Friday, March 21st, 2014
Winning the 2013 Esri Young Scholars Award for Australia has opened doors for Rodolfo Espada Jr he never dreamed possible. Rodolfo’s winning entry – flood risk mapping of Brisbane’s electricity infrastructure – provided him with the opportunity to rub shoulders with some of the world’s leading spatial professionals at the 2013 Esri International User Conference
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014
Australian insurance companies could save millions of dollars by adopting cutting-edge mapping technology to deal with the impact of natural disasters in real time, according to a leading spatial industry expert.
Thursday, February 6th, 2014
The risk of powerlines sparking major bushfires can be significantly reduced with cutting-edge mapping technology, according to a visiting international expert. Chris Kelly – founder of US vegetation management software company Clearion – has been invited to Australia to advise utilities on how Geographic Information System (GIS) technology can help mitigate a chief cause
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
The Department for Communities and Social Inclusion (DCSI) has launched a public information search tool called MapIQ. MapIQ focuses on connecting the citizen to community based services in their neighbourhood and to the wider community. Alberton resident Tony Yates has been introduced to a local neighbourhood he never knew existed, thanks to this new interactive
Monday, January 20th, 2014
CITIC Pacific Mining has taken a high-tech approach to managing underground infrastructure at the largest magnetite project under construction in Australia, with the development of an industry-first, interactive buried services reporting and mapping system. The company has joined forces with Australia’s leading Geographic Information System (GIS) specialist, Esri Australia, to develop the reporting and mapping
Wednesday, January 15th, 2014
Tourists heading to Canberra this summer can follow in the virtual footsteps of explorers and movie stars at an extraordinary exhibition that blends rare and historical charts with cutting-edge mapping technology. The Mapping Our World: Terra Incognita to Australia exhibition, which was opened late last year by self-proclaimed ‘map geek’ Russell Crowe, uses next-gen
Monday, December 16th, 2013
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas for Australian retailers, who now have access to a cutting-edge mapping tool that delivers a powerful insight into what makes shoppers spend money. New advancements in Bluetooth and Geographic Information System (GIS) technology means retailers can now map and analyse customers’ movements around a store based
Monday, November 25th, 2013
Wednesday 20th November marked this year’s International GIS Day 2013, and Brisbane celebrated in style with a massive open day showcasing the best and latest geospatial technologies.
Monday, November 11th, 2013
One of Korea’s leading geospatial experts will this week unveil a powerful new device which could soon predict natural disasters before they even hit.
Thursday, November 7th, 2013
Environmental projects critical to the future of Western Australia’s Northern Agricultural Region are at the core of a new interactive public mapping portal, set to be unveiled today at the State’s leading geospatial event. NARvis – short for the Northern Agricultural Region vision – is being developed as an interactive mapping website and will eventually
