Japan model inspires India’s spatial policy for urban planning
The new National Spatial Policy envisions 20-year urban blueprints, regional planning blocks, and transit-led growth to curb haphazard expansion and boost liveability across Indian cities. The three tiers will have proper policy frameworks. Taking a leaf out …

The analysis performed in this report is solely his work and own opinion. State Program: U.S.A (G); EU (E); China (C) “Only MEO- SECM satellites”; Russia (R); Japan (J); India (I)

Narayan Dhital

Actively involved to support international collaboration in GNSS related activities. He has regularly supported and contributed to different workshops of the International Committee on …

We present a detailed landslide vulnerability map developed on the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform using a Weighted Overlay Model.

Dr. Satish Kumar Negi

Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Govt. Degree College Dharampur, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India

Shashi Shekha

Scientific Officer, H.P. State Pollution Control Board, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

Abstract
This study addresses the escalating threat of landslides in Himachal …

This paper presents some background on airborne gravimetry, introduces the NSW Gravity Model and outlines the benefits it will provide to the surveying profession and wider community.

Dr Volker Janssen

Geodetic Surveyor in the Geodesy & State Adjustment team at DCS Spatial Services, NSW Department of Customer Service, in Bathurst, Australia.

Thomas Grinter

Surveyor-General and Director of Survey at …

 Institute of Navigation awarded Dr. Jason Anderson its Bradford W. Parkinson Award on September 12, 2025, during the ION GNSS+ 2025 conference in Baltimore, Maryland, for his thesis: Designing Cryptography Systems for GNSS Data and Ranging Authentication.
Jason Anderson received his PhD from Stanford University where his research in the Stanford GPS Lab pertained to constructing …