Issue 40

April - May 2009

Editorial by JON FAIRALL

NEWS FEATURES

  • Energy Efficiency from Map Data
  • Open Source Sydney
  • Travellers' Tales
  • FIG 2010

Mapping Under Fire
by INGA TING

    Where Google got its data, and where it did not.

PARTICIPATORY GOVERNMENT

Participatory Government
by DEREK TICKNER

    GIS can improve the way that government connects with it's citizens.

The Perils of Participation
by USMAN IQBAL and DAVID BRUCE

    Spatial privacy and geographic metadata in particpatory governance

Spatial Goes Bush
by JOSE DIACONO

    Spatial technology can enhance relations between policy makers and citizens.

MINE AUTOMATION

Mine Automation
by JON FAIRALL

    Mine automation is here - now, and for the future.

Mining in the Fourth Dimension
by CRAIG DICKSON

    New underground surveying technology can change the way business is done.

SatNav Innovators
by PAUL GRAD

    An Australian product has excelled in teh 2009 European Satellite Navigation Competition.

Remote Data Collection
by WILLIAM GIBBS

    The technology is not as important as the underlying business process.

Inside NSWNet
by JONATHON POWERS

    Survey infrastructure in NSW is improving.

Mapping Roads
by BOB RANKIN

    A guide to Queensland roads.

COLUMNS

COMING SOON

Next Issue

    Environment and Sustainability

On the Horizon

    The Future of Surveying
    Asset Management

If you would like to contribue a story to the August 2009 issue or you have ideas for interesting content, please contact the editor, Jon Fairall, on +61-2-9565-2223 by mid-May 2009.

Front Cover Image: Trees are the easiest way we know to sequester carbon from the atmosphere. However, there are still huge problems in measuring how much carbon is involved. Spatial technologies will be an important part of the solution but it will need a revolution in the industry. (Photo: Holger Metter/Dreamstime.com)

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


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