Position 122 December 2022-January 2023

World-first bathymetry of marine park

For several weeks in October, scientists aboard the CSIRO research vessel RV Investigator conducted a worldfirst survey of marine biodiversity in the newly established Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park. The 35-day voyage, led by the Museums Victoria Research Institute, also enabled the team to capture the first high-resolution bathymetry of the new marine park, revealing in incredible detail the ancient underwater mountain that lies beneath these idyllic tropical islands.

Nelson Kuna, one of two hydrographic surveyors on board from CSIRO, said that very little high-resolution mapping had been done in the Marine Park prior to this voyage.

“We’ve used the full ocean-depth mapping capabilities of RV Investigator to completely survey around the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, from coastal depths less than 100 metres all the way down to the abyss some 4,800 metres below,” said Nelson. “The data set now covers a substantial area of the new marine park and shows the Cocos (Keeling) Islands as the twin peaks of a massive seamount that rises nearly 5,000 metres from the

surrounding seafloor,” he said.

“We also revealed, among the many fascinating features, a smaller peak on the ridge between the north and south islands, rising to approximately 350 metres below sea level. It’s truly an honour to see, for the first time, this stunning marine geomorphology revealed from the deep.”

The mapping will provide important information for Parks Australia, which manages the Cocos (Keeling) Island Marine Park, along with the newly established Christmas Island Marine Park, as part of the Australian Marine Parks network.

The 3D geospatial products were produced aboard RV Investigator by combining the newly acquired CSIRO data with other extant datasets, including from the Australian Hydrographic Office (LiDAR bathymetry-elevation), GEBCO2022 (background bathymetry) and Geoscience Australia AusSeabed (background bathymetry). The 3D products were produced using QPS Fledermaus. RV Investigator captured the bathymetry using its gondola mounted Kongsberg EM122 multibeam echosounder. n

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The first high-resolution bathymetry of the new Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park. © Commonwealth of Australia 2021.

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The world can’t afford ‘business as usual’

As society continues to grow and evolve, and as climate change and other factors bite harder, it’s crucial that the geospatial industry plays its part in helping to solve the planet’s most pressing problems. Corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations are top of mind for businesses and communities these days, and so they should be. The world is a very different place compared to what it was 20 or 50 years ago — no longer can we afford to be rapacious with respect to the environment and careless in our attitudes to one another. We can’t go on with business-as-usual, and so things must change (see page 12). The geospatial industry has become an essential agent of this change and will become even more vital as the years go on. We have a front-and-centre role to play in ensuring that the private and public sectors have the data they need to understand what’s happening to the world and how we can all act to make things better.

Twelve months ago, I declared on the cover of this magazine that 2022 should be the ‘Year of the career’. Even in my short time in the industry, it had become clear that our number one challenge is that of producing or finding enough trained and skilled practitioners to fill our workforce needs. In our inaugural Leaders Forum twelve months ago, the experts all hammered home the urgent need to solve this problem. And while some good progress has been made (see page 50), it seems that, on the whole, not a lot has changed. Have a read of the Leaders Forum contributions in this current issue, and you’ll see that the message remains unchanged.

Of course, no one expects this problem to be solved within 12 months. It’ll probably take 12 years or longer, and many of the factors involved are outside the industry’s control. But each of us has a role to play. We all need to come together to support those who are working hard to deal with the dilemma, as we try to persuade members of the next generation to consider a career in this vital and exciting field.

Jonathan Nally Editor

SSSI and SIBA|GITA members vote to merge

Australia will have a new peak body for the geospatial sector following a merger vote by members of the Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI) and the Spatial Industries Business Association (SIBA|GITA).

SSSI and SIBA|GITA will join to form the Geospatial Council of Australia (GCA), to be officially launched in March 2023, with all individual and organisational members of its founders automatically transitioning to the new body.

The new organisation will aim to put workforce advancement — the single biggest issue confronting the sector today — front and centre as it prepares to advocate as a single voice for the geospatial professions.

This includes developing the geospatial workforce to be ready for the future digital workplace through the attraction of new generation of professionals, raising the profile of the profession and providing learning opportunities.

SSSI Chair Paul Digney thanked members for participating in the voting process and welcomed the merger decision, saying it would significantly advance Australia’s geospatial future for the benefit of the nation.

“We are entering a new era for the geospatial professions and the GCA will be setting a strong advocacy and leadership agenda,” he said.

“We need to act now if we are to transform our geospatial ecosystem to ensure Australia has a digitally enabled workforce, equipped to take us competitively into the future.”

Digney said the inaugural Board of the Geospatial Council would meet in the coming weeks to discuss transition arrangements

SIBA|GITA Chair, Alistair Byrom, said the decision was a good result after many months of consultation with members and the broader geospatial community.

“We are ready to get moving in the new year. Our members have clearly said they want to see a united voice for the geospatial community,” he said.

“There will be more consultation across all our membership as we work towards setting the strategic direction for the next two years.”

