FARO® releases SCENE 2019
FARO® has announced the release of SCENE 2019, an advanced, integrated software platform that optimizes the FARO Focus Laser Scanner product family. SCENE 2019 is specifically designed to evolve the 3D reality capture, analysis and documentation experience across the public safety forensics segment for crash, crime, fire and security planning and …

Galileo E6-B/C codes now available
With Galileo services such as highaccuracy service (HAS) and commercial authentication service on E6-B/C signal coming around the corner, the European GNSS Service Centre (GSC) has made available the main specifications of the Galileo E6-B and E6-C codes to the User Community.
The GSC just published “Galileo E6-B/C Codes Technical …

3D LiDAR sensor by SOS LAB
SOS LAB has introduced its new and improved 3D LiDAR sensor to the international market recently. In addition to their 3D hybrid LiDAR for autonomous vehicles, SOS LAB displayed their 2D scanning LiDAR for auto-guided vehicles and drones, and their 2D solidstate LiDAR, used in security systems to detect …

Google Maps inaccuracies driving tourists away
Tourism operators in Australia’s vast outback say wild inaccuracies in Google Maps are making remote hot spots appear out of reach, deterring people from visiting the region.
A number of businesses promoting their small towns as remote tourist destinations in the northeastern state of Queensland complain of cases where …

Lockheed Martin looking forward to explore GPS III capabilities
Lockheed Martin launched its first GPS III satellite and confirms that the unit is communicating efficiently with ground-control operators.
The GPS III program involves new ground stations and new, higher-power satellites, with additional navigation signals for both civilian and military users, and aims to improve the …

The National Monuments Service in Ireland is using high-resolution aerial photography from Bluesky to map and investigate a giant…

Use of civilian drones in Germany
A study by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has now revealed that there is clear approval in Germany for the use of civilian drones in civil protection, rescue missions and research work. However, flights for advertising, leisure and parcel delivery purposes are still viewed …

Carlson Software releases Carlson iCAD 2019
Carlson’s specialized drafting package, Carlson iCAD 2019, has just been released. The software allows technicians to supplement the finished product in their project deliverables.
New additions and functions to the iCAD 2019 release are new tool palettes, new 3D solid commands, additional DGN support, and new express tools. iCAD features Google …

ISRO to launch two satellites under IDRSS
As a part of its proposed manned space mission, India will launch the Indian Data Relay Satellite System (IDRSS) to improve data relay and communication links with its remote sensing/earth observation satellites. The first one is expected to be launched in 2019.
The two-satellite IDRSS will maintain a continuous communication …

Enugu govt partners World Bank on GIS-based road mapping
ENUGU State Government has said it is partnering with World Bank on GISbased road inventories and mapping for easy identification of rural road and economic development. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi Project co-ordinator of Rural Access and Mobility Project, RAMP, ll, Chief Chinedu Ugwu, who revealed this at a stakeholders’ …