Government responds to Lawrence

By on 17 April, 2012

Guest post by Jon Fairall   The Commonwealth Government has released the content of the Lawrence Report along with an itemised response to the points raised therein. The report, by Ordnance Survey director general Vanessa Lawrence, was given to the Australian government in October 2011. It contains 22 recommendations.   The report is one of […]

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Australian cities join NASA global Space Apps event

By on 17 April, 2012

  The Victorian Space Science Education Centre (VSSEC) recently announced the launch of a multi-city Australian program as part of the NASA-convened International Space Apps Challenge to be held worldwide on 21-22 April 2012. VSSEC is the Australian convenor and host of the flagship event at its learning complex in Melbourne.   The International Space […]

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Win a holiday by completing our survey

By on 17 April, 2012

  Imagine visiting one of 21 Medina Hotels, located in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Darwin, Adelaide, Canberra or Wollongong. That’s what you could be doing, just by completing a short survey about you and your business.   Publisher of Spatial Source, The Intermedia Group, is conducting a survey into small-medium sized enterprises. The aim is to obtain […]

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Spatial industry jobs delivered direct to your inbox

By on 17 April, 2012

  Spatial industry jobs delivered direct to your inbox   Almost everyone is familiar with the concept of a Job Alert, where job seekers select criteria such as classification, work type, location, or salary, and have jobs matching those criteria emailed directly to them.   The evolution of internet enabled mobile devices has further enhanced […]

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Best of the Blogs 17 April 2012

By on 17 April, 2012

With the 100 year anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic happening this month, there is no shortage of Titanic information coming out. One superb visualisation pointed out by O'Reilly Radar comes from ESRI, whom have created an interactive map showing the fates of the ship’s passengers. Slashgeo.org draw attention to Canada Post’s recent filing of […]

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Tasmanian government initiates spatial infrastructure project

By on 10 April, 2012

  A two-year Spatial Information Foundations infrastructure project has been initiated by the Tasmanian Government, with funding of up to $3 million allocated to the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment (DPIPWE) over the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 financial years.   The project aims to develop a contemporary platform for the management and distribution […]

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Veteran Landsat 5 Mission Suspended

By on 10 April, 2012

  Last month saw the 28-year-old LANDSAT 5 satellite have its operations suspended, while the USGS Flight Operations Team “continues to investigate options for the resumption of imaging.” Landsat 5’s operations were originally halted in November 2011 due to a rapidly degrading electronic component.   Since 1972, the Landsat 5 satellite, jointly managed by the […]

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Trimble Acquires Gatewing

By on 10 April, 2012

  Trimble recently announced that it has acquired privately held Gatewing of Gent, Belgium, a provider of lightweight unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for photogrammetry and rapid terrain mapping applications.   UAVs in combination with photogrammetry are an emerging technology providing an innovative platform for aerial imagery acquisition. UAVs provide users the ability to create orthophotos […]

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CRCSI funds New Zealand geospatial research projects

By on 10 April, 2012

  The Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information (CRCSI) recently granted funds to three New Zealand research projects.   The first project is being developed by University of Canterbury’s HITLab and Christchurch-based ZNO Ltd. The project aims to develop a mobile phone application that will be used to visualise the future urban design of Christchurch. […]

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Maptek releases Vulcan 64-bit mining software to global market

By on 10 April, 2012

  Mining technology provider Maptek will release Vulcan 64-bit to global mining customers during April. The launch kicked off at Expomin in Santiago, Chile last week.   Vulcan 64-bit combines the advantages of a superior 3D modelling environment with the power of modern 64-bit technology to make it possible to work with large datasets. The 64-bit […]

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