Joint venture expands SBAS for business development in Africa

A team of companies and government agencies are developing satellite services provided by ASECNA’s A-SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation System) for Africa and the Indian Ocean. Besides the current SBAS, the joint venture will deliver precise point positioning (PPP, through CNES and…
Registration open for ION Joint Navigation Conference 2021

The Institute of Navigation (ION) announces that registration for the Joint Navigation Conference (JNC) is now open. The JNC, sponsored by the Military Division of the Institute of Navigation, will be held Aug. 24-26 (FEDCON U.S. ONLY) at the Northern…
NSGIC issues joint statement on value of GIS for COVID-19 pandemic

Image: Kat72/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images The National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) has released a joint statement on the value of GIS in the pandemic, alongside its partners the MidAmerica GIS Consortium (MAGIC), Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), Urban…

Spirent Communications plc is working with the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) to help implement the eCall system, which is required in new cars sold in Europe starting this month. Experts from the JRC have been working with Spirent…