The Queensland town of Bell will be mapped using a number of different techniques as part of a new project by the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute’s Queensland Young Professionals Committee (SSSIQ YPs). The MapMyTown scheme aims to use as many available spatial and surveying technologies and methods as possible to build spatial resources and […]
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Rio Tinto develops new mining system
Rio Tinto this week announced a new underground tunnelling system is ready for trial at Northparkes copper and gold mine in the Central West of New South Wales in 2012. The system will use underground positioning technologies to ensure a high level of accuracy. The tunnel boring system (TBS) is based on the standard […]
Spatial data informs Murray-Darling basin plan
Spatial information was a key part in the development of the Murray-Darling Basin plan, the first stage of which was released late llast week. The plan aims to restore flows to rivers in the Murray-Darling Basin by setting limits on water use across the basin. The Murray-Darling Basin covers more than 1 million square kilometres, […]
RapidEye offers NZ imagery
Firms in New Zealand will now have access to improved orthoimagery of the country after RapidEye announced its 5-metre orthoimagery extends across the country. The firm says images have significantly less than 10 per cent cloud. “RapidEye can routinely capture large areas in short time frames, providing clients with timely, cost-effective 5m orthoproducts,” said Dr […]
Mapping the Queensland seafloor
A researcher at James Cook University in Cairns has produced a three-dimensional bathymetry model of the entire Queensland coast, Great Barrier Reef, and the Coral Sea almost to New Caledonia. Robin Beaman said the depth model can represent seabed features down to 100 metres in size, revealing the seafloor in unprecedented detail for such […]
Melbourne gets innovation award
GIS technologies have helped Melbourne become one of the top 20 innovative cities in the world, according to an index by 2thinknow. The city is using GIS technologies to plan and coordinate the delivery of public services as part of the Future Melbourne strategy, which aims to improve the knowledge economy in the city. […]
GIS tool to improve car pooling
A new online service in Australia is using GIS technology to help commuters share transport options. GreenRide Connect was developed to reduce single-passenger journies. The web-based platform identifies individual options for carpools, vanpools, bicycling, park-and-ride facilities and public transport. Tony Gale, program director for GreenRide from developer Ecology and Envionment, said that the system […]
Mobile satellite service goes live
A new service will allow businesses in Australia to access an improved level of mobile satellite communications. Indigo’s Stargate service claims to provide secure access to Australia’s 'first point of presence', meaning the security, performance and reliability of information sent over mobile satellite phones will be improved. Chief technology officer Yuval Hertzog said Indigo’s customers […]
UK row over publishing public mapping data
Public sector bodies in the UK will not be able to publish data on Google Maps, despite a new deal lifting restrictions on the distribution of public mapping data. UK government mapping agency the Ordnance Survey collects and sells mapping data to the public and private sector. The agency recently signed an agreement with […]
