Boeing has shipped the first GPS IIF satellite aboard a Boeing-built C-17 Globemaster III airlifter. The new navigation spacecraft is now set to begin final preparations for launch. Space Vehicle 1 (SV-1), the first of 12 GPS IIF satellites for the U.S. Air Force, will lift off on a United Launch Alliance Delta IV vehicle …

The Galileo Application Village was a success with the public during Galileo Application Days (GAD) that took place in Brussels. Camped out around the public esplanade beside the Commission’s Berlaymont building were some 32 cutting-edge location-based applications funded through various European Commission, European Space Agency, and national and regional initiatives.
In welcoming delegates to the main …

In his opening address at the ‘Galileo Application Days 2010’ conference in Brussels Rene Oosterlinck, Director of the Galileo Programme and Navigation related Activities, presented ‘unconventional Galileo applications’ – those related to topics other than positioning, navigation and timing.
Galileo and Global Navigation Satellite Navigation Systems (GNSS) can contribute to improved weather forecasts, fight against product …

On 1st May 2010, the idea database for application innovations in satellite navigation will be opened for the seventh time. Participation in the European Satellite Navigation Competition is your chance to play a part in shaping the dynamic, growing market for navigation applications and to win prizes worth EUR 500,000.

20 partner regions across the globe …

A new online system that maps a rich trove of environmental data of southern U.S. forests onto satellite images from the past 35 years was launched today by the World Resources Institute (WRI).
The system, located at SeeSouthernForests.org, highlights risks to these forests such as pest and pathogen outbreaks, active wildfires, potential climate change impacts, and …

Applanix introduced the latest LANDMark™ Marine mobile mapping solution. LANDMark Marine enables the creation of seamless models of near shore environments by providing a highly accurate georeferenced point cloud which integrates with equivalent multibeam sonar data.
“This is a significant advance for Applanix and our marine customers,” said Peter Stewart, Product Manager of Marine Systems for …

China has launched Yaogan IX, remote-sensing satellite from the Jiuquan satellite launch centre in north-western Gansu Province. Yaogan IX is believed to be the first generation of naval surveillance satellite, whose purpose and performance are similar to the US white cloud system. Yaogan IX may be used for geolocation of U.S. Carrier Fleet and …

Aerodata International Surveys announced that is has successfully completed the NL2009 10cm project covering the entire territory of the Netherlands (over 40.000 sq km). During 2009 nearly 100.000 images were acquired and processed to a seamless orthophoto mosaic of 10cm.
A specific achievement was the successful capture of this imagery in the Schiphol TMA (zone around …

The Minister of Mines & Development of North Eastern Region, India Shri B.K. Handique reviewed the action taken on measures to curb illegal mining in the country. He lauded the joint initiative of the Indian Bureau of Mines and ISRO in their efforts in using satellite imagery for identifying illegal mining especially in Orissa and …

RapidEye announced that they have successfully completed a contract to image 7.8 Million km² of the country of China ahead of schedule. The contract between RapidEye and the Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR) for the People’s Republic of China, was coordinated through their Chinese distributor Beijing Earth Observation (BEO).
“What the Ministry wanted was an …