The EU’s Galileo satellite navigation system now has eight satellites in orbit.
Mid- and high-precision GPS market worth US$3B by 2020
By Simon Chester on 7 April, 2015A new report claims the precision GPS market will reach US$3 billion by 2020
Best of the Blogs 7 April 2015
By Simon Chester on 7 April, 2015Maps lie; drone deliveries ok; OpenGeo; UAV radar; BYOD; SPAR; intro to big data; UFO maps.
GeoNext and SSSI Vic call for papers
By Simon Chester on 7 April, 2015The SSSI Vic. Spatial Summit and GeoNext 2015 have joined forces to provide a single event.
Mapping the Coral Sea reefs by satellite
By Simon Chester on 7 April, 2015A researcher in Cairns has completed detailed 3D depth maps of Australia’s Coral Sea reefs.
Trimble Transform 2015 to hit Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne
By Simon Chester on 7 April, 2015The 2015 Trimble user conference, Transform 2015, will be travelling across Australia this May. The conference will visit Brisbane on May 13th, Sydney on May 19th, and Melbourne on May 28th. At Transform 2015, for the first time in Australia, you can find out about Trimble’s complete portfolio of solutions whether you are trying to: […]
OGC’s Smart Cities SI Framework white paper
By Simon Chester on 7 April, 2015The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) membership has approved the OGC Smart Cities Spatial Information Framework white paper. This essential document for Smart City systems planning is available free at https://portal.opengeospatial.org/files/?artifact_id=61188. Urban residents make up 54% of the global population, and that percentage is growing rapidly. Effective integration of human, physical, and digital systems operating […]
ISPRS Geospatial Week 2015: Call for Papers
By Simon Chester on 7 April, 2015The ISPRS Geospatial Week 2015 is a collection of conferences & workshops to be held in France.
Satellite study finds global forest loss reversing
By Simon Chester on 31 March, 2015Analysis of 20 years of satellite data has revealed an increase in global vegetation.
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