By Dana A. Goward Earlier this month, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) issued a circular urging its member states to prevent interference with GNSS signals and receivers. ITU is the latest United Nations body to express such concerns and issue…
Guidance issued for states to strengthen address data programs complete and accurate data necessary for emergency response, other government services A report issued by the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) targets a key dataset for state governments. “Best Practices…
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…
Photo by: aerogondo/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration issued a proposed rule that would require unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to be identifiable remotely. The rule, deemed the “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Remote Identification,”…
The Coast Guard Navigation Center has published a special notice to mariners that use GPS equipment. The special notice outlines the details of the GPS Week Number Rollover that will occur April 6-7. To best prepare for the rollover event,…
The scheduled launch of the first GPS III satellite on December 18 was scrubbed, reportedly due to first stage liquid oxygen thermal limit constraints aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 launch vehicle’s first stage reaching safety limits. A second…
Q: How will safety issues raised by increasing autonomous traffic — in the air and on roads — affect the GNSS industry? Sanchit Agarwal, VP, Field Operations, Nearmap A: Due to increasing autonomous traffic, the GNSS industry will have…
