Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Shale forms the great majority of the geology of western Sydney. For the most part, west of a line through Pitt Town, Kellyville, Parramatta, Ashfield, Canterbury, Heathcote and Campbelltown, the soils are formed on Wianamatta Shales. Shale also occurs on the ridge capping the North Shore and out to Castle Hill. In the early days
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) are drainage solutions that provide an alternative to the direct channelling of surface water through networks of pipes and sewers to nearby watercourses. By mimicking natural drainage regimes, SuDS aim to reduce surface water flooding, improve water quality and enhance the amenity and biodiversity value of the environment. SuDS achieve this by
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
This report describes the methods that can be judged by what streams using chemical and physical characteristics. The assessment is based on the requirements on water quality, as they are in Annex 2 of the Water Protection Ordinance described. Read More
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
GAMMA organizes a new hands-on training course on SAR and interferometric SAR processing using GAMMA software modules. The training course will last 4 days, between the 2nd and the 5th of November 2010. Read More
Friday, August 6th, 2010
There will be a one-day workshop on Thursday 25 November 2010 in Adelaide to present the results of new seismic reflection and magnetotelluric data collected along the GOMA transect (northern Gawler Craton, Officer Basin, Musgrave Province and southern Amadeus Basin) in South Australia and the Northern Territory. This workshop will be held in conjunction with
Friday, August 6th, 2010
A new and improved Australian Fundamental Gravity Network (AFGN) application is now publicly available. The new application provides improved access to about 900 documented gravity stations at 250 locations across Australia. The AFGN defines the datum and scale for all gravity surveys conducted across Australia. Read More
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
The PBBI Geosk Marketplace provides access to a comprehensive data catalog that includes both free and fee-based geospatial data from Pitney Bowes Business Insight as well as content from third-party data providers such as the Ordnance Survey and TomTom. For data providers, Geosk Marketplace will function as an online delivery channel for their products, providing
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Microsoft has launched an update to the Bing Maps interface today aimed at improving readability and aesthetics. The new interface uses cool colors, which Bing says creates a more visually appealing backdrop, helping content “pop” on the map, and provides clear differentiation for pushpins, labels, and traffic overlays. Read More
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
EDINA has formed a partnership with the Scottish Government to develop a pilot discovery metadata service as a key component of a Scottish Spatial Data Infrastructure. This pilot addresses the initial fulfilment of obligations under the INSPIRE regulations. The discovery service will be built using Geonetwork opensource software, enabling the creation and discovery of GEMINI2
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
The analysis of spatial patterns of health and disease has been greatly enhanced by recent advances in geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing (RS), global positioning systems (GPS) and spatial statistics. The Department has an active research programme that uses GIS and spatial analysis in epidemiological research. Departmental staff also coordinate the Schools GIS facilities
