Best of 2024: The plan to digitise an entire state
The Government of Western Australia made headlines a couple of months ago when it announced the establishment of the $140 million Spatial WA program and its aim to deliver for Western Australia an Advanced Spatial Digital Twin (ASDT). The ASDT will be a spatially accurate 4D virtual representation ...
Planet prepares Pelican, SuperDoves for launch - Spatial Source
Planet has collaborated with NVIDIA to equip Pelican-2 with the NVIDIA Jetson platform for edge AI and robotics to power on-orbit computing — with the aim of vastly reducing the time between data capture and its availability for customers.
Best of 2024: Strengthening Australia’s commercial EO sector
Dec 31, 2024 · First published 18 September 2024. FrontierSI has released a new report highlighting the need for a coordinated calibration and validation (cal/val) network to strengthen Australia’s expanding commercial Earth observation (EO) sector.
OGC releases new API Maps core standard - Spatial Source
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has announced that its members have approved OGC API – Maps – Part 1: Core as an official OGC Standard for defining a web interface for portraying geographic information.. According to the OGC, one of the Core Standard’s main benefits is the ability to generate maps by combining data from one …
LatConnect60 selects Spire for GNSS reflectometry
Dec 10, 2024 · Perth-based Earth observation company, LatConnect60, has selected Spire Global to provide GNSS reflectometry (GNSS-R) data and soil moisture insights.
Case study: Locating wombat burrows with GPR - Spatial Source
When it’s not being used to map wombat burrows, Andrew says it’s a great machine for utilities work and other uses. “It’s particularly good for void detection,” he adds, with sinkhole investigation being one of the latest applications.
Early bird registration: Locate25/FIG WW 2025 - Spatial Source
5 days ago · Early bird registration is now open for the joint Locate25 and FIG Working Week 2025 geospatial conference to be held in Brisbane from 6 to 10 April. The combined conferences are expected to bring together almost 2,000 delegates from all around the world, for an unmissable opportunity for ...
Applicants wanted for Geospatial Trainee Program
Sep 26, 2024 · The Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO) is seeking applicants for its Foundation Geospatial Trainee Program. The Program is a 12-month competency-based training course in which participants undertake workplace experience and obtain a tertiary qualification at the AGO’s Bendigo training facility.. Trainees will be in full-time paid employment as an APS level 3 Geospatial ...
Best of 2024: PNT for Australia’s critical infrastructure
Reliable PNT services are vital for Australia’s national security, and the need for risk mitigation is growing. First published 22 May 2024. All Australians rely on critical infrastructure to deliver the essential services that underpin our economy, security and sovereignty.
Interview with hydrographer, Jasbir Randhawa - Spatial Source
Celebrating 30 years of accomplishments with the Australian Hydrographic Office. Jasbir Randhawa is a superstar within the field of hydrography, having spent 30 years with the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) and 20 years before that in other endeavours within the disciplines of land and hydrographic surveying.