After three successful events in Sydney, GeoRabble has decided to migrate from NSW and will be putting on nights in both Perth and Melbourne in November.   GeoRabble is a casual night, free from vendor promotion, that focuses on everything geo. The night consists of a series of interesting, 10-minute, promotion-free talks, interspersed with […]

  The Australian and New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference will provide a forum to examine the issues surrounding natural and man-made hazards, entitled Earth: Fire & Rain 2012.   The call for papers is now open. Streams for the conference include: Research; People Management; Mitigation; Climate Change; Relief & Recovery – Health, Local […]

  Jeff Thurston of Vector One asks the question “Do surveying – GIS workflows really exist?” GIS often relies on surveyed data, but are survey equipment makers still only targeting CAD applications?   Jose from Communica has written an overview of a new mashup map put out by Ausgrid (formerly Energy Australia, and major energy […]

  GeoNext is a new forum that addresses the gap between industry and vendor geo events. It aims to connect all traditional users of geo and ‘mash them up’ with emerging ‘neo-geo’ users and communities to inspire, collaborate and redefine what it means to be a geo professional.   Imagine seeing geo users from mobile, […]