Iran Digitizes Elevation Mapping
The country's digital elevation model (DEM) web service has been made available to users through the national geoportal platform.
This web service was created by the Geospatial Analysis Department of the Mapping Organization using the ImagePyramid extension in different zones in the Geoserver software and has been published as a WMS service on the national geoportal.
This web service was created in line with the joint interaction and cooperation between the Mapping Organization and the National Meteorological Organization, at the request of the Deputy for Development, Forecasting and Crisis Management of the National Meteorological Organization, and is accessible through the national geoportal at the address https://iransdi.ncc.gov.ir/layersf under the title (Digital Elevation Model).
In a relevant development in 2024, Iranian researchers at a knowledge-based company with their expertise in production of GNSS receivers could make accurate satellite mapping receivers.
“A mapping receiver is a specialized radio receiver that is mainly used in the fields of mapping and navigation to determine precise geographical positions,” Meysam Qanizadeh, the managing director of the knowledge-based company, told ANA.
“This device operates by receiving signals from global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) and the main task of a mapping receiver is to accurately calculate geographical locations to help create accurate maps and conduct studies of the earth's surface,” he added.
“The performance of a GNSS satellite mapping receiver is critical in a wide range of applications. These receivers are widely used in the navigation of vehicles, aircraft and ships, which increases the safety and efficiency of travel,” Qanizadeh said.
“Beyond transportation, these receivers are essential in scientific research, military operations, agriculture, and in the construction and surveying and mapping industries, and are applied in industries like oil and gas, water and wastewater, and electric utilities,” he underlined.
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