As the power of locational data starts to dawn on a wider range of industries, the GIS profession needs to ensure that it understands the fast-changing world within which it...

Simon Buckley, PhD, has a background in geospatial science. He has worked at the interface between geomatics, 3D visualization and earth science for over 20 years, as a researcher in...

What is the current status of surveying in the mining industry, and which types of survey equipment and technologies are being used today? Geospatial data forms the foundation of mining....

Access to land and other natural resources is an important basis for the livelihood of underprivileged people around the globe. Access must be stable and secure if it is to...

In October 2017, the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) held GEO Week in Washington, DC, USA. The conference is an annual gathering highlighting and promoting the role of, applications for,...

The Australian Government has invested into its surveillance capabilities with a new $83 million USD ($104 AUD) contract with DigitalGlobe. The agreement will give the Department of Defence (DoD) access...

Geoscience Australia has released the sea floor mapping data collected during the first phase of the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. The search for MH370 involved collecting large...

The Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS) is an annual event spearheaded by the Asian Association of Remote Sensing (AARS) – Asia’s largest society of remote sensing scientists and professionals....

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has announced that Geoscience Australia has raised its membership level from Technical to Principal Level. Geoscience Australia has been an active member of OGC since...

The pre-summer conference season is in full swing. It's a great opportunity for me and others on AGI Council, to meet AGI Members and the wider geo and data-driven communities...