Spatial Snippets for Wednesday, 5 November 2026

By on 5 November, 2025

This week: Free GIS training, World GIS Day, job vacancies, and compensation over the sinking of NZ’s survey ship.

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NISAR’s science phase to begin this month

By on 5 November, 2025

Early images have revealed the dual-band, NASA-ISRO synthetic aperture radar satellite’s imaging strengths.

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Seafloor mapping of ‘eruption of the century’

By on 4 November, 2025

Researchers have mapped the seafloor around the Hunga Volcano in Tonga, which erupted spectacularly in 2022.

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Robotic total station with AI

By on 4 November, 2025

The Leica TS20 robotic total station features edge AI to automate surveying and minimise manual mistakes.

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Flood mapping now covers 60% of US population

By on 3 November, 2025

NOAA’s Flood Inundation Mapping tool provides near-real-time, street-level visualisations of flood waters.

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ICA releases the Atlas of Sustainability

By on 3 November, 2025

The Atlas provides insightful snapshots of the current state of play of the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Positioning for mobile mapping

By on 3 November, 2025

Trimble has introduced the Applanix POS LVX+ and POS AVX RTX for land-based and aerial mobile mapping.

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AI model maps carbon emissions from buildings

By on 3 November, 2025

The open-source model has mapped emissions from buildings in cities such as Melbourne, using open public data.

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Save the date for LOCATE, November 2026!

By on 31 October, 2025

The news that the LOCATE conference will go ahead next year has been greeted with relief across the industry.

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