As Movember draws to a close, Big Think have posted a great article linking beards with cartography. As a bearded man myself, I can honestly say that beards improve your outlook on life, and that every man should try and grow one at least once in their life. Happy Movember! Time Techland have a […]
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spatial@gov 2011 overview
The annual spatial@gov conference, the only geospatial event organised in conjunction with the peak organisations in Australia and New Zealand representing the public, private, research and professional sectors of the spatial community, has now finished for another year. Themes for this year included: water security; spatial@defence; government spatial activities in other countries; access […]
DigSAFE Pro and Dial Before You Dig
Dial Before You Dig (DBYD) has become a relevant service to Local Government as Councils not only attempt to protect underground assets, but also work to optimise maintenance activity on other significant Council assets including roads, footpaths and parklands. Utility companies, excavators, electricians, plumbers, planners, developers, farmers, land surveyors, builders, contractors, home owners and landscapers […]
First NAMF certification awarded
Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bredgur/1049045184/ Pitney Bowes Business Insight recently announced it will be the first organisation in Australia to provide an address validation and geocoding solution with verified National Address Management Framework (NAMF) certification. Governed by ANZLIC – The Spatial Information Council – NAMF provides an overarching set of standards for the process of verifying […]
Best of the Blogs 14/6/11
There is an interesting discussion happening around geotagging (specifically geotagging historical photos on Flickr) over at Archives Outside – the blog of State Records NSW. If this is a topic you have some specialty in, or even just an interest, it’s worth taking a look. Thanks to Iain Stuart from JCIS consultants for sending […]
1Spatial acquires Lagen Spatial
1Spatial, a holding company "focused on improving the quality and access to business-critical location-data across the globe", is to acquire Lagen Spatial Pty Ltd. The acquisition will be funded out of 1Spatial's working capital and will not result in any dilution of existing shareholder equity. The total consideration paid by the company […]
1Spatial looks to the east
Spatial data firm 1Spatial has appointed Guy Perkins as managing director for Asia-Pacific, as part of a new drive to further strengthen relations with the firm's existing customer base and partner community, and to identify new market opportunities in the Australian and New Zealand region. Prior to his current appointment Perkins held various executive management […]