The Vngeonet network consists of 65 stations located across the country. It is expected to vastly modernise the country’s mapping and surveying technologies and deliver accurate and timely information.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on December 27 launched a nationwide network of stations that constantly log and process satellite-based GPS data for better mapping and surveys.
Vietnam is completing the construction for 65 Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS), using the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) to provide highly accurate geo-spatial positioning.
The height of the Fansipan peak in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, the highest mountain in Indochina, was actually 3,147.3 metres, according to the Department of Survey Mapping and Geographic Information under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
Vietnam plans to build 160 stations to serve its Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), aiming to increase the system’s accuracy and nationwide coverage.
The Vietnam Department of Survey and Mapping (VDSM) and the Geospatial
Information Authority of Japan (GSI) exchanged a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) on March 11 in Hanoi to commit to collaborative
efforts.
Around 150 delegates from agencies managing and exploiting navigation
satellite systems in Asia and Oceania attended a symposium that opened
in Hanoi on December 2.
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