Friday, March 9th, 2012
Australia is once again experiencing flooding and it is expected that flooding will result in nearly $1 billion of damage. Although waters have receded in some places, more rains are expected over the next few days and...
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Skilled engineers are amongst the many workers needed in the Christchurch rebuild and to fill vacancies across New Zealand. According to the New Zealand Herald, the rebuilding of the country’s second-largest city has seen skill shortages skewed significantly towards...
Friday, February 24th, 2012
Covering nearly 71 per cent of the world and supporting nearly half of the world's species, the ocean is a mysterious and exciting world that's one of the remaining little-explored frontiers. Only a minute amount of the sea...
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
Scientists from Australia’s national science agency, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), are setting out to survey Australia’s 35,000-kilometre coastline to measure marine debris and its impact on sea life. The work is part of the...
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to learn more about the great scientific research, projects and innovative practices being delivered throughout northern Australia and south-east Asia by the spatial and surveying community, at the Northern Territory’s 2nd regional...
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Objet has appointed Objective 3D to distribute its 3D printer range, with the vendor aiming to double its market share in Australia in the next three years. Objet's 'PolyJet' products are inkjet-style 3D printers that use photopolymer to...
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
The Australian Government, through the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, Royal Australian Navy and CSIRO has initiated BLUElink Ocean forecasting Australia, a $15m project to deliver ocean forecasts for the Australian region. Read More
Friday, January 13th, 2012
The Queensland Government has manually developed the Digital Cadastral Data Base for investigating land-related information for the state. Definium Surveyors’ Peter Hickey discusses the importance of improving the accuracy of the digital boundaries for this land access...
