Thales Alenia Space, joint venture between Thales (67 %) and Leonardo (33 %), has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the French Space Agency CNES to develop a  DFMC (Dual Frequency Multi Constellations) SBAS prototype in the frame of the next generation of SBAS, like EGNOS, the European navigation satellite system.

This prototype …

The Navigation Laboratory of the European Space Agency (ESA) has acquired an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can carry different types of satellite navigation receivers to collect data for follow-on analysis.

The NavLab, based at ESA’s ESTEC technical centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, is focused on the testing, analysis and characterization of navigation systems for both ESA and external customers.

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Live meetings, experiencing innovations and networking atmosphere: INTERGEO EXPO is back.

In October, it’s finally time for face-to-face meetings, exchanges with international companies, innovative start-ups and the leading minds in the industry. 

The ticket shop for INTERGEO 2022 is now open for visitors. 300 international companies from the geo industry have confirmed their participation at the EXPO …

Applanix, a Trimble Company (NASDAQ: TRMB), has announced  the Trimble® AP+ Land GNSS-inertial OEM solution for accurate and robust position and orientation for georeferencing sensors and positioning vehicles in land mobile mapping applications. This enables users to accurately and efficiently track and monitor fleets, produce high-definition (HD) maps and 3D models, or act as a …

GMV guarantees PAZ satellite services
GMV has signed a new contract with INTA (Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial) for the corrective maintenance of the main elements of its ground segment. The Spanish Paz satellite, with an estimated useful life of seven years, is a dual-use (civil/military) Earth observation satellite in orbit at an altitude of 514 …

€2.5 million raised by Neuraspace to prevent satellite collisions
Neuraspace, the developer of an advanced AI-powered Space debris monitoring & satellite collision avoidance platform, has announced that it has raised €2.5 million from Armilar Venture Partners. The company will use these funds to accelerate the commercialisation of its platform.

Neuraspace’s proprietary AI technology enables more accurate satellite …

Terra Drone raises $70M funding
Terra Drone Corporation has raised $70 million (8 billion Japanese yen) in Series B funding with investments from Mitsui & Co., Ltd., SBI Investment Co., Ltd., Tokyu Land Corporation, Kyushu Electric Power T&D, and Seika Corporation. The round also saw the funding by Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport …

Assessment of geo-hazards in Nepal
Synspective Inc., under the supervision of the World Bank and National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), Government of Nepal, investigated the land displacement hazards in the upstream part of the Melamchi River, Nepal in response to the destructive flood disaster that occurred in June’21. The results demonstrated that Synthetic …

Currently, the worsening impacts of urbanizations have been impelled to the importance of monitoring and management of existing urban trees, securing sustainable use of the available green spaces.

The effectiveness of programmes realizing urban equity and resilience in the South African context are greatly constrained by South Africa’s entrenched racial, (and through that class) land ownership and settlement patterns. Given the costs of well-located urban land, the state efforts to house the urban poor have often resulted in housing opportunities…