Global Navigation Satellite Systems - IST - NCGSA

Global Navigation Satellite Systems - IST - NCGSA A specialized GNSS Research Lab at Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan under the National Center of GIS and Space Applications (NCGSA).

The Masters/PhD in Global Navigation Satellite Systems (MS GNSS) at Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad is a specialized Program structured according to the GNSS curriculum proposed and designed by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and offered for the very first time in Pakistan.

Join us for the World Space Week-IST at the Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan !
22/09/2026

Join us for the World Space Week-IST at the Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan !

๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” โ€“ ๐‘๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ–โ€“๐Ÿ—, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ (๐ˆ๐’๐“), ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐›๐š๐

The Space Education and Outreach - NCGSA (SERL), National Center of GIS and Space Applications (NCGSA) invites schools, colleges, and space enthusiasts to participate in World Space Week 2026 under the global theme โ€œRocket Revolutionโ€ at Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

This yearโ€™s celebration features 14 exciting modules exploring the world of rocketry, space missions, engineering design, artificial intelligence, creative arts, and space heritage. Participants will get the opportunity to design, imagine, and showcase their ideas about the future of space exploration.

๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Register your school or college and participate your students for exciting WSW 2026 activities.
๐ŸŽ“ Open for School & Colleges
๐Ÿ”— Registration Link: https://bit.ly/wsw_2026ist
๐Ÿ“… Registration Deadline: October 2, 2026

๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ: ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง & ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ฎ๐ ๐š๐ซ-๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐‘๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ
A hands-on learning experience covering rocket design, propulsion, stability, structure, and launch preparation.
๐ŸŽ“ Open for Grades 9โ€“12 and Undergraduate Students
๐Ÿ”— Workshop Registration: https://bit.ly/wswsugrocket
๐Ÿ“… Registration Deadline: October 2, 2026

๐๐‚๐†๐’๐€ #๐ˆ๐’๐–๐ˆ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” : ๐†๐๐’๐’ & ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐–๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ The National Center of GIS and Space Applications (NCGSA), Institute of Space T...
17/09/2026

๐๐‚๐†๐’๐€ #๐ˆ๐’๐–๐ˆ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” : ๐†๐๐’๐’ & ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐–๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ

The National Center of GIS and Space Applications (NCGSA), Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan was represented at the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) Workshop on the International Space Weather Initiative (ISWI 2026), held in Seoul, Republic of Korea from 7โ€“11 September 2026 under the theme "AI-Enabled Space Weather for Global Cooperation and Capacity Building."

Mr. Usama Ahmed, Co-PI of the Global Navigation Satellite Systems - IST - NCGSA & Space Education and Outreach - NCGSA Research Lab (GSERL), presented Pakistan's work in the domain of GNSS & Space Weather, on monitoring the ionosphere using a low-cost multi-constellation ICTP GNSS station in Islamabad. He also had an honor to serve as a rapporteur for Session 6.

The study uses 15 months of GPS, Galileo and BeiDou observations, including the geomagnetic storms of November 2025 and January 2026. It shows how affordable receivers can strengthen national space weather monitoring.

Our sincere thanks to United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) and the ISWI Secretariat for hosting, and to special akcnowledgment to ICTP: International Centre for Theoretical Physics for its low-cost GNSS network parrtnership.

๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐๐’๐’ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฌAs part of the National Center of GIS and Space Applications at Inst...
12/09/2026

๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐๐’๐’ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ

As part of the National Center of GIS and Space Applications at Institute of Space Technology, Summer Internship Program 2026, the GNSS Research Lab hosted 19 interns representing 9 universities and institutions across Pakistan, working in 9 supervised project teams.

Over the two-month program, the interns gained practical exposure to Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Positioning, Navigation & Timing (PNT), receiver technologies, GNSS data analysis, simulation, and emerging navigation applications. Their work focused on translating theoretical concepts into practical research and technology-oriented outcomes.

Key projects included the NCGSA GNSS Observatory, GNSS Simulation Lab, GNSS Human Tracker, Indoor Positioning System, GNSS & Aviation Management, Space Weather Observatory, and web-based GNSS visualization and analysis tools.

Through hands-on research, technical development, and close mentorship, the program provided young researchers with an opportunity to strengthen their technical skills while exploring real-world applications of satellite navigation.

We congratulate all our interns on successfully completing the program and wish them continued success as they contribute to the future of GNSS, PNT, and space technologies in Pakistan.

GNSS Professional Required !
27/08/2026

GNSS Professional Required !

GPS Lost ! Vision Takes Over
08/08/2026

GPS Lost ! Vision Takes Over

What happens to a UAV's navigation when GNSS is jammed and the vehicle is moving too fast for standard visual methods to keep up?

GNSS sensors are vulnerable to signal jamming and to the changing positions of satellites. Systems relying solely on an inertial measurement unit (IMU) accumulate positioning error that can reach the kilometer scale. Standard SLAM methods don't apply either: because the UAV moves at high speed along all three axes, the background continuously changes.

Ali Gรผven and ฤฐmam ลžamil Yetik (TOBB Economics and Technology University, Ankara) present a camera-only navigation solution for continuously operating high-speed UAVs โ€” the paper frames the problem as optimal route navigation for UAVs such as missiles or drones.

