New GPS fleet satellite launched into space

By Spatial Source on 26 July, 2011

A replacement GPS satellite was recently launched into orbit via a Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The Delta IV rocket placed the navigation satellite into the Global Positioning System constellation for the US Air Force. The rocket blasted away from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 37 for a middle-of-the-night ascent timed […]

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EPA maps neglected boats along Murray

By Spatial Source on 26 July, 2011

A recent survey of the Murray River in South Australia mapped and photographed 17 abandoned or partially submerged boats. The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is keen to contact the owners of the boats, which were likely abandoned during years of drought. "This the one of the first times we've been able to […]

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Data integration challenges for GIS

By Spatial Source on 26 July, 2011

Guest post by Arthur Chan for Mining IQ As global demand for Australian minerals continues to soar, mining companies face increasing pressure to improve their exploration strategies. Whilst we see GIS and 3D geological modelling techniques playing integral roles in mine management and exploration, experts warn that GIS users in the mining industry […]

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MGA to establish regional multi-GNSS monitor network

By Spatial Source on 26 July, 2011

Multi-GNSS Asia (MGA) and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have just announced a call for EOI to host one of JAXA's multi-GNSS receivers. These multi-GNSS receivers will be able to track GPS, Glonass, Galileo and QZSS satellite signals. This call is the first step in the establishment of a global continuous observation […]

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World’s largest solar farm planned for Moree

By Spatial Source on 26 July, 2011

A $66.5 million Education Investment Fund (EIF) grant was announced last week that will underpin the Moree Solar farm, which will power around 45,000 homes, perform cutting-edge research and accelerate the development of the solar industry in Australia. Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr said that “the research will enhance the performance, resilience, profitability and […]

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Best of the Blogs 26/7/2011

By Spatial Source on 26 July, 2011

Sunday saw the 100 year anniversary of the discovery of Machu Picchu, the ancient city on a mountain that is considered one of the new seven wonders of a world. To celebrate, Google Earth Blog has put together some different Machu Picchu themed resources, including an – admittedly fairly basic – 3D fly-through. […]

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CoastGIS 2011

By Spatial Source on 19 July, 2011

CoastGIS focuses on how ICT aids marine and coastal-zone researchers, managers, government planners and decision-makers and the public. WHEN: 2011-09-05 to 2011-09-08WHERE: Oostende, BelgiumSTATE: InternationalCOUNTRY: INT The CoastGIS International conference and exhibition extends beyond just technology and applications to encompass a wider range of subjects including, for example, data access and sharing policies, information infrastructures, […]

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European Lidar Mapping Forum (ELMF)

By Spatial Source on 19 July, 2011

The second European LiDAR Mapping Forum will be held from 29th – 30th November 2011 at the Salzburg Congress in Austria. WHEN: 2011-11-29 to 2011-11-30WHERE: Salzburg Congress, AustriaSTATE: InternationalCOUNTRY: INT The second European LiDAR Mapping Forum will be held from 29th – 30th November 2011 at the Salzburg Congress in Austria and is the European […]

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AIMS 2011 Conference

By Spatial Source on 19 July, 2011

Australian Institute of Mine Surveyors Annual Conference WHEN: 2011-08-17 to 2011-08-19WHERE: Sebel Hotel, Albert Park, Melbourne, VictoriaSTATE: VICCOUNTRY: AUS Melbourne, 17 – 19 August 2011 The 30th annual AIMS conference will be held at the Sebel Hotel, Albert Park in Melbourne. Convention Host – Vince Sorrenti In terms of comic entertainment, Vince Sorrenti is […]

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Undersea volcanoes discovered off Antarctica

By Spatial Source on 19 July, 2011

A dozen previously undiscovered volcanoes have been found off of Antarctica using a sonar survey. The multibeam sonar survey, conducted by the British Antarctic Survey, was conducted to fill in a 600 kilometre gap in existing seabed maps. The nearby Sandwich Islands are volcanic, and, in 1962, a passing British naval vessel […]

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