Brisbane engineers inspired by European transport planning
13 October, 2016Engineers from Queensland have urged Brisbane to model its transport planning on European cities.
e-Invoicing the key for Government agencies looking to do business with SMEs
04 October, 2016Procurement and invoicing are some of the most highly formalised and standardised workflows, with almost universal applicability across public and private sector organisations. They are also one of the areas where organisations are increasingly facing demands for greater efficiency, transparency and performance.
Frost*Collective builds interactive Moore Park masterplan
15 September, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMarketing and strategy agency Frost*Collective has built an interactive masterplan detailing the planned improvements for Sydney's Moore Park area.
WA launches interactive spatial planning map
05 September, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Western Australian Government's new PlanWA interactive map allows anyone to access zoning and other planning data for any package of land in the state.
3D data puts South Australia on the map
25 August, 2016A 3D model showing underground landscapes in South Australia to a depth of 100 kilometres has been launched at the 25th Geophysical Conference & Exhibition in Adelaide.
Councils lap up TechOne's mapping software
11 May, 2016In the 12 months since TechnologyOne spent $12 million acquiring Digital Mapping Solutions and integrating it into its cloud platform, local councils have been signing up.
3D modelling and data revitalises city
11 April, 2016 by David BraueHow council détente, data cleanup and 3D buildings ended Maryland's 50-year planning drought.
Committee calls for Smart Infrastructure Task Force
31 March, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA House committee has recommended the establishment of a Smart Infrastructure Task Force to ensure more coordinated adoption of smart ICT in infrastructure projects.
GIS facilitates regional freight transport plan
24 March, 2016With 41 million tonnes of freight passing through each year, eastern Riverina councils needed a solid mapping solution to help plan for a doubling of that freight by 2031.
Energy efficiency through aerial photography
17 March, 2016The Clean Energy Regulator is using near-real-time aerial mapping to validate the installation of small-scale systems such as solar panels and solar water heaters.
Aussie farmers to get world-leading seasonal forecasts
05 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian farmers will have access to more frequent and accurate seasonal forecasts by 2018–19 under a $3m Bureau of Meteorology upgrade project.
Government to use EU's Copernicus satellite data
06 November, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe government has signed an agreement allowing it to use real-time, high-detail satellite imagery from the EU's earth observation and monitoring program, Copernicus.
Councils warm to web-based GIS
09 September, 2015 by David BraueThe advent of more user-friendly web-based tools is finally helping overcome lingering cultural attitudes that have limited the use of GIS in many councils.
GovHack 2015 entrants find novel uses for NationalMap
07 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNationalMap, which combines government geospatial information, was used to develop interesting new uses for public sector data during GovHack 2015.
Smart ICT for Australia's infrastructure
24 August, 2015NICTA has called for the use of 'smart ICT' in all upgrades and new proposals to help improve infrastructure that's struggling to cope with population growth.
