Kevin Sweeney recently stepped down from his post as Geospatial Custodian and Land Information New Zealand.
Geological maps of the Australian Antarctic Territory now available
By Simon Chester on 5 March, 2013Geoscience Australia has released a detailed map that describes some of the rare large exposures of ancient bedrock in Antarctica.
Best of the Blogs, 5 March 2013
By Simon Chester on 5 March, 2013‘ere be dragons!; real estate maps getting better, but all online maps suck; non-Google Maps that rock; predictive data analysis for local gov; NZ’s seven deadly sins; free WiFi the world over.
SSSC2013 hot spots
By Simon Chester on 5 March, 2013The Surveying & Spatial Sciences Conference 2013, held 15-19 April at the National Convention Centre in Canberra, aims to focus on all five commissions’ interests.
Webinar: Aust underground service location standard
By Simon Chester on 5 March, 2013This webinar will showcase the new Australian Standard, AS 5488—201X, Classification of Subsurface Utility Information.
Free public lecture on Jabiru Satellite Program
By Simon Chester on 5 March, 2013A free public lecture focussing on Newsat’s Jabiru Satellite Program will be held oin Sydney on 11 March at 6pm.
Phase One announces new camera system
By Simon Chester on 5 March, 2013Phase One Industrial recently announced the new iXA 160 Achromatic aerial camera system.
Geoscience Australia takes lead sponsorship role in IGARSS2013
By Simon Chester on 5 March, 2013Geoscience Australia has taken the lead role in the sponsorship of the 2013 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (Melbourne, 21 – 26 July 2013).
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