New Directions: Esri Australia’s Tour de Force

By on 6 February, 2012

Some of Australia’s leading geo-enabled enterprises have confirmed they will be presenting at Esri Australia’s road show technical seminars, Technology Directions. WHEN: 2012-02-29 to 2012-02-29WHERE: DarwinSTATE: NTCOUNTRY: AUS 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 […]

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SSSI Northern Territory Spatial Excellence Awards 2012

By on 30 January, 2012

The inaugural NT Spatial Excellence Awards will be presented at the NT Spatial 2012 conference dinner on 22 March at the Darwin Convention Centre. The goal of the awards is to recognise and promote the achievements and excellence of those in the surveying and spatial sciences. There are a variety of categories for individual and […]

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12d Model International Innovation Awards

By on 30 January, 2012

Sparked by the Christchurch rebuilding project, civil and surveying software company 12d Model has launched the 12d International Innovation Awards to honour the best in innovative solutions around the world.   With a prize pool of $15,000, the inaugural awards – with winners to be announced at the 12d Model International User Conference in July […]

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Galileo uses discussed at summit

By on 30 January, 2012

GNSS and geo-positioning experts from across Europe met in Prague last week for the Galileo Application Congress Prague 2012. Summit intends to analyse and discuss the uses and applications made available when Europe’s GPS equivalent, Galileo, goes online. The system is expected to have a very wide range of effects, from aiding with GNSS-reliant surveying […]

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CSIRO researchers map beach rubbish

By on 30 January, 2012

To better understand the causes of water pollution and protect the environment, researchers at the CSIRO are logging barcodes found on marine waste, in order to track their origins. In December of last year, a group of scientists visited Manly’s Shelly Beach as part of a survey of marine debris along the 35,000km Australian coast. […]

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Three more LGA sign up for ASpec

By on 30 January, 2012

Three more local government authorities have joined the national A-SPEC Digital Data Consortium, a grouping of LGA and state government authorities throughout Australia that is modernising and simplifying the management of council assets, reducing maintenance costs and improving service delivery to ratepayers. They include two Victorian councils, the Strathbogie Shire Council and the Macedon Ranges […]

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Course: Building a business case for investment in spatial information projects

By on 25 January, 2012

  Spatial development projects are often dogged by the inability to gain the attention of the Chief Executive and establish a Return on Investment (RoI) that convinces the Chief Financial Officer. In a tough economic climate, it is particularly important that any project that requires investment can show a very rapid return, so as not […]

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GeoNext Conference

By on 25 January, 2012

The rise of smartphones means that sophisticated spatial technology is no longer restricted to field workers and geo-professionals. Maps and location-based technologies are becoming as useful for someone buying a coffee as they are for someone prospecting for oil. The cost of location-aware devices is falling, data is now a commodity, and innovation in location-aware […]

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FME 2012 released

By on 24 January, 2012

  Safe Software has announced the new release of its flagship product, FME 2012. This release of FME Desktop and FME Server introduces new tools for overcoming data challenges so that data can be used and shared precisely where, when and how it's needed.   Now supporting over 275 formats, FME 2012's enhancements provide faster, […]

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LINZ Wellington Office is moving

By on 24 January, 2012

  From today, Tuesday 24 January, 2012 Land Information New Zealand’s new Wellington address will be:   Level 7, Radio New Zealand House 155 The Terrace, PO Box 5501 Wellington 6145, New Zealand   Our other contact details will stay the same: P: +64 4 460 0110 or 0800 665 463 (New Zealand callfree only) […]

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