The Mapping Sciences Institute of Australia (NSW Division) will be hosting its Annual MSIA Seminar at the Aspire Hotel 383/389 Bulwarra Road, Ultimo. This year represents its 65th year promoting mapping. The seminar will be held during the day on Thursday 19th October, 2017. Eight excellent speakers have been arranged covering a wide range of spatial related topics.

Some of the presenters that have already agreed to present will be Selin Ozdemir, from Esri Australia speaking on “A smarter platform for smarter decisions.” In addition, Nicole Mahoney, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research speaking on “Utilising GIS to report on trends in crime and monitor the effectiveness of the lockout laws on crime.” Peter Stanković from the Transport Management Centre will speak on “GIS Utilisation within NSW Major Events.” This presentation will cover GIS utilisation within the TMC Major Events team during event (eg City to Surf) planning and execution.

Trisha Moriarty, Manager Geoscience Data Management & Delivery, Geological Survey NSW will present on “Next generation data delivery for NSW’s Geoscientific Data” describing the vast range of geoscientific data available in the Geological Surveys data repositories. Christian Wolf is project scientist for the SkyMapper Southern Survey will present on “Mapping the Sky – from ancient times to the modern Australian SkyMapper Telescope.” He will present on the Australian SkyMapper project, which currently creates the most detailed map of the Southern sky.

Brenton Ray, Spatial Services, DFSI will present on “Environmental Spatial Programs & SME update and Smart State NSW” and will cover Environmental Spatial Programs update of imagery and elevation capture programs.

Emeritus Professor Robert Clancy AM, FRS(N) will present “Cartography: its Contribution to Australian Colonial Science.” Clancy has written five books on mapping of Australia and Antarctica and the collecting of maps, many articles and regularly gives talks on Antique Maps and related topics, curates exhibitions, and promotes interest in Historic Cartography and the Collection of Maps in many formats.

Professor Dietmar Müller will speak on “Using big data analytics to reveal what controls seabed geology”. One of the fundamental aims of the EarthByte Group is geodata synthesis through space and time, assimilating the wealth of disparate geological and geophysical data into a four-dimensional Earth model, connecting solid Earth to surface processes.

For a copy of the seminar brochure please email your request or to confirm your attendance to

Hank Staal by email to msia-nsw@bigpond.com or Staal1@bigpond.com.

Enquiries can be made on 9872 1405 (H) or 0427008545

This workshop is dedicated to professionals using photogrammetry, orthomosaics, 3D modelling and UAVs in their practice. During this in-person training, you will learn how to create accurate maps and models, as well as improve your results. Kickstart your workflow by learning about Pix4D’s recommended best practices when capturing and processing your imagery.

On October 23-27 2017, the Earth observations community will come together in Washington, D.C. for the GEO-XIV Plenary, side events and exhibition. GEO Week will highlight and promote the role, applications, and opportunities to use Earth observations in delivering ‘Insight for a changing world’. With a focus on delivery and impact, GEO Week 2017 will explore the use and application of Earth Observations in both the public and private sectors for the benefit of humankind.

JAX Is Ready For URISA!

Jacksonville was recently impacted by record level storm surge from Hurricane Irma. The images of the St John’s River overflowing were amazing. Rest assured that the City and the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront will be ready for URISA!

Our Hyatt JAX contacts let us know that the first floor took on some water from the flooding which impacted the front desk, restaurant and lounge, and unfortunately for the Hyatt, they have to do some first floor reconstruction. During our conference, the hotel is relocating the front desk to the second floor skybridge, between the hotel and the parking garage.  They are transforming some meeting space into a temporary restaurant offering limited menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  A lounge area will also be created on the second floor offering beverage service starting at 2:30PM EST until Midnight. In room dining service will not be available during the conference. All other services, including housekeeping, laundry and dry cleaning will be available.

The hotel will be closed to the general public during our conference. They are only accommodating group guests like URISA GIS-Pro Conference attendees. Again, the meeting space and guestrooms were not affected by the storm.

We are appreciative of the Hyatt’s efforts to accommodate GIS-Pro in light of these unforeseen circumstances and are happy to support Jacksonville! We’ll be distributing a list of restaurants and other options that are within an easy walk. (Fionn MacCool’s a 3 minute walk away in the Jacksonville Landing is open for business along with all of the other popular spots.)

So make your plans now if you haven’t done so and start checking out the great dining options and attractions in the city. We’ve got a lot to talk about at the conference from Emergency Response and Disaster Assessment to GIS Strategic Planning and GISP Prep…and you need to be part of the discussion!

