An international award has been won by a geospatial information technology project developed by PSMA Australia.   The Exemplary Systems in Government Awards, presented in the USA by the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA), recognises extraordinary achievement in the use of automated information systems.   PSMA Systems, developed by Canberra-based PSMA […]

  Australia's largest fire and emergency services conference, AFAC2012 (see afac2012.org) will once again be hosting a full day professional development program on the latest application of spatial technologies throughout Australia's Emergency management organisations in Perth.   Coordinator for the event, Steve Forbes (Manager Spatial Services for the ACT Emergency Services Agency) said "this exciting […]

  Last month, the 100th CORSnet-NSW Continuously Operating Reference Station was installed and activated in Inverell. This milestone has been achieved well ahead of schedule and joins the other newly activated base stations in Bingleburra (near Dungog), Anna Bay, Merriwa, Newcastle East, Fort Denison, Hay, Balranald, Narrandera, Forbes, Warialda, Gunnedah, Nowendoc and Yamba.   In […]

  Google Maps now provides live traffic updates for Brisbane. This latest upgrade to the journey-planning function of the digital mapping service follows the recent inclusion of the city’s bicycle paths in the data streams which already enable public transport and walking route options.   It means people can now also take current traffic conditions […]

  The ever-interesting Google Maps Mania has a post that outlines some of the Extinction-level event maps built on Google Maps. From predicting the destruction caused by a specific-sized meteor impact, to seeing if you’d survive a nuclear bomb blast targeted at your nearest capital (or other POI), to seeing how far inland you’ll need […]

The man widely regarded as solving the 3,300 year old murder of King Tut is coming to Ozri 2012 to discuss how GIS technology can breathe new life into thousands of Australia’s cold cases. Internationally renowned Esri Law Enforcement Manager Mike King – whose career background includes stints in law enforcement, Harvard and the U.S […]