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IIT-Tirupati hosts fifth BRICS working group meeting on geospatial technologies
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South Korea launches 4th Earth observation satellite from US
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Korea AeroSpace Administration Unveils K-Space Vision
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Japan space agency conducts Epsilon rocket engine test after failures
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UAE to boldly go with programme to boost nation’s expertise in space sector
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China is building a ‘Mach 26 asteroid hammer’ to strike space rocks before they hit Earth
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Nigeria and Benin Strengthen Border Surveillance with Geospatial Technology
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IIT-Tirupati hosts fifth BRICS working group meeting on geospatial technologies
The Indian Institute of Technology-Tirupati (IIT-Tirupati), in collaboration with...

Accuracy

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

Are Surveyors in Decline – Or Has Precision Taken a New Direction?

Is the need for professional surveying descending or are other factors contributing toward a decline in the numbers? There is evidence that the number of qualified surveyors with professional credentials is declining. No doubt difficulties in the...

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

GLONASS Hits 5-Meter Accuracy With Latest Launch

Russia’s GLONASS satellite navigation system has been upgraded to a precision of up to 5 meters after the successful launch of the 24th GLONASS satellite. The GLONASS-M blasted off the Plesetsk spaceport at 00.15 Moscow time on Monday...

Thursday, August 18th, 2011

Trimble Introduces Next Generation GNSS-Inertial OEM Modules

Trimble introduced today its next generation AP Series of embedded GNSS-Inertial OEM modules plus Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs), featuring a high-performance 220 channel multi-frequency GNSS receiver with dual-antenna heading support. Integrators can now...

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

LightSquared vs. GPS Raises Big Spectrum Issues

The argument raging over LightSquared's proposed LTE network and possible interference with GPS services is actually two arguments over two sets of frequencies, both of which the startup hopes eventually to use. One of the bands allocated to...

Friday, July 1st, 2011

Trimble Introduces New RTX Technology

Trimble announced today its new high-accuracy Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) correction technology, Trimble® RTX technology. Trimble RTX (Real-Time Extended) combines real-time data with innovative positioning and compression algorithms to deliver better than 4 centimeter (1.5 inch)...

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Russia Accelerates GLONASS Navigation Satellite Launches

The Russian GLONASS navigation satellite constellation has high-level politcal and monetary support, with 4.7 billion dollars invested over the past decade. Russia is on pace to accelerate GLONASS satellite launches for full global coverage capacity by the...

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

Septentrio – New AsteRx-m Ultra-compact RTK Receiver

Septentrio announces the AsteRx-m, a very low power GPS/GLONASS dual-frequency RTK receiver which is smaller than a credit card. The new board is aimed specifically at integration in hand-held devices, mobile computing platforms and other solutions requiring...

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Least Squares Offer Incremental Accuracy Improvement

Building the government infrastructure for land record and land parcels involves the creation of a survey database of field measurement, geodetic survey control, and the surveyors’ boundary determinations. The cadastral dataset includes parcels, boundary lines, parcel corners,...