Federal budget 2026: What’s in it for geospatial?

By on 13 May, 2026

Phil Delaney analyses the federal budget to find out what opportunities there are for the geospatial sector.

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Spatial Snippets for Wednesday, 13 May

By on 13 May, 2026

This week: A Surveyor General vacancy in paradise, lots of other geospatial jobs, upcoming events and more.

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Who controls Australia’s geospatial sector?

By on 13 May, 2026

Igor Stjepanovic ponders what Australia gains and loses when strategic geospatial ownership moves offshore.

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Newcastle eyes 2027 for new surveying course

By on 12 May, 2026

The Uni of Newcastle wants to launch a revised Bachelor of Surveying course but needs industry funding support.

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ANZLIC provides an update on recent activities

By on 11 May, 2026

In its first update since 2023, ANZLIC says it has been strengthening its national leadership role in the sector.

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Bennett and Bennett reveals new group structure

By on 11 May, 2026

Bennett and Bennett Holdings groups all of its subsidiary firms, such as Bennett + Bennett, SurvaCAD and Kadastre.

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Locus Alliance launches geospatial webinar series

By on 11 May, 2026

A variety of topics will be covered, such as LiDAR, AI, land tenure, strategy, and professional motivation.

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Pixxel plans on-orbit EO imagery processing

By on 8 May, 2026

Its Pathfinder satellite will run AI training and inference directly in orbit, with full-stack language models.

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Tasmania’s LISTmap heads for November update

By on 7 May, 2026

The new version of the state’s map-creation service is progressing towards an end-of-year completion.

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LINZ exploring the present and future use of AI

By on 7 May, 2026

The NZ geospatial authority says it is safely testing ideas before deploying operational capabilities.

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