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The year 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of China's Digital Silk Road, which has become an increasingly crucial component of Xi Jinping's flagship foreign policy project: the Belt and Road Initiative. Over the past decade, China has massively expanded its digital infrastructure investment across the globe. Accompanying the investment has been the diffusion of China's digital governance norms and standards in recipient states. Countries in the Indo-Pacific have been at the forefront of this stretching Chinese digital influence landscape. The conflation between digital development cooperation and digital governance norms adoption has far-reaching implications that need to be better understood and addressed. To discuss the issue, Michael Caster joins host Bonnie Glaser. Caster is the Head of Global China Programmeat ARTICLE 19, an NGO that advances freedom of opinion and expression. His organization has published two reports examining China's Digital Silk Road. Timestamps[00:00] Start[01:30] Understanding China's Digital Silk Road [05:57] China's Digital Governance Norms[10:16] China's Digital Footprints Abroad[16:07] Attractiveness of Chinese Digital Solutions[18:56] Role of High-Tech Companies in Digital Governance[21:44] Assessing the Effectiveness of China's Digital Governance[23:14] State-Driven Surveillance and Censorship[27:39] China's BeiDou Navigation System [31:09] How should governments respond to these normative shifts? 

In un'epoca in cui la connettività e la geolocalizzazione sono diventate elementi imprescindibili della quotidianità, i Sistemi di Navigazione Satellitare Globale, o più semplicemente GNSS, rappresentano un'infrastruttura tecnologica strategica senza la quale molti servizi non potrebbero esistere e aiutarci nelle attività di tutti i giorni. Ci basti pensare che dietro il semplice gesto di consultare un'app di navigazione o di ricevere un pacco acquistato online si nasconde una vastissima rete di satelliti in perfetta sinergia tra di loro che fornisce istantaneamente dati di posizionamento estremamente precisi. Ma che cosa sono i GNSS e qual è la differenza con il GPS di cui sentiamo parlare tutti i giorni? In questa puntata proviamo a capirlo.Nella sezione delle notizie parliamo dei nuovi Tutor 3.0 autostradali, dello studio del CNR per trasformare la luce in un solido e infine della missione delle sonde spaziali Voyager e di come la NASA stia cercando di allungare il più possibile la sua durata.--Indice--00:00 - Introduzione00:57 - Tutor 3.0 come deterrente più preciso in autostrada (DMove.it, Davide Fasoli)02:12 - La luce è stata trasformata in un solido (HDBlog.it, Luca Martinelli)03:20 - La NASA prolunga la missione delle Voyager (DDay.it, Matteo Gallo)05:12 - Il dualismo dei GNSS tra applicazioni civili e militari (Matteo Gallo)18:24 - Conclusione--Contatti--• www.dentrolatecnologia.it• Instagram (@dentrolatecnologia)• Telegram (@dentrolatecnologia)• YouTube (@dentrolatecnologia)• redazione@dentrolatecnologia.it--Immagini--• Foto copertina: ESA - P. Carril--Brani--• Ecstasy by Rabbit Theft• Not Enough by Near x Far

Al Capítol 58 de La nova mobilitat conversem amb Pere Molina sobre els sistemes GNSS (com el GPS, Galileo, GLONASS i BeiDou) i com aquests ens permeten situar-nos amb precisió a qualsevol punt del planeta. Què aprendràs en aquest episodi? ✅ L'origen i l'evolució dels sistemes de navegació per satèl·lit. ✅ Les aplicacions civils i militars del GNSS: des del mòbil fins als sistemes de defensa. ✅ Com funcionen les IMU (unitats de mesurament inercial) i per què són clau quan no hi ha senyal GPS.

Ad Astra Travelers and welcome to Tales of Teyvat: A Genshin Lore Podcast. This week, we're taking on Beidou's offer to bring us to Inazuma as we prepare to discuss Kujou Sara. But wait, there's an extra churl at Angel's Share today as we invite Beefy from the Shade Chamber podcast to join us for this episode. Beefy starts us off with the IRL history of the Tengu Yokai of Japan and how they relate (and differ) from the Tengu we see in Teyvat. Our hosts then talk about our introduction to Sara during the archon quest, her almost tragic death as a child, and how she's yet again another kid who may have been better off as an orphan. Childhood trauma aside, our hosts will discuss her rigid behavior, unwavering dedication to the Kujou Family, and her absolute fan-girl obsession with the Raiden Shogun. Later, we'll discuss Sara's associates across Teyvat, her law-constricted interactions with Itto and Venti, and whether her wings still work. Do you think Kujou Sara deserves a hangout? Did Sara ever know her biological parents? And what do the Kujou brothers think of their cryptid little sister when she was adopted? Grab your gliders, and clutch your visions tight for this week's episode! Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠talesofteyvat.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to find a comprehensive lore sheet that provides visual aids and links to videos and important Genshin Impact Resources. Make sure to give us a follow on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to stay updated on all things Tales of Teyvat and let us know your thoughts on today's episode. Questions? Thoughts? Theories you have to share? Feel free to email us at talesofteyvatpod@gmail.com and let us know, we would love to hear from you! Tales of Teyvat has partnered with the Shade Chamber Podcast to create a Genshin Community on Discord for our listeners! We are so excited to chat Genshin Lore, Honkai Star Rail, and so much more with you! You can join our server at https://bit.ly/shadesofteyvat. Beefy and The Shade Chamber can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and Twitter. https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZjFjDWnsnc7NX1hiwZeEQ https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1633908773?app=podcast&at=1000lHKX&ct=linktree_http&itscg=30200&itsct=lt_p&ls=1&mt=2 https://www.youtube.com/@TheShadeChamber https://twitter.com/ShadeChamberPod

Ad Astra Travelers and welcome to Tales of Teyvat: A Genshin Lore Podcast. This week we're hitting the high seas as we discuss Liyue's number one captain, Beidou! After discussing the recent dealings of the Twink Tank, our hosts rewind into Beidou's past to discuss her traumatic childhood. What kid doesn't love being an orphan? A bad omen? Run out of a town? Definitely not Beidou! After a quick recap of all that trauma, we go to The Crux, home of the one true therapist in all of Teyvat, which is probably much needed for Beidou after all that childhood misery. Our hosts discover, though, that Beidou doesn't let anything keep her down and that she's been able to make quite a name for herself in Liyue and across Teyvat. We'll discuss her relationship with Ningguang, access to ports across Teyvat and the strength she showcases each day that makes her a role model for children everywhere. Not to mention, our hosts will discuss her love of drinking, life changing fight with the sea monster Haishan and her love of the sea. Grab your eyepatch, and Dramamine, for this swashbuckling episode! Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/tot-beidou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to find a comprehensive lore sheet that provides visual aids and links to videos and important Genshin Impact Resources. Make sure to give us a follow on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to stay updated on all things Tales of Teyvat and let us know your thoughts on today's episode. Questions? Thoughts? Theories you have to share? Feel free to email us at talesofteyvatpod@gmail.com and let us know, we would love to hear from you! Tales of Teyvat has partnered with the Shade Chamber Podcast to create a Genshin Community on Discord for our listeners! We are so excited to chat Genshin Lore, Honkai Star Rail, and so much more with you! You can join our server at https://bit.ly/shadesofteyvat.

El Honor 300 Pro promete diseño, potencia y conectividad mejorada ¿Un teléfono que mezcla lo mejor de la gama alta con opciones más accesibles? Eso es lo que parece traer el Honor 300 Pro.Escucha Flash Diario en Spotify.Filtraciones recientes sugieren que este modelo va a incluir una pantalla curva con resolución 1.5K, un procesador Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 y carga rápida de 100W. Pero eso no es todo: este smartphone podría ser de los primeros de su segmento en integrar mensajería satelital Beidou, ideal para enviar mensajes en zonas sin cobertura. Todo apunta a que la serie 300 se lanzará antes de fin de año, pero, ¿puede este dispositivo realmente competir contra los gigantes del mercado? ¿Y si tu próximo teléfono pudiera redefinir la experiencia visual y de conectividad? Honor quiere demostrar que no hace falta gastar una fortuna para tener un teléfono que lo tenga todo. La serie 300, liderada por el modelo Pro, promete ser un salto importante respecto a la generación anterior. Según las certificaciones más recientes, habrá cuatro versiones: estándar, Pro y posiblemente una Pro+. Las filtraciones en redes sociales como Weibo ya han mostrado imágenes del diseño del Honor 300 Pro, con un módulo de cámaras único y elegante, que alberga sensores de hasta 50 MP. Además, el modelo Pro parece estar apostando fuerte por la autonomía, con una batería de 5,300 mAh, y por las funciones inteligentes, como su lector de huellas ultrasónico y conectividad NFC. La conectividad es un tema crítico en los smartphones. Aunque la mayoría de las marcas compiten por ofrecer mejores cámaras o procesadores, pocos abordan el problema de quedarse sin señal en zonas alejadas. Esto puede ser un gran inconveniente para quienes viven en áreas rurales, trabajan al aire libre o simplemente aman la aventura. Con la mensajería satelital Beidou, el Honor 300 Pro busca llenar ese vacío, permitiéndote enviar mensajes aunque no tengas cobertura. Es una solución innovadora, pero plantea preguntas: ¿cómo funcionará en la práctica? ¿Qué tan accesible será para los usuarios promedio? Además, competir en este segmento requiere algo más que funciones destacadas; el precio y la experiencia general del dispositivo serán determinantes. El Honor 300 Pro no solo apunta a ser un teléfono innovador por su conectividad, sino también por su pantalla. Cuando hablamos de una resolución 1.5K, nos referimos a algo intermedio entre Full HD+ (1080p) y 2K (1440p). Esto significa imágenes más nítidas y detalladas, especialmente en pantallas de tamaño mediano, como las de los smartphones. En el caso del Honor 300 Pro, esta mejora, junto con su panel curvo, promete una experiencia visual inmersiva para disfrutar de contenidos multimedia o juegos. Si sumamos esto a su potente procesador Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, la carga rápida de 100W y el diseño premium, este modelo podría redefinir lo que esperamos de un smartphone de gama media-alta. El lanzamiento del Honor 300 Pro podría marcar un cambio en cómo percibimos los smartphones de gama media-alta. Tradicionalmente, estos dispositivos han sido una especie de "tierra de nadie": demasiado caros para ser económicos, pero sin las prestaciones necesarias para competir con la gama alta. Honor parece estar redefiniendo este espacio, ofreciendo un teléfono que combina diseño premium, especificaciones potentes y funciones únicas como la mensajería satelital. Además, la pantalla 1.5K podría atraer a usuarios que priorizan la calidad visual sin necesidad de pagar por un dispositivo 2K o 4K. Si el Honor 300 Pro logra un equilibrio entre precio y calidad, podría ser un referente en su categoría y presionar a otras marcas a mejorar sus ofertas. El Honor 300 Pro es más que un teléfono bonito: promete ser una herramienta útil para el día a día, con potencia, diseño y funciones como la mensajería satelital y una pantalla 1.5K que mejora la experiencia visual. Su éxito dependerá de cómo Honor maneje su lanzamiento y precio. ¿Qué opinas de esta combinación de innovación y accesibilidad? Cuéntanos en los comentarios y sigue nuestro pódcast en Spotify para más análisis: Escucha Flash Diario. BibliografíaGizmochina: Honor 300 Pro display, processor, camera and battery detailsHuawei Central: MIIT certifies Honor AMP-AN10 with satellite SMSConcept Phones: Honor 300 Pro RenderedGSMArena: Honor 300 leaks in series of live imagesConviértete en un seguidor de este podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/flash-diario-de-el-siglo-21-es-hoy--5835407/support.

"GPS in Deliveries" unveils the hidden layer behind the everyday use of navigation systems, exploring how GPS technology has evolved from a military tool to a global surveillance network. The episode highlights how countries like Russia and China have developed their own systems, GLONASS and BeiDou, to assert digital sovereignty and avoid dependency on the U.S. controlled GPS. It delves into the implications of geofencing and the data gathered by autonomous vehicles, raising questions about the extent of control and surveillance in modern logistics. With a nod to the film Enemy of the State, the episode leaves viewers pondering the true power of a map in the wrong hands.

Astronomy AstroDailyPod - The Podcast: 23rd September 2024Welcome to another episode of Astronomy AstroDailyPod, your ultimate source for the latest Space and Astronomy news. I'm your host, Steve Dunkley, and today we have a fascinating lineup of stories from the Astronomy AstroDailyPod newsletter. From insights into Jupiter's Great Red Spot and moonquakes, to China's latest satellite launch and discoveries at the edge of the solar system, we've got it all covered. Let's dive in!Highlights:- Jupiter's Great Red Spot: A new study suggests that Jupiter's iconic Great Red Spot, visible for at least 190 years, is not the same one observed by astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1665. The current spot likely formed from an instability in Jupiter's atmospheric winds, creating a persistent atmospheric cell. This research, published in Geophysical Research Letters, used historical observations and numerical models to explore the longevity and nature of this massive atmospheric vortex.- China's Satellite Launch: China successfully launched two new satellites as part of its Buddy navigation satellite system. Carried by a Long March 3B rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre, these satellites are equipped with upgraded atomic clock systems and new inter-satellite data links. The Buddy network, China's largest civilian satellite system, now has over 50 active satellites, providing global positioning and navigation services.- Moonquakes and Lunar Exploration: As NASA prepares for more missions to the lunar surface, new research indicates that potential landing sites at the moon's south pole might be susceptible to quakes and landslides. The study, based on data from Apollo-era seismometers, highlights the need for lunar design criteria to address these seismic hazards. The findings could influence the planning and construction of habitats and infrastructure on the moon.- Kuiper Belt Discoveries: NASA's New Horizons Kuiper Belt search Timms reports the detection of an unexpected population of distant bodies in the Kuiper Belt, stretching almost 90 times as far from the sun as Earth. This discovery suggests that the Kuiper Belt may be larger than previously thought or that there is a second Kuiper Belt beyond the one discovered in the 1990s. The findings could challenge current models of the solar system's formation.- NASA's Lunar Navigation Challenge: NASA is seeking innovative solutions to help Artemis astronauts navigate the lunar south pole. The Lunar Navigation Challenge invites individuals and teams to design a low-tech backup navigational device for astronauts and creative solutions for mapping the bottom of Shackleton Crater. The challenge aims to address the unique orienteering difficulties posed by the lunar south pole's extreme light and shadows.For more Space news, be sure to visit our website at astronomydaily.io. There you can sign up for our free AstroDailyPod newsletter and explore our constantly updating news feed. Don't forget to check out all our previous episodes on the website as well.And if you want even more Astronomy AstroDailyPod content, find us on social media. Just search for #AstroDailyPod on facebook, X, YouTubeMusic, and TikTok.Thanks for listening, and remember to keep looking up.Sponsor Links:NordVPNNordPassMalwarebytesProton MailOld Glory - Iconic Music & Sports Fand MerchBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast--5648921/support.

