Greenland's surface ice cover last month melted over a larger area than ever detected in more than 30 years of satellite observations, NASA has said. According to measurements from three separate satellites analysed by NASA and university scientists, an estimated 97% of the ice sheet surface thawed at some point in mid-July, the […]
Smartphones to drive cars of the future
By Spatial Source on 21 August, 2012Satellite navigation technology in mobile phones could soon be used to control cars, observed Australian scientists. Researchers said they will road test a vehicle which uses a phone's satellite navigation technology and camera to drive along the street within a year. Dr Jun Jo from Griffith University on Australia's Gold Coast told Sky […]
Australian location information technology wins international award
By Spatial Source on 21 August, 2012An 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 […]
AFAC2012 just around the corner
By Spatial Source on 21 August, 2012Australia'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 […]
100th CORSnet-NSW base station installed
By Spatial Source on 21 August, 2012Last 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 […]
NASA’s micro aerial vehicles are the new UAVs
By Spatial Source on 21 August, 2012The 20cm, 15 gram Prox Dynamics PD-100 Black Hornet may be the world’s smallest operational drone. Researchers led by Roland Brockers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, have developed a micro aerial vehicle (MAV) that uses a camera pointed at the ground to navigate and pick landing spots. It can even identify […]
Google Maps real-time traffic data now available for Brisbane
By Spatial Source on 21 August, 2012Google 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 […]
Best of the Blogs 21 August 2012
By Spatial Source on 21 August, 2012The 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 […]
One King solves another kings murder
By Spatial Source on 17 August, 2012The 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 […]
One King solves another king’s murder
By Spatial Source on 17 August, 2012The 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 at the FBI, Harvard and U.S […]
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