John Manning and Ken Sherwood have been recognised with awards in the Australia Day Honours List.
PNT2026 conference is only one week away
By jnally on 28 January, 2026More than 200 positioning, navigation and timing experts are about to descend upon Sydney for the new PNT conference.
Global forest maps could be out by a factor 10
By jnally on 27 January, 2026A comparison of eight leading satellite-derived forest datasets found they concurred only 26% of the time.
Maps show progress on national 30 x 30 plan
By jnally on 27 January, 2026Three new biodiversity and ecosystem maps show progress on plans to protect 30% of the country by 2030.
New geospatial tools for bushfire management
By jnally on 27 January, 2026South Australia’s Country Fire Service is boosting its ability to plan for and manage bushfires across the state.
Vale: Gladys West, 27 Oct 1930 – 17 January 2026
By jnally on 23 January, 2026The geodesy and GNSS world is mourning the loss of Gladys West, one of its pioneers, who passed away on 17 January.
SGV helps bushfire-affected property owners
By jnally on 23 January, 2026Victoria’s Surveyor-General is offering assistance for owners whose boundary fences have burned down.
Tide gauge vertical reference datum updates
By jnally on 23 January, 2026Selected tide gauge stations in Western Australia will have their vertical reference datum updated from CD to LAT.
Explaining the importance of VLBI for geodesy
By jnally on 22 January, 2026A new website outlines the importance of very long-baseline interferometry for geodesy and the wider community.
Gilmour Space raises $217m to boost development
By jnally on 22 January, 2026The funding boost includes $75 million each from the National Reconstruction Fund and Hostplus.
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