The recently formed Locus Alliance has announced an upcoming series of webinars.

The webinar events will cover a wide range of topics, beginning on 29 May with an introduction to the Alliance itself.

That will be followed by others covering LiDAR, AI, land tenure, geospatial strategies, and professional motivation.

In an email, the Alliance said that it wants to “bring the profession together,” with the webinar series acting as “a national platform for connection, learning and shared experience across surveying and spatial”.

“This is about creating space for professionals to learn from each other, build capability and stay connected to what’s evolving across the profession.”

The webinars will be as follows:

Introducing Locus Alliance: A new national voice for surveying and spatial professionals

• 29 May, 12:30 – 12:30pm
• Presented by Mitch Hanlon, Registered Land Surveyor, steering committee member of the Locus Alliance and President of the Institution of Surveyors NSW.
• Register

LiDAR basics: Understanding point cloud data and how it’s used

• 23 June | 1:00 – 2:00pm
• Presented by Kieran Jackson, 3D Spatial Analyst and Data Lead at Monteath & Powys.
• Register

Trust, AI, and geospatial: Building trust in AI-enabled geospatial analysis

• 7 July | 1:00 – 2:00pm
• Professor Matt Duckham, Professor in Geospatial Sciences and Director, Information in Society (Enabling Impact Platform) at RMIT University.
• Register

Land tenure as the world’s most critical infrastructure

• 23 July | 2:00 – 3:00pm
• Presented by Kate Fairlie (Land Equity International) & Assoc. Prof. Siobhan McDonnell (ANU).
• Save the date

Grounded Vision: Why every organisation needs a geospatial strategy

• 5 August | 12:30 – 1:00pm
• Presented by Ana Villa (BHP)
• Save the date

Reflections from the Homeward Bound Geospatial Network – one lesson that changed my career in geospatial

• 13 August | 12:00 – 1:00pm
• Presented by Ari Comben and Roshni Sharma
• Save the date

There is no cost for registration for Locus Alliance members; a fee of $75 plus GST applies for non-members.

The Alliance says that places are limited for each webinar, with registrations closing 24 hours prior (unless sold out earlier).

The organisation has also issued an invitation for suggestions for further webinar topics.