The Pluto debate; songs in space; shots by drone; talking trees; mapping coral – it’s blog time!
Mine Surveying Congress 2016 call for papers
By Anthony Wallace on 21 July, 2015The International Congress for Mine Surveying will be held in Brisbane 12-16 September 2016.
what3words prepares for growth with new CTO
By Anthony Wallace on 21 July, 2015Gary Gale has joined global addressing company what3words as chief technology officer.
International move to protect heritage sites
By Anthony Wallace on 21 July, 2015UNESCO and UNITAR signed an agreement to protect heritage sites through geospatial technologies.
43 years of deforestation, cloud computed
By Anthony Wallace on 21 July, 2015Landsat provided the imagery, but the analysis required 15 years of computing to complete.
Australia set to host next-gen radio telescope
By Anthony Wallace on 21 July, 2015The new steps towards hosting the international Square Kilometre Array telescope.
New competition to recognise the power of maps
By Anthony Wallace on 14 July, 2015The Australian National Map Competition will recognise the power of both paper and digital maps.
New geodetic network provides higher accuracy
By Anthony Wallace on 14 July, 2015A new geodetic network installed in Queensland will more accurately measure Earth’s movement.
Best of the Blogs 14 July 2015
By Anthony Wallace on 14 July, 2015Pluto rising; ‘the overview effect’; mapping future tsunamis; dreamcoded maps – it’s blog time!
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