Firms in New Zealand will now have access to improved orthoimagery of the country after RapidEye announced its 5-metre orthoimagery extends across the country. The firm says images have significantly less than 10 per cent cloud. “RapidEye can routinely capture large areas in short time frames, providing clients with timely, cost-effective 5m orthoproducts,” said Dr […]
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APSEA awards for organisational excellence in spatial industry
Awards to organisations For awards to individuals please see separate article. Innovation and Commercialisation Award: Services Mapping Using Ground Penetrating RADAR – Whelans InSites This project employed a new method of determining the reliable location of underground assets. It is especially useful where no information – or inaccurate information – exists. Judges stated […]
Satellite Imagery: 1 billion km2 and counting!
20% cloud from February 2009 to September 2010 RapidEye is celebrating its collection of more than 1 billion km² of image data in a little over a year. Substantial recent coverage is now available for Australia, China, India, Africa and New Zealand; with captures for select parts of PNG and SE Asia now underway. RapidEye […]
Virtual Brisbane for 3D City Planning
JONATHON POWERS The world of 3D visualisation is rapidly maturing, at least in applications designed for city planning. This is not so much about the model itself. Practical 3D modelling capability has been around for the best part of two decades. Rather, it’s about the interfaces that now exist between GIS and visualisation, and the […]
