FunGIS 2019 Conference - Dealing with Data - It's Everywhere

16 May 2019 to 17 May 2019

The 2019 FunGIS Conference, 16-17 May, will feature speakers from across the spatial spectrum. With government, academic, private and not-for-profit organisations all presenting on a wide-range of topics from RTK and drone surveying, drone data processing, virtual reality, remote sensing, crowd sourced GIS and 'big data' management.

MapChat - Digital field data collection on the cheap

6 March 2019 5:30pm

Join FunGIS members at the Bluewater for a talk and review of various field data collection programs and processes, presented by Andrew Mitchell.

World GIS Day MapChat – Yellow Crazy Ants

14 November 2018

Desiree Gowell presents - Mapping Yellow Crazy Eradication - as part of a special MapChat coinciding with World GIS Day.

2018 FunGIS Conference

17 May 2018 to 18 May 2018

Themed Spatial Technologies of the Future to be held at DoubleTree by Hilton in the heart of Cairns on Thursday 17 and Friday 18 May 2018

FunGIS MapChat

18 April 2018

Google Earth and XML - with Andrew Mitchell: many types of spatial data are based on XML, including GoogleEarth data, GPS data and Lidar data.

Final MapChat for 2017

22 November 2017 5:30pm

November MapChat focus: Using GIS software and live tracking to optimise cane harvesting, with Matt Hession (MSF Sugar).

October FunGIS MapChat

18 October 2017 5:30pm

Natural Resource Management: Tools for justifying and prioritising spatial decision making Live demonstration of spatial decision support tools by Gary Searle, Terrain NRM and Cape York NRM

Map Chat

23 August 2017 6:00pm

Photographs are now a primary means of gathering information but are difficult to organise. An Image Information System can organise large photo collections and reveal spatial and temporal patterns.

2017 Spatial Conference in Cairns

29 June 2017 to 30 June 2017

On Thu we will be challenged by the Queensland Police in Disaster Response and Search and Rescue. We'll then learn more about spatial information in the new Queensland Globe, mapping marine debris and 3D modelling -that's just in the morning. In the afternoon we'll look at how UAV's can be used in innovative agriculture and get a quickie on practical drone use. Fri will be focused on getting you trained up, flying and analysing the data that comes out of a semi-professional drone.

FunGIS Mapchat : Precision Agriculture use of IoT

15 March 2017 5:30pm

Precision Agriculture use of IoT. Darryl Lyons from IoTAustralasia will discuss the use of LoRaWAN sensors in agriculture.

November MapChat

30 November 2016 5:30pm to 8:00pm

September MapChat

14 September 2016 5:30pm to 7:00pm

Monthly Mapping Meetup

10 August 2016 5:30pm to 7:00pm

A social evening where we get together to network, have a brief talk by a Spatial Angel and then share a drink, some nibbles and continue to network. Informal dinner arrangements will follow the meetup if you would like to keep networking. As the title suggests we will be looking to organise a meetup every month on the second Wednesday of the month. Meetups will rotate locations with every second meetup in Cairns. Other proposed locations are Tablelands and Innisfail.

2016 FunGIS Conference and AGM - Fun with Funky Stuff!

2 June 2016 to 3 June 2016

The 2016 Conference will feature some exciting "new" tech in GIS and a full day of hands on training in FME.

KISS - Fungis 2015 AGM - Keeping it Spatially Simple

4 June 2015 8:30am to 5 June 2015 5:00pm

The theme is centered around practical GIS and learning how to do what we need to do in our everyday work, better, more productively and cheaper. Therefore this year's conference will not have presentations, but will have key technology, technical (not marketing) demonstrations and local case studies.

Practical Open GIS Workshop

28 November 2014 9:00am to 30 November 2014 1:00pm

Do you want to visualise your property? Do you want to know how to get free spatial data over your property? Have you heard of Geographical Information Systems (GIS)? Do you think using GIS will cost you lots of $$$? How about only $250 upwards to learn how to in a weekend, with software and data that costs you nothing? You will gain enough practical knowledge to create maps yourself and leave with information on how you can get more done by applying spatial techniques.

GIS Clinic

8 November 2014 9:00am to 3:00pm

Do you own a GPS but can't download data? Do you want to learn how to use your smartphone to do mapping? Are you unsure what projections and datums mean? Are you interested in looking at cool things? At the Malanda Small Farms Field Day, GPS / GIS / Mapping experts will be available to help you with your nagging technical needs.

FunGals

8 October 2014 7:00am to 8:30am

Fun-Gals is a Fungis initiative designed to engage women in surveying and spatial sciences across the far-north. The launch of the program will offer women in the industry the opportunity to come together in a relaxed and informal forum to present and discuss ideas over breakfast, followed by time for networking before work. Fun-Gals is inspired by the SSSI Women in Spatial initiative.

Staying Connected

6 June 2014 8:15am to 5:00pm

There is more to Networks than data, points, lines and clouds. Come out and reconnect with the people who make Spatial great! Keynote address on wireless mesh networking, Vendor updates, FunGIS AGM and Networking drinks

THIRD ANNUAL LIDAR TECHNOLOGIES WORKSHOP

22 August 2013 to 23 August 2013

The LiDAR Technologies Workshop series in Cairns is emerging as Australia's premier annual LiDAR event, with two previous annual events each drawing in excess of 100 delegates. This is the Surveying and Spatial Science Institute’s first national event focused exclusively on LiDAR. This event was initiated by and is co-hosted by the Far North GIS Users Group (www.fungis.org).