Norway’s government is refusing to let Apple take aerial photography of the capital city Oslo to create 3D images for its Maps app, BBC News reported. There are security concerns about access to detailed views of government buildings. Anyone wishing to fly over Oslo to take pictures requires a license from the authorities, which has been declined according to official documents. However satellite imagery, as used by other map brands, is not protected. www.panarmenian.net

GAGAN certification programme crossed yet another milestone on 13th August 2013 when. K.N.Srivastava, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation released the GAGAN Certification documents to Arun Mishra, Director General of Civil Aviation in the presence of V.P. Agrawal, Chairman AAI.

India has officially inaugurated Data Portal India, a portal for the public to access and use datasets and applications provided by ministries and departments of the Government of India. The Portal functions as a single access point for open government datasets across the country. Currently, there are about 3500 datasets from 49 government departments available for the public to access and use. The datasets include agriculture, commerce and industry, defence, finance, health, information and broadcasting, energy, transport and water resources, among others. http://data.gov.in/

NNG and Ayana Navigation Solutions (ANS) have jointly introduced a new Personal Navigation Device (PND) called the ANS Navigator A-501. This new offering has been designed to find a way over the problems faced by commuters in India due to our rather ‘unique’ infrastructure. The device has a 5-inch screen that runs on NNG’s iGO primo software. It is pre-loaded with the latest India maps and a total of over 7 million Points of Interest (POIs). The unit comes with a 1-year map update guarantee from NNG’s update portal Naviextras. www.zigwheels.com

Satellite and rocket-component builder OHB AG on Aug. 14 said it should know by late September whether the tests of its first Galileo satellites are proceeding well enough to permit their delivery later this year.

TI Asahi Co., Ltd. and Zoller + Froehlich GmbH have signed OEM agreement for exclusive distribution worldwide of PENTAX branded 3D scanners by TI Asahi Co., Ltd. Under the agreement, Zoller + Froehlich GmbH will OEMsupply PENTAX branded high-precision, state of art 3D and 2D scanners…

The US Department of Homeland Security has released a summary report on its evaluation of the risks to US critical infrastructure from GPS disruptions. The report states, “US critical infrastructure sectors are increasingly at risk from a growing dependency on GPS for positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services.

A European-Union funded consortium invites companies and public agencies from North Africa and the Middle East to submit ideas for extending Galileo GNSS and EGNOS use in the region. Eligible ideas could be for a small pilot project or research study, a technical training plan, and/or a publication or article.

Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America (MBRDNA) is working on a way to take advantage of the Google’s newest GPS-equipped device: Google Glass.

Space Exploration Technologies was awarded a launch reservation contract with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) to support the largest space program to date in Canada, carrying the three satellites to orbit that will make up the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) on a Falcon 9 rocket in 2018. RCM is a three satellite