Hosted by Esri Australia, Ozri 2012, which runs from the 5–7 September at Sheraton on the Park in Sydney, will showcase the latest developments in the spatial industry and highlight extraordinary applications of the technology – such as how GIS is being used to significantly reduce the incidence of surgery-related mortality across Victoria. […]
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GIS discovers Queensland’s tallest tree
Sunshine Coast Council and Esri Australia representatives at the announcement of Queensland’s tallest tree, with Sunshine Coast Mayor Bob Abbot. Queensland has a new environmental icon: it’s called Big Bob, stretches up more than 70 metres and is believed to be the state’s tallest tree. Sunshine Coast Regional Council geographers used Geographic Information […]
Best of the Blogs 17 April 2012
With the 100 year anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic happening this month, there is no shortage of Titanic information coming out. One superb visualisation pointed out by O'Reilly Radar comes from ESRI, whom have created an interactive map showing the fates of the ship’s passengers. Slashgeo.org draw attention to Canada Post’s recent filing of […]
GIS to revolutionise flood insurance
An international geospatial expert and key figure behind a global flood modelling project says the insurance industry is recognising GIS as a powerful tool that will drive comprehensive business transformation. Simon Thompson, a senior executive with geographic information system (GIS) specialist Esri, has been meeting Australia’s top insurers as the industry faces widespread […]
Navigate releases new version of G-NAF geocoding tool
Navigate recently announced the release of the latest version of its G-NAF Geocoding Kit for ArcGIS v10. This new release of the G-NAF geocoding kit leverages all the improvements delivered with the ArcGIS v10 geocoding engine, combined with Navigate's experience in customising geocoders for Australian address vocabulary and syntax. Key features of […]
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 […]
New appointments in Parsons Brinckerhoff’s geospatial team
Parsons Brinckerhoff’s Australia-Pacific Geospatial operations recently appointed Phil Punter to the role of Principal GIS consultant in Brisbane, and Perth-based Peter Houwen, as the new Team Manager for Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria. Both Mr Punter and Mr Houwen worked at ESRI Australia delivering a wide range of projects to both the […]
GeoNext Conference
The rise of smartphones means that sophisticated spatial technology is no longer restricted to field workers and geo-professionals. Maps and location-based technologies are becoming as useful for someone buying a coffee as they are for someone prospecting for oil. The cost of location-aware devices is falling, data is now a commodity, and innovation in location-aware […]
Best of the Blogs 20/12/11
Lockheed Martin recently delivered its first test satellite for the new GPS III system – the much needed update to the current, aging GPS II. To coincide with this, Digital Trends have created an ‘everything you need to know’ guide to GPS III. It’s well worth reading. The Sydney Morning Herald has an […]
spatial@gov 2011 overview
The annual spatial@gov conference, the only geospatial event organised in conjunction with the peak organisations in Australia and New Zealand representing the public, private, research and professional sectors of the spatial community, has now finished for another year. Themes for this year included: water security; spatial@defence; government spatial activities in other countries; access […]
