Geomaticians

2024

“Balady Maps”, A Navigation Feature Enabling Users To Quickly Access Locations Within Saudi Cities

“Balady Maps”, A Navigation Feature Enabling Users To Quickly Access Locations Within Saudi Cities

Balady App provides users with an advanced navigation system through the “Balady Maps” feature, which includes a set of data and information updated daily, needed by city residents and visitors for easy navigation and reaching their destinations. This feature is part of the efforts of the Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing to enhance ...
momrah.gov.sa

Krattworks Awarded $6M For GNSS-Free Navigation

The European Defense Fund (EDF) and the Ministries of Defense of Estonia and Finland have awarded a $6 million investment to Project BadB, a consortium led by KrattWorks, an Estonian defense technology company. The project focuses on developing advanced navigation solutions for land and aerial vehicles that operate independently of GNSS. Project BadB aims to ...
gpsworld.com

Space Force Launching Lasers In 2025 To Help Pinpoint The Center Of Earth

The U.S. Space Force aims to better pinpoint the location of Earth’s true center using lasers on GPS satellites slated to launch in 2025. A set of laser retroreflector arrays, or LRAs, will be installed onto two GPS III satellites, called SV9 and SV10, as part of NASA’s Space Geodesy Program space sensor network. The ...
space.com
Researchers Forge More Open Access Data For Studies Of The Earth's Lithosphere

Researchers Forge More Open Access Data For Studies Of The Earth’s Lithosphere

Crust and lithospheric mantle—the thinnest and thickest layers of the Earth’s lithosphere—and a wide range of dynamic processes that deform them can be studied by using high precision geodetic data taken directly from Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). GNSS data and data products can measure and help the user understand such factors as the Earth’s ...
phys.org
Remote-Sensing Satellites To Aid Archaeological Excavations In Dubai

Remote-Sensing Satellites To Aid Archaeological Excavations In Dubai

Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has signed a deal with Khalifa University of Science and Technology to work together on archaeological excavations in Dubai. This means they will share expertise and use advanced technology, like remote-sensing satellites, to find buried structures, tombs or other remains at two important sites — Saruq Al Hadid ...
gulfnews.com
Earthcare Offers A Sneak Peek Into Earth’s Energy Balance

EarthCARE Offers A Sneak Peek Into Earth’s Energy Balance

Offering a foretaste of what’s to come once it is fully commissioned, ESA’s EarthCARE satellite has returned the first images from its broadband radiometer instrument. These initial images offer a tantalising glimpse into the intricacies of our planet’s energy balance – a delicate balance that governs our climate. Earth’s energy balance accounts the amount of ...
esa.int

UC Irvine Earth System Scientists Discover Missing Piece In Climate Models

As the planet continues to warm due to human-driven climate change, accurate computer climate models will be key in helping illuminate exactly how the climate will continue to be altered in the years ahead. In a study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, a team led by researchers from the UC Irvine Department ...
news.uci.edu
This Is How Much Hotter Urban Sprawl Makes US Cities Feel

This Is How Much Hotter Urban Sprawl Makes US Cities Feel

Nearly 34 million people across 65 US cities — roughly one in 10 Americans — live in a place where the built environment makes temperatures feel at least 8 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than it would without that urban sprawl. That’s according to a new study by the nonprofit Climate Central, which mapped the impact of ...
theverge.com
How Climate Change Is Altering The Earth's Rotation

How Climate Change Is Altering The Earth’s Rotation

The Earth’s spin axis is not constant. It moves slowly over time relative to the Earth’s crust. This is caused by various processes on the surface and inside the Earth, such as the melting of ice masses or the uplift of land masses, as well as mass shifts in the Earth’s viscous mantle and core. ...
gfz-potsdam.de

Satellite To GPS To Remote Sensing, Govt Plans To Rope In Tech To Curb Illegal Mining

Taking serious note of the complaints about illegal mining in the state, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the Department of Geology and Mining to use technology on a large scale to effectively control illegal mining. According to an official, satellite monitoring will be used to watch over areas where illegal mining occurs, and vehicles ...
indianexpress.com
Wellington Launches Platform To Map Underground Infrastructure