The inaugural Board comprises: Peter Woodgate (proposed President); Alistair Byrom and Paul Digney (proposed Deputy Presidents); Directors Jacinta Burns and Kate Ramsay (nominated by SIBA|GITA); and Directors Darren Mottolini and Roshni Sharma (nominated by SSSI), with provision for an additional two directors to be appointed at a later date.

Peter Woodgate to head new body

Dr Peter Woodgate has been appointed Director and President designate for the new geospatial peak body that will form as a result of the merger between the Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI) and the Spatial Business Industries Association (SIBA|GITA).

Dr Woodgate’s career in the space and geospatial sectors has spanned more than 30 years. He is currently Chair of the SmartSat CRC, Chair of the Steering Committee for the 2030 Space and Spatial Industries Growth Roadmap, Chair of the Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network, and Chair of Canthera Discovery (a national cancer therapeutics research organisation).

He is also a member of the Australian Space Agency’s Space Industry Leaders Forum, a Board member of Geoscape Australia and an Honorary Fellow of SSSI.

The merger of SSSI and SIBA|GITA was voted on by members of the SSSI and SIBA|GITA. The inaugural Board will comprise representatives from both the current SSSI and SIBA|GITA Boards, other esteemed members and independent directors, who will help guide the development of the new organisation.

“It is an exciting time for our sector, and we look forward to capitalising on the emerging opportunities with geospatial being an increasingly important component of the national economy,” said SSSI’s President, Paul Digney.

“The SSSI Board believes the positive response received at our Extraordinary General Meeting held earlier this year, where members indicated their confidence in us to continue the conversation with SIBA|GITA about a potential merger, was a strong indication of support for the formation of a peak geospatial body.”

SIBA|GITA Chair, Alistair Byrom, said the new Board would benefit greatly from Dr Woodgate’s many years of commercial experience plus his strong business acumen.

“The time is right to establish a geospatial peak body which truly represents and advocates on behalf of individuals and organisations and is a champion for positive change within our sector,” he said.

Dr Peter Woodgate. Image courtesy RMIT.

Critchlow launches EO marketplace

New Zealand’s Critchlow Geospatial has launched what it says is the country’s first satellite imagery marketplace.

The company says the New Zealand Satellite Imagery Marketplace will provide one-stop online resource for businesses and other organisations in the agritech, farming, horticultural, planning, engineering, GIS and emissions-reduction sectors.

“Earth observation via satellite imagery and its derived data is at the forefront of green policy and the shift to low-carbon activity and emissions reduction,” said Critchlow Geospatial Group Managing Director, Steve Critchlow.

“For any organisation that is serious about reducing their carbon footprint, using satellite imagery lessens the reliance on commissioning polluting aircraft for aerial imagery, as well as the requirement for many physical site visits.

“As part of a low carbon strategy, it will help organisations reduce their emissions and enable them to achieve their Net Zero targets much more expediently.”

Critchlow says that, for clients, the Marketplace will take the hard work out of trying to keep up with rapid changes in imagery technologies and the entrance of new providers.

The Marketplace will initially include offerings from Maxar, NTT Data, Pixxel, SI Imaging, Head Aerospace, Capella Space, Satellogic and SpaceWill.

Bathurst added to live Spatial Digital Twin

Bathurst has become the first major regional centre in NSW to be added to the Live NSW Spatial Digital Twin, with the city’s CBD captured in a 3D model.

It will now be part of a statewide digital grid, which will help in the planning for future infrastructure needs, such as schools, hospitals and roads.

“Council, planners and the local community will be able to use this to make more informed planning decisions, visualise buildings and ensure a development is sensitive to the surrounding environment — from the shadows a building is likely to create or changes to the traffic volumes before construction even begins,” said Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW, Paul Toole.

The addition of Bathurst into the Spatial Digital Twin is the first step in a statewide rollout.

“People will be able to see the entire city in a 3D model and can view and explore existing infrastructure, including schools, hospital, parking and roads, as well as important future projects and their impact on the city, including shading, canopies and building heights,” added Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government, Victor Dominello.

“Plugging into the Digital Twin will help to future-proof planning because you can see it in the context of the current world and the future world.

“Seeing how infrastructure, data and building plans fit together in 3D will enable better, long-term planning of cities as NSW continues to evolve and expand.”

The NSW Spatial Digital Twin is being tested for faster approvals for development applications, which is expected to deliver $256 million in savings across 10 years.

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One-stop-shop drone website launched

The federal government has launched a new website, drones.gov.au, to bring information on drone rules and regulations together in one place. The one-stop-shop website is suitable for users in industry, recreational drone users and members of the public. It provides:

• Information users need to know in order to comply with the rules

• Links to safety requirements

• A noise self-assessment and approval tool

• A way to submit feedback, concerns or complaints

“The Australian Government recognises the importance of ensuring information on these regulatory requirements and process is clear and accessible to all members of the public, particularly those who own and operate drones or are thinking of doing so in the future,” said the Minister Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Catherine King.

