A researcher at James Cook University in Cairns has produced a three-dimensional bathymetry model of the entire Queensland coast, Great Barrier Reef, and the Coral Sea almost to New Caledonia. Robin Beaman said the depth model can represent seabed features down to 100 metres in size, revealing the seafloor in unprecedented detail for such […]

    The New South Wales Department of Education and Training has a new mapping interface for its Asset Management System (AMS). Developed by supplier Omnilink, the system allows users to visualise their asset data across 3,000 sites geographically. Users at the department traditionally viewed asset data on Oracle forms. Omnilink blended Oracle forms with […]

  A network of sea level monitoring devices has been installed to help New Zealand monitor the threat of tsunami. Pressure sensors on gauges installed at 17 sites around New Zealand measure any significant change in the sea level, with data being transmitted in real time to GNS Science’s GeoNet data management centre. GNS Science […]

  An unmanned aircraft is being used in a trial in Western Australia to see if it is an effective weapon in the fight to monitor and conserve marine mammals. Murdoch University’s Amanda Hodgson, funded by the Australian Marine Mammal Centre to the tune of over $400,000, has enlisted the help of Insitu Pacific and […]

  A new interactive website allows Western Sydney residents to see potential changes to their region on a map. The site shows possible future infrastructure developments as suggested by independent inquiries, industry groups, local councils, and members of the community. These include housing, transport and utility projects, as well as potential areas of new employment. […]