Issue 24

August - September 2006

Editorial - Jon Fairall

News Features

  • Beaconsfield
  • Google Arrives in Oz
  • Skills Constraints
  • Vehicle Navigation - The Way Forward
  • CBERS First Light
  • Strategy in NSW

Mobile Software

    Software to get your GIS into the field.

A Cadastral Bounty - John Brock

    The tribulations of setting out Norfolk’s cadastre.

Filling in the Gaps - Derek Tickner

    Mapping Australia’s coastline took 200 years.

Upgrading the Cadastre - Graeme Boler

    Cadastral upgrade has always been difficult, but maybe now the time is ripe for action. Costs are dropping and the potential dividend is rising.

Tall Buildings on the Gold Coast - Richard Whitlow and Alicia Yon

    A survey of high rise buildings on the Gold Coast has recently been completed. It has many potential uses.

Electricity in the Pacific - Jonathon Powers

    A new GIS in New Caledonia will set high standards for GIS operators in the utility space in the rest of the region. Fortunately, there are no legacy issues at the site.

ARGO - Paul Grad

    A new monitoring system to sense the most inaccessible – and the biggest – environment on Earth.

The Eastern Suburbs Railway - Mark Whity et al

    There is a need for a rail solution for commuter transport in the Eastern suburbs region of Sydney. It is currently one of the most intractable problems in Australia’s largest city, and transport planners have been frustrated by the government’s reluctance to spend money on public transport. That may change.

The Ring of Fire - Louise Thomas

    The deep ocean floor may be where life began. A recent investigation has thrown more light on the colonies of microbes clustered around dark smokers.

Columns

Editorial

Letters

Image of the Month

Interview: Halsey Wise

News

Companies

Featured Product: GIS-Lock

New Products

SSI

Calendar

Next Issue

Remote Sensing

Surveying Software

On the Horizon

State Mapping

Directory of Products and Services

Front Cover Image: Inside Pisces IV are, anticlockwise from top, Dr Cornel de Ronde (GNS), chief pilot Terry Kerby, and co-pilot Steve Price (University of Hawaii). Dr de Ronde said the small three-man subs are no place for the claustrophobic.

If you would like to contribute to any of these features, email the editor jon@positionmag.com.au

 


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