The Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI) has clarified its position on the national broadband rollout. This follows last week’s report on Spatial Source that the SSSI was raising concerns with Malcolm Turnbull that the national broadband rollout could interfere with the cadastral survey infrastructure. The article quoted remarks from president Jonathan Saxon’s speech […]

  The Northern Territory is experiencing a serious lack of surveying talent that can only be remedied with local education options, according to Darwin surveying firm Fyfe JMA. Attracting skilled surveyors to Darwin and then retaining them is proving extremely difficult from for the firm because of strong competition from other states and the mining […]

  Scientists at the University of Sydney are doing new research using spatial technologies to help predict the behaviour of locusts. Locusts are a serious threat to crop yields, especially after heavy rains such as those seen this winter, and predicting their movement could help the Australian Plague Locust Commission apply insecticide to swarms more […]

  Clients of projects firm Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) will soon have access to the latest in mobile 3D laser scanning technology. A Riegl VMX-250 mobile laser scanning system, purchased earlier this year by SKM through Australian distributor CR Kennedy, is the first of its type in Australia and is now available for use on […]

  The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has awarded Spatial Vision the contract for the provision of application hosting, support and development services for its disease tracking application.  Biosirt (Biosecurity, Surveillance, Incident Response and Tracing) is a nationally administered, web-based application for the management of incidents of disease, pests or residues in plants, […]

  Land Information New Zealand has said it intends to put more effort into promoting the use and re-use of New Zealand’s geospatial information in the future. The body traditionally exists to maintain private property rights in New Zealand, and to make available geographic information about New Zealand that underpins property rights. But the new […]