“This is going to be a great resource for industry and the general public,” added Reece Clothier, President of the Australian Association for Uncrewed Systems. “As the site grows, industry will benefit from having a single place for information on consultation, stakeholders and collaboration in the sector.”

Research has forecast that the use of drones and eVTOL vehicles in Australia is will support a $14.5 billion increase in GDP over the next 20 years and 10,000 new jobs by 2040.

Lockheed Martin, UNSW sign MOU

Lockheed Martin Australia has signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of New South Wales Canberra Space to contribute to a comprehensive space education program with R&D and industry engagement pathways.

The two-year agreement will underpin collaboration between the two entities and represents part of Lockheed Martin Australia’s commitment to developing the capabilities, training and educational opportunities Australia needs to strengthen and diversify its future space workforce.

Curriculum and educational resources from Lockheed Martin’s Space Training Institute will form the backbone of an immersive, hands-on program designed to share invaluable industry knowledge and experience with students.

This includes the potential for internships, lectures and mentoring from Lockheed Martin Australia Fellows. It also includes connections to other subject matter experts and opportunities for R&D with access to Lockheed Martin Australia’s facilities and equipment.

“Lockheed Martin Australia has a long and enduring history in space,” said David Ball, Lockheed Martin Australia’s Regional Director for Space. “With our expertise and resources, we are uniquely positioned to help students develop essential skills in space and space innovation. Through this collaboration with UNSW Canberra Space, we look forward to paving the way for

OGC sets up climate group

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has announced the formation of a new Climate Resilience Domain Working Group (DWG), the aims of which will be aligned with those of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Recent OGC member meetings and other discussion forums have expressed great interest in affirming the so-called FAIR data principles — Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable.

The aim of the Climate Resilience DWG is to provide an open forum for the discussion and presentation of interoperability

future space professionals and supporting a robust, sustainable and resilient industry.”

“With Lockheed Martin Australia’s support, we will take this program beyond the textbook and create an environment where students can pursue R&D projects and gain real-world industry experience that will best prepare them to enter the space workforce,” added Russell Boyce, director of UNSW Canberra Space.

requirements, use cases, pilots, and implementations of OGC Standards in the context of climate actions.

To that end, DWG activities will include defining, collecting, analysing and communicating data streams to build value from raw data through information visualisation and interpretation.

The DWG will support actions that accelerate readiness to access, fuse and analyse data related to climate change via Earth Observation data or any other type of data relevant for climate action.

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Noel Borgas (left), Campaign Manager, Lockheed Martin Australia Space, and Professor Russel Boyce Chair for Intelligent Space Systems, Director, UNSW Canberra Space.

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Position Partners opens Rockhampton office

Position Partners has opened a new base in Rockhampton, offering local sales and service support to customers in the building construction, civil, mining and survey sectors. This is the company’s second new Queensland office this calendar year, following the opening of the Townsville office in May.

“Our customers are based and/or win work throughout the state of Queensland, so we are committed to being there to support them whenever and wherever they need us to be,” said Queensland Region Manager Harry Katsanevas.

“There’s a strong pipeline of work in central and northern areas of the state, and with bases now in Brisbane, Townsville and Rockhampton we’re ready to help customers with leading technology backed by great service.”

Position Partners distributes and supports a range of positioning and machine control technologies used by civil contractors, engineers, surveyors and mining businesses.

David Irons recently joined the business in Rockhampton as Territory Manager Central Queensland. “I’m looking forward to growing the business in the local area – Position Partners has some unique and powerful solutions including the Tokara platform, and a large, experienced support and services team,” he said.

Locating the Victorian-NSW border

Experts from both the Surveyor-General Victoria (SGV) and NSW DCS Spatial Services recently travelled to Mildura to make inspections and determine the position of a portion of the Victoria-NSW state border.

Specifically, the inspection team determined the precise line of the border between the nine-span, 331-metre-long George Chaffey Bridge (part of the Sturt Highway) and the downstream weir.

The weeklong inspection was conducted with low water levels, enabling maintenance and examination of the weir’s submerged banks.

The border determination was a complex process that involved legal precedents and guidelines, with historical information such as water level recordings, survey documents, topographical surveys and old photographs being pressed into service.

Once agreement was reached on the location of the border, position recordings were made by SGV surveyors — those positions will now be formally surveyed and marked ahead of a forthcoming plan of survey of the State border.

SSSDLN appoints new chair

The Space, Spatial and Surveying Diversity Leadership Network (SSSDLN) Conveners group has announced that Maurits van der Vlugt has been appointed the new Chair for an initial term of two years.

The owner and director of Mercury Project Solutions, van der Vlugt is an accomplished leader in the geospatial industry the appointment. He has long been an active supporter of industry initiatives through such roles as Deputy Chair of Locate Conferences Australia, former Director of the Spatial Industries Business Association (SIBA|GITA) and as mentor of young professionals.

Outgoing Chair, Amelia Davies, said van der Vlugt has brought a strong focus on governance and strategy to the SSSDLN during his time as a Convener and will bring a wealth of experience to the next chapter of the Network. “I’m confident Maurits will continue the good work of the Convenor group in furthering our objectives and initiatives to improve diversity, equity and inclusion throughout our industry,” she said.

