GeoNext Startup Showcase closes today

By on 14 February, 2012

  Submissions for the GeoNext Startup Showcase will close today, 14th February, with the judging panel announcing the five finalists on 21 February.   If you or someone you know is launching a new location-based product or company, then the Startup Showcase at the GeoNext conference to be held in Sydney this month could provide […]

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GITA – GIS for Oil, Gas & Mining Seminar

By on 8 February, 2012

An operator’s perspective on the importance of geospatial education for the OGM industry. WHEN: 2012-02-21 to 2012-02-21WHERE: Parmelia Hilton, PerthSTATE: WACOUNTRY: AUS An operator's perspective on the importance of geospatial education for the OGM industry. David Nemeth, a North American pipeline executive, describes the personal and professional benefits to himself and his company realised over […]

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Directions 2012: Esri Australia’s Tour de Force

By on 8 February, 2012

In addition to the user presentations, Directions 2012, a free event run exclusively for Esri software users, will comprise best practice presentations delivered by Esri Australia’s technical specialists and industry leaders. WHEN: 2012-02-29 to 2012-03-16WHERE: Across AustraliaSTATE: NationalCOUNTRY: AUS Western Power, VicRoads, the Department of Fisheries and Hobart City Council are just some of the […]

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Chris Rizos receives Elected Fellow Membership of the Institute of Navigation

By on 7 February, 2012

  During the recent Institute of Navigation (ION) International Technical Meeting (ITM) 2012 in Newport Beach, California, ION announced that Professor Chris Rizos is a recipient of the 2012 Fellow Membership.   Election to Fellow membership recognises the distinguished contributions of the Institute of Navigation members to the advancement of the technology, management, practice and […]

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Terranean Mapping Technologies now called RPS

By on 7 February, 2012

  In May 2011, Terranean Mapping Technologies was acquired by the international consultancy, RPS.   Reflecting this change, from 6 February 2012 Terranean has a new name – RPS. Terranean will become RPS’ Spatial Services specialists, operating as part of the broader Surveying and Mapping team.   RPS is an international consultancy providing local solutions […]

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Nominations open for Excellence in eGovernment Awards

By on 7 February, 2012

  The Department of Finance and Deregulation is again hosting the Excellence in eGovernment Awards, and nominations are now open.   The awards recognise the most outstanding initiatives in eGovernment and aim to promote excellence in the use of information and communications technology across all spheres of government across Australia.   There are five award […]

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Socium launches online validation service

By on 7 February, 2012

  Following the UK and Ireland launch of the cloud based Online Validation Service last November, Socium has now opened up the service to users worldwide.   The Online Validation Service, Socium’s first offering to the market, provides an independent, simple and easy to use way of validating spatial data against a set of standard […]

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China Unicom warned to apply for mapping license

By on 7 February, 2012

  On February 3, China's State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping (SBSM) advised China Unicom’s parent company China United Network Communications Group and Lookoo Network Technology, both of which continue to offer internet mapping services without a license, to submit their application for license by February 29, or face the risk of legal action by […]

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TatukGIS Developer Kernel v10 released

By on 7 February, 2012

  TatukGIS has released the latest major upgrade (version 10) to its royalty-free GIS Developer Kernel (DK) component for the Embarcadero Delphi/C++Builder; Microsoft .NET Framework for WinForms/WPF; and Microsoft ActiveX/OCX platforms.   The TatukGIS Developer Kernel is a comprehensive GIS SDK licensed by a wide range of organisations in over 50 countries to custom develop […]

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Best of the Blogs 7 February 2012

By on 7 February, 2012

  This Big City have a post on “how citizen mapmakers are changing the story of our cities”. It’s a good read that talks of some of the new web- and smartphone-based mapping technologies have engaged people to create spatial information, and how that information is shaping culture.   Aerometrex have put up some satellite […]

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