The European Space Agency (ESA) has confirmed plans to launch the first two satellites in its low-Earth orbit (LEO) positioning navigation and timing (PNT) constellation in the second half of December 2025. The launch will use a Rocket Lab Electron Vehicle, marking Europe’s first venture into LEO-based satellite navigation.

The LEO-PNT in-orbit demonstrator mission, called Celeste, aims to …

Verra has published a digital soil mapping (DSM) tool that facilitates the robust and verifiable quantification of greenhouse gas emission reductions and carbon dioxide removals in agricultural land management (ALM) carbon projects. VT0014 Estimating organic carbon stocks using digital soil mapping, version 1.0 provides guidance for the development, calibration, and validation of data-driven modeling methods to estimate …

The Lands Commission unveiled the Continuous Operating Reference System (CORS) Network to enhance data accuracy of fieldwork and survey operations across the country.

The global positioning system (GPS) CORS Network would provide 24/7 nationwide geospatial data access, ensure real-time centimetre-level accuracy for fieldwork and boost revenue stream for the Commission.

The GPS CORS Network is a collaboration …

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published the first global professional standard for the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in surveying practice – a decisive move to guide the profession through the rapid evolution of AI technologies.
Set to take effect on 9 March 2026, the new standard sets out mandatory requirements and …

October 2025

Intergeo 2025

7-9 October
Frankfurt, Germany

https://dvw.de/intergeo/en

The 8th ISPRS Geospatial Conference

13-15 October 2025
Tehran, Iran

https://geospatialconf2025.ut.ac.ir

The Arab Conference on Astronomy and Geophysics

13 – 16 October 2025
Cairo, Egypt

https://acag-conf.org

AOGEO Symposium

15 – 17 October 2025
Bangkok, Thailand

https://aogeo17.gistda.or.th

The 46th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing

27 – 31 October 2025
Makassar, Indonesia.

https://acrs2025.mapin.or.id

3rd MENA Geospatial Forum

29 – 30 October 2025
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

https://menageospatialforumksa.com

November 2025

Canada’s National Geomatics …

SBG Systems expands its IMU line
SBG Systems has announced the upcoming release of the Pulse-20, a sub-miniature, industrial-grade Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), which will be available before the end of the year.
Alongside the commercial availability of the Pulse-80, the company now offers a complete range of …

NOAA flood mapping now covers 60% of U.S.
NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) announced its experimental Flood Inundation Mapping (FIM) tool. The FIM provides near-real-time, high resolution, street-level visualizations of f lood waters to assist NWS forecasters in issuing flood watches and warnings. It helps …

Sixth GLONASS-K satellite lifts off
The liftoff of the Soyuz 2-1b/Fregat rocket with the sixth GLONASS-K satellite took place as scheduled on Sept. 13, 2025, from Site 43 in Plesetsk. Around five hours after the launch, the Ministry of Defense reported that both payloads had been delivered into …

RICS launches global AI standard for surveying
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published the first global professional standard for the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in surveying practice.
Set to take effect on 9 March 2026, the new standard sets out mandatory …

UAVs assist forest officials
ideaForge Technology Limited deployed its Q6V2 UAV to support forest officials in preventing a potential human-elephant conflict in the Silli region of Jharkhand, India. The incident occurred when a herd of elephants strayed from the forest into nearby villages, creating panic among residents. Q6V2 UAV was …