Spatial Jobs Online News Bulletin July 2014 Issue 59

Spatial Jobs Online News Bulletin

July 2014 Issue 59

Now here is a novel idea – Australia invades the USA and changes all the place names!  The “New Australia Map” by Google Maps Mania appeared in Spatial Source – Best of Blogs.  It was posted on July 4 – Independence Day with apologies to all American readers (ditto).

The writer, Keir Clarke, replaced all of the States names with some of his favourite Australian place names.  He said “The New Australia map was really too hard to resist creating. The combination of some wonderful Aboriginal place names with some of Australia's funnier place names just seemed too hard to ignore.”

Florida became Dismal Swamp, he says it was by accident and New York – Useless Loop!  But what is it about Australians, do we all have stutters or do we repeat the name to be able to remember it -  Wagga Wagga, Boonoo Boonoo, Dum Dum and Bong Bong and of course we all know about Woop Woop, many of us end up there.  Yes, they all exist in Australia and no doubt our overseas visitors all want to go to Tom Ugly and Cyanide Swamp.  Click on the link above and have a bit of a laugh.  It will make you feel good.

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Articles
	Qld stock route system wins international award
	Maps to monitor Australian waters
	New layers for NSW Globe
	2014 Women in Industry Award Winners : Excellence in Engineering Award - Naomi Mathers
	Queensland spatial information revolution, Dr Tim Foresman
Quote of the week	Tweet of the week
It's never too late to start over. Who knows you might get it right this time, and if you don't get it right you can always start over again. Sonya Parker quotes	We live in a time period of smart phones and stupid people.
Events
	MapInfo Fora 2014 Adelaide, Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane Dates between 12 – 21 August, 2014
	GITA 2014 19th Annual Geospatial Solutions Conference Sydney, NSW Monday 25 August, 2014.
	QCON 14 Repositioning for a Sustainable Future Cairns, Queensland October 7-10, 2014
	2014 Digital Built Environment Conference 15-16 September at the Australian Technology Park, Sydney
Jobs
Atlass Australia Pty Ltd Client Manager	Brisbane, Queensland
Atlass Australia Pty Ltd Data Processing Manager - Advanced Products	Brisbane, Queensland
Woollahra Municipal Council GIS Officer	Sydney, New South Wales
Australian Rail Track Corporation Spatial Data Manager - Inland Rail	Sydney, New South Wales
Statistics
Employers	1100
Jobs	63
Job Seekers	7029
Resumes	7363
Subscribers	6904

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Spatial Jobs Online News Bulletin May 2014 Issue 58

Spatial Jobs Online News Bulletin

May 2014 Issue 58

Well the 2014 Australian Federal budget has been presented and I am sure you all have an opinion on what was handed down.  Of course, it is not all a “fait accompli”, aspects need to be passed by the lower and upper houses of parliament.  Chairman of the Spatial Industries Business Association (SIBA), Gary Nairn, said “the Federal Budget’s emphasis on accelerating infrastructure will be welcomed by its members.  Much of the initial investment in infrastructure will be the acquisition of spatial information from aerial photography, LiDAR or ground based technologies so our SIBA members will be at the forefront of this investment.  For example, the big spend on roads will particularly see our mapping and surveying companies increase their activity.  Many SIBA members will also benefit from the 1.5% reduction in company tax and will be particularly pleased with the announcement of $1 billion to address red tape reduction,” he said.  This could possibly lead to an increase in jobs in the industry, so brush up your resumes and your social media profiles.

Searching for news and events uncovered this new app Isoscope which can tell you how far you can go in 10 minutes, sometimes that could be a good thing, other times you could be inclined to just get out of the car and walk!  But there is probably a law against abandoning one’s vehicle in the middle of the road.  There is also a pedestrian option, maybe more of us should take that option and then the traffic would get further in 10 minutes…………….

Articles
	NSW harnesses spatial data to strengthen service delivery
	1Spatial successfully integrates Star-Apic
	Spatial Industries focus on Infrastructure spend in Federal Budget
	How should our National Cadastre look in 2034?
	Why Integrating Spatial Analysis with Major Business Intelligence Platforms is Essential
Quote of the week	Tweet of the week
You learn far more from negative leadership than from positive leadership. Because you learn how not to do it. And, therefore, you learn how to do it. Norman Schwarzkopf	@SamGrittner The inventor of the calculator is one of the few people in life that actually made something that counts.
Events
	QLD Cadastral Reinstatement Roundtable Red Hill (Brisbane) June 2, 2014
	Supervising Surveyors PTA Urban Cadastral Workshop - Victoria Carlton (Melbourne) June 5, 2014
	Where GIS inspiration ignites. United We Map! Esri User Conference | July 14–18, 2014 | San Diego Convention Center
	The International Map Industry Association (IMIA) Asia Pacific Melbourne, Australia 17-19 August 2014
Jobs
Associate Research Fellow (Post Doctoral Modeller)	Wollongong, New South Wales
Surveyor	Whyalla, South Australia
Spatial Services Lead	Townsville, Queensland
Construction/Registered/Graduate/Surveyor	Sydney, New South Wales
Statistics
Employers	1094
Jobs	69
Job Seekers	7001
Resumes	7334
Subscribers	6892

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Andrew Luks

Spatial Jobs Online

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