A great map has been published by the Economist, showing – geographically – the relationships between some of the tech world’s biggest players. It’s a truly great illustration for an interesting story. The Newcastle Herald has posted a video of a 3D flyover of Newcastle with a twist – it shows the city […]
Off-Earth Mining Forum
By Spatial Source on 3 December, 2012As history has repeatedly shown, where there are valuable minerals to be unearthed, adventurous humans will arrive in droves – even if it means battling extreme conditions and risking life and limb. WHEN: 2013-02-20 to 2013-02-21WHERE: UNSW Kensington, Sydney, AustraliaSTATE: NSWCOUNTRY: AUS As history has repeatedly shown, where there are valuable minerals to be unearthed, […]
FARO 3D Documentation Conference 2013
By Spatial Source on 27 November, 2012The FARO 3D Documentation Conference 2013 will feature keynote addresses by renowned professionals, speeches by industry experts, and exclusive networking opportunities. At the same time, there will also be an exhibition of 3D technology and solution provi WHEN: 2013-04-25 to 2013-04-26WHERE: Marina Mandarin Hotel, SingaporeSTATE: InternationalCOUNTRY: INT The FARO 3D Documentation Conference 2013 will feature […]
Australian scientists ‘undiscover’ south Pacific island
By Spatial Source on 27 November, 2012A team of Australian and international scientists has 'undiscovered' a mysterious south Pacific island recorded on world maps for more than a decade. Sandy Island has been shown on weather maps, Google Earth and in scientific publications going back to 2000 as sitting between the Australian mainland and the French island of New […]
CRCSI and OGC sign memorandum of understanding
By Spatial Source on 27 November, 2012The CRC for Spatial Information (CRCSI) has joined forces with the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), with the signing of a memorandum of understanding. The relationship with OGC will be especially strong with the CRCSI’s Spatial Infrastructures research program. “We’ll be using OGC and other open standards in our research to help direct development […]
US ups space surveillance in Australia
By Spatial Source on 27 November, 2012The US Defense Department has agreed to install surveillance radar in Australia capable of identifying objects in low-earth orbit and an advanced space telescope capable of eyeballing objects 35,000 km in space. The agreement follows recent high-level talks between the two countries. The joint communique agreed to by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Secretary of […]
Top GLONASS spacecraft designer fired
By Spatial Source on 27 November, 2012The chief designer or Russia’s GLONASS satellite navigation system, Yury Urlichich, has been sacked from his services, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported. The decision was made by the government’s military-industrial commission, which is headed Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. Russia’s version of GPS was involved in fraud allegations earlier this month, with […]
Gary Nairn elected Chair of SIBA
By Spatial Source on 27 November, 2012Gary Nairn has been elected as Chair of the Spatial Industries Business Association (SIBA), at the Board meeting in Canberra last week, which coincided with the spatial@gov conference. After 25 years in the surveying and mapping industry, including 13 years as Managing Director of his own business (James Nairn & Co P/L trading […]
IGNSS Symposium call for abstracts
By Spatial Source on 27 November, 2012The International Global Navigation Systems Society (IGNSS) invites you to participate in IGNSS 2013 which will be held from 16 -18 July, 2013 at Outrigger Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. This IGNSS symposium includes open forums where users can discuss the implementation and application of GNSS and other location technologies, and voice their concerns […]
Victoria Fellowship awarded to spatial data engineer
By Spatial Source on 27 November, 2012The number of people using online maps for navigation, emergency situations, tourism and public services is growing around the world. Many of these maps are created through Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) and contain errors as contributors are often made by people untrained in cartographic methods. The implication of these errors can range from […]
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