19 November 2021
guest speakers shared their experiences and knowledge on case studies, challenges and opportunities of using location information in Blockchain.
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16 September 2021
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What exactly is Remote Sensing and how is it applied in the Location Technology Industry? Remote sensing is one of the cornerstones of location technology. Without it, many of the datasets that location technologists rely on wouldn’t exist and our knowledge of this earth and other planet
June 10, 2021
There is never a dull moment for our executive committee and this month has been no exception. Our entire team has been working to develop content for upcoming events with our colleagues from BlockChainNZ and the IoT Alliance, plus developing our spot on Techweek TV during Techweek2021.As we know,
May 13, 2021
Hiding in plain sight, Location Based Services (LBS) are often taken for granted! Without it, our daily lives would be far more difficult. Now commonplace, LBS is found in many of the most used applications on our smartphones and other devices. For example, Facebook, Goog
May 13, 2021
During the last few months the LocationTech executive council has been seeking new council members and we have appreciated your responses. We are pleased to announce that Dr Leo Browning from Qrious joins us. In addition, Manu King, who was previously on the SIBA committee will rejoin us, replacing
April 16, 2021
A single blog post, written ten years ago was the beginning of Geoawesomeness! Geoawesomeness was founded to illustrate, examine and celebrate the impact of location technology and data on our lives. A decade later and the location based blog boasts a global team with the aim of being the b
April 15, 2021
If, like me, you live in Auckland, then you will have just experienced another Alert Level 3 lockdown. Regardless of region, these unwelcome times impact us all and it is with a sense of frustration that we announce the Locate21 conference will no longer take place in person in Wellington.&nb
March 11, 2021
The Digital Technologies Industry Transformation Plan (ITP) is a collaboration between industry and Government to help grow the digital technologies sector. It is something every location professional needs to know about and we want to ensure LocationTech is well represented. What is
March 10, 2021
Thankfully, with 2020 behind us the LocationTech team is looking to the future. Projects that were delayed last year are moving forward and opportunities abound. We know 2021 is going to be an exciting year! LocationTech is particularly enthused about the Digital Technologies In
February 12, 2021
Well, what a year! Who would have predicted a global pandemic and the havoc it wreaked in 2020? Terms like ‘pivot’, ‘new normal’, ‘be kind’ and of course ‘unprecedented’ have been used with, well, an unprecedented frequency. However, through adversity we have also
December 9, 2020
Event highlights: FOSS4G State of the Map Last month, on behalf of LocationTech, I attended my first ever Free and Open Source Software for Geoinformatics (FOSS4G) State of the Map event at Devonport Navy Base in Auckland. As a lifelong user of Esri technology, this was a great opportunity
December 9, 2020