Satellite images released by European Space Imagery show completed Chinese military installations on the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The Spratly Islands are a disputed zone, with ...

Were ancient Aboriginal tracks and pathways the forerunners of some of our modern roads and highways?

This article was written by Michael Giudici, the Surveyor-General of Tasmania and chair of the GDA2020 Implementation Working Group (GMIWG). It was published in issue 101 of Position magazine. Stay ...

Almost two centuries of surveying history are maintained and displayed at the Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying. By Kaye Nardella Queensland’s earliest surveyors faced many challenges — extreme ...

Australia can lay claim to the oldest living culture in the world and new maps are helping to spread awareness about these rich, ongoing traditions. The First Australians have occupied the continent ...

Technologies for providing precise time and position without navigation satellites, have been put to the test.

A Wyvern Dragonette satellite image of a location in Iraq. Canadian space data company, Wyvern, has launched an Open Data Program aimed at the Earth observation community, offering unrestricted ...

AMETEK will acquire all outstanding shares of FARO Technologies common stock under a deal that values FARO at approximately US$920 million.

Hyperspectral imaging is an interesting topic. The ability to discriminate minute differences in the colour of different types of rocks leads to much more detailed geological knowledge. But even if ...

Edith Cowan University’s (ECU) collaborative lightning strike study with NASA, the IGNIS Project, has just completed its first round of aerial data collection. The effort has used infrared cameras to ...

Data visualisation and mapping have a vital role in preparing for and responding to hazards and natural disaster.

The Geospatial Council of Australia has announced a special, limited-time membership offer for new members. New members who join now will receive six bonus weeks of GCA membership free. The offer is ...