SuperPoint extracts features and LightGlue matches UAV camera images to reference satellite images. Two methods are introduced here: reference image optimization (RIO), which autonomously selects the reference images, and feature anomaly detection (FAD), which eliminates matched features inconsistent with camera movement. Between matching cycles, an XGBoost model tracks points using translation and rotation changes derived from homography estimation.

In the authors' words: "The results in Table 3 indicate that the proposed method does not exhibit the best tracking performance based on pixel error, but is very close to the best-performing method with a considerably lower computation time."

Evaluated entirely in simulation โ€” Unreal Engine environments streamed via AirSim, plus Google Earth imagery โ€” with runtimes measured on an Nvidia Jetson AGX Xavier. Reported target-based navigation error: 14.82 ยฑ 2.42 m.

Read the full open-access article in NAVIGATION:
https://lnkd.in/eUYabKeW

NCGSA Summer Internship Program 2026Exploring GNSS: Positioning, Navigation & Timing
08/08/2026

NCGSA Summer Internship Program 2026
Exploring GNSS: Positioning, Navigation & Timing

Meet the GNSS Interns | NCGSA Summer Internship Program 2026Meet the young minds exploring the world of Global Navigatio...
08/08/2026

Meet the GNSS Interns | NCGSA Summer Internship Program 2026

Meet the young minds exploring the world of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) at the Global Navigation Satellite Systems - IST - NCGSA of National Center of GIS and Space Applications at Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, PAkistan.

As part of the NCGSA Summer Internship Program 2026, these talented students are spending their summer learning, experimenting, collaborating, and working on practical GNSS projects under the guidance of researchers and faculty.

From satellite navigation and positioning to GNSS data, signals, and emerging applications, they are turning their curiosity into hands-on experience and building skills for the future of PNT and space technology.

Their projects and technical deliverables are taking shapeโ€”and exciting outcomes are coming soon!

Admissions Open โ€“ Master of Science in Space Technology & Applications (MS STA)The National Center of GIS and Space Appl...
26/07/2026

Admissions Open โ€“ Master of Science in Space Technology & Applications (MS STA)

The National Center of GIS and Space Applications (NCGSA) , in collaboration with Department of Space Science, Institute of Space Technology,invites applications for the Pakistan's First interdisciplinary Master of Science program in Space Technology & Applications (MS STA).

Specialized Domains
โ€ข Geospatial Science & Earth Observation
โ€ข Positioning, Navigation & Timing (PNT)
โ€ข Satellite Communications
โ€ข Satellite Systems Engineering
โ€ข Space Launch Systems

Why MS STA?
โ€ข Pakistan's first interdisciplinary MS program in Space Technology & Applications
โ€ข Multiple specialized domains offered within a single graduate program
โ€ข Integration of Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, and emerging space technologies
โ€ข Access to advanced laboratories, research facilities, and hands-on training opportunities
โ€ข Research aligned with national priorities and the evolving global space ecosystem
โ€ข Diverse career pathways in space agencies, academia, industry, defence, telecommunications, and geospatial technologies
๐ŸŒ Apply Online: www.ist.edu.pk](http://www.ist.edu.pk

The National Center of GIS and Space Applications(NCGSA), in collaboration with Department of Space Science, Institute o...
23/07/2026

The National Center of GIS and Space Applications(NCGSA), in collaboration with Department of Space Science, Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad , invites applications for its flagship graduate programs:

MS in Global Navigation Satellite Systems (MS GNSS),
PhD in Global Navigation Satellite Systems (PhD GNSS).

Join a vibrant research ecosystem offering world-class laboratories , interdisciplinary learning, international collaborations, and opportunities to contribute to the future of space science and technology in Pakistan.

Apply Now โ€“ Fall 2026
www.ist.edu.pk

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ & ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ (๐Œ๐’ ๐’๐“๐€)The Global Navigation Satellite Systems -...
19/06/2026

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ & ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ (๐Œ๐’ ๐’๐“๐€)

The Global Navigation Satellite Systems - IST - NCGSA, National Center of GIS and Space Applications (NCGSA), is pleased to announce the launch of the interdisciplinary Master of Science in Space Technology & Applications (MS STA) program at Institute of Space Technology, Pakistan

The program is offered by the Department of Space Science, Institute of Space Technology with the collaboration of National Center of GIS and Space Applications. The program is designed for students from diverse academic backgrounds and provides advanced education, research, and practical training across five specialized domains:

๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ
1. Geospatial Science & Earth Observation
2. Positioning, Navigation & Timing
3. Satellite Communications
4. Satellite Systems Engineering
5. Space Launch Systems

๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐Œ๐’ ๐’๐“๐€
โ€ข Interdisciplinary graduate education across key space technology domains
โ€ข Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics
โ€ข Access to specialized laboratories and advanced research facilities
โ€ข Research opportunities aligned with Pakistanโ€™s National Space Policy
โ€ข Career pathways in space agencies, research institutions, defence, telecommunications, geospatial industries, and emerging space enterprises
โ€ข Alignment with the Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives URAAN Pakistan 5Es Framework, Vision 2047, and the relevant United Nation Global Goals for Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)

๐Ÿ“… ๐€๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž: June 30, 2026
๐ŸŒ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž: www.ist.edu.pk

๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ
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๐€๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ
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