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| March 2007 |
| Abu Dhabi to introduce new
road maintenance system |
Abu Dhabi is preparing a unique
Road and Bridge Asset Management System. The system would establish a
satellite-aided geographical database
by using the GPS. It will also feature
an e-archives for road executive
designs and an e-connection with other
working systems. The system seeks
to standardize the methods and costs
of maintenance work of the 20, 000-
km road network and 90 bridges in
the emirates, according to an official
at department for Municipalities and
Agriculture.
www.khaleejtimes.com |
| GPS to track deer at
Guindy National Park |
The Wildlife department of Guindy
National Park will make extensiveuse of GPS to arrive at a nearaccurate
estimate of the spotted deerand the endangered blackbuckThe census, which will be done by
a 100-strong team, will also coverthe adjoining IIT Madras campus.
The data of last year’s census hasbeen sent to the WLI to create a
nation-wide database and the resultsare still awaited.
www.hindu.com |
| Ohio to study black duck
decline |
The Ohio state is using GPS technology
to find out what’s happening to the
black duck. Which has been on
the decline in Ohio and elsewhere,while other types of waterfowl
are thriving. The state Division of
Wildlife has fitted three of the birds
with radio transmitters so their
movements and breeding patterns
can be tracked.
www.ohio.com |
| GPS software promises
hope for the disabled |
Anette von Laffert, at the University
of Applied Sciences in Hamburg,Germany tested an application
developed by fellow students that
adapts data from the Microsoft Virtual
Earth Web siteto create a system ofWeb site to create a system of
detailed maps that chart and display
common barriers for the disabled like
steps and cobblestones. The software,
tentatively dubbed Trailblazers, aims
to give wheelchair users a barrierfree
guide to the world, helping to
save time, reduce frustration and
broaden horizons.
www.iht.com |
| Naverus system approved
for Chinese airport |
Navigation technology by Naverus
Inc., USA that helps airplanes land atdifficult airports has been instituted
at Jiuzhaigou Airport located at an
elevation of 11,311 feet. The “required
navigation performance,” or RNPtechnology, created by the Kent
company, has also been instituted
at two other Chinese airports. The
technology guides airplanes with a
combination of avionics equipment,
autopilot and Global Positioning
System signals.
www.naverus.com |
| Trekker talking GPS
system debuts |
Traveleyes now provides its clients
with HumanWare’s Trekker Talking
GPS system, which would blind
people to move around and offer
more autonomy and independence to
travelers using Traveleyes by enabling
them to enjoy the places they visit even
more.
www.telematicsjournal.com |
| Falcon launches Internet
GPS |
A new GPS systems by Falcon
GPS Tracking, USA allows parents
to onitor, supervise and provide
guidance to their teens both behind thewheel and in their day-to-day lives.
The system with internet trackingcapability monitors the speed and
direction of vehicles from home
computer.
www.telematicsjournal.com |
| New GPS range tracking
system |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation, USA
develops a newly certified GPS range
tracking system for the Minuteman
III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile |
| China restrains mapping
by foreigners |
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A new
regulation
restricting
surveying
and
mapping by
foreigners will beimplemented in China on
March 1 2007. Foreign organizations
and ndividuals who intend to engage
in surveying and mapping must
obtain approval from the central
government and accept supervision
from local governments, according
to the regulation. The Chinese law
on surveying and mapping states
that foreigners must cooperate with
a Chinese artner and the activities
must not involve state secrets or
jeopardize national security.The results of the surveying and
mapping are owned by China, and must
not be taken and transmitted abroad
without legal permission, according
to the regulation. The number of
foreigners conducting surveying and
mapping in China is on the rise and
many field projects have been carried
out illegally, which is a threat tonational security, said the Ministry
of Land and Resources without
mentioning the number of such cases. According to the State Bureau of
Survey and apping, foreigners who
illegally survey, gather and publish
geographical information on China will
be severely punished. Chinese partners
ortranslators will be fined if they
fail to stop illegal mapping activities.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-01/25/content_792976.htm |
(ICBM) as one of the two independent
tracking systems required for range
safety. The GMTS replaces the C-band
transponders previously used to track
the Minuteman III test launches fromVandenberg Air Force Base. As directed
by the Air Force Space Command,
the C-band tracking system is to be
deactivated in FY 2007 for cost savings
and odernization.
www.irconnect.com |
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