Best of the Blogs Christmas Edition

By Spatial Source on 21 December, 2010

GIS User says Foursquare now has photo support. Geospatial world tells us about hyper-local media… …and that NASA is creating a topographical map of the moon. NASA has also created a map to tell you where to be to watch the lunar eclipse. And Off the map takes a look at some analytics tools. […]

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McMullen Nolan Mobile Laser Scanning – Increasing Road Safety

By Spatial Source on 16 December, 2010

Increasing Road Safety Through Zero Traffic Impact. A key benefit of using Mobile Laser Scanning (MLS) for road and rail corridor surveys is the significantly increased safety of the system compared to conventional surveying techniques A key component in the planning and execution of conventional surveys along road and rail corridors is traffic management planning. […]

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2011 GITA Australia & New Zealand 16th Annual Geospatial Solutions Conference

By Spatial Source on 14 December, 2010

Smarter Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future WHEN: 2011-08-01 to 2011-08-03WHERE: SydneySTATE: InternationalCOUNTRY: INT 2011 GITA Australia & New Zealand 16th Annual Geospatial Solutions Conference. More information here.

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GEO-11

By Spatial Source on 14 December, 2010

A World of Geomatics with GIS Innovations WHEN: 2011-04-06 to 2011-04-07WHERE: LondonSTATE: InternationalCOUNTRY: INT GEO-11 will be taking place at the Holiday Inn, London-Elstree (2 mins from M25, Jct 23).

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Tasmanian scientists access new oceanagraphy data

By Spatial Source on 14 December, 2010

Tasmanian scientists will soon have unprecedented access to data from high-tech equipment for monitoring coastal and ocean ecosystems. The technology is being provided through the new Tasmanian science node of the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) which is being launched today at CSIRO in Hobart. IMOS director Tim Moltmann said the ocean waters […]

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Geoeye purchases analytics firm

By Spatial Source on 14 December, 2010

Geoeye is to purchase geospatial predictive analytics company Spadac for US$46m in cash and stock. Spadac will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Geoeye, renamed Geoeye Analytics. Spadac provides geospatial predictive analytic solutions to over 40 customers in key markets of defence, intelligence and homeland security. The firm will continue to provide services to […]

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Intermap Technologies appoints new CEO

By Spatial Source on 14 December, 2010

Intermap Technologies has named Todd Oseth as its new president and chief executive officer. Oseth replaces Howard Nellor, a board member who has been serving as interim chief executive since August after Brian Bullock stepped down. “Todd brings strong leadership skills, broad functional experience, and a reputation for exceeding expectations to the company. The […]

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Tom Tom wins GPS customer survey

By Spatial Source on 14 December, 2010

Tom Tom came first amongst GPS navigation players in a customer satisfaction survey of 2,500 consumers in Australia. Tom Tom came first across all the criteria including upgrades, accuracy, ease of use, screen display and price. Garmin also scored well, scoring four or five stars across every criteria, and coming second followed by Navman […]

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Esri releases GIS app for iPhone

By Spatial Source on 14 December, 2010

Esri has released an updated version of its ArcGIS for Apple iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch devices. In addition to using the app to discover and explore maps, find places and addresses, and query map layers and data, users can now collect and update geographic information system (GIS) information in the field using the […]

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New product makes 2D images 3D

By Spatial Source on 14 December, 2010

A new product from Geocarto allows remote sensing professionals and scientists to add a third dimension to 2D satellite images or aerial photos. The firm says the 3D satellite images and aerial photos enhance visualisation of terrain and facilitate monitoring of construction projects, and are more impressive for displays and exhibitions. The firm requires […]

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