Surveys underway on highway upgrade

By Spatial Source on 28 June, 2011

Ground 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 […]

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RapidEye satellites capture two billionth sqkm of imagery

By Spatial Source on 28 June, 2011

RapidEye 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, […]

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LPI launches new-look website

By Spatial Source on 28 June, 2011

A 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 […]

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Best of the Blogs 28/6/11

By Spatial Source on 28 June, 2011

The 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 […]

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Expanded WASSIC brings in the crowds

By Spatial Source on 22 June, 2011

The Western Australian Surveying and Spatial Information Conference, which has just concluded in Perth, has seen the biggest ever attendance in its 14-year history and, for the first time ever, featured two streams. Organised by SSSIWA, the conference featured a much wider range of topics and networking opportunities than in previous years, and […]

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Field GIS data collection for iPhone and iPad

By Spatial Source on 21 June, 2011

Following 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 […]

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Google Earth Builder, online GIS

By Spatial Source on 21 June, 2011

Google 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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GeoCommons makes cloud-based GIS analysis free for everyone

By Spatial Source on 21 June, 2011

While there are many web-based mapping tools available for free, there are precious few that allow you to also run analytics – the heart and soul of a GISystem – without charging fees. The reason is simple; analytics cost serious CPU time. However, GeoIQ has recently integrated its once enterprise-only web-based GIS analysis […]

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Trimble introduces updated software, data processing service

By Spatial Source on 21 June, 2011

Trimble recently introduced version 2.50 of its Trimble Business Centre software for surveying offices and a new Data Processing Service, a component of the Trimble Access Services. Trimble Business Center allows survey data managers to combine GNSS and optical surveying data as well as digital image data from Trimble surveying instruments into a […]

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A web portal training students for geoinformation

By Spatial Source on 21 June, 2011

A new web-portal with the aim of increasing the geoinformatic competencies of European students has launched today. The Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, Austria today unveiled their new digital-earth.eu project, a European network connecting those using Spatial Media and Geoinformation in School Education. The project involves experts in the use of geographical […]

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