Run for plants viewable online

By Spatial Source on 21 June, 2011

Two guys are running from Sydney to Melbourne to help save plant species, and you can track their progress online. Chris Turnbull, aged 27, and Len Gervay, aged 30, stared their 900km journey at the Sydney GPO at dawn on Sunday 19 June. As it stands when I write this, they are currently […]

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Best of the Blogs 21/6/11

By Spatial Source on 21 June, 2011

The latest effort in the ongoing saga of humanity handing over the control of their brains to the machines comes from Bellevue, Washington, where three young women had to clamber from their vehicle after the driver followed their SatNav unit’s instructions so precisely that she ended up driving into a lake. Considering there was […]

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International LiDAR Mapping Forum

By Spatial Source on 14 June, 2011

The International LiDAR Mapping Forum [ILMF] is the premier event for the LIDAR industry, attracting professionals from all over the world and is supported by ASPRS. WHEN: 2012-01-23 to 2012-01-23WHERE: Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Conference Center, Denver, Colorado, USASTATE: InternationalCOUNTRY: INT The ILMF conference is a unique platform on which to launch the latest […]

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Best of the Blogs 14/6/11

By Spatial Source on 14 June, 2011

There is an interesting discussion happening around geotagging (specifically geotagging historical photos on Flickr) over at Archives Outside – the blog of State Records NSW. If this is a topic you have some specialty in, or even just an interest, it’s worth taking a look. Thanks to Iain Stuart from JCIS consultants for sending […]

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Satellite imagery catches land clearers

By Spatial Source on 14 June, 2011

Queensland’s biggest ever fine handed down for illegal tree clearing was issued with the help of satellites. Finlay and Valerie Cocks must pay $112,000 for clearing 320 hectares of native vegetation on a property near Dingo. Queensland Environment Minister Kate Jones says satellite images exposed the clearing, and that the fine is […]

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Event reminder: Georabble 2

By Spatial Source on 14 June, 2011

Just a reminder for all the spatial Sydney-siders that Georabble 2 is happening this Thursday, the 16th of June. The previous Georabble provided 100 geo-types with a memorable evening, and this next one should be even better with talks from: Lew Short: Mega fires – what happens when it all goes bad Lach […]

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New SSSI website now online

By Spatial Source on 14 June, 2011

The revised Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI) website is now online with improved functionality in terms of booking events, payment for membership, adding CPD points, SSSI contacts, and browsing State Chapter and Commission information. The website is still in beta, so if you find any bugs, please report them to support@sssi.org.au […]

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Trimble introduces new radio modem

By Spatial Source on 14 June, 2011

Trimble has introduced the TDL 450H radio, a long-range radio modem designed to support high-precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) surveying applications. The radio modem features adjustable output power – from 2-35W – allowing the user to find the best balance between output power and battery life. The new radio model forms […]

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Dam break modelling using GIS and fluid dynamics

By Spatial Source on 14 June, 2011

CSIRO scientists have developed modelling techniques to help understand the full impact of flooding that occurs when dams collapse. The modelling combines static landscape data from a GIS, and combines it with dynamic data generated from fluid analysis to show how infrastructure will be affected. “The modelling technique we developed for this […]

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GPS needs increased resilience to space weather

By Spatial Source on 14 June, 2011

The American Meteorological Society has released a report highlighting GPS’ vulnerability to space weather events, such as solar flares, and recommending ways to build resilience. The last solar maximum was in 2000, when GPS was still in its infancy. Over the last decade more and more mission-critical systems have come to rely on […]

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