China launched two more Beidou-3 satellites on Friday, the seventh and eighth of the third phase of the Beidou system. Launch via Long March 3B rocket took place at 01:56 Beijing time Friday (17:56 UTC Thursday) from the Xichang Satellite…
Esri and the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) are working with a number of member states to utilize a data hub that will allow countries to measure, monitor and report on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a geographic context.…
GPS Technology Drives Global Treasure HuntNational Geographic"I go out with my five-year-old and nine-year-old as a family," said geocacher Rich Ness, assistant manager of Bloomington, Minnesota's REI outdoor-gear store (GPS coordinates: latitude 44° 51.6' N, longitude 93° 17.3' W). "I…
