GeoNext has announced a Hack Contest, and that HERE is the Platinum Sponsor for GeoNext 2014.
Best of the Blogs, 21 January 2014
By Simon Chester on 21 January, 2014End of Street View; real-time parking; automated disaster response; what the world wants & more.
3D mapping reveals submerged ridge in NZ
By Simon Chester on 21 January, 20143D mapping has revealed a submerged ridge east of Auckland, prompting a re-think of its origins.
Dr Neil Williams recognised with award
By Simon Chester on 21 January, 2014The former CEO of GA Dr Neil Williams has been recognised for a distinguished geoscience career.
EU’s first Sentinel EO satellite to launch in April
By Simon Chester on 21 January, 2014A date has been announced for the roll-out of the EU’s Earth observation project, Copernicus.
FME World Tour 2014 coming to Melbourne
By Simon Chester on 21 January, 2014The FME World Tour will make its way to Melbourne this year, thanks to 1Spatial.
SSSI NSW Remote Sensing seminar
By Simon Chester on 21 January, 2014SSSI NSW is holding its annual Remote Sensing & Earth Observation Fields Seminar in February.
SkySat-1 releases the first high-resolution satellite video
By Simon Chester on 14 January, 2014SkyBox has released a video showcasing its commercial, high-res video of Earth from space.
GeoNext Google Glass competition announced
By Simon Chester on 14 January, 2014GeoNext now brings the opportunity to try on Google Glass, as well as win a pair for a day.
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80 developers have signed an open letter concerning the future of LiDAR formats
The Copernicus Masters competition is looking for innovative uses of Earth observation data.
QSSA is now a member of QSIC and Destination Spatial Queensland
Registration is now open for Bentley's Year in Infrastructure 2015 Conference, held in London, UK.
This year's Pacific GIS/RS Conference will take place 16-19 November, in Suva, Fiji.
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Nokia may sell its maps business, HERE, to focus on boosting its wireless-network unit
Aidedo was founded based on the practical experience of CEO Aiden Tong while studying and working with many Civil Engineering and Land Surveying firms in developed countries.
TomTom has acquired Location Navigation, including its WhereIs map assets from Sensis.
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Nov 9
2026 Advancing Earth Observation Forum
Hobart, Tasmania -
Nov 10
SouthPAN Industry Day
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Nov 13
South West and Great Southern Surveyors Conference
Mantra Bunbury Lighthouse, Bunbury, WA -
Nov 24
Locate26 Conference / 10th Digital Earth Summit
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre -
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