The Strategic Review of Geoscience Australia, commissioned by the Australian Government in the context of the 2010-11 Budget, is now available. The review found that the products and capabilities of Geoscience Australia (GA) support the Australian Government across a wide range of policies that address nationally significant challenges in the management and exploitation […]
FUGRO launches new Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry system
By Spatial Source on 17 May, 2011Fugro LADS Corporation, based in Adelaide, has commenced flight trials of its new Fugro LADS Mk 3 Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry (ALB) system. Developed from laser airborne depth sounder (LADS) technology, the system is now smaller, lighter and more efficient to operate, while maintaining or improving upon the performance of its predecessors. The system […]
CADCorp announces updated software and interface
By Spatial Source on 17 May, 2011The latest version of CADCorp SIS desktop GIS software, version 7.1, was recently unveiled. The new version includes a completely redesigned interface, based on the Microsoft Office ‘Fluent’ user interface. The change is hoped to make it easier for new users to adopt, as the software now has an interface immediately familiar to […]
Flying fox relocation postponed
By Spatial Source on 17 May, 2011The Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney is conducting further monitoring that will result in the postponement of the planned flying fox relocation until next year, to ensure the success of the relocation and protection of the bat colony. Botanic Gardens acting executive director Dr Brett Summerell said the additional monitoring program for the […]
Meta 2011 Conference
By Spatial Source on 17 May, 2011The Meta 2011 conference will run from 25-27 May 2011 at University House, ANU, Canberra. The conference is targeted at senior managers responsible for knowledge, records and information management; policy and technical metadata and data practitioners; researchers in information and metadata management; and students from all disciplines who are interested in information and […]
Pacific GIS and RS User Conference
By Spatial Source on 13 May, 2011Each year the range of GIS&RS technologies presented cover an array of applications including the management of resources of the small island Pacific nations. WHEN: 2011-11-29 to 2011-12-02WHERE: Lali Conference Room 1, Holiday Inn Hotel, Suva, Fiji IslandsSTATE: InternationalCOUNTRY: INT Since the first Pacific GIS&RS Conference in 1999, this annual event has attracted a lot […]
ISDE7 – 7th International Symposium on Digital Earth
By Spatial Source on 11 May, 2011ISDE7 will provide an exciting insight into the use of digital technologies in today’s and tomorrow’s world. WHEN: 2011-08-23 to 2011-08-25WHERE: Perth Convention and Exhibition CentreSTATE: WACOUNTRY: AUS ISDE7 – 7th International Symposium on Digital Earth Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, 23 – 25 August 2011 The 7th International Symposium on Digital Earth (ISDE7) […]
New aerial camera system
By Spatial Source on 10 May, 2011Microsoft’s Photogrammetry division last week announced the next generation of its UltraCam line of aerial camera systems. The UltraCam Eagle features a PAN image footprint of more than 20,000 pixels across the flight strip. This generation has completely new high-resolution lenses and updated CCD technology, with enhanced electronics that provide improved frame rates […]
Skilled workforce: read the reports and comment
By Spatial Source on 10 May, 2011On 3 May, a whole of surveying/spatial industry meeting in Brisbane considered seven reports from the Stage 1 work of the Skilled Workforce Development Initiative. The research for these reports is confined to Queensland at this stage, but the application is probably much more universal. These reports covered different parts of the supply […]
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