The California Spatial Reference Center (CSRC) modernized the California Spatial Reference Network (CSRN) on July 31, 2025. The new California Spatial Reference Network is denoted as CSRN Epoch 2025.00. <p>These coordinates changes affect California geospatial users, but the transition process to…
My previous newsletter highlighted a National Geodetic Survey (NGS) webinar held on April 25, 2025, titled “Design of Networks Using NOS NGS 92,” given by Dave Zenk, NGS northern plains regional advisory. <p><em>[Authors note: Dave Zenk told me that he…
Photo: Point One Navigation Point One Navigation has released a new Tags feature for its precise positioning Polaris network. The Tagging feature aims to simplify building and using positioning networks and systems for a wide range of applications including surveying,…
Image: Point One Navigation Point One Navigation has expanded its Polaris real-time kinematic (RTK) location network to South Korea. The network is set to provide comprehensive coverage throughout the country. Existing Polaris customers can use the South Korean integration to…
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) of the U.S. Geological Survey has been working to rebuild its geodesic monitoring network after lava consumed several GNSS stations in 2018. The work began following the 2018 Kīlauea lower East Rift Zone eruption and…
In 2013, the Google Earth Outreach team reached out to me with a request. They had been invited to partner on a mapping project in western Canada, and were looking for a Googler who could contribute an Indigenous perspective on…
Study’s emphasis, timing of release, work against that, some say Image: Panuwat Sikham/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images The stated goal of a recently published RAND study was to answer a question from Congress about what should be done to back up…
Fibocom’s 5G modules FG150 and FM150 have completed the first data call and end-to-end data transmission services under China Mobile’s Standalone-Structured 5G network. The download rate exceeds 100 Mbps. Fibocom is a leading provider of cellular embedded wireless module solutions…
Photo: Trimble Trimble has acquired Cansel Survey Equipment’s Can-Net and AllTerra New Zealand’s iBase networks. The acquisitions significantly increase the global footprint of Trimble-owned Virtual Reference Station (VRS) networks by adding key geographies in North America and New Zealand. Subscription-based…
