Ocean-mapping satellite launched into orbit

By Spatial Source on 14 June, 2011

Last Friday saw the launch of NASA's Aquarius instrument, which will be used to measure the saltiness of Earth's oceans in order to advance our understanding of the global water cycle and improve climate forecasts. A United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket carrying the Aquarius/SAC-D observatory for NASA and the Space Agency of […]

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Hundreds of geospatial ebooks now available for free

By Spatial Source on 14 June, 2011

The National Academies Press – the US publisher for the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council – is offering all of its books free in PDF format. The books cover a range of science topics, but of most interest to you and me are the […]

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Trimble announces RealWorks 3D Scanning Software Suite

By Spatial Source on 7 June, 2011

Trimble recently announced the release of version 7.0 of their RealWorks software suite. Trimble RealWorks is a stand-alone solution for the interpretation and 3D rendering of scan point cloud data. This version is the first commercially available software suite that incorporates the newly approved ASTM International E57 E2807 data exchange standard for […]

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Position Partners launches new presentation trailer

By Spatial Source on 7 June, 2011

Position Partners has launched its new presentation trailer at this year’s Civenex exhibition in Sydney. The 12 m-long trailer, which is towed by a separate prime mover, allows Position Partners to transport, display and demonstrate a wide range of Topcon machine control, surveying and laser equipment, as well as other products and services […]

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Nearmap.com appoints digital business advisory board

By Spatial Source on 7 June, 2011

Perth-based aerial mapping provider nearmap.com recently announced that it has appointed four Australian digital business veterans to an advisory board. The digital business advisory board will help nearmap.com maximise revenue opportunities, specifically pertaining to content monetisation, distribution and mobile strategies. The board consists of: Cliff Rosenberg – MD of LinkedIn Australia & […]

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Queensland sex offenders to be tracked with GPS

By Spatial Source on 7 June, 2011

The Queensland Government will track known sex offenders using GPS technology by next year. Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says that $2.2 million will be set aside in the state budget to introduce the technology, which will monitor the locations of former prisoners under supervision orders. All qualifying offenders – currently at 70, […]

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Google Maps moves indoors

By Spatial Source on 7 June, 2011

Google has announced Business Photos for Google Maps, a new product that allows people to view the inside of participating businesses. Marissa Mayer, Google’s vice president of consumer products, announced the new product at the Social-Loco conference in San Francisco this week, where she demoed the ability to transition from the outside ‘Street […]

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Indonesia to use geospatial information for environment protection

By Spatial Source on 7 June, 2011

Bakosurtanal, Indonesia’s coordinating agency for survey and mapping, recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Environment in an effort to maximise the use of geospatial information for the protection and conservation of the environment. The agreement aims to strengthen collaboration between the Ministry of Environment and Bakosurtanal, in order […]

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Call for LiDAR Papers

By Spatial Source on 7 June, 2011

Two International LiDAR events are calling for papers. The European LiDAR Mapping Forum, to be held in Salzburg, Austria from November 29-30, 2011, will focus on the use of LIDAR to support transport, urban modelling, coastal zone mapping, asset management and GIS applications. The technical committee have launched a call for papers, and […]

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Best of the Blogs, 7/6/11

By Spatial Source on 7 June, 2011

LiDAR News poses the question: if it’s legal to photograph public places, is it legal to 3D laser scan public places, too? And what are the ramifications of doing so? There is a discussion underway, so feel free to chime in! The Map Room points us to a story recently run on Tech […]

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