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 […]
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 […]
Australian geological data now available to all
Mining industry explorers, earthquake and climate change scientists and members of the public can now access geospatial information about Australia's geology through a new open-access network. The new open-access network of geospatial data and its supporting infrastructure – known as the Spatial Information Services Stack (SISS) – has been developed and launched by […]
ISRSE34 is underway
The 34th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment is happening this week in Sydney. The theme of the symposium is The GEOSS era: towards operational environmental monitoring, and contains five parallel streams: Earth observation supporting disaster management and situational awareness; Briefings from space agencies; GEO forest carbon; Space policies; A panel on climate and […]
East coast gliders yield valuable marine life data
Electronics engineer Lindsay Macdonald (left) and oceanographer Ken Ridgway with the deep ocean glider that has been generating substantial profiles of the Tasman Sea. (CSIRO) The influence ocean eddies have on marine life in the oceans surrounding Australia’s south-east is expected to become clearer after scientists examine data from new deep-diving research ‘gliders’ patrolling […]
