Thursday, February 21st, 2013
Cutting-edge mapping technology is being used to tackle child obesity in South Australia by pinpointing communities across the state with poorer health outcomes. The Geographic Information System (GIS) technology from industry leaders Esri Australia is being used by South Australia’s Department for Health and Ageing and local governments in a five year evaluation of facilities
Monday, February 18th, 2013
Cutting-edge mapping technology used to take on violent gangs in the US could assist South Australian crime fighters in the state’s bikie war, according to a visiting international law enforcement expert. Twenty-eight year police veteran and former criminal profiler Mike King – now a law enforcement expert with global Geographic Information System (GIS) giant Esri
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
It’s official. Beach hazards are a greater risk for visitors than for locals, according to research by Life Saving Victoria. Using cutting-edge Geographic Information System (GIS) technology from industry leaders Esri Australia, Life Saving Victoria has mapped the locations of the state’s drowning deaths with data relating to the victims’ usual residences.
Friday, November 2nd, 2012
The Department of Defence’s silver bullet for seamlessly uniting joint taskforce operations lies in a technology they already widely use, according to a leading Geographic Information System (GIS) specialist. Speaking from the Department of Defence’s Land Warfare Conference in Melbourne today, Esri Australia Defence specialist David Eastman said the integration of the Australian Defence Forces’ (ADF)
Thursday, September 20th, 2012
A landmark 3D mapping technology which could help protect the Darling Downs from future floods has been unveiled to the region’s leading town planners, engineers and environmental scientists during a geospatial conference in Toowoomba today. CityEngine – a 3D mapping technology developed by Geographic Information System (GIS) giant Esri– generates sophisticated ‘real world’ views and simulations
Thursday, September 6th, 2012
A prominent Australian medical researcher has used the region’s largest geospatial conference to back the crucial role of Geographic Information System (GIS) technology in understanding the links between health and where we reside, work and play. During her keynote address at the Ozri 2012 conference in Sydney today, Queensland University of Technology’s (QUT) Associate Professor Robyn Clark
Sunday, August 26th, 2012
A new rapid damage assessment (RDA) system developed to aid disaster recovery has stormed through its first major test with flying colours. The Western Australian (WA) Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) prototype enables Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams to instantly map property and infrastructure damage using mobile devices.
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012
Some of Australia’s leading cardiologists have enlisted cutting-edge mapping technology in the war against Australia’s biggest killer – heart disease. Using Geographic Information System (GIS) technology from location intelligence experts Esri Australia, a national team of researchers have conducted a comprehensive seven-year study into access to cardiac services before and after cardiac events.
Thursday, July 5th, 2012
Advanced geospatial technology is crucial if Australian utilities are to tackle the industry’s biggest challenges, according to a leading international geo-utilities expert. Bill Meehan, Global Director for Utilities at Esri – the world’s largest GIS software company – was in Australia this week to address the region’s top utilities on the issue of spatially enabling
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Western Australia’s Department of Fisheries has turned to cutting-edge Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to help manage the Abrolhos Islands: a key source of catch and breeding stock for Western Australia’s $400 million rock lobster industry. The 122 islands that make up the Abrolhos are also one of the Indian Ocean’s most important seabird breeding locations,