In taking up the role, van der Vlugt thanked Davies for her leadership, saying that “I am sure everyone will agree that the SSSDLN would have been nowhere close to where it is today without her passion, commitment and leadership over the past four years”.

“As Convenors, and as members, we owe her our gratitude. The membership drive and the delivery of the Inclusion@work report are among her valuable achievements.”

Davies will remain a member of the Conveners Group until her replacement is recruited.

The SSSDLN is also seeking expressions of interest from those who might like to become Conveners and help take the organisation forward. The Conveners group aims to bring together a group of people with a mix of skills, experience and backgrounds to further the interests of the Network. Conveners serve a two-year term before being eligible for renomination. There are also several openings for volunteers to support SSSDLN communications, events and secretariat activities. To express your interest, contact conveners@sssdln.org.

David Irons, Position Partners’ Territory Manager Central Queensland (left), and Ryan Doyle, Civil Sales Manager Queensland.

Maurits van der Vlugt, the new Chair of the SSSDLN Conveners group. Image courtesy Locate Conferences.

Victorian and NSW government surveyors locating the position of the states’ border along the Murray River at Mildura. Image courtesy Surveyor-General Victoria.

Earth observation for the greater good

Space tech such as EO must be embedded in environmental, social and governance programs by design.

The importance of safeguarding the future of our planet is top of mind in corporate Australia today, with pressing environmental, social and governance (ESG) imperatives driving a multitude of inspiring applications of space technology.

October’s Australian Space Forum attracted a hybrid audience that included those working in upstream space tech — designing and manufacturing satellites, rockets and robots and putting them into orbit — as well as those creating the downstream products, services and solutions. Together, they are driving a newly flourishing Australian industry — Space 2.0

as Enrico Palermo, head of the Australian Space Agency, calls it.

Space tech has captured the imagination of all of us anew, but there is still a gap between what is being created and how it is being articulated to prospective customers. There are companies across every sector who are hungry to find out how downstream solutions, fuelled by upstream innovation, can help their businesses.

It is a whole new world for many of them, which means that it’s up to all of us to connect the dots — articulate the story of the kinds of things Earth observation (EO) data can do for them, beamed from space to help life on Earth.

ANTHONY JONES

The power of Earth observation

EY’s panel discussion at the Australian Space Forum focused on how space tech can transform the way we monitor, measure and report ESG metrics. This goes way beyond compliance — we see opportunities everywhere for space tech to embolden ESG goals and help deliver them.

The remit for ESG is broad. To achieve our ambitious goals, we need to better understand everything from emissions to biodiversity, from water use to health and safety… and a whole lot more. When we understand more, we can do better.

EO data is already incredibly detailed

and improving all the time — we can detect chemical fingerprints in microorganisms that the human eye can’t even see. We can observe areas that were previously difficult to get to or even completely out of reach, and keep track of them from our eyes in the sky.

There are so many applications for deploying EO data downstream to build solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems.

I know how powerful EO is going to be in helping our clients achieve their ESG goals, because we’re already using it. We’ve used EO to help one client discover water leaks without the need

for manual inspections, and another to monitor vegetation growth around remote infrastructure, which has helped them improve fire management. Space tech has made operations for both companies vastly more efficient and, of course, it has improved environmental outcomes.

It’s early days, but our initial observations suggest there are greater gains to be made from embedding space tech into ESG from the start. If we agree that space is something of a greenfield, from the point of view of governance what do we need to prioritise to make sure we learn from past mistakes? What do we need to do to make sure we are on the front foot to

operate responsibly in space, knowing that a lot of companies are today in a position of playing catchup to meet ESG requirements on Earth?

Everything’s moving pretty fast right now, with a lot of pressure on space tech companies to launch products — literally and figuratively.

Space is driving the most profound industrial revolution of our generation — some say the most significant of all time. Yet amid the excitement, we must reflect on the lessons of history. We can learn from the mistakes of previous industrial revolutions, and do better.

For instance, if you’re launching a

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Using EO to put the ‘S’ in ESG

EY Data Science Lead, Dr Jack White, says EO data is playing a critical role in the ‘S’ in ESG. His team creates data and modelling for risk mitigation strategies designed to save lives and limit damage to water quality and vegetation.

“If you think about how multilayered and long the damage from wildfires lasts… there have been human deaths, housing, wildlife and vegetation destruction, and the economic impact lasts years to the agriculture supply chains and the power and utilities networks,” he said.

“Our wildfire detection data product uses Earth observation technologies to better understand bushfire conditions, improve future detection, and enable better risk mitigation planning to minimise impacts.

Dr White said ESG reporting still has a long way to go to take advantage of technologies that will provide the accurate data assurance that markets and regulators are demanding.

