[Foss4g2009] [Fwd: SSI e-News - SPATIAL MATTERS 4 March 2009]

Wed Mar 4 14:04:32 EST 2009

fyi

The Australian Spatial Sciences Institute is still promoting FOSS4G. We
have another mention in their latest mail out.

There are some additional related conference dates this year if you're
interested.

Bruce Bannerman

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From: SSI Members <members at spatialsciences.org.au>
To: SSI Members <members at spatialsciences.org.au>
Subject: SSI e-News - SPATIAL MATTERS 4 March 2009
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 15:11:59 +1100

SSI e-News  

SPATIAL MATTERS   

Vol 2: 4 March 2009:              

 Inside this edition:

·                 FIG Upcoming Events

·                 Spatial Sciences Conference 09, Adelaide

·                 Spatial at Gov –Canberra, ACT 15-16 June 09- Call for
Abstracts

·                 Victorian Bushfire Surveying Taskforce

·                 Australasian Mine Surveying Convention-  Perth on
12-14 August 09 

·                 ESRI Technology Directions March Seminars 

·                 FOSS4G- The Open Source Geospatial Foundation -
Sydney  20-23 Oct 09

FIG Upcoming Events:

FIG Working Week 2009 - Eilat, Israel, 3-8 May 09

The professional theme of the Working Week is “Surveyors Key Role in
Accelerated Development”, which addresses many of the issues facing
surveyors in the next few years.  The Working Week will gather
international professionals and academia from the fields of land
surveying, land and real-estate appraisal, GIS, spatial planning,
environmental awareness, and civil engineering. 

For further details see: www.fig.net/fig2009

7th FIG Regional Conference - Hanoi Vietnam, 19-22 October 09

 The Conference will be hosted by the International Federation of
Surveyors, FIG and the Viet Nam Association of Geodesy, Cartography and
Remote Sensing, VGCR. 

The theme of the 7th FIG Regional Conference is "Spatial Data Serving
People: Land Governance and the Environment - Building the Capacity".

For details see: FIG Conference - Vietnam

XXIV FIG International Congress Sydney 11-16 April 2010 

“Facing the Challenges- Building the Capacity”

Key dates:

Abstract and Peer Review Paper Deadline:   22September2009
Full Paper Deadline: 21January2010
Early Registration: 28January2010
Author Registration: 28January2010
Late Registration: 1 April 2010

Details and to register your interest see: www.fig2010.com

Spatial Sciences Conference, 28 Sep to 2 Oct09, Adelaide  

Abstract submissions are now closed for this conference.

 With over 280 abstracts received across the conference and symposia
programs this will be an event of interest to all Spatial professionals:

Key upcoming dates:

·                 Registration opens late March 2009

·                 Paper acceptance  and author notification by Friday,
27 March 2009

·                 Paper Submission Deadline:  Friday, 1 May 2009

Further information: www.ssc2009.com

Spatial at Gov –Canberra, ACT 15-16 June 2009- Call for Abstracts

The Spatial at Gov Conference is a new event being run by a consortium of
leading government organisations and supported by all sectors of the
Australian spatial community. SSI is a supporting partner in the event.
 The Conference focuses on the importance of ‘location’ as a mechanism
to better inform policy development and improve service delivery across
every facet of government activity.  

The call for presentations closes on 16th March.

Further information: www.spatialgov2009.com 

ACT support for the Victorian Bushfire Surveying Taskforce

The ACT Mapping and Planning Support Group (MAPS) were formed in 2005
and is a group of 6 coordinators and a register of volunteers in the
ACT.  

It was designed to provide GIS support during emergencies in the
Canberra region, working under the auspices of the ACT Emergency
Services Authority and Rural Fire Service NSW (Lake George Zone).  Many
of the volunteers in the group are SSI members but membership is open.

Frank Blanchfield, SSI Chair -ACT Region and the founder of MAPS has
provided the following report;
”What seems like a life time ago, on 9 February, the Victorian Police
put out a call for GIS assistance via the national Emergency Services
network.  Our ESA ACT sponsor (Steve Forbes) volunteered MAPS and
subsequently we sent 8 people to Victoria on 10 February.  These were
replaced with 8 more, including me, on 14 February and these inturn were
replaced with another 8 on 18 February.  These were replaced by 4 people
on 23 February and 5 people on 26 February.  Initially we were deployed
around the State but eventually finished up at Kilmore Police Station
and then at Williamstown Police Station. We are providing back office
GIS support for the police (and army) who are searching the burnt areas
mostly for human remains.”

To read more about the assistance our members have provided see:
Victorian Bushfire Surveying Taskforce

Australasian Mine Surveying Convention- Perth on 12-14 August 2009 

The Australian Mine Surveyors Institute in collaboration with the SSI
(WA Region) will be hosting the Australasian Mine Surveyors Convention
from 12 -14 August 2009 at the Burswood Convention Centre in Perth.

              For details about the Convention see:Convention details

To register your interest email:  hazel at cimages.com.au

For sponsorship email:  david at cimages.com.au

ESRI Technology Directions Seminars 

ESRI Australia is running a series of seminars around the country to
demonstrate and showcase a vast array of mobile, web and detached viewer
solutions. 

Register now to find out how to leverage the latest in ESRI and ESRI
Australia GIS technology to connect your information to your users
through: 

·       High quality maps and charts

·       Digital data products

·       Geoportals with searchable catalogues

·       Websites serving downloadable data

·       Web services from remote servers

Upcoming dates for seminars are:

·                  Adelaide - Friday 6 March 

·                  Hobart - Wednesday 11 March 

For more information about Technology Directions email:
connect at esriaustralia.com.au

FOSS4G- The Open Source Geospatial Foundation 

International Conference is to be held in Sydney 20-23 Oct 09

              Further information: http://2009.foss4g.org

NEXT EDITION: 18 March 2009  

Previous Editions available at: 

http://www.spatialsciences.org.au

________________________________________________________________________
Your feedback and contributions are welcome

Please forward to the Editor – Pam Crockett info at spatialsciences.org.au

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