Tuesday, March 10th, 2015
March 9, 2015—Highlighting the Australian release of open data is expected to fuel an explosion of local civic-minded apps – according to industry experts.
Monday, February 9th, 2015
Redlands, Calif., Feb. 9, 2015—Esri today announced the launch of a new site aimed to help citizens discover organizations sharing open data around the world and provide direct access to thousands of open government...
Monday, January 26th, 2015
RESTON, Va., Jan. 26, 2015—Improved global topographic (elevation) data are now publicly available for most of Asia (India, China, southern Siberia, Japan, Indonesia), Oceania (Australia, New Zealand), and western Pacific Islands. See diagram...
Monday, September 15th, 2014
The Presidential Working Unit for the Supervision and Management of Development (UKP4), in collaboration with the World Bank and civil society groups, has recently launched the country’s very own open data project, the Indonesia Data Portal. In...
Friday, August 1st, 2014
Geoscience Australia is a leader in the provision of open spatial data, enabling clients to discover and use these data for a broad range of scientific, government, industry and community purposes.
Thursday, July 10th, 2014
Australia has launched a new National Map that is a joint effort between the Department of Communications, NICTA and Geoscience Australia. The map provides access to Australian spatial data from various government agencies, and is designed to...
Wednesday, July 9th, 2014
GovHack launches its annual grassroots Open Data hackathon from July 11 to 13 with over 1,200 participants ready to get their hands on government data. This year’s event follows the launch of Lateral Economics ‘Open for Business’...
Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
Scientists have welcomed the decision to make all ocean depth data (bathymetry) gathered in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 publicly available. A detailed survey of 60,000 sq km of seabed is to be undertaken...
Monday, March 10th, 2014
On behalf of the Department of Natural Resources and Mines, GIS People is delivering introductory hands-on training for Queensland Globe to Government staff across Queensland. Locations confirmed for the roadshow so far include Brisbane, Bundaberg, Cairns, Gladstone,...
Monday, February 24th, 2014
China's National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation has indicated that it will offer basic geographic information at low cost or free to spur the growth of the country's geomatics industry. The policy follows a similar and...
