Airbus has signed a contract with the Belgian Ministry of Defence to provide tactical satellite communications services for a 15 year period. The Armed Forces will utilise channels of the Airbus UHF (Ultra High Frequency) military communications hosted payload on-board a commercial telecommunications satellite manufactured by Airbus.

As the UHF frequency band is a relatively scarce …

SBG Systems, a leading provider of navigation technology, has launched Quanta Plus, its latest Inertial Navigation System (INS). Quanta Plus is a small, lightweight, and high-performance OEM product that can be easily integrated into survey systems with LiDAR or other third-party sensors.

Quanta Plus is engineered to deliver accurate and reliable navigation data even in the most demanding …

Presagis, developer of the VELOCITY 5D (V5D) digital twin production platform, has announced availability of the V5D Plugin for Unreal Engine, the most powerful 3D computer graphics engine on the market today. The plugin enables users to load a GIS-generated V5D digital twin into Unreal Engine to create highly realistic visualizations and simulations of entire …

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) recently presented a white paper on the opportunities and challenges facing the maritime industry as it transforms through decarbonization and digitalization. The paper was presented at the sixth International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Council meeting in Monaco, which was attended by representatives of 26 countries. The meeting focused on the maritime …

The Government of India has notified the National Geospatial Policy 2022. Here are the excerpts

Vision and Goals
Vision and Goals To make India a World Leader in Global Geospatial space with …