Google Earth launches satellite imagery tool

By Spatial Source on 14 December, 2010

Google has launched a satellite imagery tool that it says will make an unprecedented amount of environmental data available freely online. The Earth Engine aims to enable scientists to monitor and measure changes in the Earth's environment, such as global land cover, and hopefully help slow deforestation in the process. “The images of our […]

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Best of the Blogs 14th December 2010

By Spatial Source on 14 December, 2010

All Things Spatial has a look at some practical map apps for Australia. AnyGEO says Navteq has beefed up its crowd-sourcing technology South Africa is to establish a satellite sensor centre, says Geospatial World. Mapperz reports on the mapping of the Google zeitgeist. Strange Maps considers the location of global capitals. And the Map […]

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CRCSI 2 launched

By Spatial Source on 7 December, 2010

The Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information (CRCSI) was relaunched last week with an updated remit and a broader network of partners. The CRCSI 2 will expand from 50 partners to 110, including 70 companies, 20 research agencies and 20 government agencies. It will feature an expanded small business network, known as the 43 […]

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Astrium restructures geospatial division

By Spatial Source on 7 December, 2010

Astrium Services is to combine its satellite imagery and geo-information businesses Spot Image and Infoterra into one business division. The newly-formed geo-information division will offer a range of products and services including multisource imagery, multi-resolution optical imagery, radar satellite imagery and high value-added solutions. Astrium Services’ chief executive Eric Béranger said the move was part […]

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Exprodat releases Esri software link

By Spatial Source on 7 December, 2010

GIS software designer Exprodat has released a new patch to make SMT’s Kingdom software compatible with Esri’s ArcGIS software. Kingdom is mostly used by petroleum exploration and production companies to store, visualise and interpret geophysical data. Much of this information becomes even more valuable when viewed within Esri’s ArcGIS software, says Exprodat in a […]

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AAM still in partnership with Geoeye

By Spatial Source on 7 December, 2010

AAM remains a reseller business partner of imagery firm Geoeye in Australia, despite Geoeye’s new agreement with Fugro. Last week Spatial Source reported that Fugro has acquired rights to sell, value-add and distribute GeoEye-1 and IKONOS high-resolution satellite imagery products as GeoEye’s official partner in the Asia-Pacific region. This raised some questions over how the […]

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NSW Atlas to go online

By Spatial Source on 7 December, 2010

The Land and Property Management Authority plans to launch a free online version of its latest mapping product – the NSW Atlas – by the end of the year. The online atlas will provide users with a fast and convenient way to access information about the state’s natural and built environment, and political […]

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GPS tourism study underway

By Spatial Source on 7 December, 2010

A $23,000 feasibility study on the potential of using global positioning system (GPS) based tourism audio guides in the Murraylands region is underway. The Murraylands region in South Australia follows the Murray River from Morgan to Meningie and inland to the township of Pinnaroo. The study, funded by the federal government, will examine a […]

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Best of the Blogs 7/12/2010

By Spatial Source on 7 December, 2010

All Things Spatial tells us about a new free reference map service. Geospatial world says there has been a big blow to the Russian GNSS system… …and that China is developing a geographic information industrial park. Mapperz reports on the new Google Earth engine. And Off the Map informs us of the 12 analytics […]

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Monitoring A World On The Move

By Spatial Source on 6 December, 2010

They present opportunities for surveyors to predict, prevent and analyse that movement through monitoring. With a general consensus that surveyors should explore new areas of growth and new technologies to create new opportunities, monitoring is one of the surveying profession’s growing disciplines which offers tremendous potential for business growth. The demand for monitoring is rising […]

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