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Maritime Safety Queensland is seeking a permanent Manager for its Spatial Services Team, but you’ll have to be quick — the deadline for applications is today, 5 November. The role will be based in Brisbane and requires a degree in spatial sciences from a recognised tertiary institution or equivalent, and/or qualifications and extensive experience in the field of GIS and maritime spatial science.
On the subject of jobs, another couple going in Queensland at the moment that require or desire GIS skills are: as an Engineer with the Queensland Government Hydraulics Laboratory (QGHL) working on the Tweed Sand Bypassing project; and as a Ranger with demonstrated experience in fire operations, incident response and protected area management to join the Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation’s South East Regional Fire Team.
World GIS Day is coming up on 19 November, and Geoscience Australia will hold a public lecture on the ‘Geo-generalist Era: Where Spatial Meets Everything’. Are you doing anything to celebrate the Day? Please let us know so that we can spread the word to our 8,000-strong email list.
Austin Community College in the US is offering a free online Introduction to Geospatial Data course, which familiarises students with the concept of GIS and the data types used to model, create and analyse geographic features. The self-learning course is free, but there is no instructional, tutor or staff support. You also need access to ESRI’s ArcGIS Pro Desktop software.
The New Zealand Government has made a payment to the Government of Samoa of Samoan Tala (SAT) 10 million (approximately $NZ6 million) following the grounding and sinking of the hydrographic survey ship HMNZS Manawanui in October last year. “We have responded to the Government of Samoa’s request in full and with good faith. We have always said we will do the right thing,” said NZ’s Foreign Minister, Winston Peters. “We recognise the impact the sinking has had on local communities and acknowledge the disruption it caused.” A Court of Inquiry into the causes of the incident has been concluded but any required disciplinary proceedings have not yet been determined.
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