This week: Free GIS training, World GIS Day, job vacancies, and compensation over the sinking of NZ’s survey ship.
NISAR’s science phase to begin this month
By jnally on 5 November, 2025Early images have revealed the dual-band, NASA-ISRO synthetic aperture radar satellite’s imaging strengths.
Seafloor mapping of ‘eruption of the century’
By jnally on 4 November, 2025Researchers have mapped the seafloor around the Hunga Volcano in Tonga, which erupted spectacularly in 2022.
Robotic total station with AI
By jnally on 4 November, 2025The Leica TS20 robotic total station features edge AI to automate surveying and minimise manual mistakes.
Flood mapping now covers 60% of US population
By jnally on 3 November, 2025NOAA’s Flood Inundation Mapping tool provides near-real-time, street-level visualisations of flood waters.
ICA releases the Atlas of Sustainability
By jnally on 3 November, 2025The Atlas provides insightful snapshots of the current state of play of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Positioning for mobile mapping
By jnally on 3 November, 2025Trimble has introduced the Applanix POS LVX+ and POS AVX RTX for land-based and aerial mobile mapping.
AI model maps carbon emissions from buildings
By jnally on 3 November, 2025The open-source model has mapped emissions from buildings in cities such as Melbourne, using open public data.
Save the date for LOCATE, November 2026!
By jnally on 31 October, 2025The news that the LOCATE conference will go ahead next year has been greeted with relief across the industry.
Major step forward for WA’s spatial digital twin
By jnally on 31 October, 2025The spatial digital twin project will pull together data sources, cloud services, analytics and enterprise elements.
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Nov 5
Leica TS20 launch roadshow – Brisbane
Indooroopilly Golf Club, Meiers Road, Indooroopilly -
Nov 6
Leica TS20 launch roadshow – Melbourne
C.R. Kennedy & Company, 300 Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne -
Nov 7
Leica TS20 launch roadshow – Adelaide
Victoria Park Social Club, Fullarton Rd, Rose Park -
Nov 12
Leica TS20 launch roadshow – Perth
Fraser's Restaurant, 60 Fraser Avenue, Kings Park -
Nov 13
AGI Foresight Conference 2025
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), 1 Kensington Gore, London











