Leica tunnels to success

By Spatial Source on 26 October, 2010

Leica Geosystems has helped provide surveying services on the world’s longest rail tunnel. The Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) is a 57 km railway tunnel beneath the Alps in Switzerland and took 14 years to build. Leica’s surveying instruments are in use in all areas of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, according to the company. […]

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Best of the Blogs 26th October 2010

By Spatial Source on 26 October, 2010

All things spatial reports on a mashup competition organised by the World Bank. GIS Lounge notes Esri has launched a new section of its web site that is focused on showcasing presentations on various topics relating to the geospatial technology field. The GIS development lounge says the UK’s Ordnance Survey (OS) has refused to […]

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McMullen Nolan Mobile Laser Scanning (video)

By Spatial Source on 25 October, 2010

Mobile Laser Scanning (MLS) combines the power of terrestrial laser scanners with the positioning technology provided by GPS and Inertial Measurement Units (IMU’s). When these components are mounted together and interfaced they produce an extremely powerful measurement tool. As the vehicle moves, the laser rotates rapidly collecting 300,000 points per second, measuring everything to a […]

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With heads in the cloud, HP launches printing revolution

By Spatial Source on 19 October, 2010

At what it describes as its biggest product launch in ten years, HP has unleashed on an army of Asia Pacific journalists its revolutionary ‘print-through-the-cloud’ web-enabled printers as well as vastly improved professional large-format printers. High productivity high-end printers Of most interest to GIS professionals is the new HP Z6200 large format photo printer. […]

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Australian early warning systems reliant on foreign satellites

By Spatial Source on 19 October, 2010

Australia is heavily reliant on space-based international systems for early warnings of impending natural disasters, according to evidence given to a UN committee last week. The committee is examining the importance of international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space. David Windsor, acting deputy permanent representative to the UN, said Australia was reliant […]

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‘Gliders’ to probe ocean depths

By Spatial Source on 19 October, 2010

Australian scientists are preparing to use data from a $22m array of high-tech equipment to help them probe deeper into the nation’s coastal oceans. The technology is part of a vastly improved set of tools provided by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) to study the open ocean. Floats that ‘sense’ breaks in […]

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Queensland town to be modelled in community event

By Spatial Source on 19 October, 2010

The Queensland town of Bell will be mapped using a number of different techniques as part of a new project by the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute’s Queensland Young Professionals Committee (SSSIQ YPs). The MapMyTown scheme aims to use as many available spatial and surveying technologies and methods as possible to build spatial resources and […]

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Auckland leads way on NZ spatial city plans

By Spatial Source on 19 October, 2010

New Zealand needs to develop holistic spatial plans for its cities to improve planning and infrastructure development, according to a new government report. The discussion document 'Building competitive cities – reform of the urban and infrastructure planning system', points out that poorly managed economic growth can have a wide-range of negative impacts on the […]

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New Zealand to look at underwater fault lines

By Spatial Source on 19 October, 2010

Scientists in New Zealand are using new techniques to interpret the history of undersea earthquakes occurring on major fault lines around New Zealand. The researchers are using acoustic soundings to analyse the history of undersea fault’s activity. Investigation of faults on land and what they reveal about their earthquake history is an established discipline, […]

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Cahill goes to Cody

By Spatial Source on 19 October, 2010

The Cody Corporation of Adelaide, South Australia has recently appointed Geoffrey Cahill to the role of national sales manager to be based out of Sydney. Cahill’s efforts will focus on the newly released products from Ashtech and Nikon but will also include the many other brands represented by Cody in Australia. This will […]

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