Utilities will need GIS technology to ‘institutionalise’ the knowledge of their aging workforce and avoid an information vacuum. The Australian utilities sector faces an information black hole within a decade unless it works to retain the knowledge of its ageing workforce, GIS specialist Bill Meehan told the Smart Electricity World conference in Melbourne […]
Asteroid passes through Earth’s GPS network
By Spatial Source on 28 June, 2011An asteroid, called 2011 MD and measuring about 10 metres in diameter, flew by the Earth on June 27. Usually such a small fly-by isn’t worth reporting on, but what makes it interesting is that the rock flew so close that it passed between the Earth and our GPS satellites. Obviously, it passed by […]
Galileo can afford 24 satellites
By Spatial Source on 28 June, 2011The European satellite positioning system, Galileo, will be able to afford to launch 24 satellites with existing funding. The announcement was made at the Paris Air Show by European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani, who has overall responsibility in Brussels for the project. The project has been plagued by delays and over-running […]
Surveys underway on highway upgrade
By Spatial Source on 28 June, 2011Ground surveys are now underway, marking the beginning of the upgrade to the Pacific Highway between Oxley Highway and Kempsey. Federal Infrastructure and Transport Minister Anthony Albanese said this work is an important part of the process that will see this long-awaited upgrade delivered. “The Federal Labor Government is now investing $4.1 […]
RapidEye satellites capture two billionth sqkm of imagery
By Spatial Source on 28 June, 2011RapidEye recently announced that it has imaged and holds more than two billion square kilometres of satellite imagery in its archive. “This is a wonderful milestone in our history,” commented RapidEye CEO Wolfgang Biedermann. “Two billion square kilometres of high resolution data is an extraordinary amount of imagery. To put this into perspective, […]
LPI launches new-look website
By Spatial Source on 28 June, 2011A new-look homepage has been created for Land and Property Information (LPI), a division of the NSW Department of Finance & Services. The Land and Property Management Authority (LPMA) was abolished under the NSW Government restructure announced in April 2011 and its former business divisions transferred to new departments. The new website features […]
Best of the Blogs 28/6/11
By Spatial Source on 28 June, 2011The Map Room has a great example the beauty possible in modern cartography, in the form of the Reykjavík Center Map. The online map is a nod toward the hand-drawn maps of yore, and features a beautifully illustrated isometric projection of Iceland’s capital. The Google Earth Blog shows us a fantastic infographic created […]
Field GIS data collection for iPhone and iPad
By Spatial Source on 21 June, 2011Following the release of the iCMTGIS for the Apple iPad, Corvallis Microtechnology, Inc. has announced the release of the iGPSGIS application software for use on the Apple iPhone. Like the iPad app, iGPSGIS allows the creation of GIS data in the field, including the export and import of shp files. The app […]
Google Earth Builder, online GIS
By Spatial Source on 21 June, 2011Google and Directions Magazine have put a webinar online that outlines the features of Google's cloud-based GISystem, Google Earth Builder. The webinar is free to watch, as long as you throw your contact details their way. Despite the circa 1999 audio quality of the presentation, there is a lot to be impressed with. […]
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