaoma

Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Copperbelt University, 21692 Kitwe, Zambia.

Paxie W. Chirwa

Forest Science Postgraduate Programme, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, Pretoria …

 
Iran prepares first Chabahar space launch
Iran plan to launch three Earth-observation satellites and carry out the first test launch from its new Chabahar space center, signaling a further expansion of its space program amid Western concerns over the dual-use nature of Iranian rocket technology. The Zafar-2, Paya and the second batch of Kosar imaging satellites …

NASA-ISRO satellite sends first radar images of earth’s surface
The NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Earth-observing radar satellite’s first images of our planet’s surface are in, and they offer a glimpse of things to come as the joint mission between NASA and ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) approaches full science operations later this year. Images from …

NOAA flood mapping now covers 60% of U.S.
NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) announced its experimental Flood Inundation Mapping (FIM) tool. The FIM provides near-real-time, high resolution, street-level visualizations of f lood waters to assist NWS forecasters in issuing flood watches and warnings. It helps provide …

 
GeoTech Overseas chooses UltraCam Osprey 4.1
GeoTech, a partner of MipMap Holdings, has recently expanded its technological capabilities with the acquisition of Vexcel Imaging’s UltraCam Osprey 4.1 aerial camera system. It will support GeoTech’s groundbreaking project to create a high precision Digital Twin of Jeddah, Makkah, Al Ula, NEOM and other cities, covering both urban and …

DIGIPIN launched
IIT Hyderabad (IITH), in partnership with the Department of Posts and the National Remote Sensing Centre, ISRO, has launched DIGIPIN—a compact, human-readable, geospatial addressing system set to redefine how India navigates, delivers, and connects.
DIGIPIN offers a precise, intuitive, and inclusive code that represents the exact latitude and …

GeoTerra selects Vexcel’s UltraCam Merlin 4.1
GeoTerra, USA has acquired the UltraCam Merlin 4.1 2010 digital aerial camera system by Vexcel Imaging. This marks GeoTerra’s transition to Vexcel’s fourth-generation camera systems and reinforces their commitment to delivering versatile, reliable, and high accuracy imagery for engineering and government …

Regulatory framework to support direct-to-device satellite services in China
China has released comprehensive regulations for direct-to-device satellite services, laying the foundation for domestic growth of the emerging sector. Seven government departments issued a notice April 30 entitled “Regulations on the Management of Terminal Equipment Directly …

NASA science continues after Firefly’s Afirst moon mission concludes

After landing on the Moon with NASA science and technology demonstrations March 2, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 concluded its mission March 16. Analysis of data returned to Earth from the NASA instruments continues, benefitting future lunar missions.
As part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) …