An Australian company has developed a laser tracking system that will help stop chunks of space debris colliding with spacecraft and satellites in the Earth's orbit. The laser tracking system has previously been used to track satellites, but Electric Optic Systems said it could now locate and track debris as small as 10 centimetres […]
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Radar Reveals Ancient City
An Austrian archaeological team has used radar imaging to uncover the history of a 3,500 year-old city. The images show the extent of the ruins of what was once the capital of Egypt. Egypt was ruled for a century from 1664-1569 BC by the Hyksos, a group of warriors from Asia whose summer capital, Avaris, […]
Infoterra SAFEcommand
Infoterra has released SAFEcommand, a suite of products for public safety and emergency response organisations. They address three key areas: data management, mobile and emergency. According to the manufacturer, benefits include better access to the latest incident information and improved response times. Critical resources can be located accurately and in real time. A central […]
MapData Sciences QuickMap Developer Toolkit
MapData Sciences has released the QuickMap Developer Toolkit. The JavaScript APIs enable web developers and programmers to create interactive mapping applications within their web pages. MDS is making the product free to developers for an eight week period while the toolkit is still in a development environment. Commercial terms and charges will apply when […]
Preserving NSW Outback History
TONY PROUST I recently completed a much anticipated road trip to Cameron Corner, a surveyors’ icon, with my wife Sheila, in our 16-year-old 4WD van. My insurance – given the age of our trusty workhorse – was a hired satellite phone that gave us peace of mind. We headed west from Bourke to Tibooburra, then […]
Iran’s Space Ambitions
PARVIZ TARIKHI On 4 February the Islamic Republic of Iran successfully launched a sub-orbital rocket called Safir ('Envoy' in Farsi) from its newly-opened domestic launch site in the northeast of the country. The rocket is also called Kavoshgar-1 or Explorer-1. On-board instrumentation sent telemetry back to the control centre from an altitude of about 250 […]
Monitoring Landslides in New Zealand
PAUL GRAD A landslide monitoring system now under development in New Zealand is probably the most detailed in the world. GNS Science, a New Zealand government owned research organisation, is developing the system in the township of Taihape in central North Island. GNS Science operates a hazard monitoring system network called GeoNet, which is […]
Re-Aligning the Cadastre
Bundaberg is located at the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef in the heart of a rich sugar and horticultural belt. The name is well known – it is the home of the famous Bundaberg Rum. Just four hours drive north from Brisbane, the city is home to 46,000 people. It services 120,000 […]
