Spatial Source’s fortnightly round-up of the best in cartography, spatial analysis and creative applications of GIS.
UNSW harnesses Google and NASA data for ecosystem mapping app
By Daniel Bishton on 31 July, 2018REMAP enables simple and swift analysis of Landsat data for ecosystem monitoring.
Airbus Zephyr: Drone or satellite?
By Daniel Bishton on 31 July, 2018West Australian airfield chosen as first launch and recovery site for production stratospheric UAV.
Breathe easy: processing of Sentinel-5P atmospheric data begins
By Daniel Bishton on 25 July, 2018The highest-resolution atmospheric data collected from space is now being incorporated into forecast modelling.
NASA’s push to drive commercial data use
By Daniel Bishton on 25 July, 2018Release of remote sensing toolkit aimed at driving commercial uptake of NASA-produced Earth Observation data.
Australia’s new space race
By Daniel Bishton on 24 July, 2018Following the formation of the Australian Space Agency this month, a #longread on the burgeoning potential of Australia’s space-reliant industries.
GeoSLAM and 3D Laser Mapping announce merger
By Daniel Bishton on 24 July, 2018Leading SLAM proponent and LIDAR major player join forces, signalling a renewed relationship with the CSIRO.
DroneShield and ISI partner on drone-killing Rapid Scout vehicle
By Daniel Bishton on 24 July, 2018The mobile surveillance platform will be able to ‘detect and defeat’ UAVs.
MapD brings GPU-powered analytics to Google Cloud launcher
By Daniel Bishton on 24 July, 2018Big data analytics platform MapD now leverages Google Cloud Platform muscle.
Latest Geospatial News
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Spatial Source’s fortnightly round-up of the best in cartography, spatial analysis and creative applications of GIS.
2019-10-18
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An Omidyar grant will see the scale-up of a system to mediate between land owners and favela occupants in Brazil.
2019-10-16 
Public land that private citizens are required by law to maintain - surely we can do more than mow a third of urban green space.
2019-10-16 
New Zealand radar array will detect objects as small as 10cm in Low Earth Orbit.
2019-10-16 
For the first time, the relationship between wilderness areas and risk of extinction has been measured.
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The October/November issue of Position magazine is now on its way to subscribers.
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Collaboration to refine high-end additive manufacturing processes for spacecraft components.
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Events
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Nov 9
2026 Advancing Earth Observation Forum
Hobart, Tasmania -
Nov 13
South West and Great Southern Surveyors Conference
Mantra Bunbury Lighthouse, Bunbury, WA -
Nov 24
Locate26 Conference / 10th Digital Earth Summit
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre -
Nov 30
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Feb 5
2026 National EISSI Awards
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
