The Atlas of Living Australia is a joint initiative to build a national database of our flora and fauna. The project brings together a huge array of information on Australia’s biodiversity, accessible through a single website. Partners in this collaborative project include CSIRO, museums, herbaria, other biological collections, the Australian Government and the community. […]
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WA releases world’s largest satellite-derived geosciences map
The world’s largest satellite-derived geosciences map capturing the entire State of Western Australia was released last week by Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore. Mr Moore said the ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection) map provided a new generation of satellite information, which would change the way explorers looked for mineral deposits. […]
Registrations for GeoNext now open
After announcing the first round of speakers, registrations for the newest geospatial event in Australia are now open. GeoNext is a brand new event, aimed at all practitioners of location-based technology. The audience will comprise experts from the fields of GIS, mapping, mobility, software development and business – anyone with an interest in […]
Nationwide one-second DEM launched
The CSIRO, the Australian National University (ANU), the Bureau of Meteorology, Geoscience Australia and the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation have just completed building the finest resolution national computer model of Australia's ground surface topography and river networks. . The new one-second – or 30-metre resolution – hydrological Digital Elevation Model (DEM) incorporates rivers […]
See the latest and the best at the spatial@gov Exhibition
With over 40 exhibiting companies showcasing their spatial technologies and capabilities, hundreds of highly qualified delegates and visitors from the spatial community, spatial@gov is the place to be. The spatial@gov 2010 Exhibition was a huge success. With over 40 exhibiting companies and hundreds of highly qualified delegates and visitors, spatial@gov Exhibition 2010 increased by […]
Fugro awarded Sunshine Coast LiDAR bathymetry survey
Fugro has been awarded the contract to conduct an Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry (ALB) survey of the Queensland Sunshine Coast, to be conducted during October and November 2011. The primary purpose of the survey is to develop a high resolution digital elevation model and other derived products that can be used to help manage this […]
spatial@gov
Hannover Fairs Australia and the Office of Spatial Policy will stage the third spatial@gov Conference and Exhibition in Canberra from 15 to 17 November 2011. The Conference will explore the increasingly important influence that Geospatial information and technologies have across government activities, enhancing the ability to provide the right services to the right […]
Geospatial tech recognised at iAwards
Geospatial technologies have won big at this year’s iAwards, which recognise companies and individuals who have excelled in their field of ICT and are deserving of recognition at a national level. Both the creators of Google Maps and Esri Australia received recognition at this year’s ceremony, for their respective contribution to Australian ICT […]
World’s largest solar farm planned for Moree
A $66.5 million Education Investment Fund (EIF) grant was announced last week that will underpin the Moree Solar farm, which will power around 45,000 homes, perform cutting-edge research and accelerate the development of the solar industry in Australia. Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr said that “the research will enhance the performance, resilience, profitability and […]
Dam break modelling using GIS and fluid dynamics
CSIRO scientists have developed modelling techniques to help understand the full impact of flooding that occurs when dams collapse. The modelling combines static landscape data from a GIS, and combines it with dynamic data generated from fluid analysis to show how infrastructure will be affected. “The modelling technique we developed for this […]
