ADF using GIS to create ‘human terrain’ maps

By Spatial Source on 16 August, 2011

Mapping technology that plots socio-cultural information is equipping Australia’s military force to make better informed decisions while deployed on operations overseas. Underpinned by technology from Esri Australia, ‘human terrain' maps display the human geography of an area using dozens of different categories, including ethnicity, religion and language. The technology supports key military […]

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Less than two weeks until ISDE7

By Spatial Source on 16 August, 2011

With less than two weeks until the conference, over 700 delegates from across Australia and around the world have already registered. Some late changes to the Program will see an expanded array of impressive, internationally renowned speakers, including: Professor Hiromichi Fukui from Chubu University in Japan speaking on the role of spatial […]

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What accuracy can be achieved with MLS?

By Spatial Source on 15 August, 2011

What accuracy can be achieved with MLS? There are many advantages of using Mobile Laser Scanning (MLS) for corridor surveys including improved safety of operators, increased speed of data acquisition, comprehensive coverage of all features within the corridor and the high measurement accuracies that can be achieved. This article focuses on the ability of MLS […]

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SSSI Metadata & Spatial Data Infrastructure Workshop

By Spatial Source on 11 August, 2011

Presentations will focus on metadata and SDI standards and management; and implementation of metadata and data catalogues in various organisations. WHEN: 2011-09-23 to 2011-09-23WHERE: Rolleston Room, Level 3, Land & Property Information, Queens Square, SydneySTATE: NSWCOUNTRY: AUS SSSI Metadata and Spatial Infrastructure Workshop Workshop goals: • Discuss management of SDI and demonstrate use of […]

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SPOTMaps-Australia – now streamed online to your desktop GIS

By Spatial Source on 10 August, 2011

Complete coverage of Australia can now be delivered to your desktop application, as a seamless 2.5m resolution natural colour mosaic via streaming over the internet. Click on the SPOTMaps layer and orthorectified imagery will be instantly displayed as a registered layer in your GIS. Previously, SPOTMaps users had to load their imagery onto networks […]

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Crowdsourcing Australian biodiversity maps

By Spatial Source on 9 August, 2011

Australian scientists are turning to crowdsourcing to help undertake the massive task of cataloguing Australia’s flora and fauna. About three quarters of our species are unknown or unidentified, so a website has been launched that allows ‘citizen scientists’ to report plant and animal sightings in their area. The Atlas of Living Australia […]

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Best of the Blogs, 9 August 2011

By Spatial Source on 9 August, 2011

If you want to get an idea of the extent of the UK riots, Google Maps Mania has info on a UK Riot map has been created. It tracks the locations of tweets with the hashtag #londonriots and can even show grades of severity, if the tweets contain a ranking. From the SMH […]

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CRCSI industry development workshop

By Spatial Source on 9 August, 2011

Preceding ISDE7, CRCSI is holding an industry development workshop in Perth on the 22nd August. Get a preview into the CRCSI Industry Development Program and contribute to future initiatives. Listen and discuss with industry expert John van Genderen about China – a spatial perspective on emergent research, government and user markets and […]

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European LiDAR Mapping Forum selling out

By Spatial Source on 9 August, 2011

The second European LiDAR Mapping Forum is taking place in Salsburg, Austria from 29 – 30 November 2011. Despite having only promoted the new floor plan 2 months ago this week, they only have 2 stands left. For those not familiar with the event, The ELMF is the premier event in Europe focused […]

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Geospatial tech recognised at iAwards

By Spatial Source on 9 August, 2011

Geospatial technologies have won big at this year’s iAwards, which recognise companies and individuals who have excelled in their field of ICT and are deserving of recognition at a national level. Both the creators of Google Maps and Esri Australia received recognition at this year’s ceremony, for their respective contribution to Australian ICT […]

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