The location and scale of potential faults under the Canterbury Plains must be understood before Christchurch pours billions of dollars into rebuilding, a geologist told the New Zealand Herald. Both the September earthquake and last week's deadly tremor occurred on fault lines that did not exist on GNS Science's database. University of Canterbury geologist […]

  New Zealand’s Navy has signed a $2m contract with Canada’s OSI Geospatial for the delivery of navigation and tactical systems in partnership with Siemens AG. In 2004, OSI Geospatial delivered an electronic chart navigation system for the New Zealand fleet to make it easier for ships to sense what was around them. Walter Purio, […]

GPS technology has been used to measure the speed and movements of some of the best surfers at the Gold Coast Quiksilver Pro. A GPS device fixed to boards measured speed and movement. The technology from firm SBOX was first tested at the Xcel Pro Showdown at Supertubes, South Africa. The company eventually hopes to […]

  Wellington City Council in New Zealand has published a large amount of its geospatial information to the public, either free of charge or at very low cost. The data includes aerial photographs of the city, contour lines, building footprints, and locations of council facilities such as swimming pools, libraries, public toilets, walking tracks, parks […]

  China will establish its own GNSS global navigation system by 2020 by launching about 12 to 14 satellites in the next few years, Chinese state media reported last week. The navigation and positioning satellite is essential for a country in the development of economy and national defence, officials said. By the end of 2020, […]

  GIS user points us in the direction of some tweets of interest from the Esri Business Partner Conference. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the use of the iPad in lieu of paper charts, says GIS Lounge. Google Geo Developers tells us about recent updates to the Google Earth API. Google Maps mania […]

  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is likely to launch a new remote sensing satellite in April. Resourcesat-2 will continue the mission of Resourcesat-1, to gather information on the biophysical and geophysical parameters of the Earth's surface. The new satellite will be equipped with three advanced cameras that will transmit valuable geospatial data regarding […]

  GIS is a key ingredient in local government strategies according to a benchmark study by ESRI, which surveyed councils from around Australia on how they use the technology. Three quarters of respondents have enterprise GIS capability, while 92 per cent currently integrate their GIS with other corporate systems. “GIS is the vital link to […]