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TAG: Africa

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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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Self-driving tractors using BeiDou are helping farmers plant vegetables, such as at Tawan Village of Wuzhong City in China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The smart tractor uses the BeiDou navigation system to help local farmers improve efficiency and modernize agricultural work. (Photo: Wang Peng, Xinhua News Agency)

Smart tractor with BeiDou successfully tested in Tunisia

March 22, 2019

A self-driving tractor using the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) was tested successfully March 10 in northwestern Tunisia, […]


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Night and day: UAV patrols defend dwindling elephant and rhino populations.

Defeating poachers with stealth

December 28, 2015

To stem the staggering wildlife losses on the African continent from poaching, the Air Shepherd Campaign is employing […]


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