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A surveyor in Burkina-Faso surveys the site of a new hospital for infectious diseases. (Photo: ComNav)

ComNav helps bring GNSS benefits to Africa

February 16, 2022

ComNav Technology Ltd. is providing GNSS technology to Africa for projects in land mapping, continuously operating reference station […]


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The new SBAS services are expected to aid agriculture and other sectors in Africa. The photo shows farming in the rich volcanic soils on the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. (Photo: iStock/Getty Images Plus)

Joint venture expands SBAS for business development in Africa

July 23, 2021

A team of companies and government agencies is developing satellite services provided by ASECNA’s A-SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation System) […]


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Topcon GNSS to assist Bridges to Prosperity efforts in Africa

November 23, 2020

A shipping container with several pieces of key GNSS and survey instrumentation is bound for the East African […]


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The Mayflower autonomous ship. (Photo: Tom Barnes for IBM)

Seen & Heard: The new Mayflower, the Africa split

October 20, 2020

“Seen & Heard” is a monthly feature of GPS World magazine, traveling the world to capture interesting and unusual news […]


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ASECNA, Thales provide African early SBAS open service

September 21, 2020

Service opens a new era of satellite navigation performance augmentation in the Africa and Indian Ocean Region The […]


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Tom Plümmer, Wingcopter CEO, accepts the award from Rwanda's President Paul Kagame. (Photo: Wingcopter)

Wingcopter wins World Bank drone challenge for emergency delivery

May 6, 2020

German drone manufacturer wins two prizes at renowned Lake Kivu Challenge in Rwanda On May 5, the organizing […]


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Seen & Heard: Bats, buses and cows

September 10, 2019

“Seen & Heard” is a monthly feature of GPS World magazine, traveling the world to capture interesting and […]


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A geo window on Africa

April 1, 2019

Since 1990, the urban population of Africa has doubled, with more than 80 percent of its denizens living […]


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