QZSS trials have been undertaken at the Rice Research Australia farm in southern NSW.
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Two satellites launched this month
Both the US and Japan successfully launched rockets carrying new satellites this month.
First images from Global Rain and Snowfall satellite
The first images from the Global Precipitation Measurement Core Observatory have been released.
Japan to release most accurate global 3D map + free DEM
JAXA will compile a global digital 3D map that it claims will have the world’s highest precision.
RTCM issues an amendment of its standard for DGNSS
The Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services has amended RTCM 10403.2
IGNSS 2013 next week – LEX signal demo
Conference delegates attending IGNSS2013 will see the first LEX signal demo in Australia.
MGA to establish regional multi-GNSS monitor network
Multi-GNSS Asia (MGA) and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have just announced a call for EOI to host one of JAXA's multi-GNSS receivers. These multi-GNSS receivers will be able to track GPS, Glonass, Galileo and QZSS satellite signals. This call is the first step in the establishment of a global continuous observation […]
Opportunity for Oz firms to work with Japan on multi-GNSS
Companies interested in becoming involved in multi-GNSS projects should register for a workshop that will take place in Melbourne later this month called ‘Multi-GNSS Asia’ (MGA). Multi-GNSS is the practice of using more than one GNSS network to gain a satellite location signal. Russian and European GNSS systems are on the horizon, while Japan […]
Japan launches first GPS satellite
The Japanese Space Agency (Jaxa) has launched a rocket carrying the country's first GPS satellite. The H-IIA rocket was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center carrying the satellite named ‘Michibiki’. Currently Japan uses the US GPS network of 30 satellites, but the government hopes the system will be enhanced by the new satellite which […]
Cyclone Sidr Devastates Bangladesh
On 15 November 2007, a category 4 cyclone, called Cyclone Sidr, came ashore in Bangladesh. Wind speeds reached 225 km/h; some waves were eight metres high. More than 3200 people died. Bangladesh is a prisoner of its geography. Three rivers, the Brahmaputra, the Ganges and the Meghna, rise in the Himalaya mountains before they converge […]