The Australian Government has prepared reports on the economic benefits of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) including specific sectors of the Australian economy. The studies were conducted by ACIL Allen. To provide some context for […]
Increasing urbanisation, pressure on existing infrastructure, push for productivity in construction sector and environmental concerns are driving the convergence of geospatial, 3D and information modeling technologies. Over the next two decades, construction of buildings and […]
Dr Vanessa Lawrence CB, who has led the Ordnance Survey for almost 14 years as its Director General and Chief Executive has announced today that from 14 April she will focus for the rest of […]
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has announced that at 8:48 pm CT on Wednesday evening, March 26, instantaneous output from wind reached a record 10,296 megawatts (10.3 GW). ERCOT also said that at […]
There seems to be a new startup in the Earth observation (EO) satellite sector every couple of months. Many of them rely on very small footprint satellites, typically Cubesats or nanosatellites, to dramatically reduce costs […]
Last night in Crystal City the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) celebrated its first 20 years. To appreciate the OGC’s remarkable achievements it is valuable to look back to where geospatial was before the OGC was […]
The latest Global Wind Report Annual Market Update 2012 from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) reports that the 2012 global wind power market grew by more than 10% compared to 2011. Nearly 45 GW […]
EarthCube is community-led cyberinfrastructure that will enable data sharing across the geosciences. Its aim is to develop a framework to assist researchers in understanding and predicting the Earth system from the sun to the center […]