Topcon announces IP-S2 HD Mapping System

By Spatial Source on 12 November, 2010

Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) has announced an addition to its offering of high-accuracy, mobile mapping solutions – the IP-S2 HD Mapping System – a vehicle-mounted surveying and mapping system featuring a high-definition LiDAR scanner from Velodyne Lidar, Inc. The IP-S2 HD Mapping System incorporates state-of-the-art technologies, including high-precision GNSS receivers, IMU (inertial measurement unit), vehicle […]

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12d Model – Integrated 3D Water Engineering, Surveying & Civil Design Software

By Spatial Source on 10 November, 2010

12d Model – Integrated 3D Water Engineering, Surveying & Civil Design Software 12d Model provides the ideal solution for integrating all your survey, earthworks, rail, highway, flood and terrain modeling work. However did you know 12d Model is also used for high level water engineering design solutions? 12d Model distributors have been highlighting […]

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Australia, US to co-operate on civil space applications

By Spatial Source on 9 November, 2010

Australia has renewed an agreement with the USA to co-operate on civil space applications. The United States and Australia initiated a cooperative relationship on GPS and space-based positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) systems in 2007. The scheme aimed to ensure interoperability between GPS and Australia's Ground-based Regional Augmentation System (GRAS) and Ground-Based Augmentation System […]

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Water researchers to get improved modelling tools

By Spatial Source on 9 November, 2010

The National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT) has secured access to international water research organisation DHI’s state-of-the-art modelling and research tools for groundwater and integrated catchment hydrology. Modelling the complex interaction between groundwater and surface water requires advanced technology and is vital to projects such as the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. In Australia […]

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New guidelines set for location privacy on mobile phones

By Spatial Source on 9 November, 2010

The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) has released new industry guidelines to help promote the privacy of people using location-based services (LBS) on mobile devices. The association also released a number of tips for consumers that would help them maintain privacy when using the technology, which targets services to users based on their mobile […]

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NZ firm achieves ESRI Gold Partner status

By Spatial Source on 9 November, 2010

New Zealand’s NorthSouth GIS Group (NSGG) has become one of the first global partners to be selected for 'Gold Tier' status by the Esri Partner Network. The Esri Partner Network is a global partner program for companies developing and delivering GIS solutions and services based on Esri's enterprise GIS software platform. David Pimblott, executive […]

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Remote sensing used to model Australian wind farms

By Spatial Source on 9 November, 2010

Wind consultants Continental Wind Partners (CWP) will be using advanced remote sensing technology to speed up the process of developing wind farms in Australia. CWP has already helped developed Dandaragan Wind Farm near Perth and the Boco Rock Wind Farm in New South Wales. CWP will use Second Wind's Triton Sonic Wind Profiler – an […]

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Spatial Source directory goes live

By Spatial Source on 9 November, 2010

The Spatial Source industry directory is now live online. The directory features more than 190 suppliers of products and services to the mapping, surveying and geospatial industry. The directory includes detailed descriptions of hundreds of brands and is searchable by product and service categories across hardware, software, data supply and capture services, consulting and […]

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NSW eye in the sky on clearing

By Spatial Source on 9 November, 2010

Remote sensing has helped the government analyse the clearing of native vegetation in New South Wales, according to a report from the NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water. Information on all activities are gathered by aerial photographs and satellite imagery, and then checked against known legal projects such as routine agricultural management […]

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NZ Navy abandons seabed mapping

By Spatial Source on 9 November, 2010

New Zealand’s navy will no longer carry out underwater mapping work for non-military purposes under new cost-cutting measures. In a major review of military capability, defence chiefs have been told to find up to NZ $400 m worth of savings to redirect into combat capability. The navy had been working with Land Information New […]

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