Spatial WA: The plan to digitise an entire state
The Government of Western Australia made headlines a couple of months ago when it announced the establishment of the $140 million Spatial WA program and its aim to deliver for Western Australia an Advanced Spatial Digital Twin (ASDT). The ASDT will be a spatially accurate 4D virtual representation of the built and natural environment.
Japan’s QZSS GNSS to benefit Australia - Spatial Source
Apr 14, 2015 · A team of Australian and Japanese researchers have tested a new satellite positioning system that will improve upon the US’ GPS system by additionally transmitting augmentation signals to improve positioning performance, ultimately boosting the productivity of Australia’s rural industries and benefitting the working and personal lives of many, particularly those living in regional and ...
Interactive map highlights sea level risk sites - Spatial Source
The map has highlighted that if waters around Australia rise by 0.74 metres by the end of this century, some of the most vulnerable sites around Australia will include: Queensland: The Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Cairns, Port Douglas. Victoria: Brighton Beach, St Kilda Beach, Queenscliff. New South Wales: Narrabeen, Byron Bay.
NSW Spatial Digital Twin delivering a smarter future
The Spatial Digital Twin enables users to integrate any location-based data and helps policy makers, planners, developers and residents, preserve the past and plan for the future. This gives the council, planners and the community the ability to interact with data in a user-friendly place-based platform, and enables the deployment of ‘smart ...
From ancient songlines to modern highways - Spatial Source
Many of the routes shared through songlines are now modern highways and roads across Australia. The famous route across the Nullarbor between Perth and Adelaide came from songlines as did the highway between the Kimberleys and Darwin”. Hawkesbury to the Hunter. My first case study is the route between Sydney and Newcastle.
First major hydrographic survey of Papua New Guinea
May 8, 2017 · P apua New Guinea is set to improve its maritime safety and inform development across the nation’s 5,000 kilometres of coastline, thanks to a new hydrographic surveying program.. The nation’s National Maritime Safety Authority (NMSA) has awarded a total of six contracts to international hydrographic survey specialists, Fugro. The surveys will be conducted utilising a combination of Fugro ...
Spratly Islands military bases revealed - Spatial Source
Mar 6, 2018 · Spratly Islands military bases revealed. Click to view full resolution. 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 China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Brunei and the Philippines all ...
Three Australian satellites launched by SpaceX - Spatial Source
Aug 19, 2024 · In a major milestone for the Australian space sector, three homegrown satellites were lofted into orbit on Saturday, 17 August, aboard the SpaceX Transporter-11 flight. The three satellites are: Waratah Seed-1, a NSW Government-part-funded pilot project to space qualify and launch NSW-developed technologies. The launch of the Kanyini satellite ...
Position Partners is rebranding as Aptella - Spatial Source
Dec 5, 2023 · Intelligent positioning and automation solutions provider, Position Partners, has announced that it will be known by a new name and brand, Aptella, commencing early 2024. The firm says it is making the move in response to employee and customer input, and to better reflect the entirety of its intelligent positioning and automation offerings.
Cross River Rail’s digital twin revolution - Spatial Source
CRR’s 3D digital modelling is continuing to produce transformative new practical applications. By Russell Vine. A s Brisbane’s transformational Cross River Rail project enters its fourth year of construction and with the first station buildings beginning to appear out of the ground, new practical uses of the project’s ground-breaking digital …