Lasers survey archaeological site

By Spatial Source on 24 May, 2011

Laser surveys are underway for an iron-age site at Al Ain, in the United Arab Emirates. The site, known as Hili-17, is dated from around 1,000BCE, and is thought to have been an industrial centre of sorts, as researchers have found pieces of stone believed to have been used to produce pottery. […]

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Hydrologist questions flood modelling used for Brisbane dam

By Spatial Source on 24 May, 2011

Hydrologist Mark Babister has called into question the hydrology models used by engineers who were releasing water from Brisbane's Wivenhoe Dam during January's floods. Mr Babister’s report has recommended authorities reconsider the strategy for managing the dam during flooding, as well as the modelling they base their decisions on. The strategy in […]

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Mapping ferals

By Spatial Source on 24 May, 2011

A new community mapping website has launched in Australia that hopes to document sightings of, and damage caused by, feral animals, to better control their populations. The website, called Feral Scan, is a collaboration between federal and state governments, private organisations, and the community. Initially, the project is focussing on feral camels, […]

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A call for a national flood approach

By Spatial Source on 24 May, 2011

After bearing huge claims for the recent series of natural disasters, insurers are calling for a national governmental approach to flood prevention and mitigation. The head of the Insurance Council of Australia, Rob Whelan, says local, state and federal governments need to act to protect people and property from floods. "We need […]

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Spatially enabling documents

By Spatial Source on 24 May, 2011

Pacific Hydro, a global developer and operator of clean energy projects that include solar, geothermal, hydro and wind, has linked their ESRI GISystem with their Microsoft SharePoint document storage, spatially enabling the organisation’s documents. Maja Barnett, GIS Co-ordinator at Pacific Hydro, estimates that over 95% of documents across the organisation have some sort […]

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Upcoming seminar: Natural disasters – assessing the risk for property

By Spatial Source on 24 May, 2011

The NSW Division of the Australian Property Institute (API NSW) and the Spatial Industries Business Association (SIBA) are co-hosting a seminar on natural disasters, and how we might better understand and respond to the risks to property and life. Access to high definition, accurate and current mapping data is crucial to a range […]

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ISDE7 joins WALIS down under

By Spatial Source on 24 May, 2011

The 2011 WALIS Forum will join the 7th International Symposium on Digital Earth (ISDE7) to create a unique spatial information conference in Perth, 23-25 August. Digital earth modellers and spatial science communities will be joined by those in conservation and sustainable management, with the State Natural Resource Management conference also on board. These […]

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Best of the Blogs 24/5/2011

By Spatial Source on 24 May, 2011

Uh oh! It’s not the first time, and it probably won’t be the last, but the Gothamist has pointed us to the tale of a Jersey man trusting his GPS over his gut, and using it to navigate in foggy conditions. This obviously led to disaster, when his car (and family) ended up driving […]

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Pacific Island GIS&RS User Conference

By Spatial Source on 19 May, 2011

Each year the range of GIS&RS technologies presented cover an array of applications including the management of resources of the small island Pacific nations. WHEN: 2011-11-22 to 2011-11-25WHERE: Holiday Inn in Suva, FijiSTATE: InternationalCOUNTRY: INT Since the first Pacific GIS&RS Conference in 1999, this annual event has attracted a lot of participants from as far […]

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Best of the Blogs, 15 May 2011

By Spatial Source on 17 May, 2011

For GIS Lounge have a piece focussing on the history of GIS, with a couple of different links to sites outlining some of the most important events. Very Spatial have an interesting piece on the use of spatial technologies in not only mapping fish, but also in studying their intelligence. Geospatial Science […]

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