The NSW Division of the Australian Property Institute (API NSW) and the Spatial Industries Business Association (SIBA) are co-hosting a seminar on natural disasters, and how we might better understand and respond to the risks to property and life. Access to high definition, accurate and current mapping data is crucial to a range […]
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Calls intenisfy for spatial infrastructure
Insurance Australia Group has likened the lack of adequate flood mapping to a national infrastructure problem, with many home owners unable to secure flood cover because of the state of existing data, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald after announcing a well-flagged interim result that had dropped by […]
Sensis comments on Google development
Google Maps switched from using PSMA Australia (formerly Public Sector Mapping Authority) data to a Sensis database because it wanted more detailed data, according to Sensis. Previously, Google used cadastral data from PSMA Australia processed by MapData Sciences to support its Google Maps service in Australia. But recently the internet giant switched data suppliers, prompting […]
Google Maps switches to Sensis in Oz
Google Maps now uses a database from Sensis to underpin its operations in Australia, according to the Spatial Industries Business Association (SIBA). Previously, Google used cadastral data from the Public Sector Mapping Authority (PMSA) to support its maps. Whereas the PMSA data originated from land registry entities, the Sensis data will be maintained […]
NZ geospatial standards leader appointed
Richard Murcott has been appointed geospatial standards leader within the New Zealand Geospatial Office (NZGO). The newly-created role will see Murcott responsible for administering the standards stream of work within the Geospatial Office work programme and taking responsibility for facilitating the development and implementation of geospatial standards in New Zealand. Murcott will form links with […]
APSEA awards recognise excellence in spatial industry
The seventh annual Asia Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards, held at the gala dinner during spatial@gov 2010 conference in Canberra, celebrated the pinnacle of success for the spatial industry. The awards are hosted jointly by the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute and the Spatial Industries Business Association. These awards continue to provide an opportunity for […]
Melbourne wins spatial honours
Melbourne’s spatially-enabled city management system won top honours in Victoria’s annual Spatial Excellence Awards. The system, known as Compass, combines and integrates location-based information with the latest mapping, aerial and ground-level imagery and geospatial information technology into a single system that can be accessed by council staff and registered users. It is used by […]
Spatial award winners revealed
Two women took the top awards at last month’s Spatial Information Day, with Adelaide University’s Alice Baker winning the SASEA Undergraduate/Graduate Project Award for her honours thesis "Spectral Sensing of Soils Using the HyLogger Core Scanner." Meanwhile Dr Dorothy Turner, also of Adelaide University, won the SASEA Postgraduate Research Award for her thesis, entitled […]
Annual Victorian Spatial Excellence Awards
Hosted jointly by SSSI and SIBA Victoria, it showcases technical diversity and innovation. this special night recognises the achievements and service contributions of professionals within the spatial industry. WHEN: 2010-09-15 to 2010-09-15WHERE: Regent Theatre, MelbourneSTATE: VICCOUNTRY: AUS Hosted jointly by SSSI & SIBA Victoria, it showcases technical diversity and innovation. this special night recognises the […]
Geospatial Technology Underway in Indian Secondary Schools
Thirty-three Indian secondary schools are piloting courses teaching the use of geospatial technologies. Kapil Sabal, India’s minister for human resource and development launched the new courses last week. “We need to prepare our children for the 21st century, which is going to be a century of enormous challenges,” he said. “Both school and university education […]
