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Sunday, December 18th, 2011

Australian Cyber-tracker Backs Biosecurity Surveillance Efforts

Cutting-edge technology is enhancing the surveillance capabilities of biosecurity officers from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) and Indigenous ranger groups in Australia’s remote northern region. Community Liaison Officers with the DAFF Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy...

Sunday, December 18th, 2011

Malaysia National Physical Plan

National Physical Plan (NPP) is a written statement of strategic policies on the physical development and conservation throughout the peninsular of Malaysia.

Sunday, December 18th, 2011

Captain Scott and Captain Shackleton: A 100 Year Old Expedition

If there is a land above the seas that remains a last frontier for mankind, it’s Antarctica. A recent GPS mapping conducted by the British Antarctic Survey provided a reminder of how uncharted and unknown the vast white continent...

Sunday, December 18th, 2011

ION GNSS 2012 Conference Now Accepting Abstract Submissions

Panel sessions and system workshops reflect timely policy and business related issues featuring leading industry decision makers.

Friday, December 16th, 2011

GALILEO: 1st Navigation Signal Transmitted to Earth

Europe’s Galileo system has passed its latest milestone, transmitting its very first test navigation signal back to Earth. The first two Galileo satellites, launched on 21 October, are in the midst of their In-Orbit Test campaign. A detailed...

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Disaster Preparedness Long Overdue

I’m referring to disaster preparedness. We all know how many lives have been lost, how many homes, schools, roads, and other facilities and infrastructure have been destroyed by earthquakes, floods, typhoons, and other calamities. German watch, an international...

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

UN Official Wants to Plug Data Gaps

Support must be given to the efforts of developing countries to improve data collection, Sha Zukang, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, told the Eye on Earth Summit in Abu Dhabi (13 December). "We must establish partnerships...

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Collecting LiDAR Bathymetry Data

The idea for LINZ contracting the collection of some bathymetric LiDAR data came about for a number of reasons; to measure the performance of the latest Airborne Laser Bathymetry (ALB) systems; to collect data in Wellington Harbour...

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Paper: Open Source GNSS Reference Server for Assisted-Global Navigation Satellite Systems

Assisted-Global Navigation Satellite Systems (A-GNSS), or Assisted-Global Positioning Systems (A-GPS) in particular, are now commonly accepted as an effective way to reduce the time-to-first-fix (TTFF) in GNSS-unfriendly environments, e.g. in areas of weak GNSS signals. Today’s location-based service (LBS) devices...

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Swinburne Uni Student Wins Award for Irrigation Design

Ed Linacre, an industrial design graduate of Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, has won the 2011 James Dyson Award for his Airdrop irrigation system. In developing the promising new irrigation-by-condensation technique, Linacre has captured the attention of...