Issue 25

October - November 2006

Editorial - Jon Fairall

News Features

• Kompsat-2 Flies
• In Search of GNSS
• Towards the International Committee on GNSS
• Market Growth Steady
• CoastGIS

The Skills Crisis - Bruce Douglas

Training and Skilling in the Spatial Industry ... There's more to it than meets the eye.

Remote Sensing in Australia - Bruce Forster, Paul Dare and Simon Jones

A lack of satellites has not stopped Australians creating a viableremote sensing industry. The industry is tightly coupled to theeconomic needs of the country.

The Shape of the Oceans - Jonathon Powers

Radar altimetry has unlocked the door to understanding of anumber of global oceanic properties.

Snapshot of a Frozen World - William Gates

The first views of Titan did not encouragesun-bathers, but planetary scientists are excited, none the less.

Measuring the Coast - Jon Fairall

New data is changing the way we view the coastline

Surveying Software

A comprehensive listing of all the software on sale in Australia,and all the suppliers.

Perth Network Established - John Clucas

Privateers bank on Perth's GPS future

Dancing Around the Chasm - Anthony Jahshan and Peter Kinne

The spatial industry is on the verge of a new round of innovation.There will be winners and losers.

Columns

Editorial

Image of the Month

Opinion: Bob Ryerson

News

Companies

Featured Product: Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise 2007

New Products

SSI

Calendar

Next Issue

State Mapping

Directory of Products and Services

Front Cover Image: New results from radar altimeters on satellites are forcing a rethink of the way the oceans work. We now know that the shape of the ocean changes every day.

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

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