“State-of-the-art ESG reporting is currently mostly done using spreadsheets and manual input,” Dr White said. “So there is a huge disparity between that mode of reporting and what emerging technologies can provide; companies are now looking to whether they have rich-enough data that is properly audited in order to meet their ESG legal requirements.”

rocket or satellite into space today, what happens to it in 40 years? We’ve recently seen space junk plummeting to Earth in rural Australia, and we know it’s going to be an issue as low-Earth orbit becomes a traffic jam of satellites. How do we plan for this and what can you do to make sure your company is one of the white hats in the wild west?

Responsible ESG

Cybersecurity, of course, also is absolutely critical in the Space 2.0 race, but we have the opportunity to embed security by design. From the inception of every idea — hardware or software — we must build scenarios for all the ways it could be compromised or hacked, and prioritise building-in security from the first iteration… and resist the temptation to release anything until we’ve had its security independently tested and validated.

And then there’s AI and machine learning. We know how powerful they are in assisting us to turn data into insights, reveal anomalies humans would miss and generally automate a whole lot of boring tasks — and all at speed. But we know that from a societal point of view there are

several issues. It’s well known that there are questions about ethics and bias — how do you ensure the data you’re feeding your algorithms does not violate privacy or skew results that disadvantage certain groups?

We are also finally recognising the significant carbon footprint of training these huge data sets, which is one of the reasons why EY’s Space Tech Lab is invested in building a product that can scale for multiple clients, rather than bespoke tools for individual companies.

I hope to see all of us working in the space tech field — producers and consumers — taking the lessons we’ve learnt and embedding ESG principles into our business practices from the start.

Then, as we travel further along on our mission to help improve life on Earth, we’ll be able to comfortably say that we have been operating in (or with) space in a way that supports modern expectations of ESG on Earth, rather than having to fix mistakes later.

The wisdom of hindsight can become the gift of foresight as we take our terrestrial learnings into space. n

Anthony Jones is Space Tech Leader for EY, a professional services consultancy.

This goes way beyond compliance - we see opportunities everywhere for space tech to embolden ESG goals.

Leaders Forum 2023

Welcome to Position’s second annual Leaders Forum, in which we ask some of the geospatial industry’s most influential professionals to look ahead to 2023 and give us their insights into where we are, where we’re headed and how we’ll get there.

We asked our experts to tell us which problems they see as being the most pressing and how they should be solved, whilst also identifying the industry’s strengths and its capacities to put forward solutions for some of the world’s most demanding challenges.

So please turn the page to begin your glimpse into what the world of geospatial will look like over the coming 12 months.

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change, renewable energy, infrastructure projects?

The sector is in good shape generally. However, there are COVID-induced frustrations. Supply chain disruptions, especially in the electronics industry, and key personnel skill and capacity shortages, will continue into 2023. These may delay the uptake of more productive technologies, especially more automated or remotely managed systems.

The electronics disruption and people shortages mean some R&D effort is diverted to keeping current product models functional, delaying innovation in new-generation products. In this regard, some start-ups may inadvertently benefit relative to incumbents as their R&D resources are entirely devoted to new-generation products.

What are the most important challenges facing the sector?

The demand for geospatial data and analysis outstrips the traditional skills and labour capacity to provide it. The surveying profession has adjusted by adopting robotic total stations, GNSS and scanning, but it still has capacity shortages. As geospatial technologies embed into workflows (e.g. machine control systems replace road set out), some activities shift directly to the users of the data. As systems become even more user-friendly and more embedded within automated systems, there will be more uptake by non-survey professionals.

Companies such as Position Partners are well positioned to upskill and support users so that they become

Martin Nix

CEO, Position Partners

CEO of Position Partners since 2010, Martin Nix was a surveyor until 1984 before joining Leica Geosystems where he held management roles until 2009. He is Co-Chair of Dept of Home Affairs, Space as Critical Infrastructure group, and has participated in working groups related to space policy and positioning infrastructure.

geospatial practitioners within their own activities. Wearable scanning systems for maintenance managers and robotic set out tools for builders are recent examples. Further advances in AI will improve the embedding of geospatial data analysis into automated systems to reduce dependence on manpower, particularly for repetitive tasks.

Which technologies or innovations are going to make their mark in 2023?

With AI technology, systems that analyse consolidated data from multiple sensors in real-time will make their mark. There is increased interest for combined image-and-scanning technology, especially wearable and handheld systems that radically speed up acquisition yet provide results and resolutions comparable to tripodmounted systems.

Nanosatellites will start to impact, with the potential to radically increase the real-time availability of geospatial information. Integrated RTK connectivity and BVLOS flying will increase the use of drones. The construction industry is embracing innovations in set out solutions — robotic set out positioning tools can guide a new mobile printer so that a building layout is printed directly onto the concrete pad.

What’s on your wish list for 2023?

From a regulatory perspective, a better and more consolidated asset management system for our road networks would produce safer roads with better pavement ride quality. In the rail industry and other sectors, we have

been recommending less-prescriptive specifications for tenders that are currently biased to older technologies and methods, so that innovations can be better considered. This particularly applies to monitoring applications, where modern wireless platforms can provide continuous measurements at high accuracy and with lower maintenance costs.

