ESRI president Jack Damgermond   Esri has announced that Microsoft had selected ArcGIS as a foundation for viewing geospatial information in Azure DataMarket. DataMarket is a marketplace for delivering high-quality information, allowing developers and information workers to easily find, purchase, and manage premium data subscriptions on the Windows Azure platform. Application developers and end users […]

  The Insurance Council of Australia has called for the nation to be properly flood mapped as a means of encouraging more insurers to offer comprehensive flood coverage. A national database mapping elevations, flood-prone regions and the flow of surface water would "guarantee" the roll-out of more insurance policies covering flood damage, the council said. […]

      The New South Wales Government has admitted it may have accidentally approved logging in old-growth forests for years. A report, commissioned by the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water and carried out by Aerial Acquisitions, says the mistake was caused by inaccurate surveying. ''The implementation of old-growth is highly variable and […]

  SuperGeo Technologies has announced that SuperPad 3, its mobile GIS software, now works with SuperGIS Server 3 to support online editing services. SuperGIS Server 3 is an upgraded set of map server software that allows businesses to create, integrate, and publish diversified GIS map data on a central server. Users can now modify this […]

  Google Maps switched from using PSMA Australia (formerly Public Sector Mapping Authority) data to a Sensis database because it wanted more detailed data, according to Sensis. Previously, Google used cadastral data from PSMA Australia processed by MapData Sciences to support its Google Maps service in Australia. But recently the internet giant switched data suppliers, prompting […]

Australian Online vehicle tracking company Ezy2c has completed the acquisition of OmniTRACK from OmniSTAR. OmniTRACK is a web-based system that allows businesses to monitor and track both fixed and mobile assets around the clock. Ezy2C uses GPS technology to track over 4000 vehicles across Australia for clients in the transport, mining, utilities, government, manufacturing, distribution, […]

MapQuest, a subsidiary of US media giant AOL, has announced the launch of a new mapping site for Australia built on open technology and OpenStreetMap data. The crowd-sourced maps are improved by consumers who can easily add content and details MapQuest says makes the map more timely, relevant and useful. Christian Dwyer, senior vice president […]

  Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has appointed Opus, Beca, and CPG to carry out critical re-surveying work in post-quake Canterbury. The three firms will share the significant task of restoring the region's vertical control network – the system of about 400 geodetic survey markers that enable the accurate determination of heights. The government recently […]

  A $200,000 glider from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is to be deployed in Moreton Bay to investigate the impact of the recent flooding on marine ecosystems. The move is part of a research program to monitor the effect of the floods on Moreton Bay, off Brisbane. Andy Steven from the […]