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The first drone delivery service guided by China's Beidou Navigation Satellite System has begun operations in Zhuzhou, Hunan province, offering local residents a glimpse into a futuristic, fast-paced delivery system.湖南省株洲市的第一批无人机运送服务已经投入使用，该服务由中国北斗导航卫星系统领航，为当地居民提供了一种具有未来感、高速度的运输系统。On Tuesday, drones departed from the Zhuzhou "Beidou+drone" low-altitude flying service center to deliver packages to an SF Express center about 4 kilometers away in just a few minutes. The drones flew at an altitude of around 200 meters.8月13日，无人机群从株洲市“北斗+无人机”低空飞行服务中心启航，向4千米外的顺丰速运中心运输货物，几分钟内便抵达了目的地。该机群的飞行海拔在200米左右。 Operated by Phoenix Technology, a subsidiary of SF Express and Zhuzhou Geckor Group, the service aims to significantly reduce delivery times. According to You Yang, sales director at Phoenix Technology, traditional road transportation would take at least 20 minutes. Drones, bypassing traffic and red lights, reduce that time by up to 70 percent.该配送服务由顺丰速运和株洲高科集团的子公司凤凰汇通运营，致力于大幅缩短货物的配送时间。据凤凰汇通销售经理杨友（音）称，传统的公路运输至少需要20分钟，而无人机能绕过车流和红灯，可节省多达70%的配送时间。 "Drones are particularly useful for making emergency deliveries, carrying high-value items or reaching remote locations," You said.杨友（音）说：“在进行紧急递送、运送贵重物品和长距离运输时，无人机的优势尤为明显”。 Current costs for a single delivery range from 70 to 80 yuan ($9.78 to $11.17). With drones capable of carrying 50 to 100 packages, the service could become profitable, but for now, subsidies from local governments and enterprises help cover costs.目前，单次配送的价格从70元到80元不等（$9.78到$11.17），无人机能运载50到100个包裹，这将是一个能够创造收益的服务，不过现在还需要当地政府和企业进行补贴以弥补成本。 The center operates five routes for delivering medical supplies, everyday goods, agricultural products and emergency equipment, as well as performing waterway inspections. An additional seven routes have been approved for future use.该中心已有五条路线处于运营状态，分别用于配送医疗用品、日常用品、农产品、应急设备，以及进行水路检查。另外七条路线已获准，将在未来投入使用。 The drones used in Tuesday's launch are about 2 meters wide, with a maximum payload of 10 kilograms and a flight speed of 50 km per hour. The center also utilizes various other drone models capable of carrying between half a kilogramto 50 kg and flying distances from 10 km to 120 km.8月13日发布的无人机有2米宽，最高载货量为10千克，飞行速度达50千米/时，该中心还使用了许多载货量在0.5kg到50kg，飞行距离在10km至120km之间的无人机模型。The first company in China to receive a license for drone delivery, Phoenix Technology had opened 215 routes by the end of last year, transporting nearly 3 million packages weighing a total of 15 million metric tons. Drone deliveries are now routine in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, with 300 to 400 flights a day, but they are guided by GPS rather than Beidou.凤凰汇通是中国第一家取得无人机配送营业执照的公司，截止去年底，该公司已开放了215条运输路线，运输了总重1500万公吨的近300万件包裹。无人机配送在深圳已成为平常，每天能有300到400单业务，不过他们使用的是GPS而不是北斗导航。 Zhuzhou, a key hub for Beidou technology and low-altitude economic development, provides an ideal base for advancing homegrown drone delivery services. Tang Zhibin, a local resident, expressed excitement about the new technology and its potential convenience.株洲作为北斗科技和低空经济发展的关键枢纽，为先进的本土无人机配送服务提供了一个理想的发展环境。当地居民唐志斌（音）对这一新兴科技和其带来的潜在便利表达了激动的心情。Zhou Jin, another onlooker, said he was "blown away" by the sight of the drones.另一位居民周瑾（音）表示，他曾为无人机配送的景象所惊叹。"They're much larger than the drones I've used for photography and remind me of something from Hollywood sci-fi movies," he said.他说：“这种无人机比平时用来摄像的那些大多了，这让我想起了好莱坞的科幻电影中的景象”。 While China's drone technology is considered among the world's best, Zhou said more regulation will be necessary to ensure safety as drone usage becomes more widespread.周瑾（音）表示，尽管中国的无人机技术堪称世界第一，但随着无人机的应用逐步推广，将需要更多的监管措施以保障使用安全。Dronen.无人机Payload n.有效载荷Metric tonsn.公吨（一千公斤）

Occhi puntati al cielo per la notte di San Lorenzo alla ricerca di stelle cadenti. Ma è importante ricordare che lo spazio non è solo un luogo di stelle e pianeti, ma anche di satelliti artificiali che svolgono un ruolo cruciale per il mondo dei trasporti.In questa puntata di Container, Massimo De Donato ne parla con Marco Lisi, membro del cda dell’ASI, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana.Sistemi come GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou e l’europeo Galileo forniscono dati di posizionamento precisi che, integrati con altre tecnologie, hanno rivoluzionato il settore dei trasporti. Galileo in particolare garantisce una precisione altissima e un posizionamento su scala decimetrica.Grazie ai satelliti è possibile ottimizzare i percorsi, riducendo consumi di carburante ed emissioni inquinanti; gestire le flotte, monitorando in tempo reale la posizione dei veicoli e pianificando le attività; aumentare la sicurezza.

I denne episoden;GPS er et globalt navigasjons-satellittsystem som bruker satellitter for å triangulere posisjonen din.Det finnes forskjellige satellittsystemer som GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou og QZSS, som kan brukes av forskjellige enheter.Det er viktig å velge en enhet som støtter de nødvendige satellittsystemene for det området du skal bruke den i.Det er også viktig å ha backup-systemer og være klar over begrensningene til GPS og andre navigasjonssystemer.Det finnes forskjellige kartleverandører som Garmin, TomTom, Google Maps og Apple Maps, som bruker forskjellige kartgrunnlag og har ulike funksjoner. Det finnes mange ulike programvare og verktøy for ruteplanlegging og navigasjonNoen populære alternativer inkluderer Google Maps, Garmin GPS, Guru Maps, Osmand og Drive Mode DashboardDet kan være nyttig å bruke flere forskjellige verktøy og kombinere informasjon fra ulike kilderDet er viktig å være oppmerksom på lokale regler og restriksjoner når man kjører på grusveier i utlandet Det finnes flere apper og verktøy for navigasjon og opprettelse av roadbooks, inkludert Guru Maps, Go Ride, Piste, og Stegra.Noen av disse appene tilbyr funksjoner som opptaksmuligheter, lagring av ruter, og valg av kartgrunnlag.Det er mulig å dele og distribuere roadbooks ved hjelp av apper som Piste og Roadbook Rally.En helhetlig løsning som kombinerer flere funksjoner, som Stegra, kan være mer praktisk og effektiv for brukerne.Thor har bidratt til oversettelse og utvikling av noen av disse verktøyene, og anbefaler dem for norske brukere. Det finnes ulike typer enheter som kan brukes til roadbooks og rally, inkludert robuste telefoner og spesialbygde enheter.Lysstyrken på skjermen er viktig for å kunne se informasjonen tydelig, spesielt i sollys.Noen motorsykler har svake USB-tilkoblinger, noe som kan gjøre det utfordrende å holde en skjerm i drift.Bruk av 12-volts strøm direkte fra sykkelen til å drive en tablet gir en ekstra redundans og eliminerer behovet for batteritemperatur for lagring. Det finnes ulike braketter og holdere som kan brukes til å montere utstyr på motorsykler.Det er viktig å velge riktig materiale og sørge for at monteringen er sikker.Fjernkontroller kan være nyttige for å styre ulike funksjoner på motorsykkelen, som skrolling i roadbooks.Det finnes forskjellige typer fjernkontroller tilgjengelig på markedet, og det er viktig å velge en som passer til ens behov.Sikkerhet og beredskap er viktige faktorer å vurdere når man bruker navigasjonsverktøy på motorsykler.Det finnes ulike alternativer for sporingsenheter og kommunikasjonssystemer som kan bidra til økt sikkerhet under turer.Apper og linker;Del 1 Teknologien bak navigasjonGNSSGNSS er en fellesbetegnelse for satellittbaserte systemer for navigasjon og posisjonering med global dekning.Prisippet benytter en mottaker som via signaler mottatt fra 4 satelitter beregner sin egen posisjon i relasjon til jordens senterpunkt.Hvis høyde over havet er kjent, kan det holde med tre satelitter.- GPS (Amerikansk) 38/32 operative satelitter, planlagt med 22 opertive i neste versjon.- Glonass (Russisk) 26/24 satelitter- Galileo (Europeisk)- Beidou (kinesisk)- QZSS (Michibiki) 4 satelitter operative, skal bli 11. Dekker Japan.- IRNSS (Navic) Indiske hav. 5 satellitter- AGPS - Integrasjon av GPS mot assisterende nett, feks GSM. Gir mulighet for rasker posisjonsopphenting med mindre regenkraft.KartgrunnlagOpenstreetmapNorgeskart.no - KartverketNorgeibilderGrusvägskartan Kilden/Nibio - Skogportalen. Filter for skogsbilveier.Lantmäteriet - Kartverket i sverigeDiverse kartgrunnlag for GURU-MAPS (Bing, Eniro, Finn, Flyfoto etc.)Del 2 ProgramvareRuteplanlegging (Gpx eller annet)PC/MACStegragpx.studioDMD RouterAdventurehub (Beta access, kontakt avaryx på Discordserver for DMD2)Cartograph Maps 3Motorcycle diariesGoogle maps/Google earthLocatoweb (Webbasert lagring av spor du kan “ta opp” under kjøring med egen app.)Jole84 (Svensk webløsning med grusveidata, liknende stegra. Gratis)På nettbrett/telefon - planlegging og navigasjonOsmandGuru mapsGoogle maps/Waze/Apple kart etcEt utall andre betalingsapper Rever (40USD) calimoto (60€) scenic(979NOK + kart) detecht(60USD) riser(60USD) Husqvarna og ktm myride (##$, ). Felles for alle disse ser ut til å være en eller annen sammensetning av ruteverktøy, navigasjon og logging av turer. Årlige abonnement eller jevnlig innbetaling for å dekke kostnader og utvikling.Avviket er denne:TOMTOM GO RIDE - Gratis å bruker og kan lage spor, turer og rundturer med mye/lite svinger. IKKE med grusmodus.RoadbookProduksjon av roadbooks -> Rallynavigator.com (49USD/År).Var online, men nedlastet versjon er nå eneste som følges opp.Forskjellen kommer nå i om du eksporterer til PDF eller OpenRally GPX for navigasjon.PDF roadbooks

På kort tid har tiotusentals flygplan på väg över Östersjön plötsligt förlorat sin GPS-signal. Allt pekar mot att Ryssland ligger bakom. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. I mars i år ska två små flygplan flyga från Gdansk i Polen till Kalmar i Sverige. Allt ser bra ut inför avfärd men snart störs GPS:en.– Det märks tydligt med varningsflaggor som kommer upp på skärmarna, en stor text: No GPS signal. Och vi kan inte längre följa nålen som piloten tittar på, säger Henrik Edshammar som är pilot och flyginstruktör.Båda planen har råkat ut för samma sak och de är inte ensamma, sedan december 2023 har minst 50 000 GPS-störningar i Östersjöområdet registrerats.– Jag skulle vilja karaktärisera det här som en form av icke-väpnad aggression, säger Jörgen Elfving, överstelöjtnant som ägnat sig åt Sovjet och Ryssland under stora delar av sin militära karriär men som nu är pensionär. Analyser pekar mot RysslandDet finns många sätt att spåra var störningarna kommer ifrån, och mycket pekar mot att en stor del orkestreras från Ryssland.– Man har bland annat sett särskilt koncentrerade områden dels i Kaliningrad men även strax utanför Sankt Petersburg, säger Maria Engqvist som är analytiker i Rysslandsprojektet på Totalförsvarets forskningsinstitut FOI.Området som drabbas av störningar är stort och för att lyckas med en så stor geografisk spridning behövs rejäl teknisk utrustning. Även det gör att mycket pekar mot att en statsaktör ligger bakom GPS-störningarna och ägnar sig åt telekrig.– Det är den rimliga slutsatsen på grund av vad som krävs av den tekniska utrustningen för att generera ett sådant stort störområde. I teorin kan en privatperson göra det, men den utrustningen skulle ju bli väldigt stor och lätt att lokalisera, säger Fredrik Eklöf som är expert på globala navigationssystem och som forskar på totalförsvarets forskningsinstitut FOI.Det finns fyra globala navigationssystem som fungerar tillsammans. Tillsammans benämns de GNSS. Det amerikanska heter GPS, Kinas heter Beidou, BDS, Rysslands Glonass och inom EU finns Galileo. Galileo utvecklar även nya satelliter med bättre kapacitet för att till exempel stå emot sabotage som jamming där signaler störs ut och spoofing där signalen manipuleras att vilseleda.Medverkande:Henrik Edshammar, pilot och flyginstruktör.Fredrik Eklöf ,expert på globala navigationssystem, forskare på totalförsvarets forskningsinstitut FOI.Maria Engqvist, analytiker i Rysslandsprojektet på Totalförsvarets forskningsinstitut FOI. Jörgen Elfving, överstelöjtnant. Programledare: Sara Sundberg och Claes AronssonProducent: Karin HållstenTekniker: Magnus KjellssonLjud från: Sveriges Radio, The Ronald Reagan presidential library, Youtube

