Scientists at the University of New South Wales will develop satellite surveying technologies that can monitor flooding, bushfires, deforestation and earthquakes in real-time thanks to a $4.7m government grant. The project involves using multiple satellites, flying in a formation, to provide highly accurate, three-dimensional imaging of the Earth’s surface. It is based on using data […]
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Earthquake Prediction After Sichuan
PAUL GRAD A massive earthquake hit China’s Sichuan Province on 12 May. As aftershocks and landslides threatened further loss of life and property damage, a team from the University of New South Wales joined several other organisations to provide detailed satellite images of the affected area. The earth tremor was of magnitude 8.0 on the […]
Adding Value to Spatial Information
ED GARVIN The rapid growth of interest in such websites as Google Earth and Virtual Earth has been an overall benefit to the spatial industry. However, there has been much discussion regarding the use of the spatial information from these websites. It is centred around the value that they add, the value that they imply […]
