A NASA-led science team has created an accurate, high-resolution map of the height of Earth's forests. The map will help scientists better understand the role forests play in climate change and how their heights influence wildlife habitats within them, while also helping them quantify the carbon stored in Earth's vegetation. Scientists from NASA's […]
Scientist maps Coral Sea
By Spatial Source on 21 February, 2012Dr Robin Beaman, a marine geologist at James Cook University’s School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, has produced a new map of Australia’s Coral Sea region that details the reefs, mountains, and canyons that exist below the water. Dr Beaman’s map covers an area of about one million square kilometres of the Coral […]
1Spatial’s new appointments in Australian office
By Spatial Source on 21 February, 20121Spatial recently announced the appointment of Brett Madsen to the position of Regional Manager, Australia/New Zealand, based in the 1Spatial office located in Sydney, Australia. Brett brings wealth of experience, having previously managed Lagen Spatial in Australia for 10 years, prior to its acquisition by the 1Spatial Group in April 2011. The appointment […]
Hemisphere GPS and Carlson Software establish strategic alliance
By Spatial Source on 21 February, 2012Hemisphere GPS and Carlson Software recently announced a strategic alliance that will provide a roadmap for new, integrated solutions for land survey, mapping, construction, mining and other key machine control markets. Carlson Software develops field and office-based land development software. This strategic alliance is part of Hemisphere GPS’s recent formation of their survey and […]
The ALGIM GIS Symposium 2012
By Spatial Source on 21 February, 2012Registrations are now open for the 2012 ALGIM GIS Symposium. This event has become an annual feature on the ALGIM calendar after the success of the Inaugural GIS Symposium in 2011. The ALGIM GIS Symposium is the only GIS-specific event tailored for local government in New Zealand. It will run from 2–3 April 2012 […]
Best of the Blogs 21/2/12
By Spatial Source on 21 February, 2012The 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 […]
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