Mobile navigation services are already a standard feature of smartphones. Now, however, the trend is moving towards mobile navigation that works indoors. In a joint project, Fraunhofer Portugal and the University of Porto are attempting to achieve seamless navigation indoors using ultra-low-frequency magnetic field communication. For their work, an international expert jury named […]
Indoor navigation for smartphones wins EU Satellite Navigation Competition 2012
By Spatial Source on 30 October, 2012PSMA Australia chairman steps down after eleven years
By Spatial Source on 30 October, 2012PSMA Australia’s Board of Directors paid tribute to Mr Olaf (Ollie) Hedberg AM, who is retiring from his position as Chairman after serving with distinction since 2001. Mr Hedberg was an inaugural member of the Public Sector Mapping Agencies, which, in 1992, won the contract issued by the Australian Bureau of Statistics to […]
we-do-IT opens European headquarters in London
By Spatial Source on 30 October, 2012Global geospatial IT solutions provider to the Telco and Utility industries, we-do-IT, recently announced the establishment of its wholly owned subsidiary, we-do-IT (Europe) Limited, based in London, UK. “We are pleased to add Europe to our operations in Australia, New Zealand, North America and India. We started down-under in 1995, and literally ‘ran […]
Maptek Eureka released
By Spatial Source on 30 October, 2012Speaking at the official launch of Eureka software at the North America users conference in Denver recently, Maptek CEO Barry Henderson said that Maptek had developed Eureka to help explorers satisfy the massive global demand for minerals. ‘In the next 30-50 years, the world will consume as much copper as has been mined historically. The […]
Best of the Blogs 30 October 2012
By Spatial Source on 30 October, 2012New Jersey Geographer has a post outlining some of the live mapping resources available for the Hurricane Sandy frankenstorm that’s currently destroying the East Coast of the US. Some more resources, including a live tweet map of Hurricane Sandy, is available on Google Maps Mania. The All Points Blog has a link to […]
Surveying and Spatial Sciences Conference 2013
By Spatial Source on 23 October, 2012The Surveying and Spatial Sciences Conference 2013 will be held 15-19 April at the National Convention Centre in Canberra. This year’s theme is “Collect, Connect, Capitalise.” WHEN: 2013-04-15 to 2013-04-19WHERE: National Convention Centre, CanberraSTATE: ACTCOUNTRY: AUS Collect, Connect, Capitalise You have the opportunity to be part of the leading edge Surveying & Spatial Sciences Conference […]
GNSS Remote Sensing Workshop
By Spatial Source on 23 October, 2012Hear about where remote sensing is going at this free Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Remote Sensing (RS) workshop. WHEN: 2012-12-05 to 2012-12-05WHERE: M17 Lecture Theatre, UNSW Kensington, SydneySTATE: NSWCOUNTRY: AUS At the UNSW Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research and the School of Surveying and Geospatial Engineering we are interested in positioning for all […]
Aero3Dpro Australian launch: Your world in true 3D
By Spatial Source on 23 October, 2012This 3D mapping service models real world environments including high-density urban, landscapes, gardens, suburbs and infrastructure in high-fidelity 3D geometry. It offers users of mapping and CAD data unprecedented detail for modeling the real-world, and complete flexibility of viewpoint. Aero3Dpro is capturing an extremely rich environment. Not just simple 3D objects such as buildings, it […]
Webtool will help coastal planners adapt to rising sea levels
By Spatial Source on 23 October, 2012Scientists have developed a calculator that can guide coastal planners on the height and positioning necessary for infrastructure to avoid inundation and erosion as sea levels rise. The webtool, called Canute – the Sea Level Calculator, was launched in Melbourne this week by Nathan Fabian, the chief executive of the Investor Group on […]
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