Wellington Launches Platform To Map Underground Infrastructure

New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, has become the first city in the country to create an online data sharing platform to map all underground infrastructure either owned by the city or other utility operators. The platform will map buried pipes and cables that could save infrastructure organisations millions of dollars each year. The platform aims to ...
cities-today.com
How A Texas Man Turned Whataburger Into The State’s Power Outage Tracker

How A Texas Man Turned Whataburger Into The State’s Power Outage Tracker

Hurricane Beryl had pummeled Southeast Texas on Monday, leaving millions in the Houston area without power. But with technical issues plaguing the tracker for the city’s main energy provider, there was no way to check the status of power outages — or find the still-lit pockets where residents could buy food, gas and other necessities. ...
w.washingtonpost.com
Artificial Intelligence Meets Cartography

Artificial Intelligence Meets Cartography

Most people interact with maps regularly, for example, when they’re trying to get from point A to point B, track the weather or plan a trip. But, beyond those daily activities, maps are also increasingly being combined with artificial intelligence to create powerful tools for urban modeling, navigation systems, natural hazard forecasting and response, climate ...
engineering.wustl.edu
New Map Reveals Red Zones For Pedestrian Safety Risks

New Map Reveals Red Zones For Pedestrian Safety Risks

“Speed kills” is such a well-known mantra in transportation advocacy circles it’s at risk of becoming trite. So how can activists find new ways to communicate the crucial linkage between speeding drivers and the fatal crashes they cause? One answer to that question comes from a project by Portland Community College Student Jake Veto. Veto ...
bikeportland.org

CARTO Introduces AI Agents To Expand Access To Spatial Analytics

CARTO, the cloud-native spatial analysis platform, today announced the launch of CARTO AI Agents in private preview, the industry-leading AI tool that combines geospatial technology with AI. AI Agents enable decision-makers to address vital spatial questions quickly, democratizing access to spatial analytics and driving improved decision-making. The introduction of AI Agents aligns with the release ...
datanami.com
Beidou Helping Tajikistan Prep For Temblors

Beidou Helping Tajikistan Prep For Temblors

Along with providing stable navigation services worldwide, the Beidou global satellite navigation system developed by China has been monitoring the deformation of Lake Sarez in the seismically active zone of the Pamir Plateau in eastern Tajikistan for nearly three years, predicting potential earthquakes. “Forty donkeys, 10 scientists and 30 others spent 10 days transporting the ...
global.chinadaily.com.cn
Felt Upgrades GIS Platform

Felt Upgrades GIS Platform

Felt has introduced Felt 3.0, which includes new features and native database integrations to improve Geographic Information Systems (GIS) capabilities. The goal of Felt 3.0 is to make data more accessible and actionable for stakeholders. It provides modern GIS tools for teams to visualize, analyze and present important insights and map data relevant to their ...
gpsworld.com
Govt Preparing One Map Policy Sustainability Document

Govt Preparing One Map Policy Sustainability Document

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, informed that the government is preparing a White Paper One Map Policy Beyond 2024, a document for the continuation of the One Map Policy, for the next government. “Based on the strategic value and usefulness of the One Map Policy, a White Paper One Map Policy Beyond 2024 ...
en.antaranews.com
Google Maps Patent Hints At A Multi-car Navigation Feature, Enabling Easier Group Travel

Google Maps Patent Hints At A Multi-car Navigation Feature, Enabling Easier Group Travel

Google Maps is one of the most widely used navigation apps in the world, with 60 million active users in India alone as of 2023, according to Miriam Daniel, Vice President and Head of Google Maps. The web mapping platform introduces new features and improvements to existing ones on a regular basis, helping solo travellers ...
gadgets360.com

Turkmenistan Advances Land Reform With New Administration System

Turkmenistan is currently in the process of establishing a comprehensive land administration system, which includes both a cadastre and a land registration system. Since 1990, the official land statistics of Turkmenistan have shown minimal individualization. This is largely due to the fact that former collective farms still list land now held in family leaseholds as ...
daryo.uz
Japan Launches Advanced Earth-Observing Satellite On 3rd Flight Of H3 Rocket

