Syllabus: Space Sector Source: DH Context: China recently launched two high-resolution satellites under its Siwei Commercial Remote Sensing Satellite System, enhancing its geospatial capabilities. This development raises concerns for India, given its border disputes and economic tensions with China, highlighting the need for robust indigenous geospatial intelligence. India and Its Geospatial Intelligence: Strategic Importance: Geospatial …
Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: PIB Context: For the first time, chipsets capable of receiving and processing signals from India’s indigenous navigational system, NavIC, will be designed and manufactured in India by an Indian company. Currently, not all smartphones and navigational devices are compatible with NavIC, as they require NavIC-compatible chipsets to decode its …
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Source: TH Context: A Bengaluru-based space technology company, Elena Geo Systems, has developed a chip (named NavIC processor) that can form the core of Navigation, Positioning and Timing applications using India’s indigenous satellite-based navigation system, NavIC. Previously, IIT-Bombay had developed a homegrown receiver chip – Dhruva Indian NavIC GPS system has faced issues in integration …
