Mount Everest, straddling the border between Nepal and China, is the undisputed holder of the title of world’s tallest (above-ground) mountain, but its exact height is still unknown. In 1957, Indian surveyors determined its height to be 8,848m, but recent measurements from the US and China vary be several meters. Now, scientists from […]
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EPA maps neglected boats along Murray
A recent survey of the Murray River in South Australia mapped and photographed 17 abandoned or partially submerged boats. The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is keen to contact the owners of the boats, which were likely abandoned during years of drought. "This the one of the first times we've been able to […]
MGA to establish regional multi-GNSS monitor network
Multi-GNSS Asia (MGA) and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have just announced a call for EOI to host one of JAXA's multi-GNSS receivers. These multi-GNSS receivers will be able to track GPS, Glonass, Galileo and QZSS satellite signals. This call is the first step in the establishment of a global continuous observation […]
Position Partners appoints Theodist as exclusive distributor for PNG
Position Partners has announced the appointment of Theodist, PNG stationery and survey equipment retailer, as regional distributor across its complete product range. Under the agreement, Theodist will offer the full suite of Topcon survey, GPS, machine control and laser equipment, from software through to robotics and RTK solutions. “We are delighted to […]
Topcon tracking new GLONASS K1 satellite signals
Within an hour of the first signal emanating from the new GLONASS K1 satellite in April this year, Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) engineers were tracking the satellite’s L1 and L2 signals. TPS receivers tracked the new code division multiple access (CDMA) L3 signals the same day. Topcon was the first major company to […]
Topcon appoints new regional survey sales manager
Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) has announced that Queensland-based Greg Frankish has been appointed regional survey sales manager for Australia and New Zealand. In his new role, Frankish will be in charge of survey sales for the Topcon line of products and will work directly with the company's distributor network in the region. He […]
Best of the Blogs 5/7/2011
PS News has republished a piece from the UK paper The Guardian that looks at the barriers that are stopping government from adopting a cloud strategy. While written about the UK, most of the article is still relevant, with the same barriers – security, cost, difficulty of migration – applicable down our end of […]
Galileo can afford 24 satellites
The European satellite positioning system, Galileo, will be able to afford to launch 24 satellites with existing funding. The announcement was made at the Paris Air Show by European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani, who has overall responsibility in Brussels for the project. The project has been plagued by delays and over-running […]
Field GIS data collection for iPhone and iPad
Following the release of the iCMTGIS for the Apple iPad, Corvallis Microtechnology, Inc. has announced the release of the iGPSGIS application software for use on the Apple iPhone. Like the iPad app, iGPSGIS allows the creation of GIS data in the field, including the export and import of shp files. The app […]
Run for plants viewable online
Two guys are running from Sydney to Melbourne to help save plant species, and you can track their progress online. Chris Turnbull, aged 27, and Len Gervay, aged 30, stared their 900km journey at the Sydney GPO at dawn on Sunday 19 June. As it stands when I write this, they are currently […]
