Spatial Snippets for Wednesday, 22 October

By on 22 October, 2025

Enjoy our weekly compilation of general geospatial news snippets from across Australia and around the world.

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Spatial Source returns; LOCATE to go ahead

By on 22 October, 2025

Spatial Source and its newsletter have returned, and it’s full steam ahead for the LOCATE conference in 2026.

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Emlid Reach RS4 and Reach RS4 Pro

By on 21 October, 2025

Emlid has introduced new RTK GNSS receivers, including the RS4, and the RS4 Pro with AR and camera capabilities.

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End of an era at DCS Spatial Services

By on 21 October, 2025

Narelle Underwood, the first female Surveyor-General of NSW, has left to become Executive Director of Digital NSW.

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Engaging primary school kids with surveying

By on 21 October, 2025

State survey mark spotting is a fun and educational activity that delivers real-world benefits to the surveying profession.

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PNT 2026: Early bird registrations now available

By on 20 October, 2025

Registration is open for the upcoming AIN positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) conference in Sydney.

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Australia’s Mohamed-Ghouse elected to senior positions

By on 20 October, 2025

Dr Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse is now Chair of the UN-GGIM:GS and Vice Chair of the OGC Board of Directors.

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SimActive Supports Highway Ramp Expansion with Integrated Lidar and Photogrammetry

By on 8 October, 2025

Montreal, Canada, October 7th, 2025 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, announces that its Correlator3D software is being used by Settimio Consulting Services for the engineering design of a highway ramp expansion. By combining photogrammetry and lidar data, the firm delivers highly accurate ground measurements that are essential for such projects. Settimio […]

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Is Photogrammetry as Good as Lidar?

By on 2 June, 2025

The two primary technologies for mapping are photogrammetry and lidar. While lidar mapping is the newer of the two, does it necessarily mean it is better? The complexity of lidar lies in all the ancillary technology required to create a viable output, whereas photogrammetry needs no additional technology remaining the simpler of the two. This […]

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NIWA, GNS to become the Earth Science Institute

By on 21 May, 2025

The two public sector Earth sciences bodies will merge to become a single entity following a government overhaul.

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