Japan Launches Advanced Earth-Observing Satellite On 3rd Flight Of H3 Rocket

Japan’s new H3 rocket flew for the third time ever tonight (June 30). The H3 launched the Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 (ALOS-4; also known as DAICHI-4) from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center tonight, rising off the pad at 11:06 p.m. EDT (0306 GMT and 12:06 p.m. Japan Standard Time on July 1). ALOS-4 was deployed into ...
space.com
New Satellite To Show How AI Advances Earth Observation

New Satellite To Show How AI Advances Earth Observation

ESA’s new Φsat-2 mission, launching in the coming weeks, will push the boundaries of AI for Earth observation – demonstrating the transformative potential of AI for space technology. The integration of AI has significantly enhanced Earth observation. AI capabilities allow for more data to be processed quickly and accurately, helping to enable to transform vast ...
esa.int
Using Remote Sensing To Study How Wild Horses Reduce Shrub And Grassland Biomass

Using Remote Sensing To Study How Wild Horses Reduce Shrub And Grassland Biomass

Forests in Galicia, northwestern Spain, are frequently ravaged by wildfires, leading to significant environmental and economic damage. The increasing virulence of these fires, exacerbated by climate change, poses a heightened risk to both natural landscapes and human populations. Traditional forestry methods to mitigate these fires are costly, prompting the exploration of alternative measures. One such ...
naturalsciencenews.com
From Space To Swamp AI Method Classifies Mangrove Species With Unprecedented Accuracy

From Space To Swamp: AI Method Classifies Mangrove Species With Unprecedented Accuracy

Mangroves are crucial for biodiversity, climate change mitigation, and coastal protection but face threats from climate change and human activities. Traditional monitoring methods fall short in accurately capturing their complex features. The integration of advanced machine learning algorithms with multisource remote sensing data offers a promising solution. Based on these challenges, it is essential to ...
phys.org
New Map Shows The Highest Heat Risk Isn’t Always Where Temperatures Are Hottest

New Map Shows The Highest Heat Risk Isn’t Always Where Temperatures Are Hottest

An interactive map created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rates each ZIP code in the mainland U.S. to identify areas “most likely to experience negative health outcomes from heat.” But CDC’s Heat and Health Index shows that heat risk is about much more than temperatures. Heat vulnerability varies sharply within cities and ...
scientificamerican.com
Ottawa Launches Residential School Map To Help In Search For Missing Children

Ottawa Launches Residential School Map To Help In Search For Missing Children

The Canadian government has launched a new interactive online map pinpointing the location of residential schools, and experts say it will help in the search for unmarked or forgotten graves of children forced to go to the institutions. Many residential school buildings have been torn down, paved or built over since the first one opened ...
cbc.ca

Morocco, Turkey Sign Strategic Energy and Mining Agreements

Morocco and Turkey have signed two crucial agreements covering energy, earth sciences, and mining. The agreements were signed on Thursday in Rabat between Morocco’s Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development Leila Benali and Alparslan Bayraktar, Turkey’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. These agreements include collaboration in renewable energies, green hydrogen, energy efficiency, electricity ...
moroccoworldnews.com
Tunisia To Pilot GIS Mapping For Public Health

Tunisia To Pilot GIS Mapping For Public Health

Tunisia has expressed interest in implementing Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping for laboratory functions among North African countries. This initiative aims to create detailed visual representations of laboratory capacities and capabilities across the country. The candidacy emerged during Africa CDC’s first meeting on GIS mapping for public health with seven North African countries, which included ...
africacdc.org

Hydrosat Announces The Launch Of First High-Res Thermal Imagery Commercial Satellite

Hydrosat, the climate tech company leveraging thermal imagery to measure water stress in agriculture and mitigate the effects of climate change, announced the upcoming launch of its first satellite, VanZyl-1, scheduled for early July on SpaceX’s Transporter-11. This satellite will showcase Hydrosat’s proprietary, first-of-its-kind custom imagers, to accelerate the delivery of global high-resolution thermal imaging ...
geospatialworld.net

Türkiye To Boost Earth Observation Capabilities With New Satellite Series

Türkiye will boost its earth observation capabilities with a soon-to-be-launched series of new satellites. Minister of Industry and Technology, Mehmet Fatih Kacir, told Anadolu that the new and indigenous Imece satellite project, consisting of two new satellite series, will be commissioned within four years. “A significant part of our country’s high-resolution Earth observation needs will ...
aa.com.tr