The newest version of Carlson Software’s data collection software – Carlson SurvCE 2.5 – has been released. Two years in production, with incremental updates along the way, Carlson SurvCE 2.5 is a free upgrade for Carlson customers already using SurvCE 2.0 and newer.
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Magellan Navigation has developed a new receiver with patented means to use multiple GNSS constellations for high accuracy positioning and surveying solutions, ProFlex 500. The new system is available in single or dual-frequency versions. Each ensures RTK performance with a precision ranging from sub-metre to centimetre level.
Embedded communication features for maximum flexibility and resistance to …

Trimble announced it has formed a new industry solutions group within its Mapping & GIS Division. The new group, known as the Market Solutions Team, will work with strategic customers in key industries such as utilities, natural resources, transportation and municipal government to develop advanced data use solutions for field workers involved in the collection, …

India and Russia are planning for a joint venture to produce dual band GPS / GLONASS global positioning receivers for civilian and military use.
“We are actively working on a project to establish a joint venture on Indian territory to produce various navigation equipment. A group of our negotiators will head there for another round …

Pythagoras is a standalone CAD program that focuses on markets concerning surveying, constructing, and engineering. Its drawing and calculation functions give the user the possibility to treat measurements accurately and to finish drawings swiftly. With the modular system, the user can compose a software package according their needs. Digital terrain models, road design, importing field …

Broadcom Corporation single-chip GPS solution for mobile devices sets new standards in performance and low power consumption with stateof- the-art sensitivity and navigation performance.
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ERDAS announced support for WorldView-2 satellite products. Using ERDAS IMAGINE and LPS 2010, GEOINT and military analysts, state and local governments, civil organizations, first responders, and non-governmental organizations can now transform WorldView-2 imagery into timely, relevant and accurate geospatial intelligence.
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Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman K. Radhakrishnan said the flight- testing of the indigenous cryogenic stage of the GSLV D3 would be conducted in April. The vehicle would carry GAST-4, a communication satellite. “Though we had several GSLV flights, we were using the Russian cryogenic stages,” he said.
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Brazil and China shall launch the fourth China Brazil Environmental Remote Sensing (CBERS) satellite in 2011. At the initial phase (1988-2003), two satellites, CBERS-1 and CBERS-2, were sent into space. China was responsible for 70 percent of the first series of satellites. The construction of CBERS-3 and 4 will be shared equally.
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Ukraine to form groups of remote Earth-sensing satellites consisting of 11 spacecraft in orbit by 2030, according to National Space Agency of Ukraine. The groups will consist of space vehicles with optical sensors and space vehicles with radio frequency sensors. Ukraine is preparing a launch of Sich-2 earth observation satellite to orbit this year.

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