What are your customers and collaborators looking for in 2023?

Customers are looking for better workflows and software smarts to reduce some of the manual processing and data analysis, particularly around feature extraction. The drive is towards real-time data and analysis for rapid response or predictive solutions. Accessing big data derived from different sources, including aerial mapping, scanning, monitoring and so on, needs optimising as customers report having to multiple log in to different platforms. One company reported managing 24 different telemetric login platforms!

What are your company’s plans or priorities for 2023?

We will ‘go live’ following a two-year project to implement an entirely new integrated customer, product, service and accounting system. In addition to training, consolidation of customer information and process improvements, it can be expected to improve our people’s engagement with customers. It will also provide a platform for digital support such as better product and system service and support analytics. n

Is the geospatial sector in good shape to help solve the needs of the nation, e.g. climate

“Further advances in AI will improve the embedding of geospatial data analysis into automated systems.”

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Nick Pawley

Regional Manager, C.R. Kennedy

After completing studies at RMIT, Nick Pawley practiced as a surveyor for eight years. This field experience and his passion for technology eventually led him into equipment sales. For the past 18 years, he has been at the cutting edge of spatial technology; working at C.R. Kennedy gives him the opportunity to learn about the latest solutions and the chance to help geospatial professionals advance their businesses.

Is the geospatial sector in good shape to help solve the needs of the nation, e.g. climate change, renewable energy, infrastructure projects?

Yes, the geospatial industry is in very good shape and is ideally positioned to address the needs of the nation. With governments prioritising infrastructure, geospatial data has never been in such high demand. Our customers are well positioned to take advantage of this.

What are the most important challenges facing the sector?

The single largest challenge is the lack of skilled workers. This is not something new in Australia, and it needs to be addressed by increasing the number of geospatial graduates from Australian universities.

Geospatial companies should also consider increasing charge out rates and wages. This would increase the professional perceptions of the industry, attracting more young people to our field.

Which technologies or innovations are going to make their mark in 2023?

One word: automation. Three new products come to mind: The first is the Leica BLK ARC scanner, which brings high-definition scanning to the Boston Dynamics Spot robotic quadruped. The second is the ExynAero drone

that flies and maps autonomously in underground mines, creates a point cloud of its surroundings, and returns to its home position. The third is the soon-to-be-released DJI Dock, which brings autonomous aerial inspections to the market.

What’s on your wish list for 2023?

Demand for drones flying with BVLOS capabilities will become more widespread. We’re fortunate that regulators are aware of this, but a more streamlined approach to certification would be beneficial to our industry.

What are your customers and collaborators looking for in 2023?

Our clients are always looking for an edge to increase efficiencies and provide better deliverables. Geospatial companies can’t rely on increasing their workforce to complete their tasks. Technology is the answer to increase efficiency and get more from existing teams.

What are your company’s plans or priorities for 2023?

Our priority is to continually evolve with the industry. We aim to continue to empower our employees, work closely with our partner Leica Geosystems, and offer our customers the best possible solutions in the industry.

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The Australian geospatial industry has enormous potential to contribute to solving all the challenges of the day. But buy-in must come from the top.

The collective value of the sector’s contribution can only be realised if it is working within a regulatory framework with a clear mandate for change. An example of this would be the commencement of the Climate Change Act. If the government is serious about these issues, it needs to incentivise the industry to work together, and create a fusion of knowledge from its best experts to better understand and address complex issues that affect us all.

What are the most important challenges facing the sector?

One of the most critical challenges is the human talent shortage. This problem is not unique to our region, but is exacerbated by some of our best people, particularly those with a security background, being lured overseas. Yet I believe there are options available to slow that decline, including the introduction of more internships and graduate development programs, supported by a career progression pathway that embodies a flexible, digital-first work ethic. I honestly think this problem is temporary — I transitioned from the airline industry to geospatial technology sales, and have an old colleague from those days who has just completed his Diploma of Science in Geographical Sciences and landed a new role in the industry. And I’ve never seen so many

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girls, my daughter included, who are passionate about science and technology through the STEM programs offered in schools. People actually know what I’m talking about now when I’m asked what I do — something which, for me, suggests a real shift has occurred.

Which technologies or innovations are going to make their mark in 2023?

I believe enterprise-scale automation has finally arrived. For many businesses, the pandemic accelerated technology adoption and automation. Manual data processing tasks and processes are increasingly being off-loaded and we’re seeing customers take automation best-practice principles from geospatial departments and applying them right across the business. We know new technologies such as AI, AR, ML and robotic process automation can add a lot of value in this space, but how many organisations have the systems and infrastructure in place to take advantage right now? I think we’re still at the beginning, but with lots of momentum building for 2023.

What’s on your wish list for 2023?

Enhanced co-operation between industry and regulatory sectors to deliver business outcomes based on clear goals, while removing bureaucratic processes that stifle creativity. The demand for high-quality geospatial

data is increasing, but in some industry sectors the access to that data is limited due to an intrinsic way of working.

