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Position Magazine February/March 2015
By Simon Chester on 9 December, 2014We’re currently looking for hot stories to include in the Feb/Mar issue of Position Magazine.
Free comprehensive soil maps
By Simon Chester on 9 December, 2014Comprehensive digital maps of the country’s soil and landscape attributes have been published.
New OGC standard for land and infrastructure information
By Simon Chester on 9 December, 2014OGC and buildingSMART Intl are developing a new standard for land and infrastructure information.
An airborne multispectral LiDAR sensor
By Simon Chester on 9 December, 2014Optech has announced the world’s first multispectral LiDAR sensor, the Optech Titan.
SSSI Young Professional Group elects new chair
By Simon Chester on 9 December, 2014The SSSI Young Professional Group recently elected Joel Dillon as the National Committee Chair.
First image sent via gigabit laser connection
By Simon Chester on 2 December, 2014New connection enables secure, high data rate communication between LEO and GEO satellites.
GeoNext 2015 call for papers
By Simon Chester on 2 December, 2014The 2015 GeoNext Conference, hitting Melbourne next August, has announced a call for papers.
Best of the Blogs 2 December 2014
By Simon Chester on 2 December, 2014Gold map; desert blowholes; flood photos; evacuate!; Star Wars map; SLAM; smelly city; no NZ.
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