The UNSW School of Surveying & Geospatial Engineering has integrated with the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering.
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UNSW School of Surveying and Geospatial Engineering
From 1 July, UNSW School of Surveying and Spatial Information Systems adopted the new name UNSW School of Surveying and Geospatial Engineering. Chris Rizos, head of school, commented “The new school name better reflects the fact that our graduate engineers now have several career options, from the well-established career path as professional […]
PhD scholarships at UNSW
The School of Surveying & Spatial Information Systems at UNSW in Sydney is looking for students to fill three PhD and three Research Masters scholarships across three research areas in the field of navigation and earth observation research (NEO). An informational video on NEO is available to stream at https://tv.unsw.edu.au/video/nav-and-earth-obs-research The scholarships are valued at […]
UNSW satellite navigation research wins major award
Dr Nagaraj Shivaramaiah from the Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research has won the US Institution of Navigation’s Parkinson Award for outstanding new research, marking the first time that an Australian entry has won. Dr Shivaramaiah’s doctorate, for the School of Surveying & Spatial Information Systems at the University of New South Wales, […]
UNSW professor named next president of IAG
Professor Chris Rizos, head of the University of NSW School of Surveying & Spatial Information Systems (SSIS), was recently named the new president of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG). The IAG advances the use of Geodesy across an increasingly broad range of geoscience applications by providing reference systems and vital services that […]
UNSW looking to rename spatial school
From teaching the first surveying degree program in New South Wales in 1957, the UNSW School of Surveying and Spatial Information Systems (UNSW SSIS) has experienced great variations in its commencing undergraduate enrolments, from a peak in 1974 of 146 to around 10 a year since 2009. The first Global Positioning System (GPS) […]
UNSW to run two-day GPS course
The University of New South Wales is to run a two-day course for professional surveyors who wish to incorporate GPS / GNSS techniques into their survey practices. New South Wales state government legislation has evolved to better accommodate GPS surveying practices for legal cadastral surveys and spatial professionals. The process of GPS/GNSS surveying presents a […]
Spatial Snippets for Wednesday, 12 November
This week: WA’s new spatial cadastre, place name awards, SAR satellite launches, history of mapping and more.
Spatial Snippets for Wednesday, 22 October 2026
Enjoy our weekly compilation of general geospatial news snippets from across Australia and around the world.
Team tackles timely flood analysis using SAR, EO
SmartSAT CRC, industry and academia are using satellite radar and optical data to quantify major flooding events.