This week we talk about APT28, spoofing, and hybrid warfare.We also discuss the Baltics, Tartu airport, and hacking.Recommended Book: The Middle Passage by James HollisTranscriptIn early May of 2024, the German government formally blamed a Russian hacking group called APT28 for hacking members of the governing German Social Democratic Party in 2023, and warned of unnamed consequences.Those consequences may apply just to APT28, which is also sometimes called "Fancy Bear," or they may apply to the Russian government, as like many Russia-based hacking groups, APT28 often operates hand-in-glove with the Russian military intelligence service, which allows the Russian government to deny involvement in all sorts of attacks on all sorts of targets, while covertly funding and directing the actions of these groups.APT28 reportedly also launched attacks against German defense, aerospace, and information technology companies, alongside other business entities and agencies involved, even tangentially, with Ukraine and its defense measures against Russia's invasion.This hacking effort allegedly began in early 2022, shortly after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the head of the Russian embassy in Germany has been summoned to account for these accusations—though based on prior attacks and allegations related to them by Russia's intelligence agencies, and the hacking groups it uses as proxies, that summoning is unlikely to result in anything beyond a demonstration of anger on the part of the German government, formally registered with Russia's representative in Berlin.For its part, Russia's government has said that it was in no way involved in any incidents of the kind the German government describes, though Germany's government seems pretty confident in their assessment on this, at this point, having waited a fair while to make this accusation, and utilizing its partnerships with the US, UK, Canada, and New Zealand to confirm attribution.This accusation has been leveled amidst of wave of similar attacks, also allegedly by Russia and its proxies, against other targets in the EU and NATO—including but not limited to the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Sweden.Many of these attacks have apparently made use of an at-the-time unknown security flaw in Microsoft software that gave them access to compromised email accounts for long periods of time, allowing them to, among other things, scoop up intelligence reports from folks in the know in these countries, sifting their messages for data that would help Russia's forces in Ukraine.This group, and other Russia GRU, their intelligence service, proxies, have reportedly targeted government and critical infrastructure targets in at least 10 NATO countries since the fourth quarter of 2023, alone, according to analysis by Palo Alto Networks, and experts in this space have said they're concerned these sorts of attacks, while often oriented toward intelligence-gleaning and at times embarrassing their targets, may also be part of a larger effort to weaken and even hobble intelligence, military, and critical infrastructure networks in regional nations, which could, over time, reduce stability in these countries, increase extremism, and possibly prevent them from defending themselves and their neighbors in the event of a more formal attack by Russian forces.What I'd like to talk about today is another sort of attack, allegedly also launched by Russia against their neighbors in this part of the world, but this one a little less well-reported-upon, at this point, despite it potentially being even more broadly impactful.—The Global Positioning System, or GPS, was originally developed in 1973 by the US Department of Defense. Its first satellite was launched in 1978, and its initial, complete constellation of 24 satellites were in orbit and functional in 1993.This satellite network's full functionality was only available to the US military until 2000, when then-President Bill Clinton announced that it would be opened up for civilian use, as well.This allowed aviation and similar industries to start using it on the vehicles and other assets, and normal, everyday people were thenceforth able to buy devices that tapped this network to help them figure out where they were in the world, and get to and from wherever they wanted to go.A high-level explanation of how GPS works is that all of these satellites contain atomic clocks that are incredibly stable and which remain synchronized with each other, all showing the exact same, very precise time. These satellites broadcast signals that indicate what time their clocks currently read.GPS devices, as long as they can connect to the signals broadcast by a few of these satellites, can figure out where they're located by noting the tiny differences in the time between these broadcasts: signals from satellites that are further away will take longer to arrive, and that time difference will be noted by a given device, which then allows it to triangulate a geolocation based on the distance between the device and those several satellites.This is a simple concept that has created in a world in which most personal electronic devices now contain the right hardware and software to tap these satellite signals, compute these distances, and casually place us—via our smartphones, cars, computers, watches, etc—on the world map, in a highly accurate fashion.This type of technology has proven to be so useful that even before it was made available for civilian use, catalyzing the world that we live in today, other governments were already investing in their own satellite networks, most predicated on the same general concept; they wanted to own their own constellation of satellites and technologies, though, just in case, because the GPS network could theoretically be locked down by the US government at some point, and because they wanted to make sure they had their own militarizable version of the tech, should they need it.There are also flaws in the US GPS system that make it less ideal for some use-cases and in some parts of the world, so some GPS copycats fill in the blanks on some of those flaws, while others operate better at some latitudes than vanilla GPS does.All of which brings us to recent troubles that the global aviation industry has had in some parts of the world, related to their flight tracking systems.Most modern aircraft use some kind of global navigation satellite system, which includes GPS, but also Europe's Galileo, Russia's GLONASS, and China's BeiDou, among other competitors.These signals can sometimes be interrupted or made fuzzy by natural phenomena, like solar flares and the weather, and all of these systems have their own peculiarities and flaws, and sometimes the hardware systems they use to lock onto these signals, or the software they use to compute a location based on them, will go haywire for normal, tech-misbehaving reasons.Beginning in the 1990s, though, we began to see electronic countermeasures oriented toward messing with these global navigation satellite system technologies.These technologies, often called satellite navigation deceivers, are used by pretty much every government on the planet, alongside a slew of nongovernment actors that engage in military or terrorist activities, and they operate using a variety of jamming methods, but most common is basically throwing out a bunch of signals that look like GPS or other navigation system signals, and this has the practical effect of rendering these gadgets unusable, because they don't know which signal is legit and which is garbage; a bit like blasting loud noises to keep people from talking to each other, messing with their communication capacity.It's also possible to engage in what's called GPS Spoofing, which means instead of throwing out gobs of garbage signals, you actually send just a few signals that are intended to look legit and to be accepted by, for instance, a plane's GPS device, which then makes the aircraft's navigation systems think the plane is somewhere other than it is—maybe just a little off, maybe on the other side of the planet.Notably, neither of these sorts of attacks are actually that hard to pull off anymore, and it's possible to build a GPS-jamming device at home, if you really want to, though spoofing is a fair bit more difficult. Also worth knowing is that while making your own jammer is absolutely frowned upon by most governments, and it's actually illegal in the US and UK, across most of the world it's kind of a Wild West in this regard, and you can generally get away with making one if you want to, though there's a chance you'd still be arrested if you caused any real trouble with it.And it is possible to cause trouble with these things: most pilots and crew are aware of how these devices work and can watch for their effects, using backup tools to keep tabs on their locations when they need to; but using those backup tools requires a lot more effort and attention, and there's a chance that if they're hit by these issues at a bad moment, when they're distracted by other things, or when they're coming in for a landing or attempting to navigate safely around another aircraft, that could present a dangerous situation.That's why, until May 31, at the minimum, Finnair will no longer be flying to Tartu airport—which is a very small airport in Estonia, but it's home to the Baltic Defense College, which is one of NATO's educational hubs, and losing a daily flight to Tartu (the only daily flight at this particular airport) from Helsinki, will disconnect this area, via plane, at least, from the rest of Europe, which is inconvenient and embarrassing.This daily flight was cancelled because of ongoing disruptions to the airport's GPS system, which was previously an on-and-off sort of thing, but which, since 2022, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, has become a lot worse. And Tartu relies exclusively on GPS for planes landing at the airport, and thus doesn't have another fallback system, if GPS fails at a vital, dangerous moment.This is a running theme throughout the Baltic region, an area populated by now-democratic NATO members that were formerly part of the Soviet Union, and which are considered to be at risk of a Russian invasion or other sort of attack if the invasion of Ukraine goes Russia's way.Almost all aircraft flying through this area have experienced GPS-jamming issues since 2022, and though that Finnair flight is the only one to have been cancelled as a result of all this jamming, so far, there are concerns that this could really scramble travel and shipping in the region, as it's making all flying in the area that much more risky on a continuous basis.Finland's government is framing this jamming as part of a hybrid warfare effort on Russia's part—alongside other hybrid efforts, like bussing migrants to Finland's borders in order to strain national coffers and nudge politics toward reactionary extremes.Some other nations are thinking along the same lines, though there's a chance that, rather than this jamming representing an intentional assault on these neighboring nations, it may actually be something closer to overflow from other, nearby jamming activities: Russia jamming GPS signals in Ukraine, for instance, or the governance of the Kaliningrad region, which is a Russian enclave separated from the rest of Russia and surrounded by Poland and Lithuania, engaging in their own, localized jamming, and those signals are then picked up across national borders, because that's how these signals work—just like sound can travel further than you might intend.It's possible we're seeing a bit of both here, overflow from that huge regional conflict, but also intentional jabs meant to make life more difficult for NATO nations, stressing their systems and costing them money and other resources, while also maybe testing the region's capacity to cope with such GPS disruptions and blackouts in the event of a potential future conflict.Another point worth making here, though, is that we see a lot of this sort of behavior in conflict zones, globally.FlightRadar24 recently introduced a live GPS jamming map to keep track of this sort of thing, and as of the day I'm recording this, alongside these consistent irregularities in the Baltic region, Ukraine, and parts of Eastern Europe, there's jamming occurring in the Middle East, near Israel, throughout Turkey, which has ongoing conflicts with insurgents in the afflicted areas, a portion of Moldova that is attempting to break away with the support of Russia, similar to what happened in Ukraine back in 2014, a northern portion of India where the Indian government has an ongoing conflict with separatists, and in Myanmar, where the military government is embroiled in fighting with a variety of groups that have unified to overthrow them.This has become common in conflict zones over the past few decades, then, as those who want to deny this data, and the capabilities it grants, to their enemies tend to blanket the relevant airwaves with disruptive noise or incorrect location information, rendering the GPS and similar networks less useful or entirely useless thereabouts.In Ukraine, the military has already worked out ways around this noise and false information, incorporating alternative navigation systems into their infrastructure, allowing them to use whichever one is the most accurate at any given moment.And it's likely, especially if this dynamic continues, which it probably will, as again, this is a fairly easy thing to accomplish, it's likely that spreading out and becoming less reliant on just one navigation system will probably become more common, or possibly even the de facto setup, which will be beneficial in the sense that each of these systems has its own pros and cons, but perhaps less so in that more satellites will be necessary to keep that larger, multi-model network operating at full capacity, and that'll make it more expensive to operate these systems, while also creating more opportunities for satellite collisions up in the relevant orbit—an orbit that's becoming increasingly crowded, and which is already packed with an abundance of no longer operational craft that must be avoided and operated-around.Show 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We often take for granted how much of our modern lives are underpinned by GPS technology. This episode of On Orbit digs into GPS and the global landscape of GNSS, which stands for Global Navigation Satellite System. Dr. Sean Gorman, CEO of new startup Zephr, joins as this episode's guest.  We talk about how much economic value is supported by GNSS technology, the GNSS geopolitical landscape including China's investment in the BeiDou constellation, private GNSS systems, and why this technology will be important for future use cases. Sean also talks about how Zephr fits into this landscape, and how working at Snapchat and dealing with GPS accuracy on mobile devices led to the idea for the company.   

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China has sent two new satellites for the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System into space. The satellites will upgrade the reliability and service capabilities of the BeiDou system.

Ad Astra Travelers! Welcome back to Tales of Teyvat, a Genshin lore podcast. Last week, we took a trip into the delusional world of Fischl! Sometimes, we wish we had never left! This week, we'll be discussing the leader of Liyue, Ningguang! Once our hosts move past the chess vs. chest debate, they'll dive into Ningguang's childhood, position as the Tianquan, and her steamy romance with Beidou. Not to mention her ex-girlfriend, numerous suitors, and the sexism that plagues her daily life! Will we learn who the other members of the Qixing are? Will we ever see her super geo powers again? Listen in and find out! Visit ⁠talesofteyvat.com⁠ to find a comprehensive lore sheet that provides visual aids and links to videos and important Genshin Impact Resources. Make sure to give us a follow on ⁠Twitter⁠ or ⁠Instagram⁠ to stay updated on all things Tales of Teyvat and let us know your thoughts on today's episode. Questions? Thoughts? Theories you have to share? Feel free to email us at talesofteyvatpod@gmail.com and let us know, we would love to hear from you!

Stratolaunch bids $17 million to buy some of Virgin Orbit's assets, including the Cosmic Girl carrier. Virgin Galactic announces the next launch window from May 25. Space News is reporting that British cybersecurity software developer Arqit has hired a financial adviser to sell its space division, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest for today's episode is Florida Today Space Editor Emre Kelly. Emre will be discussing the progress of Boeing's Starliner program.  You can follow Emre on LinkedIn and read his reporting at the Florida Today website. Selected Reading Virgin Orbit enters $17 million 'stalking horse' bid to sell aircraft assets- Reuters Virgin Galactic is a GO for Launch- Virgin Galactic Arqit launches sale of satellite division- SpaceNews Black Sky Aerospace's Rocket Fuel Facility Approval- Space and Defense China launches the 56th BeiDou navigation satellite- CGTN SSC Wins New ESA Deal for Nodes Optical Communications Project- Via Satellite Warpspace wins JAXA contracts for lunar and long-distance optical comms studies– SatNews SpinLaunch Hires Leading Aerospace Investment Strategist Matthew Mejía As Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer- Business Wire Political fight escalates over Space National Guard - SpaceNews  NASA's Artemis program may face a budget crunch as costs continue to rise- Ars Technica Larger NASA Budget Essential to Beat China to Lunar Resources, Administrator Says- Nextgov Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It'll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The satellite is the 56th of the BeiDou family and also the first backup satellite for the country's BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System.

Cyberpolitik: A Recurring Payments Nightmare— Bharath ReddyHave you tried to make a recurring card payment to a foreign merchant only to find that your card gets declined? This is not an issue with the card being maxed out; most international payments using Indian credit or debit cards don't work because merchants find it too cumbersome to comply with India-specific regulations. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) mandated that from October 1st, 2021, for every recurring transaction below ₹5,000, banks must send a notification at least 24 hours before the renewal date. For amounts over ₹5,000, banks require a one-time password to authorise every transaction. The transaction mandate continues to be a recurring nightmare a year and a half since its introduction. While all recurring transactions faced severe disruptions initially, banks resolved the teething issues, and domestic payments worked after a few months. However, international payments continue to face issues. Publishing an impact assessment study and holding stakeholder consultations could have helped anticipate some problems beforehand. But since these mandates have already been implemented, some exemptions must be made so international payments can be functional again. Exiting from subscriptions is often deliberately complicated, and people often remain subscribed to services they don't use. Free trial periods sometimes turn into indefinite subscriptions when users forget to cancel. RBI's mandate aimed to help customers keep track of their subscriptions and exit unwanted ones. However, implementing these requirements requires coordination across the value chain of consumers, banks, mandate processing platforms, payment aggregators, and merchants. This coordination has not been seamless, and the fallout has caused much pain to businesses and consumers.The most significant impact has been on businesses whose subscription revenue dried up. Despite the adequate notice given by the RBI, companies, both big and small, had little recourse. The list included OTT platforms, news organisations, non-profits, cloud service providers, and many others. The most significant impact has been on small bootstrapped businesses, which depend on revenue from subscriptions for their day-to-day operations. An additional burden for small subscription-based businesses is the effort that now goes towards manually processing the payments for what was once an automated process.The mandate also creates hurdles for Indians who subscribe to global content and services. Most international merchants do not comply with RBI's regulations. In response to queries about declined payments from Indian subscribers, The New York Times has recommended using a valid US credit card for payments! International merchants with a significant Indian customer base might now start supporting UPI. Some might have a mobile app through which one can subscribe, but that would attract a 30% markup due to the commissions charged by Apple or Google. However, for most others, customers have no option. Such hurdles in transacting with global merchants limit customer choice and hinder the ease of doing business. During the transition period, individuals and organisations had to deal with the overhead of manually paying for subscriptions. To date, this continues to be a burden for international subscriptions or for transactions above the threshold for which a one-time password is required for each renewal. The threshold, however, has subsequently been revised to ₹15,000, which has eased some of the burdens.Before the mandate, there were problems with opting out of subscriptions in some situations, but it worked for most people. The impact of the mandates is unknown, but it has imposed concentrated costs on many businesses and consumers. Holding open consultations and inviting stakeholder comments can help anticipate most of these consequences. Publishing an impact assessment report also helps to build a consensus on the scope of the problem, the costs and benefits involved, and evaluate the impact of the policy.Since this involves multiple stakeholders across the value chain, coordination has been a challenge. Lower-cost interventions, such as requiring banks to provide consumers with the ability to view and manage their subscriptions, might have also addressed the issue without as many disruptions. However, it's worth considering whether this is the RBI's responsibility. As Andy Mukherjee says, “lopsided buyer-seller relationships are a consumer protection problem. The job of a central bank is to provide a well-oiled payment system while safeguarding the integrity of the financial network from money launderers, terrorists, scammers, and hackers. Its targets should not include Netflix Inc. or the New York Times”.It is unlikely that international merchants without a significantly large Indian customer base will take on the burden of complying with the mandates. It can get quite complex to comply with different regulatory requirements across geographies for the same payment service. Standards that have evolved might not be the most foolproof solution, but they are based on a consensus and ensure seamless interoperability. Given that these mandates have already been implemented across the country, RBI must create an exemption to ensure that international transactions can continue.Biopolitik: Growing US-China Competition in Biotechnology— Saurabh TodiDuring his remarks at the Special Competitive Studies Project Global Emerging Technologies Summit in February 2021, US NSA Jake Sullivan expressed concern about the potential risks associated with biotechnology. He stated that while biotechnology holds great promise for advancing science and medicine, it also enables the possibility of accidental or intentional misuse. Sullivan further emphasised the need for the responsible and ethical development of biotechnology, including robust regulatory frameworks and international cooperation to prevent the proliferation of dangerous biotechnology. He also called for increased investment in research and development to ensure that the US remained at the forefront of biotechnology innovation.These remarks indicated the seriousness with which the United States wants to maintain its biotechnology dominance vis-à-vis China. The US President, in September 2021, issued an Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation. The order aims to promote innovation and growth in the biotechnology and biomanufacturing industries. It established a national strategy for biotechnology research and development and initiatives to increase access to funding and support for small and disadvantaged businesses in the field. The order also aims to strengthen the biomanufacturing supply chain and promote collaboration between industry, government, and academic institutions to advance research and development in biotechnology. In September 2022, The United States government announced $2 billion in new investments and resources to advance its National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative. The investment includes $1.5 billion in funding for research and development, including establishing seven new biomanufacturing institutes across the US. The remaining $500 million will be used to create public-private partnerships to help support the development of new biotechnology products and solutions.More recently, The US Department of Commerce added several units of Chinese genomics company BGI to its trade blacklist, citing concerns about their alleged ties to the Chinese military and its role in human rights abuses. The move follows earlier restrictions on BGI due to concerns about potential national security risks. The US government has expressed concerns about the Chinese government's ability to access sensitive personal data collected by companies like BGI, as well as the potential for these companies to use their technologies for military or strategic purposes. The trade blacklist restricts US companies and organisations from exporting certain technologies to the listed companies without a licence from the US government.These steps seem to align with this report in the New York Times, which indicated last year that the Biden administration is mulling further export controls that would clamp down on China's ability to access cutting-edge technologies. Just as US-China competition in semiconductors got accelerated due to sanctions imposed by the US, there is a possibility that similar export-control restrictions could be imposed on high-tech biotechnology. The new biotech competition is something to keep an eye on.Antariksh Matters: Setting your watch to Moon Time— Aditya RamanathanOver the last couple of weeks, even casual followers of outer space news likely came across stories about scientists calling for a standard time for the Moon. Comments from Pietro Giordano, an engineer at the European Space Agency, prompted the most recent spurt of stories. However, discussions began in earnest at least a year ago. More importantly, the need to agree upon a time-keeping standard is implicit in the ambitious plans that states and private enterprises have outlined for the Moon. GPS for the MoonThe most ambitious plans for lunar exploration come from the United States, led by its Artemis Program, which looks to create a sustained human presence on the Moon and use it as a springboard for the exploration of Mars. We've discussed Artemis and the governance problems it creates in previous editions of this newsletter. What is clear, however, is that Artemis, as well as other more modest programmes outlined by the Europeans, Japan, China, and Russia, would benefit from a reliable lunar navigation, timing and communications infrastructure. In theory, at least, such a system would greatly increase our ability to dispatch crewed and uncrewed missions to the far side of the Moon and the lunar South Pole. It would also be crucial to the planned Lunar Gateway, a US-led project to establish a space station orbiting the Moon. Another project that would need lunar satellite-based support is the European Large Logistics Lander, which is meant to provide uncrewed logistics support to Artemis missions.  The American space agency, NASA, is already pursuing what it calls the Lunar Communications Relay and Navigation Systems or LCRNS. As the name suggests, LCRNS is an effort to put a smaller version of the Earth-bound GPS and communications satellites into lunar orbit. The ESA has a similar project of its own, dubbed Moonlight. Together they form what's called LunaNet, which, according to NASA, is meant to offer a “set of standards that can enable an open, evolving, cooperative lunar communications and navigation architecture”.Who Sets the Clocks?Earth-bound Global Navigation Satellite Systems such as GPS, the European Galileo, China's BeiDou, and India's NavIC use onboard atomic clocks and radio signals to determine positions. While accurate timing is an inherent function of any such orbital navigation system, what's undecided is how to set a time standard for the Moon. The obvious option is to link lunar time to Earth time. The International Space Station uses Universal Coordinated Time or UTC, essentially the same as Greenwich Mean Time or GMT and is maintained by the Bureau International de Poids et Mesures in Paris, with the help of an array of atomic clocks. The challenge with linking Moon time with Earth time is the effects of gravity. Because the Moon has only 16.6% of Earth's gravity, it gains about 56 microseconds per Earth day. While such time discrepancies mean little in our daily lives, they can create complications for susceptible systems like satellite navigation. Ultimately, the business of keeping time on the Moon is both technical and political. Giordano's call to create a time-keeping standard is evidence that there's real value to the complexities and drudgery of multilateral lunar governance that draws in all major players, including China, Russia, and India. The US-led Artemis Program and Artemis Accords are no substitutes for formal laws, agreements, and treaties.Our Reading Menu[Book] Great Power Politics in the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Glenn Diesen[Article] Defining the scope of AI regulations by Jonas Schuett[Discussion Document] Strengthening research, promoting innovation through richer collaboration by Shambhavi Naik This is a public episode. 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Interlude Episode 002 - We finally talk about Hangouts! Join us as we go over and talk about Beidou and Ningguang's hangouts. This Interlude episode is more content focused and does not include the weekly news related segments such as Our Week in Genshin, Genshin News, or the answer to the recent community question. Don't forget to listen until the end for the new community question! Join the new GG Discord! (Work in Progress): https://discord.gg/gsHTFJWewe Genshin Guys Twitter - @GenshinGuysPod JSide Twitch - http://twitch.tv/jside JSide Twitter - @jsidegaming Kahi Twitter - @Kahiyao Kahi Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/Kahiyao

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Space has been a popular domain for power projection ever since the launch of Russia's Sputnik in 1957. But how is soft power relevant in this domain? Dr Malcolm Davis, Senior Analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), joins us to take a closer look at how China is utilising soft power in the space domain. This includes Tiangong, its space station; space situational awareness (SSA) ground stations all over the world; and BeiDou, China's GPS equivalent. Are these measures successful in projecting power? Where do they fit into the wider Chinese foreign policy of the Belt and Road Initiative? And is Russia likely to remain China's chief partner in this field?

