Good news for the satellite GEO-IK-2: Russians are back in contact with it and are exploring if the mission can be saved.
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India
As always, Rolta is looking to acquire a few more geospatial companies in the coming quarters.
Update: India Info Line has an interview with Hiranya Ashar, Director - Finance & Chief Financial Officer, Rolta India Limited
The Bihar Police have introduced Geographical Information System (GIS) to track down notorious gangsters involved in organised crime in and around Patna. ...
[The] senior superintendent of police ... said the new system has helped the police in detecting and solving about 50 cases in Patna during the past 18 months.
It’s not clear how the GIS helped or how “The device has been keeping a watch over 46 police stations in the district.”
The Philippines
“The Philippines has very good prospects in implementing and adopting geographic information systems (GIS), according to Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) founder Jack Dangermond.”
Russia
Russia may have lost a new dual-purpose geodesic satellite because it failed to reach a circular orbit after launch on Tuesday. The GEO-IK-2 satellite, designed to create a detailed three-dimensional map of the Earth and help the Russian military to locate the precise positions of various targets. It failed to contact Russian Ground Control, U.S. official found it in an elliptical orbit. Russian officials think it’s possible to save the satellite. Russia lost three GLONASS satellites in December.
