SSSI NSW and SSSI ACT have announced the NSW/ACT Regional Conference 2016, to be held on Thursday 24th November to Friday 25th November 2016 at Mercure Canberra, Braddon, ACT.
In 2015, over 100 surveyors and spatial scientists met for the annual SSSI NSW Regional Conference in the Hunter Valley. With the combined conference in the nation’s capital, the NSW/ACT Regional Conference 2016 is set to be even bigger.
The theme of this year’s conference will be:
“Geo-Enabling our Community – taking Surveying and Spatial to the people”
More specifically, Geo-Enablement refers to:
- Utilising spatial data to enable business and development processes within society.
- Embedding and leveraging the power of location and geography within workflows and business processes.
- The act of enriching non-spatial information with geographic context.
This means that the conference will focus on how surveying and spatial science professionals use location based data and applications as key facilitators in their decision-making or customer support.
In this context, the concept of Geo-Enabling our Community is offering new opportunities for government, businesses and the wider society in the use and development of spatial information.
A call for papers has been issued by the event organisers with a deadline of 12th August 2016.
There will also be Poster Display and those wishing to share their work in the exhibitor area and on the event website are invited to apply.
For further information please visit the NSW/ACT Regional Conference 2016 event page. Registrations will become available closer to the event date.
If you are interested in sponsoring the vent please view the Sponsorship Information Pack.
The Pacific Islands Geographical Information Systems/Remote Sensing Conference has attracted participants from around the Pacific Islands since 1999. In 2016 the conference will take place over four days from 28 November – 1 December, in Suva, Fiji. This year’s theme will be “Improved Data – Improved Maps”. Following on from the devastating Tropical Cyclone Winston that struck Fiji in February, there will be a lot of valuable lessons to be learned in terms of data preparedness, disaster recovery and efficient mapping systems.
As with every year, the Conference will also cover a range of GIS/RS technologies and applications, including the management of resources of the small island Pacific nations. The conference will discuss current and upcoming trends in the geographic technology fields, such as LiDAR (light detection and ranging), bathymetry, remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), recent progress in vegetation and land cover mapping, improvements in satellite technologies, applications in disaster reduction and climate change adaption, web mapping, and open source software.
There will also be a number of GIS and Remote Sensing related workshops held after the conference on 2 December, as well as the Sand Bank Picnic on 3 December.
Join C.R. Kennedy for our UAV / Accura Roadshow. On hand will not only be your local C.R. Kennedy staff members and RPA / Accura experts but also representation from our various suppliers. This will include;- Aibotix staff from Germany, Drone Metrex local staff, and also staff from Australian company CEE Hydro systems in support of our Accura hydro Boat (CEE supply the Sonar and software for the Accura).
The Accura Hydroboat is a C.R. Kennedy in-house development that has been constructed and field tested from our Brisbane office. This exciting new product is now ready to go!
Also on hand will be the new CSIRO “Hovermap” and staff, in select locations. As you may be aware this revolutionary “payload” captures scanned 3d data whilst in flight and also uses this information for navigation – this collected data will also ultimately lead to live collision avoidance in upcoming Hovermap models when teamed with an appropriate RPA.
The next wave in RPA development will be VTOL fixed wing units. These will greatly reduce one of the negatives of fixed wing flight, this being the comparative complications of take-off and landing when using a conventional fixed wing craft. With VTOL fixed wing this is now no more complicated than a conventional multi rotor RPA. Come and see C.R. Kennedy’s latest product for the survey industry, the Bird’s Eye View Firefly 6 pro!
As of September 2016, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority has put forth the changes in regulation that allows for operators of sub-2kg UAVs to be relieved of obtaining a controller certificate. The movement follows the rapid pace and increase in the innovative technology and uses of small UAVs for commercial purposes. Businesses and the public sector are continuously becoming more aware of the benefits of utilising UAVs, ranging from accessing real time imaging and data, accuracy of surveying, maintenance and inspection, and the cost efficiency and safe practises of operations.
Discussions are circulating around how to address new risks and safety threats that may arise with the changes in regulation and investigating data processing solutions that are up-to-date with innovations in unmanned aircraft capabilities. The changes, however, pose questions for businesses in understanding how the deregulation will the future use of UAVs.
Based on the developments and changing regulations on the industry, FSM Australia is proud to host the 3rd Annual Commercial UAVs Conference 2016. The event brings together key thinkers and leaders of commercial UAV projects to address and provide critical insights into the future and innovation of UAVs.
A future-proof modernised datum for Australia enabling a cascade of innovative, new high precision positioning applications is just part of the program for the upcoming IGNSS conference at UNSW. Engage in the automated and connected vehicles moderated forum with leading industry experts. Watch industry battle academics as they question if “the rise of multi-GNSS will topple GPS as the gold standard of positioning”.
