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CANBERRA, Wednesday 7 March 2018: The European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC) and the Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information (CRCSI) through Spatial Information Systems Research Ltd (SISR), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Representatives from the EARSC member companies AIRBUS, e-geos, Earth-i, Geospatial Enabling Technologies, GMV, Planet, and Sinergise attended the ceremony.

Satellites orbiting more than 20,000km above the earth’s surface are now trying to locate and record what lies beneath in a new trans-Tasman initiative spearheaded by Christchurch geospatial technology company Orbica.

L-R: Marcus Eckholm (MIAL), Julia Mitchell (CRCSI), Senator Matt Canavan, Dr John Dawson (Geoscience Australia), Alison Saunders (MIAL).

The Australian Government today launched a trial of Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) for the Australasian region at an event at CQUniversity Australia’s Rockhampton campus.

Exploring collaboration opportunities in geospatial technology and policy, a panel discussion was held during a visit to New Delhi on 11 April 2017. After meeting with Shri Y. S. Chowdary Hon'ble Minister of State for Ministry of Science & Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences, the panellists, Dr. Peter Woodgate (CEO, CRCSI) Dr. Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed Ghouse (CRCSI Director-International Relations), Mr. Gregory Harvey, Trade Commissioner, Australian Trade, and Investment Commission and Dr. Swarna Subba Rao, Surveyor General of India, Survey of India discussed the India-Australia collaborative model. Geospatial Media and Communication hosted the panel discussion.