Intermap Technologies eyes new distributors

By Spatial Source on 26 October, 2010

Intermap Technologies is looking for new distribution partners in Australia, following its previous distributor Apogee going under last month. The company will no longer have an exclusive distribution deal with any one firm, as it did with Apogee, but will look to a number of different distributors to target different market sectors, Intermap […]

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Geospatial will continue to be NZ priority

By Spatial Source on 26 October, 2010

Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) will continue to champion the importance of geospatial information as a key driver for the economy, according the authority’s annual report. The authority has three roles : managing land transactions and public land, and generating geospatial information. Currently it is undergoing a shift of focus to concentrate more on […]

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1Spatial Holdings lists on AIM

By Spatial Source on 26 October, 2010

1Spatial Holdings, formerly known as 1Spatial, has listed on AIM following a reverse takeover by IQ Holdings earlier this month. 1Spatial board members replaced the board members of IQ this month and the new company was renamed 1Spatial Holdings. Nic Snape, chief executive of 1Spatial Holdings, said the firm had been considering a move […]

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Trimble signs deal with LINZ, GNS

By Spatial Source on 26 October, 2010

Trimble has announced that the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited (GNS) and Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) have jointly purchased 40 GNSS reference station receivers as part of a project to upgrade the current network. LINZ is the government department responsible for the geodetic infrastructure and land title system in the country. […]

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New weather tool to help scientists

By Spatial Source on 26 October, 2010

Climate change scientists and organisations responding to natural disasters have a new tool to help them visualise weather and geography across Asia. A web-based geospatial information platform called Servir has established a new centre in Nepal to gather satellite images and other data. NASA administrator Charles F. Bolden launched the service at a function […]

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FBI accused of spying via GPS

By Spatial Source on 26 October, 2010

A privacy row his broken out in the US after a 20-year-old computer salesman found a GPS tracking device on his car. Two days after Yasir Afifi removed the device he was confronted by six FBI agents and police officers – who asked for the gadget back. Afifi cooperated with the officials, maintaining that […]

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Leica tunnels to success

By Spatial Source on 26 October, 2010

Leica Geosystems has helped provide surveying services on the world’s longest rail tunnel. The Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) is a 57 km railway tunnel beneath the Alps in Switzerland and took 14 years to build. Leica’s surveying instruments are in use in all areas of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, according to the company. […]

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Best of the Blogs 26th October 2010

By Spatial Source on 26 October, 2010

All things spatial reports on a mashup competition organised by the World Bank. GIS Lounge notes Esri has launched a new section of its web site that is focused on showcasing presentations on various topics relating to the geospatial technology field. The GIS development lounge says the UK’s Ordnance Survey (OS) has refused to […]

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McMullen Nolan Mobile Laser Scanning (video)

By Spatial Source on 25 October, 2010

Mobile Laser Scanning (MLS) combines the power of terrestrial laser scanners with the positioning technology provided by GPS and Inertial Measurement Units (IMU’s). When these components are mounted together and interfaced they produce an extremely powerful measurement tool. As the vehicle moves, the laser rotates rapidly collecting 300,000 points per second, measuring everything to a […]

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With heads in the cloud, HP launches printing revolution

By Spatial Source on 19 October, 2010

At what it describes as its biggest product launch in ten years, HP has unleashed on an army of Asia Pacific journalists its revolutionary ‘print-through-the-cloud’ web-enabled printers as well as vastly improved professional large-format printers. High productivity high-end printers Of most interest to GIS professionals is the new HP Z6200 large format photo printer. […]

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