World GIS Day: Looking back, looking ahead

By on 19 November, 2025

Did you know that Spatial Source began life way back in the 1990s as GIS User magazine?

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Sentinel-6B satellite set to survey sea levels

By on 19 November, 2025

Sentinel-6B is equipped with an improved dual-frequency radar altimeter and microwave radiometer.

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Spatial Snippets for Wednesday, 19 November

By on 19 November, 2025

This week: GIS DAY, mapping contest, job and research position offerings, industry webinars and more.

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Pozi announces revamp to better connect user base

By on 19 November, 2025

In time for World GIS Day, Pozi has announced a revamp of the GIS platform’s web-based Pozi Community.

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Report predicts far-reaching change in geospatial data

By on 18 November, 2025

The new Foresight Report 2030 outlines factors that challenge every assumption about geospatial intelligence.

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Australia’s deepest lake mapped in high-res 3D

By on 17 November, 2025

With a newly mapped maximum depth of 163 metres, Lake St Claire is deeper even than Bass Strait.

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Team Australia takes the helm at CEOS

By on 17 November, 2025

The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites will be led in 2026 by CSIRO, GA and the Bureau of Meteorology.

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Fijian hydrographic survey ship restored to service

By on 14 November, 2025

The RFNS Volasiga is once again fully operational following the resolution of technical issues and system faults.

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Otago Council puts SouthPAN’s L1 SBAS to the test

By on 14 November, 2025

The test with an Arrow 100 receiver achieved 30-60cm accuracy, suitable for 75% of the Council’s mapping needs.

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NZ’s online landslides map will be vastly expanded

By on 13 November, 2025

The number of records in the New Zealand Landslide Database will jump from 23,000 to more than 500,000.

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