If you liked this week’s story on the ‘undiscovery’ of Sandy Island, between Australia and New Caledonia, then be sure to check out Google Maps Mania’s follow-up post, which talks of the man responsible for falsely ‘discovering’ it in the first place – way back in 1876. Civilian mapping is about to be […]
Australia-wide flood information portal launched
By Spatial Source on 20 November, 2012A new online one-stop-shop for flood risk information was made available this week to assist the community, planners and insurers to access important flood information about their local area. In launching the National Flood Risk Information Portal with Geoscience Australia, Attorney-General and Minister for Emergency Management Nicola Roxon and Minister for Resources and […]
Best of the Blogs 20 November 2012
By Spatial Source on 20 November, 2012GIS Lounge has a post on a great piece of memorabilia from the 1893 World Fair – a map contained within a cane. Came maps were a popular way of finding your way around town in the days before we’d ever even reached space, let alone placed navigational satellites there. Google Maps Mania […]
GIS expert calls for focus on health, not illness at spatial@gov conference
By Spatial Source on 20 November, 2012Cutting-edge mapping technology can drive Australia’s health system towards maintaining a healthy population as opposed to simply treating the sick, according to a geo-health specialist. Speaking at the spatial@gov conference in Canberra, Esri Australia health specialist Craig Sandy said the nation’s health policy-makers, researchers and service providers must be more proactive in targeting the causes […]
2012 Be Inspired Awards winners
By Spatial Source on 20 November, 2012Infrastructure software company Bentley Systems has announced the winners of the 2012 Be Inspired Awards. The company says “the awards honour the extraordinary work of Bentley users improving the world’s infrastructure” and were presented at a ceremony during the annual Be Inspired: Innovations in Infrastructure event, held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Five independent panels of jurors, […]
OpenStreetMap second annual map-a-thon on this weekend
By Spatial Source on 20 November, 2012The community of OpenStreetMap, the worldwide open-source mapping project, will hold its second annual map-a-thon, called Operation Cowboy, from 23-25 November. This year’s map-a-thon will focus on the United States, with mappers from all over the world doing fix-ups on U.S. streets and roads, particularly in areas that have not been edited yet. OpenStreetMap.org is […]
Aibot X6 multicopter lands in Australia with Position Partners
By Spatial Source on 20 November, 2012Following the recent announcement of the fixed wing SIRIUS Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Position Partners has extended its aerial mapping range with a complementary new rotary-blade UAV for Australia, the Aibot X6 by Aibotix. “The Aibot X6 enables detailed inspections or aerial surveys of hard-to-reach areas such as bridges, pipelines, power lines and rail tracks,” […]
Vicmap Book and Mapscape updates
By Spatial Source on 20 November, 2012Spatial Vision has launched both the latest Central Vicmap book, the first of the edition 4 series, and the second release of the new Mapscape product, in readiness for the 2012/2013 fire season. This joint event sees a single map base released in hardcopy and digital formats simultaneously for the first time. Spatial Vision, in […]
Portable satellite system for disaster recovery communication
By Spatial Source on 13 November, 2012Beam Communications Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Reach Limited has announced the launch of RapidSat700, a portable satellite communications system that operates with the Inmarsat BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network) network. RapidSat700 is a portable ‘all in one case’ for satellite communication deployment in emergency situations, first responder and disaster recovery work. […]
International LiDAR Mapping Forum launches 2013 Conference Program
By Spatial Source on 13 November, 2012The International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF), taking place from February 11-13, 2013 in Denver, has just launched a dynamic conference program for its biggest event yet. With world-leading experts presenting the latest advances in LIDAR, the conference will place delegates one step ahead with knowledge of up-to-the-minute research and commercial developments. The ILMF’s conference […]
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