The Global Positioning System or GPS has become entrenched in our daily life. Whether we want to maneuver traffic, or find a restaurant, it has made our life easier. But did you ever wonder who owns the GPS or who runs it? Originally Navstar GPS, the Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radionavigation system owned by the US government. And the United States Space Force operates it. India has found its homegrown alternative to the GPS in the form of NavIC. The government is taking rapid steps to enhance its adoption.  What is NavIC? NavIC stands for Navigation with Indian Constellation. It is an independent navigation satellite system developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). NavIC consists of eight satellites and covers the entire India. Additionally, it covers up to 1,500 km from its boundaries. When was NavIC started? NavIC was originally approved in 2006 with a $174 million budget. It was expected to be completed by late 2011. But it only became operational in 2018.   How is NavIC used? Currently, NavIC is being used to track public vehicles in India. It is also used to send emergency warning alerts to fishermen venturing into the sea where there is no terrestrial network connectivity. Also, it is being used for tracking and providing information in case of natural disasters. Off late, the Centre is pushing smartphone companies to adopt NavIC in India. NavIC vs GPS and others GPS provides global coverage but NavIC is currently limited to India and the adjacent areas. Three more navigational systems offer global coverage like the GPS. These are Galileo from the European Union, Russia-owned GLONASS and China's Beidou. Japan's QZSS provides navigational coverage of Asia-Pacific with a special focus on Japan. Why is the government vouching for NavIC? The government is aiming to remove foreign dependence on India's navigational requirements. It is more important in the case of strategic sectors. The centre believes that relying on GPS and others like it may not be wise for India as they are operated by defence agencies of their respective countries. 

Hoy te explico cómo funcionan las nuevas conexiones satelitales en móviles de Apple y Huawei, cómo será el futuro de este ancho de banda, y el rol de otras empresas com AST SpaceMobile, Lynk o SpaceX. Patrocinador: La gama Volvo Recharge te ofrece una tecnología con la que podrás realizar tus trayectos diarios al trabajo utilizando únicamente el motor eléctrico sin contaminar y sin hacer ruido. Y también viajes largos utilizando únicamente el motor eléctrico sin contaminar y sin hacer ruido. — Descubre más en VolvoCars.com. Hoy te explico cómo funcionan las nuevas conexiones satelitales en móviles de Apple y Huawei, cómo será el futuro de este ancho de banda, y el rol de otras empresas com AST SpaceMobile, Lynk o SpaceX.

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In this week's news, Yuneec announces a new commercial drone. DJI Airworks is happening in person this year, August 2022. Paladin and Odessa PD have created the largest DFR network in the states. Pilot Institute is 3 years old! We will go over some of our accomplishments all thanks to our students, viewers and community. 00:00 Introduction 00:36 Yuneec Announces Business Class Drone 02:00 DJI Airworks 2022 02:41 Largest DFR Program in the Country 03:49 Pilot Institute Anniversary Yuneec announced the H850-RTK, a new hexacopter drone aimed at professional users 65 min flight time and multiple payload capabilities. Also introducing a smart controller with 7” built-in display (1000 nit) Designed to be a competitor to the Matrice 300 (but cheaper) 8 lb of payload, RTK GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, and Galileo constellations Compatible with existing Yuneec cameras such as the E90x (20MP 1” sensor), E30Zx (30x optical zoom), and the E20TVx (radiometric thermal imager) Expected to be $7500-8000 range. https://dronexl.co/2022/07/07/yuneec-h850-rtk-business-class-drone/ DJI Airworks was announced this week as a in-person event again after a few years of online-only meetings. It will be held at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas between October 10-12th. The show will feature outdoor demos, numerous workshops, and in-depth panels discussions. Tickets are available at $199 until August 8, then $299 after that. https://dronexl.co/2022/07/09/dji-airworks-2022-las-vegas/ The Odessa Police Department has teamed up with Paladin Drones to create the largest Drone as First Responder (DFR) program in the US. The drones will be used by Odessa Police and Odessa Fire Rescue personnel to gather key information prior to first responders' arrival. Paladins Knighthawk Drones will arrive on the scene prior to first responders and stream video directly to that person who needs it the most. They will fly in Class C, E, and G using a 5-drone DFR System https://paladindrones.io/odessa-police-department-announces-largest-dfr-program-in-the-us/ Check out the tour of our facility! Let's take a look at some numbers for the past 3 years! 167k students, 252k course enrollments 47k Part 107 trained. 92% average on exam, 99.995% pass rate Almost exactly 50,000 comments left in the part 107 course alone 9.3m lectures completed, that's almost 6 lectures per minute. 29 courses in our catalog with 3 more soon. 12,600 Free stickers bringing awareness to Registration schemes online. 73k+ TRUST Certificates (last year): 25% of all TRUST certificates ever issued! 894 Continuing education credits issued in the last 12 months 58,000 subs on YouTube and over 8.5m combined views (over 3 channels) 15k reviews with an average of 4.9/5

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Antariksh Matters #1: Telangana’s SpaceTech Framework— Aditya PareekIn its latest policy document, “SpaceTech Framework”, the Government of Telangana acknowledges the central role of private enterprise in the rapidly growing global space economy. The twelve page long document lays down a framework to nurture the state’s own private space tech sector. There is a notable focus on enabling entrepreneurship in both upstream and downstream applications as well as removing many bottlenecks and regulatory hurdles.The policy seeks to attract global investment and setup partnerships with international entities to boost space related manufacturing in the state. Telangana also wishes to become a globally preferred destination for setting up new space related ventures and as a sandbox or testbed for SpaceTech applications like remote sensing. The framework laid out to achieve these objectives, has four key policy pillars - enabling access to infrastructure, business facilitation & collaboration, skill development & training, promoting research and innovation. The policy also pays due regard to involving varied stakeholders and deriving socio-economic benefits across areas & sectors - such as agriculture, insurance, urban development & planning, disaster management, digital connectivity and ecological protection etc.    Hyderabad, Telangana’s capital, already has many advantages, including being the base of institutions and high-tech facilities like ISRO’s National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) and the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI). Telangana has also contributed a significant share to ISRO’s national space efforts, most recently with supplying almost 30% of parts used in India’s Mars Orbiter Mission(MOM).Building on this momentum, the Government of Telangana has identified a “space market value chain”, which stretches from identifying end users to the upstream manufacturing sub sectors. To support this value chain, Telangana aims to encourage public private partnerships and the sharing of expensive high-tech testing and Research & Development(R&D) facilities by both government institutions and startups who can’t afford to set up their own. Some specifically identified R&D and testing facilities apart from the above mentioned ISRO-NRSC and ARCI include - Electronics Corporation of India Limited(ECIL) and the regional complexes of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). By identifying some high-impact use cases, the Government of Telangana also aims to prioritise solving problems which are pressing and have a direct impact on the state, its industry, populous and the nation at large.The government of Telangana also plans to provide competitively priced land in strategic locations inside the state for SpaceTech companies to set up their facilities - including commercial ground stations for satellite constellations. Telangana also has plans for an INR 1,300 crore fund meant for supporting startups under its Information and Communicational Tech.(ICT) policy, the policy explicitly says that space tech startups would also be eligible for support from this fund. As a way to harmonise its other high-tech initiatives such as Telangana’s AI Mission (T-AIM) and Open Data Platform, the policy also advocates for the State Government, Union Government and space tech companies involved in geospatial applications like earth observation, to synergise all efforts. Furthering the cause for synergising the state’s development goals and national space endeavours, Telangana hopes to facilitate partnerships between its own space tech industry and national Public Sector Undertakings (PSU), Union Government agencies, and foreign companies. The Government of Telangana also plans to support individuals and startups in the space tech sector with Intellectual Property (IP) development and preservation by providing advisory services in filing patents and ensuring legal compliance both domestically and internationally. The focus is also on the insurance, banking and financial services sectors. The policy highlights the need for a better understanding in analysing the risk associated with building and operating big ticket items like privately owned and built space launch vehicles and satellites. Matsyanyaaya: How Does the India-EU Trade and Technology Council Work?— Arjun GargeyasI had written long back in this newsletter about the proposed US-EU Trade and Technology Council and how it actually reveals the fissures that divide them with respect to technology cooperation and regulation. Fast forward to the present and we have the president of the European Union (EU), Ursula von der Leyen visiting India during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. An interesting aspect of the visit was the harmony between both India and the EU on most matters with the exception of the Ukraine war. But the highlight of the visit was the establishment of the India-EU Trade and Technology Council modeled after the US-EU agreement. This is the first time India has signed any such agreement with any of its partners. It will allow the two partners to address challenges in trade, trusted technology, and security, deepening cooperation in these fields. The primary objective behind the agreement is to ensure both sides can work in collaboratively in fields such as 5G, artificial intelligence, climate modelling, and health-related technology.While the talks behind the proposed India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) have gone on for over a decade, this agreement comes as a positive step towards building a partnership between India and its third-largest trading partner. It should also be noted that the EU has extended this kind of agreement in technology-related domains only to the US and India thus far. Reports say that the Trade and Technology Council will provide the political steer and the necessary structure to operationalise political decisions, coordinate technical work, and report to the political level to ensure implementation and follow-up in areas that are important for the sustainable progress of European and Indian economies. The current Technology Council between the US and EU has introduced the concepts of different working groups and departments in charge of translating the political decisions into actual deliverables. These working groups range from investment screening, climate technologies, and supply chain resiliency among others. A similar working setup is likely to be adopted in the India-EU agreement depending on the comparative advantages that both partners have to offer in the technology markets.But one of the other questions that still needs to be answered is the effectiveness of the agreement. This depends on the extent to which the EU is amenable to sharing critical technology with India. There are some strategic areas of technology that domain leaders like the EU might not be willing to pass on to India. The question of how they can navigate this kind of impasse can determine the extent to which the agreement can flourish. Similar to the US-EU Trade and Tech Council agreement, this agreement will have the clouds of technology regulation hanging over it. Both partners view the process of regulating technology from a different perspective. The differences in the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and India’s proposed Personal Data Protection Bill highlights the change in approach taken by both parties. Finding a common ground to important questions like these is imperative if the signed agreement can actually result in deliverables. It is indeed a welcome surprise that the India-EU Trade and Technology Council has been initiated considering the indecisiveness that existed in finalising the FTA. This offers a great opportunity for both countries to tap into each other’s strengths and overcome their weaknesses in the technology sector through consistent cross-border trade and flow of labour, capital and IP.Antariksh Matters #2: ISRO’s Annual Report Looks at Both Hits and Misses— Pranav R. SatyanathThe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released its annual report last month, which highlights the organisation’s major activities in the past year and plans for future missions and satellite launches. Main highlights of the report are as follows:ISRO’s accomplishments in developing indigenous navigation capability: The Navigation Indian Constellation (NavIC) consists of a constellation of eight satellites which provide standard positioning services for civilian use and restricted services for the government and military services. According the the report, ISRO has worked towards enabling NavIC services on mobile devices, and integrated the Second Generation Distress Alert Transmission (SG-DAT) to provide services such as the broadcasting distress alerts in remote locations.Advancements in indigenous launch capabilities According the ISRO’s annual report, there have been two major improvements in the development of indigenous launch capabilities, First, the development of the three-stage solid-fueled Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) which can launch small satellites weighing upto 500 kg into Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Second, the development of the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) is currently under initial ground-testing stage using a demonstration vehicle.Development of the Gaganyaan Human Space Flight missionThe 2021-2022 annual report provides a greater level of detail into the Gaganyaan Programme in comparison to last year’s year’s report. Information regarding the design of the orbital module, crew module and the parameters of testing along with the results of the initial testing of the service module propulsion systems have been provided. Although an initial date for the launch is yet to be confirmed, it is likely that the first unmanned launch will occur some time in 2023.Other highlights include ISRO’s steps in building space situational awareness (SSA) capabilities. The report highlights the  use of the  radars and electro-optical telescope for tracking objects up to 10cam or higher in LEO, and tracking objects 40cm or higher in Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO). In March 2022, ISRO released its first report on Space Situational Assessment, which goes into greater detail regarding India’s debris mitigation activities. During the recent US-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, India and the US signed a Memorandum of Understanding on SSA cooperation. The US currently operates the world’s largest SSA network, called the United States Space Surveillance Network and provides open-access data of all indexed objects in space.Although ISRO’s annual report highlights several developments in the past year, it is also a reminder of some of the key shortcomings that India faces in the space sector. The most prominent of which is the lag in the number of launches. India conducted just one launch of the PSLV between 2021 and 2022. Further, ISRO also faced a major setback when the GSLV F10 failed to launch due to low pressure in the cryogenic upper stage of the rocket. At a time when the world has witnessed a record number of space launches, India’s lack of sustainable launch capability is a reminder that India must build capacity  — in both state-owned and private space industry.Antariksh Matters #3: Developing an Indian Augmentation for GPS— Aditya RamanathanLast week, ISRO and Airports Authority of India (AAI) made significant progress on the path to operationalizing the homegrown satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) called GAGAN.On 28 April, an IndiGO ATR 72 aircraft landed at Kishangarh airport near Ajmer, Rajasthan, using GAGAN-based Localiser Performance with Vertical Guidance or LPV. LPVs are similar in concept to the more conventional Instrument Landing System (ILS) used in larger airports, which enables aircraft to land in less-than-ideal conditions. The key difference is that while ILS requires the airport to have the requisite antennae and transmitters, LPV uses satellite signals from an SBAS. In effect, LPVs allow aircraft to land at smaller airports that lack ILS, even when there’s poor visibility or bad weather. The SBAS PromiseGAGAN is a relatively new entrant in the SBAS club. The American Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), which covers North America, was a pioneer. Other systems include the European Union’s EGNOS and Japan’s MSAS. China is developing an SBAS of its own based on its BeiDou constellation of navigation satellites. South Korea, Australia, Russia are among other states either operating or developing their own SBAS. The primary use of SBAS is for aviation, and any operational SBAS must be reliable and accurate enough for such “safety of life” uses. Besides aviation, SBASs can also be used by ships maneuvering in narrow canals or by public road and traffic management services. GAGAN is short for GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation. Like all other augmentation systems, it uses a combination of ground stations and satellite-based transmitters. On Earth, 15 reference stations receive GPS signals, which are then collated at two master control centres, which correct them for ionospheric distortion, orbit errors, and timing errors on the atomic clocks that navigation satellites use. Three geostationary satellites (GSAT-8, GSAT-10 and GSAT-15) then broadcast the corrected signal back to Earth. Adopting GAGANIndia’s aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has already made it compulsory for all aircraft registered in the country after July 2021 to have GAGAN receivers onboard. However, for adoption to really take off, SBAS around the world will have to ensure seamless interoperability. India is part of an Interoperability Working Group with representatives from GAGAN, WAAS, EGNOS, and MSAS. But the task of interoperability is only likely to get more complicated in the future, as SBASs begin to rely on multiple satellite navigation constellations and transmit in multiple frequencies. This newsletter will keenly track these developments.Our Reading Menu[Opinion] How should India respond to the US's unilateral ASAT test ban? by Pranav R. Satyanath who is also a contributor to this newsletter[Article] How military technology reaches Russia in breach of U.S. export controls by David Gauthier-Villars, Steve Stecklow and John Shiffman[Article] Data as a weapon: Psychological Operations in the age of irregular information threats by Jon Reisher, Charity Jacobs and John Beasley[Blog] On space barons and global poverty by Harun Onder This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hightechir.substack.com

Photo:   Orbit size comparison of GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou-2, and Iridiumconstellations, the International Space Station, the Hubble Space Telescope, and geostationary orbit (and its graveyard orbit), with the Van Allen radiation belts and the Earth to scale.[a]The Moon's orbit is around 9 times as large as geostationary orbit.[b] (In the SVG file, hover over an orbit or its label to highlight it; click to load its article.) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Comparison_satellite_navigation_orbits.svg #Ukraine: SpaceX vs the Kremlin in Low Earth Orbit. Brandon Weichert @WeTheBrandon  The Weichert Report and author of Winning Space: How America Remains a Superpower RV https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/mar/15/elon-musk-is-winning-the-space-war-against-russia/ Brandon Weichert,  @WeTheBrandon, The Weichert Report and author of Winning Space: How America Remains a Superpower.

