UNSW professor named next president of IAG

By Spatial Source on 12 July, 2011

Professor Chris Rizos, head of the University of NSW School of Surveying & Spatial Information Systems (SSIS), was recently named the new president of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG). The IAG advances the use of Geodesy across an increasingly broad range of geoscience applications by providing reference systems and vital services that […]

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India adopts new remote sensing policy

By Spatial Source on 12 July, 2011

The government of India released its new Remote Sensing Data Policy (RSDP – 2011) on July 4, 2011. The new policy removes restrictions on all remote sensing data up to 1 m resolution, that is, all satellite remote sensing data of resolutions up to 1 m will now be distributed on a non-discriminatory […]

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Spatial@Gov Conference & Exhibition

By Spatial Source on 6 July, 2011

The only geospatial event organised in conjunction with the peak organisations in Australia and New Zealand representing the public, private, research and professional sectors of the spatial community. WHEN: 2011-11-15 to 2011-11-17WHERE: National Convention Centre, CanberraSTATE: ACTCOUNTRY: AUS spatial@gov is the only geospatial event organised in conjunction with the peak organisations in Australia and New Zealand […]

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Victorian Spatial Excellence Awards nominations closing soon

By Spatial Source on 5 July, 2011

The Victorian Spatial Excellence Awards celebrate the achievements of top spatial information enterprises and showcase the finest projects that the Victorian Spatial Industry has to offer. Projects attaining recognition at this premier event are deemed to be truly outstanding achievers and pre-eminent in their field. VSEA is the state equivalent and leads into […]

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NSW Regional GIS User Group meeting

By Spatial Source on 5 July, 2011

Agenda will cover: MapInfo Professional V11; CORSnet; Position Partners; Any additional agenda items for discussion. WHEN: 2011-09-07 to 2011-09-07WHERE: Bathurst Regional CouncilSTATE: NSWCOUNTRY: AUS Meeting agenda: * MapInfo Professional V11 – presentation by Matt Robinson, Lagen Spatial. * CORSnet – presentation by LPI (former LPMA) representative. * Position Partners – presentation by Adam Burke, Position […]

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Astrium GEO-Information Services increases investment in i-cubed

By Spatial Source on 5 July, 2011

The GEO-Information division of Astrium Services (formerly Spot Image and Infoterra) recently announced that it has expanded its investment in i-cubed LLC, a worldwide provider of value-added imagery and geospatial data management technologies based in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. i-cubed provides imagery, geospatial content and distributed asset management hosted in the cloud or […]

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Exprodat’s data directory for new ArcGIS Desktop 10 users

By Spatial Source on 5 July, 2011

Exprodat’s Team-GIS Directory was released today for the ArcGIS 10 platform, enhancing usability for ArcGIS Desktop users by offering features such as powerful search tools, previews of data and MXDs from within ArcMap, and the ability to move data from otherArcMap projects without having to open them first. Team-GIS Directory can make ArcMap […]

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eSpatial releases upgrade to OnDemand GIS

By Spatial Source on 5 July, 2011

eSpatial has released an upgrade to its Software-as-a-Service GIS product, OnDemand GIS, with enhancements to user administration, data imports, and the user interface. Specific upgrades in this latest release include: Direct access to Google’s driving directions from within eSpatial OnDemand GIS. The ability to add attributes to an existing layer. Support for use […]

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Near-real time video views from space

By Spatial Source on 5 July, 2011

Canadian-based company UrtheCast has announced a new video platform that will broadcast near-real time images and video of Earth, captured from the International Space Station (ISS). A pair of HD video cameras will be installed on the ISS; a medium resolution camera will provide a three-colour still image with a swath of 45 […]

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Quasars help in accurate positioning

By Spatial Source on 5 July, 2011

Scientists will be able to measure points on Earth much more accurately, following analysis of data that confirms the movement of our solar system in relation to the centre of the Galaxy. Since 1728, after pioneering work by astronomer James Bradley to verify Earth’s passage around the Sun, it has been confirmed that […]

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