What are your customers and collaborators looking for

in 2023?

Continuous improvement in business enablement. To thrive, our customers rely on actionable insights derived from good quality data, but the qualitative value of that data can only be realised when it is complete, trustworthy and accessible to all who need it. In the supply and support of FME, Locus is providing a toolset that delivers enablement at a technology level, but we are also very much driven by the customer’s value mindset.

What are your company’s plans or priorities for 2023?

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Is the geospatial sector in good shape to help solve the needs of the nation, e.g. climate change, renewable energy, infrastructure projects?

The COVID pandemic has given a boost to the geospatial sector because it has made the need for a digitised version of our physical reality very clear.

Travel restrictions and inaccessible infrastructure have shifted mindsets, and the many who have begun to incorporate digital services into their workflows have become accustomed to the benefits.

The sector can also make a strong positive contribution in tackling climate change by increasing the ability to carry out daily planning, inspection and coordination activities from a screen, reducing the need for (and cost of) travel. If we consider the complex transition to renewable energy, as well as urban and infrastructure projects, geospatial services enable you to start with a very detailed, accurate and upto-date version of the physical context.

What are the most important challenges facing the sector?

One of the biggest challenges is the shortage of qualified labour. We’re moving into times of increasing need for geospatial services in projects related to infrastructure, interior refurbishment and industrial planning, and the industry has struggled to provide the skilled labour needed to

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cope with the volume of work — not only digital competence but also very specific and scarce know-how.

The solution? Automation. Many are trying to improve it, but I think NavVis is leading the way. Historically, data acquisition, processing, and cleaning have always taken a long time. SLAM is a very important factor in partially automating fieldwork, as well as cloudbased and automated post-processing and data cleaning and delivery.

Which technologies or innovations are going to make their mark in 2023?

We’re likely to see a total explosion of cloud-based services in the geospatial market, which, until now, has lagged. These services have already been in the race for a few years; however, particularly in the geospatial sector, there was some hesitation for security and bandwidth reasons. 2022 showed us that even some of the most reluctant market players, such as government institutions and large corporations, have moved to cloudbased services.

What’s on your wish list

for 2023?

I believe that the promise of AI in the geospatial world has not yet been fulfilled, for many reasons. As far as RGB imagery is concerned, there has already been some progress, and big players such as Google are already successfully implementing AI. But the

technology has not yet reached a wider user base.

Usually, when someone in the market says that AI is at work, there are still a lot of man-hours and traditional algorithms behind the scenes. Next year, I expect much wider adoption of some of the capabilities that AI and large-scale neural networks have unlocked. I hope that what the newest generation of architecture has done for natural language processing and image generation, will be applied to the geospatial industry as well.

What are your customers and collaborators looking for

in 2023?

In 2023, I think we’ll continue to see a discrepancy between the amount of work that could be done and the work that’s needed to efficiently boost our economies with the current workforce available. So, ultimately, it’s about automating both field and office work. In the field, SLAM technology will sweep the market, while in the office, cloud-based workflows will greatly reduce time and eliminate the need for manual work.

What are your company’s plans or priorities for 2023?

Further automation of the entire workflow. The digital model of a site will require repeated scans and we want to provide an extremely simple, easyto-use, and labour- and cost-efficient workflow to increase productivity from field to finish. Synchronisation between the physical reality and the digital model needs to progress further to bring the digital twin concept to life, and this will be a big priority for us in 2023.

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“I believe that the promise of AI in the geospatial world has not yet been fulfilled.”

Is the geospatial sector in good shape to help solve the needs of the nation, e.g. climate change, renewable energy, infrastructure projects?

COVID-19 has accelerated the rise of the data age and the push for digital transformation within our economy. This has resulted in an enormous amount of data being generated that can be leveraged to solve many problems at an economic and societal level. However, there is still a need to work together efficiently as an industry. Currently, a lot of duplication is happening across the geospatial sector with organisations building similar capabilities. Whilst we acknowledge that competition drives efficiency and innovation and provides consumers with more choices, I think you can make a strong argument that the industry has the technical acumen to respond to these challenges, but coordinating and aligning our capability still needs some work.

What are the most important challenges facing the sector?

It goes back to the coordination and looking to minimise or even remove the duplication of effort. We should be considering new models across the industry that incentivise organisations to build on capabilities rather than seeking to reinvent them with every new project.

In our own space, there is widespread acknowledgement that foundational data helps businesses

Michael Dixon Chief Data Officer, Geoscape Australia

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make better decisions. It’s relevant at every level of the government and across numerous industry verticals, including insurance, retail, finance and logistics. Whilst foundational data is available through various platforms and portals, there is a gap in ensuring the data is curated, tailored for the industry use case and delivered in a way that enables the customer to quickly obtain the value. Now imagine each organisation going through a procurement exercise, developing the vocabulary to talk with a supplier, assessing if the data is fit for purpose, making a final selection and then moving into implementation. Then layer on the need for software and perhaps engineering and analytical resources, a cloud host, a mobile solution, a real-time dashboard and more.