Episodio espacial dedicado a la basura espacial, un problema que tiende a agravarse cada día ACTUALIDAD Un tema de especial relevancia Nuevas megaconstelaciones de satélites De 4500 satélites activos en órbita, 1800 son de SpaceX Y pidieron permiso para lanzar 42.000 El operador de satélites más grande en la órbita baja terrestre Starlink ahora mismo implicados en 50% de las alertas de colisión (‘encuentros cercanos'), cuando estén desplegados los primeros 12k, subirá al 90% Las megaconstelaciones cambian un poco el juego. Muchísimos satélites en órbita. Son un riesgo en sí mismos Tienen 1700 avisos a la semana Tienen un sistema autónomo para CAMs Cada maniobra invalida los TLEs de Celestrak. Dificulta el control para otros operadores La NASA expresa su preocupación por el plan de despliegue de satélites de SpaceX por primera vez A la NASA le preocupa el potencial de un aumento significativo en la frecuencia de los eventos de conjunción y los posibles impactos en las misiones científicas y de vuelos espaciales tripulados de la NASA China denuncia ante la ONU que su estación espacial ha tenido que esquivar dos satélites de SpaceX China alega que los satélites Starlink se están volviendo demasiado abundantes e impredecibles en órbita, y quiere asegurarse de que Estados Unidos sepa que es responsable de cualquier daño que causen Pidió al secretario general que recordara a sus socios el Tratado del Espacio Ultraterrestre No está claro si el segundo de Starlink maniobró La delegación china afirma que un satélite Starlink se movía constantemente de manera impredecible ¿Un nuevo escenario de conflicto sinoestadounidense? China ha realizado una prueba que parece ser de retirada de residuos: El satélite Shijian 21, lanzado el 24 de octubre de 2021 desde Xichang en un Larga Marcha CZ-3B/G2 Experimental para validar tecnologías de retirada de basura espacial Se fue a GEO El 01/11 el Pentágono dijo que soltó un subsatélite. ¿Motor de apogeo? Realizaron varias maniobras de acercarse y alejarse Hace poco ExoAnalytic Solutions lo estuvo siguiendo con telescopios desde tierra. Se alejó del subsatélite, se acercó al Beidou-2 G2 (de posicionamiento [China tiene satélites de este sistema en GEO inclinadas]) Se fue acercando, y lo capturó. Luego, se lo llevó casi 3000 km por encima de GEO, a una órbita cementerio (y hacia el oeste de donde estaba). ¿Brazo robot? ¿En la tobera como el MEV-1? ¿Una red? No se sabe. China no dice nada. Este secretismo no les ayuda. Pero, de momento, está clara que su misión declarada es lo que era. Han retirado un satélite no funcional de una zona protegida. Es un logro notable. HISTORIA Un poco de Historia La humanidad ha generado basura espacial desde el principio El satélite más antiguo todavía en órbita es el Vanguard I, lanzado el 17 Marzo 1958, y se espera que dure 240 años (se usó y se usa para estudios de densidad atmosférica) Las últimas etapas de los cohetes se quedaban en órbita. Hay muchísimas todavía Eventos más famosos generadores de basura espacial: El proyecto West Ford (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_West_Ford?wprov=sfti1) Esto es "genial". Una prueba de las locuras de la guerra fría En esa época las comunicaciones iban por cables submarinos o rebotando en la ionosfera. ¿Y si los soviéticos cortaban los cables? ¿Era la ionosfera suficientemente confiable? El plan era, atención, lanzar 480 millones de agujas de cobre, muy finas, de 1'78 cm (la mitad de la longitud de onda de la señal de 8GHz) Se lanzaron en tres ocasiones a alturas de más de 3000 km y a 96º y 87º de inclinación (casi polares) En la primera prueba, las antenas no se dispersaban, quedando todas juntas Se abandonó cuando aparecieron mejores soluciones, como los satélites de comunicaciones El embajador USA ante la ONU justificó que perturbaciones como la presión de radiación solar las harían reentrar en pocos años Pero no, algunos de los montones que no se desplegaron siguen arriba 11 de enero de 2007. Prueba antisatélite china (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Chinese_anti-satellite_missile_test?wprov=sfti1). 865 km de altura. Satélite FY-1C, de la serie Fengyun Destruido en un choque frontal con un impactador cinético. El último test anti satélite había sido en 1985 (un misil lanzado desde un F-15 estadounidense) Se detectaron casi 3500 trozos Se calcula que alrededor del 30% seguirán en órbita para el 2035 20 de febrero de 2008. Prueba antisatélite estadounidense (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Burnt_Frost?wprov=sfti1) Un satélite de la NRO, el USA-193 Se justificó diciendo que llevaba hidracina muy tóxica y que se había perdido el control Se lanzó desde un barco Había un vuelo de la lanzadera espacial programado, así que esperaron a que aterrizara También lo querían muy bajo para minimizar el debris, pero no mucho, al no ser un cuerpo aerodinámico, lo que complicaría las cosas Ventana de ocho días Una altura de unos 250 km Se detectaron 174 piezas, que re-entraron en pocos meses. Dos duraron algo más. La última re-entró 20 meses después Siempre negaron que fuera respuesta a la prueba china. Febrero de 2009: El choque entre un satélite Iridium (operacional) y uno ruso Kosmos 2251 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_satellite_collision?wprov=sfti1). Primer choque entre dos satélites (aunque antes ya habían chocado satélites con debris). Altura de 789 km. Chocaron a 11,700 m/s de forma casi perpendicular Los cálculos realizados por CelesTrak esperaban que estos dos satélites fallaran en 584 metros. 10 días después se estimaron unos 1000 piezas de más de 10 cm (muchas más de tamaño menor). Un año después eran alrededor de 2000. 5 años después, 1500 seguían en órbita (otras habían reentrado) Restos de esta colisión pasaron cerca de la ISS (un trozo pasó a 120 m. La tripulación estaba en las Soyuz) Misión Shakti. 27 marzo de 2019. La India hace su prueba anti satélite (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Shakti?wprov=sfti1). El objetivo era un satélite de prueba a 283 km Otro impactador cinético Supuestamente, empezaron activamente tras la prueba China Eligieron una órbita baja para minimizar los debris que se generaban Más o menos, en unos meses la mayoría habían reentrado. Los que llegaron más altos tardaron uno o dos años La prueba rusa del 2021. Hablamos de ella en el primer episodio y a ese episodio nos remitimos EL PROBLEMA YA NO ES QUE SE LANCE, SINO QUE NO SE RETIRE Algunas de las altitudes más congestionadas en la órbita terrestre baja son las que van de 750 a 850 kilómetros, un cementerio de satélites rusos, chinos y estadounidenses que han ido abandonándose a lo largo de las décadas. Algunos cuerpos de cohetes que orbitan la Tierra son enormes y pesan alrededor de 9 toneladas, como autobuses Otra altitud problemática es entre 1400 y 1500 kilómetros, donde no hay suficiente resistencia atmosférica para hacerlos frenar. A 500 o 600 kilómetros, el arrastre de la atmósfera derriba los escombros en máx. 10 a 20 años.  “A 1400 kilómetros, estará allí durante siglos” El Comando Espacial de EE.UU. actualmente rastrea alrededor de 35000 objetos de escombros, el 70% de los cuales están en órbita terrestre baja. LeoLabs rastrea objetos del tamaño de una pelota de béisbol y más grandes. McKnight dijo que hay entre 500000 y 900000 artículos más pequeños que actualmente no se rastrean y "cruzamos los dedos y esperamos que no nos golpeen". ALERTAS DE COLISIÓN El NORAD empezó a crear bases de datos recopilando lo que hay en el espacio desde el Sputnik ¿En qué consisten estas bases de datos? La información se almacena en lo que se conoce como Two line elements – el sistema clásico de parámetros orbitales Da información de la órbita y su evolución futura Son relativamente precisas para un cierto espacio de tiempo (días / semanas)… …dejan de valer si un satélite maniobra. Celestrak. Probablemente la principal base de datos a día de hoy Hay varias instituciones a día de hoy trabajando en generar alertas de colisiones CSpOC (Combined Space Operations Center en la Vandenberg Space Force Base). Desde 2005, antes se llamaba JSpOC (Joint Space Operations Center), se cambió el nombre en 2018). Hay empresas privadas, como LeoLabs. Muy críticos últimamente con todo el tema de la basura espacial. Después de analizar la probabilidad de colisiones en la órbita terrestre baja y las consecuencias en términos de desechos producidos, la startup de mapeo espacial LeoLabs advierte a los operadores de naves espaciales que se mantengan alejados de ciertas altitudes. "No compre condominios en el rango de 780 a 850 kilómetros", dijo Darren McKnight, miembro técnico senior de LeoLabs, el 6 de enero durante un webcast del Centro de Investigación y Política Espacial de la Universidad de Washington. Esa altitud alberga escombros de un evento ASAT chino, cuerpos de cohetes rusos abandonados y cargas útiles y escombros estadounidenses descartados. PD McKnight también advirtió sobre problemas a 1.400 kilómetros, donde los escombros se acumulan durante siglos. Aparte de decir de forma clara y casi brusca que opina que los USA van muy por detrás del resto en misión de contención de basura espacial. El radar S3TSR (Spanish Space Surveillance and Tracking Space Radar) está situado en la Base Aérea de Morón (Sevilla) y su operación y sostenimiento es responsabilidad del COVE (Centro de Operaciones de Vigilancia Espacial del Ejército del Aire), centro a través del cual España participa en el consorcio EU-SST. El primero de Europa en detectar los restos del satélite ruso Tselina-D tras su destrucción Maniobras para evitar la colisión: Primero se estudia el aviso (suele llegar del CSpOC). Se analiza (determina) mejor la órbita de los dos objetos. Se analiza la probabilidad. Se decide si se maniobra Cambio de órbita Cambio de periodo Consideraciones operacionales (impacto en el combustible y en la misión del satélite) MITIGACIÓN Qué se puede hacer antes, para evitar ser un debris Planificar el final de la vida: Motores, tethers, elementos de añadir resistencia Hay varias estrategias, en función de la órbita Reentrada Órbitas cementerio Para ayudar en Active Debris Removal (ADR): Marcadores, luces, pegatinas, enganches, sistemas de reducción del giro (los satélites muertos giran sin control, en general) Técnicas de retirada activa de basura espacial: Contacto Hay técnicas de tirar (son técnicas que no necesitan una sincronización muy compleja, es decir, el «detumbling» puede hacerse con el propio agarre), y técnicas de empujar (técnicas con una sincronización rígida). Tirar (laxos) Las redes con cable Los arpones con cable Un sistema de agarre con cable Empujar (sincronizados) Brazos robot (con o sin sistemas de amortiguamiento) Tentáculos. Sirven para casos en los que haya cierta incertidumbre en el cuerpo a capturar Sin contacto «Pastoreo» con impulsión iónica (los motores se ponen contra el debris — necesita motores al otro lado para compensar) Tractores electrostáticos Láser (mediante transferencia de impulso, o mediante ablación en el debris) Kits de desorbitación. Por ejemplo, con cohetes de combustible sólido, o con kits desplegables, como con cables, o superficies que incrementen la resistencia. Normalmente antes de capturarlos hay que cancelar su giro. Suelen estar girando sin control. Hay varias técnicas también, muchas relacionadas con los métodos anteriores. NORMATIVA Normativa. Vimos hace poco que Kamala Harris creó un marco de prioridades espaciales para Estados Unidos que incluye eliminación de desechos orbitales, pero no es más que una primera piedra Estados Unidos líder en lanzamientos espaciales, muy retrasada en la retirada de basura ¿Cómo se regula este tema? La normativa es muy escasa. No hay realmente nada a nivel internacional que obligue a tratar con el tema. Algunos países lanzadores pueden tener normativa, de forma que sólo lancen objetos que cumplan ciertas características (porque según los tratados en vigor, el estado lanzador es responsable de los daños que provoquen los objetos que lancen). Aparte de los tratados como el Tratado del Espacio Ultraterrestre, hay recomendaciones, que no obligaciones, como las Guías para la Mitigación de la Basura Espacial, del COPUOS, Comité para el Uso Pacífico del Espacio Ultraterrestre, u otra del mismo nombre del INTER-AGENCY SPACE DEBRIS COORDINATION COMMITTEE La Space systems — Space debris mitigation requirements - ISO 24113:2019, que es voluntaria) Locales. Las ECSS, por ejemplo Dos zonas de especial protección: LEO y GEO. Técnicas: reentradas u órbitas cementerio 25 años máximo en órbita Reentrada controlada si la probabilidad de bajas es mayor a 10e-4 EMPRESAS ¿Qué se está haciendo en este campo? Interés privado: DeorbitKit, RemoveDebris, AstroScale... Detección: LeoLabs, Privateer AstroScale tiene una misión ahora mismo haciendo pruebas, aunque han tenido que detenerlo recientemente por tener un problema Surrey también ha realizado pruebas en órbita Interés público: eDeorbit, Andorid, Clean Space (proyecto ESA, empresa privada suiza), prueba de retirar un adaptador de cohete. GEO: prolongación de la vida (dos misiones ya, las MEV de Northrop-Grumman) El problema es intentar controlar el número de objetos en órbita y, sobre todo, su riesgo. El objetivo hace unos años era retirar cosas grandes (ENVISAT y etapas de lanzadores. Básicamente, que no aumente el problema). Para mantener la situación bajo control se estima que el 90-99% debería desorbitar, lo cual excede las cifras actuales. La Space Force quiere colaborar con empresas privadas. Ha mostrado interés, pero de momento habla poco de financiación. El brazo tecnológico de la Fuerza Espacial conocido como SpaceWERX lanzó un programa llamado Orbital Prime que solicita propuestas de empresas privadas e instituciones académicas sobre tecnologías para eliminar desechos espaciales Los equipos pueden ganar premios en la Fase 1 de $250,000 y premios en la Fase 2 de $1.5 millones. Si se selecciona alguno para una demostración en el espacio, el gobierno financiará una parte del coste. INCLUSO EN LA LUNA Por terminar el tema, comentar que aunque el problema es básicamente terrestre, tenemos que tener cuidado en no «exportarlo» a otros cuerpos. Por ejemplo, recientemente (finales del año 2021), dos sondas lunares tuvieron una alerta. Chandrayaan-2 de la India realizó una maniobra el 18 de octubre para evitar un acercamiento con Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter de la NASA Chandrayaan-2 realizó una maniobra dos días antes de la conjunción prevista para el 20 de octubre después de que los datos orbitales mostraran que las dos naves espaciales se acercarían a tres kilómetros entre sí. el anuncio pasó desapercibido porque se emitió el mismo día que ocurrió la prueba de misil antisatélite ruso Tanto la NASA como la agencia espacial india ISRO dijeron que se coordinaron entre sí en la maniobra, pero no revelaron cómo decidieron que Chandrayaan-2, en lugar de LRO, debería ser el que maniobre. Chandrayaan-2 entró en órbita lunar en agosto de 2019 y, en ese momento, los funcionarios de ISRO dijeron que la nave espacial tendría suficiente propulsor para operar durante siete años y medio. LRO, por el contrario, ha estado en órbita lunar desde 2009, la NASA dijo el año pasado que tenía suficiente combustible a bordo para al menos seis años más de operaciones. A finales de enero saltó la noticia de que un viejo cohete de SpaceX iba camino de estrellarse contra la Luna. Resulta que los astrónomos estaban equivocados. Sí, un cohete va a impactar de manera descontrolada en la superficie del satélite el 4 de marzo, pero no es la segunda etapa de un Falcon 9, sino el propulsor de un cohete Larga Marcha 3C que se usó en la misión china Chang'e 5-T1 en 2014. ¿PRÓXIMAMENTE MARTE? En marzo, la NASA confirmó que estaba intercambiando datos con la agencia espacial china sobre las órbitas de sus naves que orbitan Marte después de algunas frustraciones iniciales por la falta de datos sobre la órbita de Tianwen-1. PARSEC es un podcast semanal sobre exploración espacial presentado por Javier Atapuerca y Matías S. Zavia. Haznos llegar tus preguntas por Twitter: @parsecpodcast@JaviAtapu@matiass Puedes escucharnos en todas las plataformas a través de parsecpodcast.com.

