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Preparations progressing well for LOCATE26

Organisers expect to put out the call for papers for the Melbourne event, early in the new year.

Surveying

Autonomous survey vessel commissioned in WA

EGS Survey’s 12-metre-long USV Fremantle 01 is equipped to conduct 90% of its missions autonomously.

GIS & Data

LiveEO sets its sights on Australian market

The German satellite imagery company has opened an office in Sydney to reach Australian and APAC clients.

GIS & Data

$650,000 secured for LiDAR coastal scanning

A multi-institution team has been awarded ARC Linkage funding to help map Australia’s coastal environments.

GIS & Data

Location data and intelligence in 2026

Ordnance Survey’s CTO, Manish Jethwa, gives his views on turning location data into actionable insights.

GIS & Data

Deep-learning mapping of global road surfaces

Models have analysed 9.2 million kilometres of major transport routes connecting cities and rural regions.

GIS & Data

GIS analysis maps the best powerline routes

Researchers assessed more than 500 potential new transmission corridors to find 147 highest-scoring options.

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How do AEC Firms in Australia easily access engineering workforce at a lower cost?

Aidedo was founded based on the practical experience of CEO Aiden Tong while studying and working with many Civil Engineering and Land Surveying firms in developed countries.

GIS & Data

Malaysia introduces the GEOHUB data portal

GEOHUB integrates geospatial information and official statistics to support planning and development.

Locate26 update: Free expo showcase, rego deadline

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Western Australia EISSI Awards 2026

2026 Advancing Earth Observation Forum

South West and Great Southern Surveyors Conference

Locate26 Conference / 10th Digital Earth Summit

2026 Pacific Islands GIS & Remote Sensing User Conference

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