SIMON IRONSIDE The Australasian Hydrographic Surveyors Certification Panel is seeking international endorsement for its certification process. If accepted, the process would become the national competency standard for hydrographic surveyors in New Zealand and Australia (subject to regulatory approval) and the certification would be recognised internationally. To this end, the AHSCP has applied to the […]
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PARVIZ TARIKHI At the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002, delegates highlighted the urgency of co-ordinated Earth observation. The following year, the meeting of the Group of Eight leading industrialised countries (the G8) in Evian, France, gave shape to this urgency by setting priorities for Earth observation. These meetings recognised that international […]
Introducing the New Epson Stylus Pro 7700/9700
These new four colour printers with exceptional speed and superior quality output are designed to assist architects, engineers, construction companies, GIS professionals and retailers to expand their businesses. The Epson Stylus® Pro 7700 (24 inch wide) and Epson Stylus® Pro 9700 (44 inch wide) four colour large format printers are designed to deliver enhanced productivity […]
Best of the Blogs 15 January 2013
With Summer heating up the Sydney Morning Herald has run a piece on the ‘Nerve centre at heart of Australian fires’ – the GIS systems at the headquarters of the NSW Rural Fire Service. And speaking of fires, the Converstion has a piece that tries to put the recent Tasmanian bushfires into perspective […]
Best of the blogs 31/01/12
Vector One points us to a history of cadastral mapping in Queensland, as published by the Queensland Government. Well worth a look. http://www.vector1media.com/vectorone/?p=9148 The Telegraph in the UK is reporting that a special summit has been called by the British government to address the issues that outdated maps on consumer’s GPS units are causing. The […]