Les Etats-Unis ont développé le système GPS, pour les chinois c'est Beidou mais l'Union européenne dispose aussi de son système de positionnement : c'est le programme Galiléo. Jean Maréchal est ingénieur au Centre national d'étude spatiale (CNES), il nous en dit plus.

Le « GPS », on connait ! En êtes-vous sûr ? Par abus de langage, « GPS » est le terme que l'on utilise pour définir l'ensemble des opérations de géolocalisation par satellite. En réalité, le « GPS » (pour Global Positioning System) est le système de positionnement américain. Bien d'autres existent encore : Glonass pour les russes, Beidou pour les chinois. Celui dont nous allons parler aujourd'hui est européen : la constellation Galileo. Plus d'infos sur le www.lacapsuledelespace.com

This week's EYE ON NPI knows where it's been and where its goin'! We reckon you'll love the ST Teseo-VIC3DA and Automotive GNSS Dead-Reckoning Module and Eval Kit (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/s/stmicroelectronics/teseo-vic3da-automotive-gnss-dead-reckoning-module), a technology that improves on GPS/GNSS by adding an IMU and odometer to help determine location in places where GPS signal is unable to reach such as tunnels and canyons. We've covered GPS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System) modules before on EYE ON NPI - they're many-decades-old technology that uses a satellite constellation to calculate 3D location on Earth with ~10 meter precision. They're great for use with cars or trucks because GPS works anywhere on the planet, and when combined with digital maps can easily calculate instructions, arrival time and recommended routes. However, GPS has a few things that it can't do. Most important is it cannot work at all if there's no clear view of the sky. One needs to constantly be receiving GPS data from 3+ satellites in order to determine location. So, if you're in tunnel or in a city-made canyon (http://wikimapia.org/6909209/Canyon-of-Heroes), or if there's RF shielding or interference, you simply 'drop off' the planet. Super awkward! For those situations, some companies or technologies can take advantage of "WiFi Assisted GPS" (https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-13618-4_14) this is where a secondary base station, or WiFi signal names, can be used to help locate during low-visibility. This works particularly well in cities, of course, where there's a high density of AP names that don't change. But it's still pretty useless in a tunnel or outside a city center. There's also RTK, (https://blog.adafruit.com/2020/06/08/eye-on-npi-u-blox-c099-f9p-application-board-for-zed-f9p-gnss-rtk-module-eyeonnpi-adafruit-digikey-digikey-ublox/) which is awesome for increased precision and accuracy - but that requires a base station within a couple-hundred meters, and another transmission link on every device, so while it's used for some agricultural robotics, it's not always possible to implement (but it is worth investigating if you can control the environment where you're using GNSS.) So, finally we come to dead-reckoning techniques(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_reckoning). These work in an intuitive way: if you know where you last were and you count the number of steps and direction which you're going, then in theory you should be able to determine your exact location. Now, historically this technique has been used with boats and planes and hiking - in fact you probably learned it in scout camp. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_reckoning#/media/File:CYA_Coastal_Navigation_With_Dead_Reckoning_2.jpg) And, while in theory it should be a perfect way to determine location, the implementation makes a massive difference on how usable the end product is. A slight error in direction angle makes for more and more drift error in the final result - and as humans struggle to calculate direction, it's better than nothing but not necessarily trustworthy without having reference checkpoints on a map. For this module, ST has worked on how to make it easy as possible to implement dead reckoning into your robot, with all the fixin's. First up, you're getting multi-constellation support. So not only American GPS, but also Europe's Galileo, Russia's Glonass, Japan's QZSS, and China's BeiDou systems. So if you can't get data from one constellation, you can use another. Next up, there's an internal 6-DoF sensor that is used as a tilt-compensated compass that will determine direction precisely. (GPS modules do give 'heading' but its just based on the last few locations). Next you need to calculate 'steps' - that's done with an odometer input. That pin is connected to a simple rotation-count sensor and direction sensor that will let the chip know how many ticks have passed since the last known fix. You can also send the odometer data over NMEA commands, btw. Finally, the module can combine this in the TESEO firmware to give you a fast (30 Hz) updated location! Usually this calculation stuff is the hardest part of doing dead reckoning so its really cool to see this all in one ST makes a very snazzy EVB-VIC3DA dev kit in an aluminum box and everything, (https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/stmicroelectronics/EVB-VIC3DA/15276423) with ports and power supplies and LEDs so you can immediately toss it into your robot without any soldering or board layout required. The ST Dead-Reckoning GNSS modules TESEO-VIC3D (https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/stmicroelectronics/TESEO-VIC3DA/15276424), and EVB-VIC3DA eval boards (https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/stmicroelectronics/EVB-VIC3DA/15276423) are in stock right now, for immediate shipment from Digi-Key! Order today and I reckon' you'll be adding this great locating hardware to your design tomorrow afternoon.

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Iran's Enhanced Combat Power Via CCP's BeiDou Navigation System Threatens US

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2020 is about to pass. This year, the United States imposed stricter sanctions and blockades on China in high-tech and high-end manufacturing industries. More than 300 Chinese institutions, universities, and enterprises were sanctioned by the United States. It uses the power of the whole country to crack down on China's core enterprises, key technologies and major projects. Under the severe sanctions, blockades and crackdowns imposed by the United States, what happened to China's high-tech and high-end manufacturing industries? Have they been beaten down by the United States? Facts have proved that China not only has not been beaten down, but has also caught up with or even surpassed the United States at a more rapid rate, and made major breakthroughs in the following top ten high-tech fields in 2020.1. "Silicon-Graphene-Germanium Transistor" was successfully developed.2. The domestically produced scramjet engine achieved a duration of 600 seconds, breaking the world record.3. Beidou navigation system completed satellite networking.4. China's Mars probe "Tianwen-1" launched5. The successful first flight of the independently developed amphibious aircraft "Kunlong" AG600 6. The "Struggle" manned submersible dived to a depth of 10,909 meters.7. Chang'e-5 completed the "digging" on the moon and took off. 8. The world's first Hualong No. 1 reactor was successfully connected to the grid. 9. China's quantum computing prototype "Nine Chapters" came out10. A major breakthrough in nuclear fusion technology! The first discharge of China's new generation of "artificial sun" China Explained will show you that because of China's continued success in industrial upgrading, technological innovation and realizing its huge potential, it is an unstoppable process. The inevitable rise of China may feel intimidating and some simply reject it. Don't be. China's rise is part of the new global trend unlike what we have seen in the past one hundred years. Embrace the change and seize the opportunity.Creating original content is hard work, your support is what keeps me going. Please donate to this channel: paypal.me/ChinaExplained

In June 2020, the 55th and final satellite in the Beidou constellation was successfully launched into geosynchronous orbit. The system provides global coverage for timing and navigation and offers an alternative to GPS, GLONASS and the Galileo positioning system. It has both civilian and military applications.

Welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Aero/Space News Roundup! In this week's episode we bring you:1) Chang’e-5 Lunar Return MissionTuesday morning (24/11 Beijing time) saw the launch of Chang’e-5 at Wenchang Launch Center in Hainan. The launch was a success, and represents China’s first lunar sample-return mission. It is also the first sample-return mission since the Soviet Luna 24 mission in 1976. After a number of maneuvers in its Earth-Moon trajectory, the spacecraft successfully entered lunar orbit. 2) China Satcom replacing older broadcast satellitesAn article by Satellite World revealed that China Satcom would be replacing a number of older broadcast satellites in 2021-2023. All satellites would be purchased from CAST, and based on the DFH-4E platform. The satellites would launch on LM-3B, China’s current workhorse for GEO. The transaction was said to reach 3,918 billion RMB (approx 600 million USD).Below is a list of the satellites:Chinasat 6D (to replace 6A; C & Ku band payloads)Chinasat 6E (to replace 6B; C & Ku band payloads)Chinasat 9B (to replace 9A; Ku BSS band payloads)In addition, the Chinasat 26 (Ka band) satellite will be a welcome addition to the currently operational Chinasat-16, the Shijian-20, and the future Chinasat-19.3) The Trump Administration could blacklist 89 companies with “military ties”According to Reuters, the Trump administration is preparing to blacklist 89 Chinese companies, including a large number of major aviation companies such as COMAC (building the C919) and the aerospace conglomerate AVIC. U.S. suppliers will ”need special licenses to sell a broad set of commercially available items to such companies” according to the piece by Reuters. Are we heading towards a “post-Cox Report” situation for aviation as well?If this blacklist is made official and effective before the Biden administration take-over, this could lead to a total disruption of the civil aviation industry in China. The blacklist bears a strong resemblance to the restrictions US space companies faced when selling to China, after the Cox Report in 1998. The consequences on both sides would be more massive for aviation:- China is no small market to Boeing. It represents 20% of the entire global commercial aviation market, and where Boeing is a dominant player alongside Airbus.- The disruption would be devastating for the Chinese civil aviation market. While China’s local supply chain has grown tremendously, it still depends heavily on non-Chinese suppliers. Aircraft like the C919 are likely to come to a full stop.4) CASIC Methalox EngineExpace released photos of its Mingfeng methalox engine earlier this week. The engine completed a systems-level hot test, with the test verifying the integrity of the engine system, thrust chamber, combustor, turbo pump, valve, and final assembly. Expace is more famous up to this point for having developed the KZ-1A fast-response solid rocket. With the KZ-1A, Expace has built a pretty reliable, fast-response rocket that can be deployed using a transporter erector launcher. 5) World 5G Convention in GuangzhouThe World 5G Convention opened in Guangzhou last week. During the Convention, the Chief Designer of BeiDou 3rd Generation, Yang Changfeng, noted that all core components of BeiDou-3 were being manufactured domestically. Yang also noted that around 80% of phones in China are now equipped with BeiDou-3 chip sets. Yang linked BeiDou-3 with 5G by noting that many elements of 5G will rely on highly precise location data. -----------------------------------------Follow us on YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter (https://twitter.com/DongFangHour), as an audio podcast, and on our official website: https://www.dongfanghour.com/

China's CPI growth slows to a 19-month low in September. The country snaps up Japanese government bonds. BHP confirms that Chinese customers sought to defer their coal orders. Chip equipment giant ASML says some sales to China don’t require a U.S. license. Taobao Taiwan closes its e-commerce site. Plus, iPhone 12 series smartphones support Beidou navigation system.

For decades, the US held a monopoly on the usage of The Global Positioning System (GPS), the satellite-based radio navigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force. It is one of the global navigation satellite systems that provides geolocation and time information to a receiver anywhere on or near the Earth.But that monopolistic hold on navigational satellites is quickly loosening due to the new kids on the block. The EU's "Galileo", Russia's "GLONASS", and the bad boy of the trio--China's "BeiDou" (or "BDubs" as we dub it).These new satellites will provide service for telecom companies all over the world and in turn to potentially billions of users. What does this monumental change mean for the future of human navigation?You decide LINKS: Civilian vs. military accuracy Satellite Distances***CONTACT US:Twitter Website ***STREAM US:Google Play AppleSpotifyStitcheriHeartRadioYouTube***SUPPORT US:Markus and Drew can improve bringing you more of this kind of electrifying information with better equipment, software, etc. If you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way ...and if your budget is too tight but you still want to help please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thank you!PayPalSupport the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)

Galileo, BeiDou, Gps, Glonass: anche se non sono noti a tutti, questi nomi fanno ormai parte della nostra vita. Si tratta, infatti, dei sistemi di navigazione satellitare che offrono servizi di geolocalizzazione sempre più precisi, con una accuratezza al centimetro, in grado di rendere così più semplici e sicuri i trasporti. E non solo. Le novità e le evoluzioni di questo settore sono raccontate da Marco Lisi, consulente dell'Esa e della Commissione Ue, intervistato da Massimo De Donato, a Container, su Radio 24. Fra gli ultimi servizi lanciati dall'europeo Galileo, ad esempio, c'è Galileo Green Lane, un'applicazione nata durante il lockdown per ridurre il tempo di attesa dei mezzi pesanti lungo i corridoi TEN-T.

Galileo, BeiDou, Gps, Glonass: anche se non sono noti a tutti, questi nomi fanno ormai parte della nostra vita. Si tratta, infatti, dei sistemi di navigazione satellitare che offrono servizi di geolocalizzazione sempre più precisi, con una accuratezza al centimetro, in grado di rendere così più semplici e sicuri i trasporti. E non solo. Le novità e le evoluzioni di questo settore sono raccontate da Marco Lisi, consulente dell'Esa e della Commissione Ue, intervistato da Massimo De Donato, a Container, su Radio 24. Fra gli ultimi servizi lanciati dall'europeo Galileo, ad esempio, c'è Galileo Green Lane, un'applicazione nata durante il lockdown per ridurre il tempo di attesa dei mezzi pesanti lungo i corridoi TEN-T.

Galileo, BeiDou, Gps, Glonass: anche se non sono noti a tutti, questi nomi fanno ormai parte della nostra vita. Si tratta, infatti, dei sistemi di navigazione satellitare che offrono servizi di geolocalizzazione sempre più precisi, con una accuratezza al centimetro, in grado di rendere così più semplici e sicuri i trasporti. E non solo. Le novità e le evoluzioni di questo settore sono raccontate da Marco Lisi, consulente dell'Esa e della Commissione Ue, intervistato da Massimo De Donato, a Container, su Radio 24. Fra gli ultimi servizi lanciati dall'europeo Galileo, ad esempio, c'è Galileo Green Lane, un'applicazione nata durante il lockdown per ridurre il tempo di attesa dei mezzi pesanti lungo i corridoi TEN-T.

Galileo, BeiDou, Gps, Glonass: anche se non sono noti a tutti, questi nomi fanno ormai parte della nostra vita. Si tratta, infatti, dei sistemi di navigazione satellitare che offrono servizi di geolocalizzazione sempre più precisi, con una accuratezza al centimetro, in grado di rendere così più semplici e sicuri i trasporti. E non solo. Le novità e le evoluzioni di questo settore sono raccontate da Marco Lisi, consulente dell'Esa e della Commissione Ue, intervistato da Massimo De Donato, a Container, su Radio 24. Fra gli ultimi servizi lanciati dall'europeo Galileo, ad esempio, c'è Galileo Green Lane, un'applicazione nata durante il lockdown per ridurre il tempo di attesa dei mezzi pesanti lungo i corridoi TEN-T.

There are signs of infighting between CCP leader Xi Jinping, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. Epoch Times noted that on July 31, the CCP held an opening ceremony for the initial completion of its Beidou-3 global satellite navigation system, which functions as a Chinese replacement for the US GPS system. When the conference host, Deputy Prime Minister Liu He, read the list of participants, he paused to give Xi Jinping time to accept people’s applause. When Li Keqiang’s turn came up, he stood to accept the applause and pay his respects, yet Liu He quickly moved on to say the names of others present. This was seen as an embarrassment to Li Keqiang, and was seen as something that Liu He would not have dared to do, unless he was ordered by a superior to Li Keqiang. Meanwhile, with the ongoing disasters in China, Tiananmen Square in Beijing, which has deep symbolic significance for China, was flooded on August 12 by torrential rains. These stories and more in this episode of Crossroads. ⭕️ Subscribe for updates : http://bit.ly/CrossroadsYT ⭕️ Donate to support our work: https://www.bestgift.tv/crossroads ⭕️ Join Patreon to Support Crossroads: https://www.patreon.com/Crossroads_Josh

New virtual banks face headwinds in Hong Kong. China's Ant is steping up its overseas expansion. The country vows to retaliate if their journalists are forced to leave the U.S. BeiDou’s core components are “100% made in China.” Plus, TikTok’s owner says the U.S.’ ultimate goal is to ban it.

