Issue 34

April - May 2008

Editorial - Jon Fairall

News Features

• A New Broom at the SSI - Dennis Puniard
• New Mapping Expedition - Christina Ueltzen
• The Ultimate Network
• Beidou to be Functional by the Olympics
• Canberra's New Broom
• The Rising Sea

Privacy - Christina Ueltzen

If your company relies on the use of online government datasets, e-government is your business. But what if the data is compromised and someone's privacy is at stake?

Local Government

The A-Spec Project - George Havakis

Electronic transfer of survey plans to local government is possible. Here's how it's done.

Integration of CAD and GIS - Peter Kinne

Is it really a technology issue?

Re-Alignment - Alison Allan

One recipe for fixing an ongoing problem in GIS is to use familiar software in a new way.

NSW SDI Action Plan Goes Public - Tony Hart

The NSW government is about to embrace e-government.

Geoscience

Landslides in New Zealand - Paul Grad

A new monitoring system based on robotic survey equipment will provide warning of land movement.

Mapping for Earthquakes - Paul Denys, Rachelle Winefield and Aaron Jordan

Incorporating deformation into datums

Force Multiplier - Richard Wells

Developing geospatial capability for the defence force

Inside Razaksat - Jonathon Powers

Malaysia is bidding for the big league. An unproven rocket is a big risk, but the stakes are high.

Sciences in Schools - Sunil Bhaskaran

Why Spatial Sciences awareness must be increased at the high school level in Australia

Surveying Ashmore Reef - Kriton Glenn, Michael Beard and Scott Pisel

Surveying one of the smallest bits of Australia has been going on for a long time.

Columns

Editorial

Interview: Paul Farrell

News

Companies

New Products

Calendar

Position Crossword No 2

Next Issue

Climate Change/Water Issues

GNSS

On the Horizon

Remote Sensing

Asset Management

Front Cover Image: An Anzac class frigate of the Royal New Zealand Navy, HMNZS Te Kaha, at speed in the southern ocean. These ships are among the first in the RNZN designed around a paperless bridge. All charts are displayed on electronic displays.

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

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