Webmap helping plan WA’s future

By Spatial Source on 13 September, 2011

Western Australia’s most senior decision-makers are using a GIS-based planning mega-map to ready the state for the next four decades. Australian economic and social policy think-tank, the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), partnered with Esri Australia to construct the map exclusively for its ‘Inventing the Future: Shaping WA from 2010 […]

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European LiDAR Mapping Forum launches conference program

By Spatial Source on 13 September, 2011

The organisers of the 2nd European LiDAR Mapping Forum (ELMF) to be held in Salzburg, Austria from November 29-30, have now launched the 2011 program, while also expanding the floor plan due to demand. The program promotes a truly international theme where speakers in the international LiDAR community represent nearly 20 countries from […]

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Best of the Blogs 13 September 2011

By Spatial Source on 13 September, 2011

One of Google Maps Mania’s ‘Maps of the week’ is from the Melbourne Writers Festival, and is entitled ‘Stories Unbound.’ It’s actually created in tandem with an iPhone app that allows the user to read – and write – stories with a geographical context. The stories appear on the map for browsing. Cartographically, I […]

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Pitney Bowes Pioneers Government’s Digital Address Initiative

By Spatial Source on 10 September, 2011

Governed by ANZLIC – The Spatial Information Council – NAMF provides an overarching set of standards for the process of verifying an address and exchanging digital address data between government departments and organisations. The stated overall aim of the NAMF is to provide a unique address where one address equals one location. “I am […]

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Remote sensing to help farmers fertilise their crops

By Spatial Source on 6 September, 2011

Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rocketboom/2816035477/ Department of Primary Industry scientists are using satellite imagery to determine crop nitrogen levels with the view of developing technology to help grain growers determine fertiliser applications. DPI senior research scientist Glen Fitzgerald estimates that technology that can estimate crop nitrogen requirements would be available to farmers within three to five […]

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Event: Surveying & Spatial Sciences Conference 2011

By Spatial Source on 6 September, 2011

Registrations are now open for the Surveying & Spatial Sciences Conference 2011! The SSSC2011 will be one of the largest and most important spatial events in Australasia. Jointly run by the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors and the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI), this event will bring together the disciplines, sectors and […]

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OSP (previously OSDM) moving September 7

By Spatial Source on 6 September, 2011

The Office of Spatial Policy will be relocating offices on 7 September 2011. This follows on from the administrative change that came into effect on 1 July 2011 whereby the function of the Office of Spatial Data Management moved from Geoscience Australia to the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism. As part of […]

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QRA Chair Major General Dick Wilson attending Ozri 2011

By Spatial Source on 6 September, 2011

Major General Dick Wilson, the newly appointed chair of the Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) and the Director of the Defence Intelligence Organisation, will provide his perspective of the devastating 2011 natural disasters that brought an entire state to breaking-point, at Ozri 2011. As the head of the agency tasked with rebuilding Queensland, Major […]

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Spatial education making its way into Australian schools

By Spatial Source on 6 September, 2011

Education Services Australia (ESA) has launched Spatial Genie, an education system to promote GIS in Australian schools. This capability marks the first time the education system in Australia has invested in the development and promotion of GIS in schools. Consisting of a web map populated with data from both government and private […]

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First NAMF certification awarded

By Spatial Source on 6 September, 2011

Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bredgur/1049045184/ Pitney Bowes Business Insight recently announced it will be the first organisation in Australia to provide an address validation and geocoding solution with verified National Address Management Framework (NAMF) certification. Governed by ANZLIC – The Spatial Information Council – NAMF provides an overarching set of standards for the process of verifying […]

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