The unofficial Google Earth Blog have some examples of Google’s SketchUp renderings (as shown above) that are simply stunning. The photo-realistic pieces really have to be seen to be believed. They give some hint of the level of detail and quality that Google Maps 3D will someday achieve. Do take a look. Spatial […]
Unlock the full potential of location information
By Spatial Source on 20 February, 2012The linkage of location and proximity with other forms of information – whether social, demographic, economic or environmental – has the potential to reveal valuable new insights that improve the effectiveness and efficiency of business analysis or policy development. Combined with an organisation’s own data holdings, PSMA Systems can provide location information and visualisations […]
Queensland Governor salutes mapmakers
By Spatial Source on 14 February, 2012In an address to the Royal Geographical Society of Queensland on the occasion of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the Governor of Queensland, Penelope Wensley AC, chose to praise and honour mapmakers and maps. “I come this evening to praise and honour mapmakers and maps. Like many of my generation,” she said, “I have […]
Directions 2012: Esri Australia’s Tour de Force
By Spatial Source on 14 February, 2012New Directions: Esri Australia’s Tour de Force Some of Australia’s leading geo-enabled enterprises have confirmed they will be presenting at Esri Australia’s road show technical seminars, Directions. Western Power, VicRoads, the Department of Fisheries and Hobart City Council are amongst the organisations that will be sharing their GIS experiences at Directions 2012: Esri Australia’s […]
3D map of underwater city wins imaging competition
By Spatial Source on 14 February, 2012Photo-realistic 3D mapping and digital reconstruction of an ancient underwater city in Greece have earned a team from the University of Sydney's Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies top honours in Canon Australia's Extreme Imaging competition. Ariell Friedman, an engineering PhD student co-supervised by Professor Stefan Williams and Dr Oscar Pizarro at the […]
IPIN 2012 call for papers
By Spatial Source on 14 February, 2012A call for papers for the 3rd International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation (IPIN) is now underway. The conference will take place on 13-15th November, 2012 at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. The UNSW School of Surveying and Spatial Information Systems (SSIS) is Australia's largest concentration of […]
New rugged Trimble Juno series
By Spatial Source on 14 February, 2012Trimble recently introduced a new series of GNSS devices for GIS field applications—the Trimble Juno 3B and 3D handhelds. The rugged, integrated GNSS handhelds are designed for everyday field work such as asset management, data collection and inspections. The Trimble Juno series provides integrated positioning, imaging and communications. The Juno 3B has an […]
Position magazine #58 – stories wanted
By Spatial Source on 14 February, 2012Position Magazine is currently looking for stories on either: emergency & disaster management; unmanned aerial systems in defence; and/or the future of surveying. Many regions in Australia are just recovering from the devastation caused by floods, cyclones, heatwaves and bushfires, whilst others are experiencing new events. The effects of these natural disasters will […]
New appointments in Parsons Brinckerhoff’s geospatial team
By Spatial Source on 14 February, 2012Parsons Brinckerhoff’s Australia-Pacific Geospatial operations recently appointed Phil Punter to the role of Principal GIS consultant in Brisbane, and Perth-based Peter Houwen, as the new Team Manager for Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria. Both Mr Punter and Mr Houwen worked at ESRI Australia delivering a wide range of projects to both the […]
Best of the Blogs 14 February 2012
By Spatial Source on 14 February, 2012As it’s Valentine’s Day today (as I write this), I thought it at least somewhat appropriate that I mention this post by Mapoholic that draws attention to a piece of software called Geocart, which provides tools for preparing vector and raster maps in a huge variety of map projections, including one called ‘Heart.’ […]
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