Russia will launch two GLONASS satellites in 2012, Ria Novosti reports, citing the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos. […]

When the last English inhabitant of Virginia’s Lost Colony succumbed to hunger or swamp fever or local assimilation in 1588, Chesapeake chief Powhatan may have turned to his council and said, “Well, that’s the last of that. No more will we be troubled by outsiders infringing on our territory. Let’s get back to doing what we do best.” […]

TomTom Announces the Availability of MultiNet Data in Esri’s Geodatabase Format. As GIS datasets increase in size, TomTom is offering enterprise customers a data solution that improves versatility, optimizes performance and allows for customizable storage configuration. Large TomTom datasets may now be consumed directly by Esri applications in a file geodata […]

CCI announced enhancements to Matix, an integrated GIS solution built to leverage the power and flexibility of ESRI’s ArcGIS Server. Matix offers the latest in web mapping services as well as a wide array of user-centered features. […]

The charity Witness Confident launched Streetviolence.org, a new website to help cut violent crime. The site allows victims of street robberies and attacks to report to the police online, post witness appeals and warn their local community by pinpointing the crime on a Google map. People who witnessed the incident and are able to help can then get in touch w […]

West Milford, New Jersey, is looking to a GIS expert to aid the township in its defense against a legal challenge filed by its former in-house GIS specialist, Robert Sparkes, reports NorthJersey.com. […]

Analysts predict a four-year growth leap in Internet-connected vehicles, but only some companies, products, and services are poised to turn a profit on this new jumping-the-chasm development. Who are they, and what is their strategy? This topic is a key focus of the GPS-Wireless 2012 conference. Early registration, saving $100, ends this Friday, February 24. […]

A Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) has been issued by Chinese authorities for a satellite launch on Thursday, February 24, at about 16:20 UTC. According to web reports, the launch from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center will orbit the fifth geostationary satellite in the BeiDou-2/Compass constellation. […]

IFEN, working in partnership with WORK Microwave, a European manufacturer of advanced satellite communications and navigation equipment, today announced an enhanced version of its NavX-NCS Professional, a multi-frequency simulator, which is optimized for research and development of GNSS safety and professional applications. […]

Topcon Positioning Systems announces the new CR-G5, a high-performance choke ring antenna based on the company’s TA-5 full spectrum GNSS antenna element. The new TA-5 technology uses an array of vertical convex dipoles to provide “full wave” tracking for all existing and future GNSS signals. […]