Use Your GIS Skills! To show our support for the areas impacted by the recent hurricanes, flooding and earthquakes, we’ve added a Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Mapathon to the conference program on Monday evening. Like we did with the service projects in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, the GIS community has always been willing to give back to our neighbors.

See you there! #JAXStrong

12^th 3D Geoinfo Conference 2017 – 26 and 27 October

The 3D GeoInfo Conference aims at bringing together international researchers from academia, industry and government in the field of 3D geoinformation. The conference offers an interdisciplinary forum to researchers in the fields of data collection, advanced modelling approaches, data analysis and visualisation.

BIM-GIS Integration Workshop – 25 October

BIM-GIS Integration will be organised as a pre–conference workshop session of the 3D GeoInfo 2017. The IAG WG4.2.4 is organising this workshop to provide a platform for researchers to present and discuss their work in the various aspects of BIM and GIS integration. Participation in the BIM-GIS integration Workshop is included in the 3D Geoinfo registration fee.

 3D Cadastres symposium and training – 24 October

The 3D Cadastre symposium will present Centre for SDIs and Land Administration’s previous and current research topics related to 3D Cadastre. It will also provide training on the implementation of 3D digital cadastral systems.

Commercial UAV Expo is a conference and exhibition focused on commercial UAV integration for large asset owners in select market segments. The event focuses specifically on the needs of large enterprise in integration of UAV/UAS for industrial use.  Content includes systems selection, workflow integration, management of large data, legal and regulatory considerations, outsourcing versus insourcing, safety and training issues, specifications, deliverables and more.  The event takes place October 24-26, 2017 in Las Vegas.

Target industries include Process, Power & Utilities (Oil & Gas, Nuclear & Power Generation, Renewable Energy, Chemical Processing); Construction; Civil Infrastructure; Surveying & Mapping; Mining;Precision Agriculture; Law Enforcement/Security/Emergency Response.

This workshop is dedicated to professionals using photogrammetry, orthomosaics, 3D modelling and UAVs in their practice. During this in-person training, you will learn how to create accurate maps and models, as well as improve your results. Kickstart your workflow by learning about Pix4D’s recommended best practices when capturing and processing your imagery.

Enabling Maritime Domain Dominance with Unmanned Combat Multipliers

With a shift towards conventional warfare with peer threats in the foreseeable future, the importance of Maritime Domain Awareness and Dominance is front and center as priority for success. With the proliferation of surface and subsurface vessel technology and the growing threat environment, it is important the unmanned platforms continue to develop in order to conduct the dangerous, dirty jobs that prevent risking the lives of Sailors and Marines. Anti-Submarine Warfare, Counter Mine operations and persistent ISR capability are just some of the mission sets that autonomous and radio controlled Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), and Unmanned Surface Vehicles  (USVs) can accomplish while keeping Servicemembers safe.

Also critical to maintaining dominance in the Maritime Domain is developing a better understanding of it. UUVs and USVs can help to conduct important Oceanography and Survey missions that allow us to better understand the complex nature of subsurface operations, from navigation to current and landscape the information gathered, shared and analyzed allows Naval forces and commercial interests to better understand efficient, and effective ways to operate in the Maritime domain.

Recent developments in radar and sensor technology, power generation, transfer and storage, C4ISR capability, as well as delivery and recovery methods have led to a tipping point where investment in Unmanned Maritime Systems can provide a significant advantage to our national defense. Join us to explore the depths of this growing defense priority and shape the discussion of the way ahead in Unmanned maritime systems.

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Join us at The Smart Mining Conference to hear from industry leaders in mining, energy and technology, to see how they have created Australia’s best applications and solutions; pushing us to continue to lead the way.

Technology is changing our extractive industries resulting in societal benefits. This unique program blends development processes, opportunities, deployments and best practice, as seen through the lens of the resources sector.

During the conference, AIIA will launch its latest research into Digital Mining & Digital Oilfield. Our Keynote Speaker for this event is Mary Hackett, CEO for Baker Hughes, a GE Company (BHGE).

The technical program, chaired by Steve Lechowicz (Santos Predictive Analytics Lead) provides:

• Leading industry views on technology – direct from resources, energy and METS organisations
• Views from the renewables sector
• Best practice in user interface and personnel considerations
• Advanced technology to aid collaboration
• Project management for advanced analytics programs
• Product scalability
• IoT in resources
• Technology in copper projects.

The day starts with Dan Levy (More Space for Light) hosting an over-coffee masterclass on digital strategy, and culminating with the Smart Data Challenge where three teams will pitch their product development concepts to an expert panel.

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