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Tag: State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping
Professional Land Surveyor News: First China-Made Unmanned Aerial Photography Systems Delivered
Professional Land Surveyor News: First China-Made Unmanned Aerial Photography Systems Delivered People’s Daily Online reports that on April 15 the first batch of 17 light, fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) aerial photography systems was delivered in Beijing, China to the surveying and mapping departments of 16 provinces and municipalities. Chinese surveying and mapping departments have…
China and Nepal Agree to Disagree on Height of Mount Everest
China and Nepal Agree to Disagree on Height of Mount Everest I came across an interesting article at the end of last week about how China and Nepal agreed to disagree on the exact height of Mount Everest. The Nepalese and Chinese governments negotiated last week to solve the 150 year old question, but in…
China Compass Beidou Global Navigation Satellite System Predicted to Challenge All Other GPS
Here’s an article I found China Daily about the Chinese Compass, or Beidou (Big Dipper) Global Navigation Satellite System which is expected to challenge our U.S. developed GPS, the EU’s GPS and Russia’s GPS. This Compass GPS is planning on providing regional service to China with 12 satellites in 2011. By the year 2020 China…