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14/05/2026

Initiating the acquisition of satellite imagery following the moment of impact may be too late.

Imagery at the beginning of the Emergency Management lifecycle, ahead of the event, is of critical importance, which is exactly why Planet's always-on approach makes it a powerful and reliable satellite imagery partner. Australia has a land area of 7.7 million square kilometres. With a massive coastline, a remote interior, a sparse population, and vast distances, typical spotlight approaches leave communities and the environment at greater risk.

Explore how Planet’s floodlight, always on approach addresses this challenge and the benefits it offers emergency response teams in this 30-minute on-demand webinar: https://hubs.ly/Q04gbyVF0

See the benefit of integrating Planet into your organisation's workflows? NGIS would love to help. Explore our capabilities with Planet: https://hubs.ly/Q04gbZkJ0

13/05/2026

What if the decisions that protect your business from climate risk also improve your bottom line?

That's not a hypothetical. It's the premise behind Transforming Business, a simulation launched in collaboration with the Financial Times and Google Cloud
The simulation puts you in the C-suite, CEO, CFO, CIO, or Chief Supply Chain Officer and forces you to make the kind of calls that define business endurance in 2026. From navigating energy market fragmentation, managing critical mineral supply chains, and responding to climate-driven operational shocks.

Sustainability was never a cost centre. It's a performance driver, and the data to prove it is already in the landscape around you.

Play Transforming Business and see how geospatial intelligence changes the decisions you make under pressure. https://hubs.ly/Q04gnJCt0

13/05/2026

What if the decisions that protect your business from climate risk also improve your bottom line?

That's not a hypothetical. It's the premise behind Transforming Business, a simulation launched in collaboration with the Financial Times and Google Cloud
The simulation puts you in the C-suite, CEO, CFO, CIO, or Chief Supply Chain Officer and forces you to make the kind of calls that define business endurance in 2026. From navigating energy market fragmentation, managing critical mineral supply chains, and responding to climate-driven operational shocks.

Sustainability was never a cost centre. It's a performance driver, and the data to prove it is already in the landscape around you.

Play Transforming Business and see how geospatial intelligence changes the decisions you make under pressure. https://hubs.ly/Q04gbLRG0

12/05/2026

What if the decisions that protect your business from climate risk also improve your bottom line?

That's not a hypothetical. It's the premise behind Transforming Business, a simulation launched in collaboration with the Financial Times and Google Cloud
The simulation puts you in the C-suite, CEO, CFO, CIO, or Chief Supply Chain Officer and forces you to make the kind of calls that define business endurance in 2026. From navigating energy market fragmentation, managing critical mineral supply chains, and responding to climate-driven operational shocks.

Sustainability was never a cost centre. It's a performance driver, and the data to prove it is already in the landscape around you.

Play Transforming Business and see how geospatial intelligence changes the decisions you make under pressure. https://bit.ly/4u8yKRV

05/05/2026

📅 GIS public courses: June dates now available.

If you have professional development budget to use before 30 June, or you have been meaning to take the next step in your GIS skills, here is what is coming up:

🟦 ArcGIS Pro Foundations (2 days): 1–2 June: Brisbane ⬩ 15–16 June: Online

🟦 ArcGIS Pro Intermediate (2 days): 22–23 June: Online

🟩 QGIS Foundations (1 day): 5 June: Brisbane ⬩ 19 June: Online

🟩 QGIS Advanced (1 day): 5 June: Perth

All courses are delivered by our in-house GIS consultants. Places are limited, so it is worth getting in early.

Full details and registration on our training calendar: https://bit.ly/3RkFeON

08/03/2026

This International Women's Day, we celebrate the women at NGIS and across the wider geospatial and STEM industries who are driving innovation and shaping the future of technology every single day.
From Earth Observation to software engineering, spatial analysis to data science, women are at the forefront of solving some of the world's most complex challenges, and their contributions have never been more important.

At NGIS, we are proud to work alongside talented women who bring expertise, curiosity and dedication to everything they do.

This year, we sat down with three women to hear their stories

Click the link below to read more.

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From tracking deforestation to building geospatial tools from the ground up, the women at NGIS are driving impactful real-world outcomes. This International Women's Day, we spoke to three women across our Earth Observation, software engineering and spatial analysis solutions, to find out what first....

07/03/2026

Five years ago, Daphne Yu joined NGIS with a Computer Science degree and no GIS experience. Today, she's an integral part of the development team, contributing to key projects, including TraceMark Flow. Recently achieving her Google Cloud Architect certification, Daphne brings a sharp focus on quality, scalability and building tools that make a real difference to how people move through and experience the world.

Read her full story on the blog. 🔗 https://hubs.ly/Q045GvNM0

06/03/2026

Behind every seamless spatial system is someone making sure it all works. For Mary-June Stuart, GIS Analyst at NGIS, that's exactly what she does every day. Most recently, she has been rebuilding a geoprocessing data upload tool from C # to Python, deepening her development skills and discovering a passion for building scalable GIS solutions.

This International Women's Day we're proud to celebrate Mary-June and the passion she brings to building spatial solutions that make a real difference. Read her full story on the blog.

🔗 https://bit.ly/4l7EeZf

05/03/2026

Meet Shawna Sanfey, Principal Consultant in Earth Observation at NGIS. Her career has taken her from studying sea turtles along the Atlantic coast, rehabilitation of Monkeys and Manatees in Belize, to working with global companies on everything from deforestation monitoring to flood and fire risk assessment.

Today, she helps organisations turn complex satellite data into clear, actionable insights that drive real environmental impact.

Read her full story on the blog.

🔗 https://bit.ly/4r2shW5

05/03/2026

🛰️Image of the week 🛰️

The wait is almost over! 🏎️💨 This weekend, the F1 season kicks off at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne.

Here’s a sneak peek of the track- who’s ready for the season?

Image Source: Planet Labs PBC, 2026