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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 […]

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GeoNext program released

  GeoNext, the new conference that addresses the gap between industry and vendor geo events, has released its program.   With topics covering FOSS, Mobile, Augmented Reality, Monetising Location, and GIS and Design, the conference will appeal to all practitioners of location-based technology. The audience will comprise of experts from the fields of GIS, mapping, […]

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Australia’s first national soil mapping facility

  With World Soil Day having occured on Monday, the Terrestrial Environment Research Network (TERN) has announced that it will fund a new soil mapping facility for Australia.   The facility, known as the Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia, is a collaboration between CSIRO, state and territory agencies, Geoscience Australia and the University of […]

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National Datasets on Australia’s Land Cover and Topography Released

  Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson AM MP welcomed the release by Geoscience Australia last week at the spatial@gov conference of two new valuable mapping tools for use by the private sector and the general public.   The first was Digital Elevation Modelling (DEM) data @ 30m resolution and the second was a […]

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The Atlas of Living Australia

  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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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