See a live demonstration of indoor positioning and timing using the re-engineered Iridium constellation. Come to the special datum modernisation forum and see developments in the home-grown next generation multi-GNSS analysis software to increase Australian capability.
The rise of multi-GNSS will topple GPS as the gold standard of positioning”
The best place to meet the pioneers and bright new start-ups of this new frontier of navigation applications is at UNSW, Australia’s best Engineering University, for the IGNSS 6 – 8 Dec, 2016.
Representatives from the US GPS service, Russia’s Glonass and the fast growing Chinese Beidou GNSS system are locked in. Alan Cameron, the editor of the US magazine GPS World, will be giving a keynote as well as the head of innovation at the Australian Institute of Sport. The programme is peppered with technical presentations from researchers and students pushing the limits of high tech positioning and applications. A cruise on the beautiful Sydney Harbour on Wednesday night will give the opportunity to network and exchange ideas in a more relaxed social environment.
Register now at http://www.ignss2016.unsw.edu.au/
AAUS is back at the Australian International Airshow in 2017 hosting the “Transforming Australia with Drone Technology” conference.
This year’s event will focus on the growth and utility of unmanned aerial systems for both military and civilian applications.
The event will be held at RMIT University, Melbourne CBD and at Avalon over 3 days (February 26 – 28, 2017).
Conference Themes:
Defence of our Nation using RPAS – A series of presentations from Defence, Government and Industry on Defence programs and security applications.
Drones making a difference in Civilian Applications – A series of presentations and discussion from successful end user / operator pairings focusing on civilian applications including agriculture, mining and infrastructure, cinematography, real estate and the environment.
Regulatory Development for RPAS – A series of presentations and discussion from CASA and Industry experts on CASR101 developments and roadmaps.
The conference will explore these themes through conference presentations, panel discussion and a series of debates. Networking sessions will provide further opportunity for discussion in a relaxed atmosphere.
The 45 minute debates will be held at Avalon on February 28 and cover the following topics:
- Weaponisation of Drones
- Misuse of Drone Technology
- Benefits vs Problems with Amended CASR101
The debates will be moderated and contested by key industry, defence and regulatory figures.
AAUS events are focused on broadening professional relationships amongst members and key industry end users.
DGI is the only large-scale annual meeting in Europe for military, civilian and industry geospatial intelligence leaders. More than 550 geospatial intelligence professionals from 40 nations attend DGI each year to identify trends, network and test the latest services and technology in Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), Imagery Intelligence (IMINT), Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), Social Media Intelligence (SOCMINT) and CYBINT (Cyber Intelligence).
Providing you with new ways to collect, integrate, manage, analyse and share your geospatial data in an increasingly complex security environment, DGI is the must-attend event in Europe for everyone involved in geospatial intelligence for public safety and national and global security.
Geospatial World Forum (GWF) is a geospatial business cum technical event, happening since the past decade, highlighting the value and power of geospatial technology as an enabler in addressing global economic and socio-economic issues. It is one of the ‘must-attend’ events for geospatial professionals, featuring large-scale conference and exhibition, top-ranked keynote speakers, major industry segments, high-level discussion programmes and various social networking events.
Started in 2007 in India, the conference has travelled to Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Geneva and Lisbon in the past years. This year, Geospatial World Forum will be organised in Hyderabad International Convention Centre on 23-25 January 2017 with the theme “Geospatial + Deep Learning: Shaping Smarter World”. The forum shall take a glimpse into the future of geospatial industry, where artificial intelligence and deep learning will be driving geospatial data exploration, analytics and visualisation helping us derive meaningful insights for a smarter world.
The conference targets high profile delegates from global geospatial community, policy makers, academia, researchers, technology providers, solution providers, and end-user segments across industries, regions and communities. The forum is co-hosted by Survey of India and Indian Space Research Organisation, giving it great governmental leverage and support.
Since 2000 the Institution of Surveyors New South Wales (ISNSW) has satisfied the need to provide members with an opportunity to attain their Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points from a single event. Remotely located members were having difficulty in gaining the necessary number of points, with working life becoming busier and more demanding.
Returning in 2017 to Sydney, the Australia Day Seminar is a two day CPD event aimed to ensure the Institution continues to offer a quality, value for money education and networking experience.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Nadine Champion
Nadine is an inspiring speaker with an inspiring story. She uses her unique ’10 seconds of courage’ approach to help people find strength in all that they do. As she finished her Sydney TEDx speech a packed Sydney Opera House audience rose to their feet in unison to applaud an outstanding performance from a very natural and gifted communicator.
It is becoming increasingly clear that the world is changing faster than our institutions are able to respond. More broadly, this implies that planning practices rooted in the twentieth century may no longer be adequate to address twenty-first-century problems. If we are to build smart, livable, and resilient communities, we need to reexamine our assumptions and reboot our thinking about what it means to plan for a rapidly evolving world.