Programa Radial del Domingo 2 de Agosto de 2020. 1. Soberanía y poder de la población, con el Historiador Social Gabriel Salazar Vergara. 2. China lanza el BeiDou-3 3. EEUU en caída libre entra en recesión. 4. Perú, Chile, Colombia y Brasil los más afectados por pandemia.

It’s back to normal operations for me as I cruise to Mars. I put over a million miles on the odometer yesterday. Roughly 290 million miles to go. Headlines- 1)China’s BeiDou set to show the way as Xi Jinping commissions rival to America’s GPS a.(https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3095593/chinas-beidou-set-show-way-xi-jinping-commissions-rival-americas) 2) Star gazing: Saturn. a.(https://www.inverse.com/science/saturn-august-2020) 3) Tom Cruise in Space a.(https://deadline.com/2020/07/tom-cruise-space-movie-pitch-200-million-budget-universal-pictures-doug-liman-elon-musk-christopher-mcquarrie-1202999849/) 4) All female SOPS crew. a.( https://www.schriever.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2289761/space-force-makes-history-with-all-female-2-sops-crew/) 5) Proton launches two Russian communications satellites a.(https://spacenews.com/proton-launches-two-russian-communications-satellites/) 6) L3Harris cleared to begin production of Air Force NTS-3 navigation satellite a.(https://spacenews.com/l3harris-cleared-to-begin-production-of-air-force-nts-3-navigation-satellite/) Law and policy- 1) n/a Sponsor- www.Futureshredding.com Contact- Bluehelmco@gmail.com

Humiliations of China motivated the development of Beidou Navigation Satellite System, especially during the 1990s,  the decade of humiliation of China. The incident with the cargo ship “the Galaxy” in 1993, the Taiwan Strait military confrontation in 1996, and the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade in 1999 were called the three major humiliations. The humiliations and technology blockade by the west forced China to be self-reliant. The completion of the Beidou navigation system took 26 years of hard work to build a better version of American global positioning system. It is an excellent example of Chinese technology. In science and technology research and development, China opened its hearts to the world countless times, but in the end China understood that everything can only be done on its own. The blockade of the United States has repeatedly helped China's rapid growth of science and technology.China Explained will show you that because of China's continued success in industrial upgrading, technological innovation and realizing its huge potential, it is an unstoppable process. The inevitable rise of China may feel intimidating and some simply reject it. Don't be. More importantly, we will answer the million-dollar question: how can you, as an individual or a small business owner, also profit from the rise of China ?Creating original content is hard work, your support is what keeps us going. Please donate to this channel: paypal.me/ChinaExplained

SpaceTime Series 23 Episode 66The astronomy, technology and space science news podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 66*Exploring the mysteries at the edge of the solar systemNASA’s IBEX spacecraft has confirmed the Sun’s heliosphere is shaped like a giant comet.https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/621539151474507776 *The lifespan of NeutronsA new mission to Venus could finally determine the life span of the neutron. *ESA’s mission to study the Earth’s hydrological cycleThe European Space Agency Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity or SMOS satellite has now been in orbit for more than a decade studying Earth’s water cycle and climate. *China completes its military satellite navigation systemChina has launched the final satellite in its Beidou military navigation system. *The Science ReportSummer sea ice in the Weddell Sea area of Antarctica drops by one million square kilometres.Record breaking heatwave conditions cooking the usually frozen wastes of Siberia.What could be Australia’s biggest meat-eating dinosaur.New research brings suspended animation a step closer. For more SpaceTime visit www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesGet immediate access to over 180 commercial-free, double episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.comTo receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist or visit https://www.bitesz.com/astronomy-dailyHelp support SpaceTime: The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

News: 15th anniversary for Google Map API UK wants to unlock the power of location China launches last BeiDou satellite Five years for Sentinel 2-A Depth API now available for Google's ARCore Apple's Nearby Interactions Oculus Go discontinued Say goodbye to the Segway PT too   Topic: URISA issues statement concerning Code of Ethics in Florida GIS case

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Avec son système de navigation Beidou, la Chine vient de montrer une fois de plus sa volonté de s’affirmer comme une grande puissance et surtout de démontrer sa capacité technologique à le faire. Quelles en sont les conséquences technologiques, commerciales et géopolitiques ? Pékin a lancé, cette semaine, le dernier satellite du système Beidou, un système de géolocalisation qui couvre désormais l’ensemble de la planète. Ce système s’ajoute aux projets européen Galileo, au russe Glonass, et évidemment au GPS américain. La Chine n’en a désormais plus besoin et n’est plus dépendante d’aucun autre système de navigation satellite. Nos Invités :- Jean-Yves Le Gall, président du CNES (Centre national d'études spatiales)- Isabelle Sourbès-Verger, chercheuse au CNRS Centre Alexandre Koyré, spécialiste des questions de géopolitique de l'espace et des politiques spatiales, auteure du livre « Un empire très céleste. La Chine à la conquête de l’espace » (editions Dunod, 2008) et co-auteure du livre « L'espace, nouveau territoire : atlas des satellites et des politiques spatiales » (Belin, 2002).

La Cina ha lanciato l’ultimo satellite del sistema di navigazione Beidou, concorrente dello statunitense Gps

News briefing for June 23rd, 2020. China Tech Briefing by Pandaily is a podcast that tells you about what is going on within the sphere of Chinese technology and beyond. To keep up with the rapidly changing China tech world, make sure you're listening to our show every morning on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.In today’s news, we will give you the latest update on the scandal-ridden Luckin Coffee, new COVID-19 cases in Pepsi’s Beijing Branch, the Beidou constellation satellite, administrative actions targeting Chinese live-streaming platforms, Tesla’s new development plans in China, and, finally, highlights from Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference. China Tech Briefing is hosted by Caiwei Chen and co-produced by Caiwei Chen and Hazel Tang. For more information, check our www.pandaily.com (http://www.pandaily.com/) and find us @thepandaily on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.

Sarah Dirren présente, en bref, les dernières nouvelles du monde de la science et de la santé. Au programme: "Le Merapi en éruption", "3'000 secousses en Islande", "La Chine a lancé le dernier satellite de son système de navigation BeiDou" et "Un aigle royal est né dans le canton de Neuchâtel".

A la Une de la presse, ce mercredi 24 juin, le lancement, hier, du dernier satellite du système de navigation Beidou, qui couvre désormais l’ensemble de la planète. Une nouvelle étape du déconfinement au Royaume-Uni. Un revers pour le tennisman Novak Djokovic. Et l'odeur du durian.

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China has successfully put into orbit the final satellite in its BeiDou-3 navigation system, further advancing the country as a major power in space. Tuesday's launch will allow China to no longer rely on the US government-owned Global Positioning System (GPS). The $10bn (£8bn) network is made up of 35 satellites and provides global navigation coverage. It comes as tensions between Beijing and Washington are increasing over the coronavirus, trade and Hong Kong. The third version of the Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) offers an alternative to Russia's GLONASS and the European Galileo systems, as well as America's GPS. Future plans promise to support a more accessible and integrated system scheduled to come online by 2035 with BDS at its core. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 27*Quasar Tsunamis rip across galaxiesAstronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered massive tsunami-like energy outflows from distant quasars tearing across interstellar space and wreaking havoc on the galaxies in which they originate. *The Mars Curiosity rover’s climb up the red planet’s Mount SharpNASA’s Mars Curiosity rover is preparing for the next stage in its accent of Gale Crater’s Mount Sharp.https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/184908211673 *NASA gets the Mars Insight Lander’s drill to start working againWell, after spending almost a year trying to get the drill aboard NASA’s Mars Insight Lander to work – mission managers may have fixed the problem – the old-fashioned way – by giving it a good bash with a shovel. *New Australia rocket engine test-firedValiant Space has successfully test-fired its new locally developed liquid-fueled rocket engine. *Long March-3B launches new BeiDou-3 satelliteChina has successfully launched another BeiDou-3 navigation satellite into geostationary orbit. *Soyuz launches GLONASS-M navigation satelliteRussia has launched a new Glonass-M navigation satellite. *The Science ReportNew study shows 95% of COVID-19 deaths could have been avoided.A 5th Wuhan doctor arrested by Beijing after trying to warn the world about COVID-19 has died.A sudden loss of smell could be the first sign that you’ve been infected with COVID-19.East Antarctica’s Denman Glacier has retreated 5 kilometres in the past 22 years.Boys hitting puberty at an early age are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes as adults. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Get immediate access to over 175 commercial-free, double episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or if you’re not a fan of Patreon, go to Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/ RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

China's Defence Export is increasing its reach by its technical superiorities like Beidou. Being a top leading exporters of Arms China is stepping forward to lead the arms export. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/vithiyapathy-purushothama/message

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). *How galaxies get their iconic spiralsA new study claims galactic magnetic fields could play an important role in shaping the elegant sweeping arms of spiral galaxies like the Milky Way. *Best ever pulsar maps and measurementsAstrophysicists are literally rewriting and redrawing the textbook on pulsars after obtaining the most precise and dependable measurements of both a pulsar's size and its mass, as well as the first-ever map of hot spots on its surface.You tube video url: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/189736850098 *US Space Force is now a thingU.S. President Donald Trump has formally signed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act which officially establishes the United States Space Force as a new sixth branch of the American armed services. *Third AMS spacewalkCrew aboard the International Space Station have carried out the third of four planned spacewalks to service and upgrade AMS-02 – the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer -- a device designed to capture cosmic rays and antimatter particles -- and to hunt for signs of mysterious dark matter. *India spy satellite launchIndia has launched a new spy satellite into orbit. *Third flight in a row for same Falcon 9 rocketSpaceX has successfully launched the new JCSAT-18/Kacific1 telecommunications satellite aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.You tube video url: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/189713545878 *China’s space launch blitz continuesIt may be the end of year holiday season but China’s space blitz is continuing with the launch of two more BeiDou-3 navigation satellites followed by a new Sino-Brazilian Earth observation satellite. *Russia launches new navigation satelliteRussian space forces have launched a Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying a Glonass-M navigation satellite into orbit. *The Science ReportNow impossible for the Earth not to increase average temperatures by two degrees in coming years.Research warns global warming makes it more difficult to predict year-to-year global climate variations.Excess salty water discharge from the Sydney Desalination Plant is attracting lots of fish. Eating ultra-processed foods linked to an increase risk of developing type 2 diabetes.How cats use marks on their ears to communicate.SBS wins Australian Skeptic’s 2019 bent spoon award for the worst pseudo-scientific piffle of the year. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Get immediate access to over 170 commercial-free, double episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or if you’re not a fan of Patreon, go to Supercast - https://bitesz.supercast.tech/ RSS feed:

In questa puntata intervisto Francesco Matteuzzi - SmartNet Product Manager per l'Italia presso Leica Geosystems - che ci parla della rete di stazioni GNSS permanenti Hexagon SmartNet.Per una misura satellitare di precisione è necessario conoscere la posizione di due ricevitori e misurare il vettore "base" ("baseline").Una rete di stazioni permanenti ti permette di sfruttare una serie di basi fisse, sul territorio nazionale, con cui comunicare per misurare la posizione del tuo rover in campo ed in tempo reale (RTK).La rete SmartNet - che forse conosci con il vecchio nome di "Italpos" - fa questo (e qualcosa in più) e Francesco ci spiega il suo funzionamento, la sua infrastruttura, le sue caratteristiche ed i suoi piani di abbonamento, il tutto condito con un po' di nozioni sul principio della misura satellitare.Questo è il portale italiano di riferimento per il servizio nazionale di Hexagon SmartNet: https://hxgnsmartnet.com/it-itScrivimi su Telegram: t.me/paolocorradeghiniIscriviti al canale Telegram di 3DMetrica: t.me/tredimetricaLeggi gli articoli ed iscriviti alla newslettere sul blog: www.3dmetrica.itDiventa un finanziatore e sostieni economicamente 3DMetrica su Patreon: www.patreon.com/3dmetricaIn questa puntata ho inserito queste musiche:"V" by Weary Eyes from Fugue;"Once the clouds lift" by Weary Eyes from Fugue;"Your battles are over" by Weary Eyes from Fugue.

I’ve got a special preview of MECO Headlines for the main feed this week, with news on Orion, NASA’s FY2020 budget, NEOCam’s legacy, Starship, and more.This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 39 executive producers—Kris, Pat, Matt, Jorge, Brad, Ryan, Nadim, Peter, Donald, Lee, Chris, Warren, Bob, Russell, John, Moritz, Joel, Jan, David, Grant, Mike, David, Mints, Joonas, Robb, Tim Dodd the Everyday Astronaut, Frank, Rui, Julian, Lars, Tommy, Adam, Sam, and six anonymous—and 272 other supporters.HeadlinesOff-Nominal Events: Meetup in DC—Sunday, October 20th!NASA Commits to Long-term Artemis Missions with Orion Production | NASASenate appropriators advance bill funding NASA despite uncertainties about Artemis costs - SpaceNews.comNASA to develop mission to search for near-Earth asteroids - SpaceNews.comElon Musk on Twitter: “Three Raptors on a Starship”Elon Musk on Twitter: “Adding the rear moving fins to Starship Mk1 in Boca Chica, Texas”BocaChicaGal photosLauncherOne: Shaping Up and Shipping Out | Virgin OrbitSoyuz ferries three crew members to space station – Spaceflight NowFresh batteries, experiments on the way to the International Space Station – Spaceflight NowTwo more satellites launched into China’s Beidou navigation fleet – Spaceflight NowRussia launches missile warning satellite – Spaceflight NowKeep an eye on upcoming launches with rocketlaunch.live.Show InfoEmail your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.comFollow @WeHaveMECOListen to MECO HeadlinesJoin the Off-Nominal DiscordSubscribe on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn or elsewhereSubscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off NewsletterBuy shirts and Rocket Socks from the Main Engine Cut Off ShopLike the show? Support the show!Music by Max Justus

In questa puntata ti parlo del tracciamento topografico, raccontandoti un'esperienza diretta fatta sul campo utilizzando un'antenna satellitare GNSS.Il tracciamento è l'operazione (o le operazioni) che ti permette di materializzare sul campo un punto (o, più frequentemente, più punti) di cui conosci le coordinate.Tracciamenti di precisione spinta (come quelli necessari per i plinti di fondazione di una struttura) richiedono strumenti di precisione adeguata (stazioni totali molto performanti), ma si può fare un tracciamento anche con un'antenna satelittare, se non hai necessità di accuratezze elevate.In questa puntata ti racconto un'esperienza di tracciamento per individuare la posizione di alcuni pozzi piezometrici in un'area industriale che sono stati coperti nel tempo.Scrivimi su Telegram: t.me/paolocorradeghiniIscriviti al canale Telegram di 3DMetrica: t.me/tredimetricaLeggi gli articoli ed iscriviti alla newslettere sul blog: www.3dmetrica.itDiventa un finanziatore e sostieni economicamente 3DMetrica su Patreon: www.patreon.com/3dmetricaIn questa puntata ho inserito queste musiche:"V" by Weary Eyes from Fugue;"Once the clouds lift" by Weary Eyes from Fugue;"Your battles are over" by Weary Eyes from Fugue.

How does GNSS differ from GPS? What new regional and worldwide GNSS constellations must we plan for? What the future for GNSS? Georgia Frousiakis, VP of GNSS R&D for Telit discusses the impact of GNSS on IoT in the past, present, and future; and talk about the latest exciting use cases. If you’ve ever wanted to learn about location technologies and IoT – this is the podcast episode to listen to! Visit FirstThingsFirst.fm for show notes and more!

