Monday, November 17, 2014

Spatial Jobs Online News Bulletin November 2014 Issue 62

Spatial Jobs Online News Bulletin
November 2014 Issue 62
The climate has changed yet again.  We have moved from Winter to Spring and soon it will be Summer.

Parts of Australia have already had unseasonably hot weather, with South Australia having to declare almost the whole of the State has having catastrophic fire conditions.  And who has heard of Brisbane having 40°C at this time of the year, no need to go inside for a sauna!

Among the key findings of the Synthesis Report are—“Human influence on the climate system is clear and growing, with impacts observed on all continents. If left unchecked, climate change will increase the likelihood of severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems. However, options are available to adapt to climate change and implementing stringent mitigations activities can ensure that the impacts of climate change remain within a manageable range, creating a brighter and more sustainable future.”

Whether you are a sceptic or a believer, there is no doubt the climate does undergo changes and the spatial Industry has a significant role to play in defining areas of concern and measuring risk.
In fact the NRM Planning for Climate Change project, undertaken in partnership with Natural Decisions for 7 Victorian Councils has received the 2014 Victorian Spatial Excellence Award for Sustainability and Environment.


Articles

'Smarter London' - a Spatial Industry Showcase

Spatial Industry critical to addressing Climate Change challenges

Fostering geospatial discovery and innovation through a national CyberGIS facility

Using GIS to map Real Estate Market Share Analysis





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Events



Spatial technology as a Bleeding Edge enabler of traditional industry"

Thursday 27 November 2014

Brisbane, QLD

Bunbury, WA
28 November 2014
10:00 – 17:00

Designing Maps with ArcGIS (10.2)

Melbourne

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20th Association of Public Authority Surveyors Conference (APAS2015)

16-18 March 2015

Novotel Pacific Bay Resort

Coffs Harbour, NSW.



Jobs

Port of Newcastle 
Newcastle, New South Wales

Hydrographic Surveyors

Gympie Regional Council

Gympie, Queensland

Officer – Geographic Information Systems

Origin Energy - Brisbane QLD

Department of Lands, Planning and the Environment

Darwin, Northern Territory

Surveyor



Statistics

Employers
1123
Jobs
81
Job Seekers
7043
Resumes
7369
Subscribers
6933


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Monday, September 22, 2014

Spatial Jobs Online News Bulletin September 2014 Issue 61

Spatial Jobs Online News Bulletin
September 2014 Issue 61
Two watery articles in this news bulletin, one which is so important for this island continent of Australia.

We hear so much about drones, how useful they can be but on the flip side there is the discussion about invasion of privacy and possible misuse.  And then there is the invention of two students from the University of Wollongong who have won an innovation award for using a quadcopter UAV to quickly deliver a floatation device to a distressed swimmer.

The UAV, designed by Nicolas Roach and Leo Stevens, uses magnets to carry a floatation device out to sea, releasing it via a remote switch operated by the lifesaver on-shore. This can buy crucial extra time before the manned rescue vessel can reach the swimmer.

“We custom built a housing which allowed the [rescue tube] to be fixed to the bottom of the drone and released on command using a radio signal,” said Mr Stevens.  The two creators are hoping this state of the art drone will be dropping lifesaving floatation devices on Australian beaches this summer.

So to what is under the water.  Four hydrographic surveyors at Sydney Ports keep an ever-vigilant eye on the bottom of the Harbour to make sure possible dangers in the depths do not disrupt water traffic on Port Jackson.  We are looking for anything that can impact on shipping and shipping schedules,” Ms O’Connell said.

Among the items found was a brand new Toyota Landcruiser 4WD, 50 metres from the wharf at White Bay.  “We still can’t figure out how it got that far out”.  “It may have fallen off the back of a ship.”  One would hope that is how it did end up out there!


Articles

Below-ground mapping reveals Stonehenge secrets

Surf Lifesaving UAV wins innovation award

Smart maps unveil the secret life of assets

Bottom of Sydney Harbour finally surfacing with 3D images

Nobody Cares About Geomatics





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Events

SSSI NSW regional conference + SEA 2014

14th - 15th November

Peppers Craigieburn, Bowral, NSW.

International event to raise Australia’s spatial profile

PIVOTAL 2015

29th June to 10th July 2015

QUT Campus - Garden Grove Brisbane

crcsi Annual Conference

5-7 November



Jobs

Team Leader – Survey and Land Records

Department of Lands, Planning and the Environment
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Senior GIS Developer

Spatial Vision
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Data Scientist, Geospatial Analytics

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

GIS Officer

Box Hill, Victoria, Australia


Statistics

Employers
1110
Jobs
74
Job Seekers
7037
Resumes
7366
Subscribers
6928


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Andrew Luks
Spatial Jobs Online
PO Box 1700 Newcastle NSW 2300
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