Galileo Control Centre in Italy starts operation
Prague to be Galileo’s headquarters
All hands on deck for European space push

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Contract signing gives Galileo system its operators
ESA signed a contract with Spaceopal, the company providing ground-based services
needed to operate the Galileo constellation once it has been fully deployed. The
agreement was signed by Rene Oosterlinck, ESA’s Director of the Galileo Programme
and Navigation-related activities, …

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3rd Generation RTK S760 by SOUTH
SOUTH has released the 3rd generation RTK product, S760. A single rugged unit, independent to any external device, has integrated antenna, mainboard and PDA all together, which is an ideal high precision handheld GIS data collector in …

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All JAVAD GNSS receivers track QZSS Satellite
JAVAD GNSS engineers in Moscow tracked Japan’s first QZSS satellite and its new L1C signal. The C/A, L2C, L5, SAIF and the new L1C signals were collected when QZSS-1 satellite was visible in Moscow. QZSS is …

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ESRI supports NetHope
ESRI supports NetHope by providing GIS software and support via the ESRI Nonprofit Organization Program. NetHope is a consortium of the international community’s leading NGOs that helps members better leverage their technology investments.
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ADC WorldMap releases Digital Atlas V6.0
ADC WorldMap Digital …

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SPOTMaps is a resounding success
SPOTMaps are mosaics made from SPOT 5 satellite images where features as small as 2.5 metres can be resolved, equivalent to a mapscale of 1:10 000. Coverages are seamless and uniform over the territory of a country or …

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Telogis delivers new ADAS capabilities
Telogis has integrated Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) data from NAVTEQ® into its GeoBase geospatial platform. The platform uses NAVTEQ map data and integrates its Enhanced Geometry, Slope and Height, and Curvature products allowing application developers to build …

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New Survey Aircraft
RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems and Diamond Aircraft Industries introduced their next generation survey aircraft. RIEGL airborne laser scanner LMS-Q680i fully integrated into the “Universal Nose” of the Diamond DA42 Multi Purpose Platform, an efficient overall system for surveying missions is …

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All-in-one Vehicle Telematics System
Masternaut has launched a new type of vehicle tracking system based around a single intelligent mobile communication unit. It comprises a Mobile Communication Centre combining vehicle tracking, GPS satellite navigation, hands-free mobile communications and real-time job scheduling and messaging …

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Winners of 2010 Be Inspired Awards
Bentley Systems announced the winners of the 2010 Be Inspired Awards and Be Inspired Special Recognition Awards. The awards honor the extraordinary work of Bentley users improving and sustaining the world’s infrastructure. A total of 24 award …