China teams up with U.S. firms to build aviation navigation database
China’s top aviation regulator partnered with U.S. companies to develop the country’s aviation navigation database.
The air traffic management bureau with the Civil Aviation Administration of China inked a cooperation agreement with U.S. aviation solutions provider Jeppesen and industrial giant Honeywell to make a …

Large-scale solar parks in Madhya Pradesh, India
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) and Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL) signed an agreement for financing the shared infrastructure of two large Solar Parks in Madhya Pradesh on 31st January 2018. Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), World Bank & IREDA have been able …

Space policy: Galileo Security Monitoring Centre backup site moves to Spain
The Galileo Security Monitoring Centre (GSMC) is a technical infrastructure, which plays a key role in ensuring the security of the Galileo, including its Public Regulated Service (PRS). The GSMC has its main and operational location in France and its back-up site in the …

Pix4D extends drone-based imagery with machine learning techniques
Pix4D has introduced a new image classification technique as part of its Pix4Dmapper photogrammetry software. The solution uses new machine vision techniques for photogrammetry for automatically classification of drone-based point clouds.
While Pix4D software is mostly known for photogrammetry from drone-captured imagery, one of its latest mapping …

Blue Marble Geographics has announced that Beijing E-Carto Technologies Co., Ltd. has joined the growing list of partner companies reselling and supporting Blue Marble’s products throughout the world. www.bluemarblegeo.com…

Coordinated drone swarm fly in tight formation – without GPS
Getting quadrotor drones to work together in swarms can lead to some spectacular, and potentially immensely useful, displays. However, in order for them to function together as a group, most drones rely on GPS or an external motion-capture system to keep them working together. That …

New satellite tracking of inflight aircraft to improve safety
At any given time, there are approximately 59,000 aircraft in flight worldwide. The ability to effectively track, monitor and report these aircraft is paramount to ensuring the safety of passengers and crew, as well as that of communities on the ground. The United Nations specialized agency …

After four months at the Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) test facilities in Daejeon, South Korea…

Ariane 5 launches four Galileo satellites in yearend Arianespace mission
Arianespace performed its eleventh and final launch of the year, sending four Galileo European navig Arianespace used an upgraded version of the Ariane 5, called “Evolution Storable” or Ariane 5 ES, modified further to support the deployment of Galileo, including enhancements for a nearly four …

Leica ScanStation P50 enables users to scan the inaccessible
Leica Geosystems have released the Leica ScanStation P50, the fastest and safest long-range 3D laser scanner, as the newest member of the 3D terrestrial laser scanner P-Series. It combines all the well-known features of the P40 plus a longer-range scanning capability of more than 1 kilometre. …