1Spatial recently announced the appointment of a new account manager, Hamish Martin, to work closely with Local Government sector. Hamish Martin brings with him over 10 years of experience in account management, with a clear focus on developing and maintaining relationships with clients. His role with 1Spatial will see him working with local […]
OGC forms Land Information domain working group, seeks comments
By Spatial Source on 18 September, 2012The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) recently announced the formation of a new OGC Land Information Domain Working Group (Land Info DWG) to address CAD, Land Information System (LIS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) interoperability challenges facing industry domains concerned with the built environment. Organisations and individuals throughout the architecture/engineering/construction (AEC) industry need to […]
Ezy2c acquires Trakka GPS
By Spatial Source on 18 September, 2012GPS Tracking specialist Ezy2c (a division of Fleet Logistics Pty Ltd) recently announced the purchase of the business and assets of Trakka GPS Pty Ltd for an undisclosed sum. Managing Director of Trakka GPS Pty Ltd, Paul Marsden says “the decision to sell our business was not taken lightly, however with Ezy2c we […]
GPS test director leaves Department of Defense to join Locata
By Spatial Source on 18 September, 2012Locata Corporation recently announced U.S. Air Force (USAF) veteran Paul Benshoof, formerly chief of strategic development at the 746th test squadron (746TS) at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, has joined the company as global business development manager for military and government applications in the U.S. and abroad. Benshoof, who witnessed the success […]
Telcos to roll out location-based alerts
By Spatial Source on 18 September, 2012Vodafone has joined Telstra in a location-based emergency system that will alert their customers to nearby natural disasters, no matter where they are in Australia. After the telco reached an agreement with state and federal governments, Vodafone customers will get the SMS warning sent directly to their mobile phones if they're in a […]
Trimble introduces two new OEM GNSS modules
By Spatial Source on 18 September, 2012The Trimble BD910 and BD920 modules feature centimetre-level, Real-Time-Kinematic (RTK) positioning capabilities that are ideal for high-precision and control applications. Capable of receiving a wide range of commercially available GNSS signals, the BD910 and BD920 modules are designed to allow OEMs and systems integrators to easily add centimetre-level positioning to specialised or custom hardware […]
Best of the Blogs 18 September 2012
By Spatial Source on 18 September, 2012Wired has a great piece on cartographer Kate McLean’s “sensory maps”, which show how people use their different senses to navigate a city. As she explains on her website: "My research investigates smell perceptions of the city environment, depicting the findings in a variety of artistic, cartographic forms and augmenting and altering the maps […]
How to survey through or to a wire fence
By Spatial Source on 18 September, 2012To be able to survey to or through complex surfaces such as wire fencing, you need a total station with a very narrow beam. Industry-leading EDM Topcon’s new PS robotic series features all-new EDM technology with the smallest beam width on the market and a range of 1 kilometre reflectorless and an incredible […]
Investigating the Allais Effect, Lunch Time Webinar
By Spatial Source on 12 September, 2012The records of the observations of severe weather events are being used to attempt to correlate the output of Ed Oberg’s lasoberg model with the location and timing of these events. WHEN: 2012-09-26 to 2012-09-26WHERE: OnlineSTATE: NationalCOUNTRY: INT This is SSSI NSW's 3rd webinar of the year and is presented by Ed Oberg who in […]
GeoNext 2013
By Spatial Source on 12 September, 2012GeoNext is a new event, launched in 2012, aimed at all practitioners of location-based technology. The audience will comprise experts from the fields of GIS, mapping, mobility, software development and business anyone with an interest in the next evoluti WHEN: 2012-02-27 to 2012-02-27WHERE: Australian Technology Park, SydneySTATE: NSWCOUNTRY: AUS GeoNext is a new event, launched […]
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