This week we talk about Sputnik 1, satellite triangulation, and the Guugu Yimithirr.We also discuss the GLONASS, BeiDou, and Galileo constellations. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe

This week we talk about Sputnik 1, satellite triangulation, and the Guugu Yimithirr. We also discuss the GLONASS, BeiDou, and Galileo constellations. I'm on tour: BecomingTour.com Become a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/letsknowthings For more information about this podcast and to view the show notes, visit letsknowthings.com You can find a list of the books I've written at Colin.io

Instagram briefly goes horizontal, more on how epic Fortnite has been for Epic Games this year, Larry Ellison joins Tesla’s board, the global GPS wars are joined and the last weekend longreads of the year. Links: Instagram briefly switched to a horizontal feed and people freaked out (The Verge) Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, banked a $3 billion profit in 2018 (TechCrunch) Exclusive: Foxconn to begin assembling top-end Apple iPhones in India in 2019 - source (Reuters) Tesla Taps Ellison, HR Expert to Prove Musk Is Reined In (Bloomberg) China ramps up global coverage for domestic Beidou satellite navigation system as rival to GPS (South China Morning Post) The Betterment Weekend Longreads Suggestions: The Devchat.tv podcasts The GPS wars have begun (TechCrunch) Amazon gets into health insurance — and more 2019 health-tech predictions from top experts (CNBC) The biggest technology failures of 2018 (MIT Technology Review) Why Your Next Home Might Not Need Any Energy at All (WSJ) THE 'FUTURE BOOK' IS HERE, BUT IT'S NOT WHAT WE EXPECTED (Wired) Bird Box Is the First Great Monster Movie About This Poisonous Invention (PaleoFuture/Gizmodo)

Il post-processamento dei dati rilevati da un ricevitore satellitare può spaventare un pochino se lo paragoni all'immediatezza di un rilievo RTK, o nRTK, in cui vedi subito, sul controller e sul campo, le coordinate dei punti che stai rilevando.Ma il post-processing ti permette di avere molto più controllo sui dati acquisiti per raggiungere i migliori risultati possibili sulle coordinate dei punti battuti sul campo.Puoi escludere satelliti instabili, controllare le effemeridi, impostare diversi angoli di "cut off", e gestire un sacco di parametri per tirare fuori dati robusti e affidabili.Tiziano Cosso ci parla ancora di GNSS e di accorgimenti da prendere sul campo durante un rilievo che sarà trattato successivamente in ufficio e ci racconta anche di quello che succede un volta scaricati i dati.Qui trovi due link a cui accedere per prodotti utili al post processing GNSS e, in particolare, per le effemeridi precise, rapide e ultrarapide:ftp://cddis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gps/products/ftp://igs.ensg.ign.fr/pub/igs/products/Invece trovi TIziano qui:http://www.gter.it/https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiziano-cosso-891a6837/

Il rilievo GNSS in modalità RTK ha bisogno di alcuni accorgimenti da prendere in campo per avere dati validi, robusti e affidabili.In questa puntata Tiziano Cosso continua a parlarci di rilievo satellitare con un focus specifico sull'acquisizione RTK.Si parla di multipath, angolo di cut off, D.O.P., Baseline, Latenza...Tutti aspetti importanti che, se conosciuti e controllati, contribuiscono a dare confidenza all'operatore in fase di rilievo e solidità ai dati rilevati.Trovi informazioni e contatti su Tiziano qui:http://www.gter.ithttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tiziano-cosso-891a6837/

We have our scheduled roundtable this week, voted on by the Citizens of TMRO. Jared hosts and asks, "What are the missing pieces needed to get humans to Mars?" This turned in to a really lively discussion and we would love your comments below or on our new forums at https://community.tmro.tv Launches: Launch of Progress MS-09 on New 4 Hour Trip to Space Station Long March-2C launches PRSS-1 & PakTES-1A Long March-3A launches BeiDou-2 satellite Space News: Ghost particle traced to its source! Crew Dragon Update Oumuamua is a confirmed non-icey comet?! If you would like to continue the conversation we have a few great ways to do that: Comment on YouTube. We'll comment back or even feature it in the show Create a new post on our community forum at https://community.tmro.tv -- That can be anything related to this video, space, science, technology -- Or anything at all! We just want to hear from you! Head over to our real-time Discord channel here: https://discord.gg/9NkkFWD

We have our scheduled roundtable this week, voted on by the Citizens of TMRO. Jared hosts and asks, "What are the missing pieces needed to get humans to Mars?" This turned in to a really lively discussion and we would love your comments below or on our new forums at https://community.tmro.tvLaunches:Launch of Progress MS-09 on New 4 Hour Trip to Space StationLong March-2C launches PRSS-1 & PakTES-1ALong March-3A launches BeiDou-2 satelliteSpace News:Ghost particle traced to its source!Crew Dragon UpdateOumuamua is a confirmed non-icey comet?!If you would like to continue the conversation we have a few great ways to do that:- Comment right here on YouTube. We'll comment back or even feature it in the show- Create a new post on our community forum at https://community.tmro.tv -- That can be anything related to this video, space, science, technology -- Or anything at all! We just want to hear from you!- Head over to our real-time Discord channel here: https://discord.gg/9NkkFWD

Stream on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). *Dark Matter keeps its secrets Astronomers are back in the dark about what dark matter might be, after new observations have shown that it’s not interacting with forces other than gravity after all. The findings add more mystery to the enigma of dark matter – an invisible substance which makes up over 80 percent of all the matter in the universe. *New lightning study about to begin A new suite of European Space Agency instruments aboard the International Space Station are about to begin studying mysterious upper atmospheric lightning events from orbit Every second, around 45 lightning strikes jolt Earth’s atmosphere, where powerful reactions in thunderstorm clouds alter the chemical composition of the air inside and around them. *The truth behind NASA’s twins study In what may be a perfect example of what happens when news editors get journalists who usually chase fire engines or politicians to cover a science story -- media outlets have been busy issuing corrections after reporters wrongly claimed that seven percent of the DNA of an astronaut had changed following a year-long space flight – compared to his identical twin who remained on Earth. *Moscow launches top secret experimental satellite Moscow has launched what may be a new experimental spy satellite. The top secret flight was launched on a Soyuz 2-1V rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. *China launches three more spy satellites China has launched another trio of what it euphemistically calls remote sensing satellites. The Yaogan Weixing-31-01 spacecraft are part of China’s latest generation of military surveillance and reconnaissance satellites. *China’s sat nav system takes shape China has successfully launched two more Beidou navigation satellites into orbit. *The Science Report Up to one in five people may show signs of a synesthesia. Arctic mountain glaciers are melting at an unprecedented rate. Two types of contagious cancer affecting Tasmanian devils may have similar origins. A rare 700-year-old Byzantine bronze ring discovered by a gardener in Northern Israel. Teaching an autonomous car who to kill and who to save. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, Tunein Radio, google play, Spreaker, Spotify, Deezer etc Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Help support SpaceTime : The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audio book of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com Join our mailing list at http://www.bitesz.com/join-our-mailing-list  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

*Supermassive black holes out growing their galaxies Two new studies have discovered that the biggest black holes in the universe are growing faster than the rate of stars being formed in their galaxies. *Axions looking less likely to be dark matter candidates Physicists hunting for dark matter say Axions are now looking less likely to be dark matter candidates *Dark storms on Neptune New images of a giant dark storm cell on the distant world of Neptune show that the massive tempest is starting to disappear. *Is the Falcon Heavy pointing the way to the future of space flight As SpaceX continues to bask in the glory of its successful Falcon Heavy launch vehicle test flight -- new details have emerged over the one part of the mission which didn’t go to plan. *China’s domestic satnav system takes shape  Beijing has launched another pair of BeiDou navigation system satellites in its on-going bid to develop its own independent satellite navigation system. *The Science Report A new study warns that the rate of sea level rise is accelerating. The already highly endangered Tasmanian Devil population continuing to decline rapidly. Claims people who were bullied up to three times more likely to develop psychotic disorders. A possible end to yo-yo dieting. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes  Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, Tunein Radio, google play, Spreaker etc Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Help support SpaceTime : The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audio book of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com Join our mailing list at http://www.bitesz.com/join-our-mailing-list  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

*New Zealand reaches orbit  New Zealand has successfully placed a spacecraft into orbit for the first time. Rocket Lab’s unmanned Electron launch vehicle – named Still Testing – blasted off from the Lift off Mahia Peninsula launch pad on Sunday afternoon. You tube video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPcsZgmTRrg   *Black hole burping Astronomers have caught a monster black hole in a distant galaxy snacking on gas and then "burping" — not once, but twice. The findings show two separate episodes of feeding frenzy by the supermassive black hole about 800 million light-years away. *The changing Sun Like the waistband of a couch potato in midlife, the orbits of planets in our solar system are expanding. It happens because the Sun’s gravitational grip gradually weakens as our star ages and loses mass.  *Tiangong-1 crashing back to Earth Chinese space officials say their Tiangong 1 space station is still under control and will likely crash back to Earth in mid to late March. However, their inability to provide an exact schedule for the orbiter’s return continues to raise concerns about the likelihood of an imminent uncontrolled re-entry.  *China launches new navigation satellites China has launched its latest pair of Beidou-3 navigation satellites into orbit. The spacecraft were launched on a Long March-3B rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Sichuan province. *Virgin Galactic test flight Virgin Galactic has carried out its first spaceplane drop glide test for 2018. The VSS Unity achieved Mach zero point nine in the skies above California’s Mojave Desert. *Mystery surrounds SpaceX Zuma mission US Government officials are still refusing to say what happened to the top secret SpaceX Zuma mission which is suspected to have failed to deploy after reaching orbit.  You tube video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CArCgeXn3AQ *Dragon returns home The SpaceX CRS 13 capsule has returned to Earth splashing down successfully in the North Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja, California. The Dragon was undocked from the Harmony module’s nadir port by the space stations robotic arm and then released to fire its manoeuvring thrusters for the first of three burns to slowly push away from the space station. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), google podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, Tunein Radio, google play, Spreaker etc Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Help support SpaceTime : The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audio book of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com Join our mailing list at http://www.bitesz.com/join-our-mailing-list  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

介绍: 全部文稿请关注我们的公众号，周六第三条~This is NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Here is the news.China's Internet regulator has ratcheted up its crackdown on online rumors after a massive explosion in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin.The Cyberspace Administration of China accused 50 websites of creating panic by publishing unverified information or letting users spread groundless rumors.Rumors circulated on the websites included the claims that the blasts killed at least 1,000 people, shopping malls in Tianjin were looted and there has been leadership change in Tianjin's local government.The administration said such rumors caused negative influences. It shut down and revoked the licenses of 18 websites, and suspended the operation of another 32.The administration said it would take a zero-tolerance attitude towards websites spreading rumors after major disasters.This is NEWS Plus Special English.Manufacturers which fail to suspend production in accordance with restrictions imposed before the Sept 3 military parade to reduce air pollution will face harsh fines.Beijing has set a series of measures to control emissions and pollutants, including factory suspensions and restrictions on vehicle use after Aug 20, in preparation for the parade marking the 70th anniversary of victory in World War II.The environmental watchdog, the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau, will strengthen its supervision of companies in polluting industries during the period.Companies failing to meet the pollution restrictions will be ordered to stop production immediately. Fines for offenders could reach 500,000 yuan, roughly 78,000 U.S. dollars.Similar harsh penalties were issued during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in November.The bureau also will make other monitoring efforts. Outdoor barbecues and incineration will be another priority.Should Beijing experience heavy smog during the restricted period, the bureau will conduct more frequent monitoring and supervision to ease the air pollution.The month of August has been identified as a key period for environmental supervision, especially for emissions of major air pollutants, coal-fired boilers and construction sites.This is NEWS Plus Special English.Newly published archival files in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province have revealed that Japan organized multiple large-scale immigration campaigns in the region during its invasion in World War II.The Heilongjiang Provincial Archives has unveiled 96 files on the Japanese invasion of northeast China.Twenty-one were published for the first time, including immigration policies and acts, records of immigration categories, immigration plans and implementation, and land records.According to the files, Heilongjiang Province served as an important resettlement area for Japan's mass immigration plan due to its abundant resources and strategic importance.From September 1931 to January 1941, Japanese invaders set up 89 mass immigration centers in northeast China, 69 of which were in Heilongjiang Province.The archives showed that almost 130,000 Japanese people organized by official Japanese immigration agencies resettled in Heilongjiang Province during Japan's invasion. Most of them were repatriated to their homeland before September 1946.An official from the Provincial Archives says this kind of organized, planned and forced land reclamation violated and trampled on Chinese sovereignty, adding that the archives have provided hard evidence of major land grabs by the Japanese invaders in China.The Heilongjiang Provincial Archives also published many other files related to the so called "comfort women", as well as victims used for bacteriological experiments.You are listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing.China's Education Ministry has ordered schools to improve mental health care for students, but banned compulsory testing or irresponsible labeling of students as "mentally ill".The ministry has urged primary and middle schools to establish psychological counseling rooms, provide free counseling and record information on the mental states of students.The counseling room should always be open during school hours. It must have at least one mental health professional, who will enjoy an equal status to a class teacher. The school should also set aside funds for the room's operation.The ministry document states that staff in the school should carefully use psychological scaling or other testing methods. They may not compel students to take any test, nor can they arbitrarily judge that a student has a mental illness.Student information must be kept confidential unless the student poses a danger to themselves or others.Mental health staff should handle "crisis events" and prevent the events from leading to injuries.This is NEWS Plus Special English.China has become the world's largest consumer market of robots for the second consecutive year.According to statistics released by the China Robot Industry Alliance, the number of robot sales in China increased by 55 percent last year to around 57,000, accounting for a quarter of the world's total.The data also shows that almost 17,000 robots were made in China with a total value approaching 3 billion yuan, roughly 470 million U.S. dollars, or an increase of 60 percent from 2013.Experts have predicted that the total number of robots used in China's manufacturing industry this year will keep growing rapidly.Under a national plan entitled "Made in China 2025", which was designed to make China a world manufacturing power, the robot industry has become one of the hottest.Industrial robots have been applied in car-making, the electronic and food industries, in addition to the military, aviation, and medical equipment industries.This is NEWS Plus Special English.The Chinese government is encouraging people to work 4-and-a-half days a week in a bid to bolster tourism amid the flagging economy.The State Council, China's Cabinet, has published a document entitled Several Decisions on Further Promoting Tourism-related Investment and Consumption. The document noted that in summer, if conditions permit, more flexibility should be given to employees to help them take vacations using Friday afternoons, Saturdays and Sundays.The document revealed that China will build more tourism infrastructure, including cruise ports and RV parks. Cruise ship tourism should be encouraged and 10 ports for cruise vessels will be built by 2020.The document noted that boosting investment and consumption for tourism is of great importance to improving quality of life and developing modern services.Great efforts should be made to improve tourism facilities. Private capital is encouraged to partner with government funding in building 1,000 parks for RV tourists and other independent travelers by 2020. All important tourist attractions and tourist cities should be staffed with professionals to provide tourism information by 2020.You're listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. You can access the program by logging onto NEWSPlusRadio.cn. You can also find us on our Apple Podcast. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know by e-mailing us at mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. That's mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. Now the news continues.The average fitness level of primary and secondary school students in China has improved slightly after years of decline, but that of college students continues to worsen.According to a national report, the deterioration of elementary and high school students' physical condition has been tackled thanks to the increasing emphasis placed on physical education on campus.The first Annual Report on Development of Youth Sports showed that the students' physical examination results were improved.After analyzing results of the previous seven youth fitness surveys conducted since 1985, the report found that the cardiopulmonary function, strength and stamina of students aged between 7 and 18 had seen different degrees of improvement since 2010.Due to an overemphasis on academic excellence, many Chinese schools replaced physical education classes and extracurricular sports activities with extra tutoring or written tests, resulting in a consistent deterioration in students' health from 1985 to 2005.Despite improvements seen in the younger age groups, the physical test results for college students in key categories have continued to decline for the past 10 years.Education officials say that college students in China take part in sports much less than their peers worldwide, partially due to unhealthy lifestyles and the lack of an athletic culture in Chinese universities.This is NEWS Plus Special English.After more than 10 days in space, China's 19th Beidou navigation satellite is working autonomously and has set up a link with another satellite.The two satellites were launched on the same day by a Long March III-B rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province, southwest China, on July 25.A designer of the Beidou navigation satellite system says China has successfully tested the autonomous control technology of the Beidou global navigation satellite constellation, an alternative to the United States-operated GPS, marking a solid step towards building a system with global coverage.China plans to set up a complete constellation of 35 satellites, achieving global coverage by 2020.The twin satellites surpass their predecessors in speed, accuracy and weight.The biggest difficulty is the autonomous navigation technology, which enables satellites to work independently, providing users with more accurate data.Named after the mandarin word for the plough, or the Big Dipper constellation, the project was formally launched in 1994, some 20 years after the inception of GPS.This is NEWS Plus Special English.A central Chinese city is preparing to apply for World Heritage status for its 1,500-kilometer-long canal built on steep crags by thirsty villagers half a century ago.Officials in Linzhou City of Henan Province are now preparing the documents needed for a formal application to list the Red Flag Canal, which they say has inspired generations of Chinese people with a spirit of hard work and devotion.The canal was carved out in the Taihang Mountains in the 1960s, after villagers mobilized themselves for the project to ensure the water supply to the drought-ridden city if Linzhou. No heavy machinery was used in digging the waterway, whose length exceeds the distance between London and Vienna.The canal was initially designed to be used for 20 years, but is still in service after being used for around 50.The city is working for a 70-kilometer-long section on the main stretch of the channel for inscription. The application will bring better protection to the canal and promote it worldwide.