MapQuest, a subsidiary of US media giant AOL, has announced the launch of a new mapping site for Australia built on open technology and OpenStreetMap data. The crowd-sourced maps are improved by consumers who can easily add content and details MapQuest says makes the map more timely, relevant and useful. Christian Dwyer, senior vice president […]

  Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has appointed Opus, Beca, and CPG to carry out critical re-surveying work in post-quake Canterbury. The three firms will share the significant task of restoring the region's vertical control network – the system of about 400 geodetic survey markers that enable the accurate determination of heights. The government recently […]

  A $200,000 glider from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is to be deployed in Moreton Bay to investigate the impact of the recent flooding on marine ecosystems. The move is part of a research program to monitor the effect of the floods on Moreton Bay, off Brisbane. Andy Steven from the […]

Narendra Modi India’s first-ever geospatial technology park will be set up in the state of Gujarat with a view to promoting research in space technology and surveying skills. Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi made the announcement at the World Geospatial Forum held in Hyderabad last week. Modi said that Gujarat, with its unique geography and […]

  GIS Lounge has news on the launch of govmaps.org. China now has a fully operational World Map, according to GIS Development Lounge. Google Geo Developers has a post on five great location-based advertising campaigns. Google Maps Mania highlights a site that uses Google Maps to show historical photographs in their modern physical context. Mibazaar […]

  Pitney Bowes Business Insight (PBBI) is offering free access to its technical support specialists and consultants, as well as its software and on-demand web services, for customers involved with the Queensland flood recovery effort. PBBI says its multi-channel communication service can help clients to co-ordinate communication campaigns, so that the right messages are communicated […]

Australia is in need of an early warning system to increase its ability to manage natural disasters, according to Linlin Ge, associate professor at the University of New South Wales School of Surveying and Spatial Information Systems. Writing in the Melbourne Age, Ge says the current floods in Queensland – where tens of thousands of […]

Forests New South Wales is implementing GPS, mobile internet and GIS technologies to aid timber harvesting in the state. The system will provide contractors and machine operators with real-time maps displaying their location and position relative to exclusion area boundaries. An important benefit from the project is the automated recording of exactly where the harvest […]