May 22, 2018
ESRI have advised customers of a security vulnerability in their ArcGIS Server/Enterprise platform. This affects version 10.2 through 10.6. A patch is available and this should be installed as soon as possible. The vulnerability is fixed in version 10.6.1. For...
May 2, 2018
Want to learn how to automate tasks in ArcGIS using Python? We have almost finalised our new 3 day Python course that is focused on the ArcPy site package. Python scripting has become the most widely used tool for extending and customising the capabilities of...
May 2, 2018
Are you thinking of getting your Remote Pilots License to fly your drone commercially? Do you need to get some essential remote sensing knowledge to turn your drone into a powerful remote sensing tool? Then why not “kill two birds with one drone”? The Terraluma UAS...
May 2, 2018
After installing ArcGIS 10.6, I was disappointed to discover that ECW files were not supported. Refer GeoNet. This is a popular format in Australia and I had many raster images stored in ecw format. Unfortunately, because the files were not recognised, I couldn’t...
Apr 20, 2018
The Tasmanian State of GIS conference was held in Hobart on the 18th April 2018. The venue was once again the RACV Apartment Hotel in Collins St Hobart. This conference, run by the Tasmanian chapter of the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI) has an...
Jun 20, 2017
More than 2000 developers descended on the desert oasis of Palm Springs California for the 12th annual ESRI Developer summit. Although I have attended the ESRI International User Conference many times, this was my first developer summit and I was overwhelmed by the...
Dec 12, 2016
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....
Nov 28, 2016
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...
Sep 30, 2015
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...
Sep 4, 2015
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...
Jul 20, 2015
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....
Jun 24, 2015
With ArcGIS Collector it is now relatively easy to go out and capture the data you need using your iPhone, iPad or Android device. With the help of the GPS on the device, Collector can help you quickly find a feature near you or help you navigate to it. You can then...
May 22, 2015
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...
Jan 22, 2015
Map Packages are a great way of sharing data between ESRI ArcGIS sites. Using ArcMap you create a package of your current map that bundles your map and all the referenced data into a single mpk file. You can then send this mpk file to another Arcmap user, they then...
Nov 20, 2012
ESRI introduced online connection at ArcGIS 10.1. If you noticed that version 10.1 is much slower to start then this is likely to be the main cause. Each time you start ArcMap or ArcCatalog it connects to an ArcGIS Portal or ArcGIS.com. It repeats this every 10...
