Wired Magazine has an interesting article on a recent experiment where a UAV was commandeered by spoofing GPS signals. Just ignore the typically sensationalist Fox News report embedded in the middle. http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/drone-gps-spoof/all/ Gizmag has an article that talks of a high-resolution Doppler radar that can detect the velocity of individual raindrops. That’s some serious […]
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BAE creates alternative to GPS
Military platforms commonly use GPS to find their position and navigate. GPS rely upon a specific, and relatively weak, satellite signal that is vulnerable to disruption. BAE Systems has created a new system – known as Navigation via Signals of Opportunity (NAVSOP) – that is able to calculate its position by making use […]
The Groundwater Modelling School with GMS
The Groundwater Modelling School with GMS is a four-day course where you will learn the fundamental principles of groundwater flow computer modeling using Aquaveo’s top-line GMS modelling software. It will also teach an introduction to Parameter Estimation WHEN: 2012-10-23 to 2012-10-26WHERE: Pan Pacific Hotel, PerthSTATE: WACOUNTRY: AUS The Groundwater Modelling School with GMS is a […]
Best of the Blogs 22/5/2012
Google has removed the tag identifying the Persian Gulf from its popular mapping service, angering the Iranian government. Tehran says it will sue the search giant. ZDNet has the full story. The All Points Blog alerts us that GITA (in the US) has cancelled the Oil and Gas Conference, and stating that “The […]
Position Partners continues as Australian Distributor for Gatewing
National precision solutions company Position Partners will continue as the Australian Distributor of Gatewing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems. Gatewing, based in Gent, Belgium, was recently acquired by global positioning equipment manufacturer Trimble, as reported in Spatal Source last week. Gatewing’s solutions include the X100 UAV and Stretchout post processing software, designed to […]
Trimble Acquires Gatewing
Trimble recently announced that it has acquired privately held Gatewing of Gent, Belgium, a provider of lightweight unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for photogrammetry and rapid terrain mapping applications. UAVs in combination with photogrammetry are an emerging technology providing an innovative platform for aerial imagery acquisition. UAVs provide users the ability to create orthophotos […]
Free geospatial research areas workshop
The free 2012 UNSW SSIS/Advisory Board Research Workshop entitled “Trends in Geospatial Technology: Implications for Research” will be held at UNSW on 13 April 2012. Topics covered include: Trends in photogrammetry/imaging Cartography & geoinformation, & implications for geospatial developments in general Trends in remote sensing GNSS and modern geodesy Navigation & Earth Observation […]
Best of the Blogs 20 March 2012
An interesting use of UAVs/drones comes courtesy of SpatialSustain this week, where they claim that BitTorrent site, The Pirate Bay, will use GPS-controlled drones in which to house their servers. The drones will float a few kilometres up in the air, thus evading law enforcement. Incredible. ArcTechnica has an interesting piece on the way that […]
Best of the Blogs 28 February 2012
Australian Geographic have a great piece about mapping Australia’s ocean floors, including how we’ve mapped them, what has been discovered, and what is needed. Directions magazine have a great post that aims to teach you ‘Ten things you need to know about open source geospatial software.’ The Age have a story on […]
Best of the Blogs 21/2/12
The unofficial Google Earth Blog have some examples of Google’s SketchUp renderings (as shown above) that are simply stunning. The photo-realistic pieces really have to be seen to be believed. They give some hint of the level of detail and quality that Google Maps 3D will someday achieve. Do take a look. Spatial […]
