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NGIS visits Google offices in Sydney
The NGIS Google Maps team recently visited the Google offices in Sydney to find out about all the latest improvements and changes to the Google for Work suite. The NGIS team met with other Premier Partners and a delegation from Mountain View, California to discuss possible new features and ways of going to market in Australia. Google’s…
Ban Ki-Moon: NGIS are a “beacon of light” in climate change
Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon has described the winners of the UN Lighthouse award, including NGIS, as a “beacon of light that inspire others to take action,” in the battle against the effects of climate change. “They aren’t waiting for others to act. They know the future lies with those who have the…
Julie Bishop recognises NGIS success
Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop has recognised NGIS Australia and the CRCSI in a speech for their work that earned them a UN Lighthouse Award in Paris at the Climate Change Conference COP21. The United Nations is awarding an Australian AusAid-funded project led by NGIS Australia and CRC for Spatial Information’s Mapping Exposure to Sea…
Our Santos bike ride team!
Our office is lucky to have a number of SERIOUS cyclists (as you can tell from the photo above). This made the annual Santos Great Bike ride a fantastic opportunity to wear matching lycra and ride for a great cause. We are proud to say that we all made it over the finish line unscathed (mostly) and most importantly raised…
Tracy goes to Google for the Geo for Good summit
Tracy, our Training Manager was one of the selected applicants who got to go on a fully paid week long immersive learning experience at the Google Headquarters in Silicon Valley. Now that she is back, we hear from her about the incredible experience. Trip Report I landed in San Francisco airport on a surprisingly sunny afternoon though…
United Nations Shines a Light on NGIS efforts in the Pacific Islands
The United Nations has recognised an Australian AusAid-funded project led by NGIS Australia and CRC for Spatial Information’s Mapping Exposure to Sea Level Rise in the Pacific Islands Project as a leading initiative dealing with climate change. They will be flying the flag for Australia when they will be presented in Paris in at the upcoming UN…
Training in Greenland and Maldives
Greenland Training Tracy recently had the opportunity to deliver GIS training at the end of the world or the start of the world depending on which view you take. Greenland is a magical place with a purity that is simple found nowhere else. The training was delivered in June during twilight when there were almost 24…
Our annual volunteering day was a great success!
Every year, for one day, all our employees get the chance to hang up their suit and toss the heels for a really good cause. We put on our comfortable clothes and get ready to do some hard work with Parkerville Children and Youth Care. We have been doing this for 3 years and it is…
NGIS wins two awards from WA and QLD!
We are so proud to say that our team won the West Australian Spatial Excellence Awards (WASEA) 2015 for People and Community & the WASEA Award for Spatial Enablement. The WA Awards dinner was held at the Crown Casino in Perth which turned out to be an exciting evening of recognising the achievements and contribution that…
Dowerin Day
In support of our client CSBP, NGIS executives and our CSBP project team recently ventured out bush to the annual Dowerin Field Days. It was a long, but great day, and as you can only imagine, a good bonding experience for the travelling party of six burly NGIS blokes in a 4-wheel drive. It was…
