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Following a government overhaul, the two New Zealand public sector Earth sciences bodies will merge to become the Earth Science Institute.
Fugro has donated to the CSIRO two EdgeTech 2400 DT-2 side-scan sonar survey systems, which were once used to search for flight MH370.
Murray River floodwaters (blue) around the town of Moama in NSW in October 2022, as calculated by the research project using Sentinel-1 satellite imagery. A project involving Australia’s SmartSAT CRC, ...
With a 10-year strategy well underway, Victoria is on track to deliver a land administration and cadastral system for the 21st century.
FrontierSI has announced the launch of what it is calling Australia’s first positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) Labs, being a network of facilities for testing and analysing the performance and ...
It’s ‘all systems go’ for the Queensland-based space launch company after obtaining the final approval needed for its first launch attempt.
Aptella's new Auckland office and Wellington branch will offer sales, calibrations and support services for New Zealand customers.
The Sentinel-2A Earth observation satellite has been given a 12-month “exceptional and temporary” reprieve from retirement.
A new research paper outlines the creation of a 30m-resolution digital elevation model of the Earth’s terrain that is more accurate than any other publicly available. The paper, entitled ‘FathomDEM: ...
Edith Cowan University’s (ECU) collaborative lightning strike study with NASA, the IGNIS Project, has just completed its first round of aerial data collection. The effort has used infrared cameras to ...
A Wyvern Dragonette satellite image of a location in Iraq. Canadian space data company, Wyvern, has launched an Open Data Program aimed at the Earth observation community, offering unrestricted ...
Data visualisation and mapping have a vital role in preparing for and responding to hazards and natural disaster.