Surveying often means remote work — and specialised vehicles to get there. If the thought of hitching yourself to a car loan feels daunting, you can gain more from specialist loans designed for mobile businesses — chattel mortgages and hire purchases. Here are some tips to make the most of buying cars as a self-employed […]
SRBV seeks input on Victoria’s licensing system
By jnally on 8 September, 2021Stakeholder feedback is needed for a once-in-a-generation review of licensing for cadastral surveyors.
USQ survey students benefit from new tech
By jnally on 7 September, 2021Position Partners has supplied a full complement of the latest surveying and mapping instruments and software.
Singapore Geospatial Festival 2021 kicks off
By jnally on 7 September, 2021A packed program of virtual events and presentations will see international experts gather for #SgGeoFest.
Geospatial leaders to ponder climate at UK conference
By jnally on 6 September, 2021Global mapping and geospatial agencies will outline how they can support policies dealing with climate change.
LINZ releases Marlborough hi-res 3D mapping data
By jnally on 6 September, 20213D mapping data for New Zealand’s Marlborough region has been released as part of a LiDAR elevation data project.
Fugro receives Subsea Business Award
By jnally on 3 September, 2021The award is for completing the first entirely remote inspection project on 125 km of Woodside’s gas trunklines.
Spatial data growing our green buildings
By jnally on 2 September, 2021Geospatial tech company Aerometrex has developed a way to identify and measure living rooftop green spaces, green building facades, and a process to determine viable new rooftop garden and solar panel locations. The latest data suite helps city councils meet their urban greening and cooling targets and implement more climate change mitigation activities with strong […]
Geography: A simple idea to say but hard to explain
By jnally on 2 September, 2021At Mapidea, we want organisations to use geography as an instrument for making better decisions. “Geography is the backbone of informed business decisions.” Typically, after this statement comes an intrigued question on how geography is in any way related to business activities. The answer is that geography is not only National Geographic or knowing the […]
Aussie CubeSats arrive at the Space Station
By jnally on 1 September, 2021Binar-1 and CUAVA-1 will now wait their turn for deployment from the ISS and into their own orbits later this year.
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