ArcGIS Online, the cloud-based system for creating and sharing maps and geographic information online, was applauded at Ozri 2011 as having the power to bring GIS to the masses.   Speaking at the conference last week, Esri Australia Managing Director Brett Bundock said ArcGIS Online would do for GIS what Google has done for […]

State-of-the-art GIS technology which can create highly detailed 3D maps of entire forests is set to overhaul Australia’s $2.5 billion forestry industry, according to one of the nation’s leading spatial professionals. The technology, from location intelligence specialists Esri Australia, was on display at SilviLaser 2011, an annual showcase of LiDAR, or light detection and ranging, […]

  After three successful events in Sydney, GeoRabble has decided to migrate from NSW and will be putting on nights in both Perth and Melbourne in November.   GeoRabble is a casual night, free from vendor promotion, that focuses on everything geo. The night consists of a series of interesting, 10-minute, promotion-free talks, interspersed with […]

  The Australian and New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference will provide a forum to examine the issues surrounding natural and man-made hazards, entitled Earth: Fire & Rain 2012.   The call for papers is now open. Streams for the conference include: Research; People Management; Mitigation; Climate Change; Relief & Recovery – Health, Local […]

  Jeff Thurston of Vector One asks the question “Do surveying – GIS workflows really exist?” GIS often relies on surveyed data, but are survey equipment makers still only targeting CAD applications?   Jose from Communica has written an overview of a new mashup map put out by Ausgrid (formerly Energy Australia, and major energy […]