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Basil Fawlty keynotes the Tasmanian ICT conference

Well not really but that’s what it seemed like. In reality he was the Baker from Beechworth, Tom O’Toole, “one of the best motivational speakers in Australia” who performed for the student session at the TASICT 2016 Technology and Innovation Conference in Hobart....

Tasmania GeoRabble #7 in Hobart

Almost 30 geospatial enthusiasts attended GeoRabble #7 at the Republic Bar in Hobart on Thursday 10th November 2016. This was yet another light-hearted romp through the latest activities of an eclectic mix of local Tasmanian GIS connoisseurs. There was also one...

Reading netCDF files form the Bureau of Meteorology using Python

Python, the programming language, and netCDF, the file format used by the Bureau of Meteorology to publish weather forecast data, are an ideal combination. We recently were asked to develop a process that would extract the data from netCDF files and write it to a...

SSSI Tasmanian Regional Conference 2015 – Sensing Tasmania

Change was in the air and it was palpable. Surveyors and GIS professionals were gathered for the SSSI Tasmanian Regional Conferences 2015 in Hobart. Michael Giudici convened an excellent line up of prominent speakers who reinforced that society and our industry are in...

Spot Gen 3 – Review of GPS tracking device

I recently gained some insight into what it is like to be an animal taking part in a tracking survey. We have all watched a documentary or read an article about a GPS getting strapped around the neck of a cow, glued to the head of a seal or even the back of a bee....

State of GIS 2015 in Hobart, Tasmania – Sensors Everywhere

Some time ago I read an article that highlighted the rapid evolution of sensors. They are becoming low cost, powerful, ubiquitous and they measure a variety of phenomena. Cameras on our phones, heart rate on our wrists, video surveillance in our malls and parking...