Which technologies or innovations are going to make their mark in 2023?

If I knew that I’d already be retired, but that said, the innovations that I am keeping a closer eye on revolve around improving the connectedness across data. There are pockets of success, e.g. BIM data is present in wide-scale digital twins, with the innovation being a combination of identifying the incentives for organisations to share more project-based data, coupled with creating data pipelines to curate data. A BIM can be quite complex and include sensitive information, yet all

of this detail is not required or even practical for sharing across traditional GIS or digital twin applications.

What’s on your wish list for 2023?

The Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022 delivers a new framework for access to Australian Government data; however, I wish for additional consideration for how the industry will be able to benefit. The corollary is that the industry has developed a range of data and capabilities that could be deployed across adjacent industry verticals and government.

There is considerable overlap between the needs of government and industry when it comes to data and so my further wish is a mutual benefit obtainable through improved collaboration. I’m confident that the business case will ‘stack up’ for capability that enhances collaboration across the sector.

What are your customers and collaborators looking for in 2023?

Confidence to broaden and deepen their investment in the sector. At the moment, I’d say we are just halfway in terms of how much value we can offer businesses, government and the broader economy. It’s already well recognised that our capability can help improve efficiency, resilience and engagement, but does anyone think we are doing as much as we could? Also, improving the accessibility of curated data and location-capable software, investing in standards and integrating further into mainstream IT will be essential for the sector to realise its full potential. n

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Is the geospatial sector in good shape to help solve the needs of the nation, e.g. climate change, renewable energy, infrastructure projects?

Yes, we believe that the Australian geospatial sector has actually thrived through the pandemic. Naturally, things have been done, and continue to be done, differently. However, the changes have helped to shape the nation on a variety of fronts, particularly when dealing with spatial information. We believe that society, government and industry have realised that spatial data, and the integrity of the data, is fundamental to ensuring sound decision-making.

What are the most important challenges facing the sector?

Data governance and quality undoubtedly remain two of the key challenges in any spatial project. With the demand for geospatial data continually increasing, the volume and update frequency requirements of spatial data increases too. This highlights the importance of mastering data quality and, ultimately, trust in the data. McKinsey reports that 30% of their total enterprise time was spent on non-value-added tasks because of poor data quality and availability. At 1Spatial we help organisations unlock the value of their data — including existing data — for improved analysis and critical decision-making.

Which technologies or innovations are going to make their mark in 2023?

We are already seeing AR, AI, 3D and ML gaining traction to automate the

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creation and visualisation of data. BIM is becoming more important in the construction industry and there is work being done to engage synergistically with GIS, while digital engineering and digital twins are gaining ground as emerging innovations for improved decision-making in the built environment. Combining all these innovations with GIS data and digital transformation is moving the market in an exciting direction.

What’s on your wish list

for 2023?

There is a growing awareness across multiple industries that location data is a vital element in the delivery of more efficient, faster and safer services. Our clients often turn to us for solutions to meet the UN’s 17 Sustainability Goals. We work closely with the Open Geospatial Consortium and other like-minded organisations to ensure standardised data requirements are set and met and that easy access to location data is provided.

What are your customers and collaborators looking for in 2023?

Easy and fast access to high-quality data, and the ability to trust the data and know it is fit for purpose. We are continually being called upon to provide solutions for the ingestion, validation, correction and enhancement of data. We provide this through our platinum partnership with Safe Software and their FME suite of software,

which, combined with our patented rules-based technology 1Integrate and its cloud deployment options, enable us to rapidly deploy location master data management solutions for our customers. An example of this is our Geospatial Data Validation Hub SaaS solution, which provides validation and an automatic logical correction service for the property development industry.

What are your company’s plans or priorities for 2023?

To continue to develop leadingedge software solutions to provide organisations the tools to take full advantage of their data. We believe in the Q-FAIR principles of Quality, Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable data. Q-FAIR will ensure ongoing sources of truthful data. We are continually improving and expanding our software to ensure we are able to provide the state-of-the-art cloudenabled solutions needed to ensure our clients are able to work with data that is trusted and fit for purpose.

We also believe that the demand for data quality solutions will continue to grow through user- friendly SaaS solutions. This has been shown through a number of SaaS solutions we have developed, such as the GDV Hub in Australia, our 1Streetworks application in the UK and the Next Generation 9-1-1 solution in the US. SaaS solutions are the most economical and fastest ways to provide data validation, correction and enhancement across a variety of sectors. n

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Is the geospatial sector in good shape to help solve the needs of the nation, e.g. climate change, renewable energy, infrastructure projects?

The geospatial sector is needed more than ever to assist with the many challenges citizens, governments and private industry are highlighting. Unfortunately, while the sector is perfectly poised to meet these challenges, I feel we’re missing the incubators necessary to bring the multidisciplinary next generation on board.

Specialists are expected to be crossskilled across many technical skill areas, yet with a sometimes-vague description about what exactly a geospatial professional is. I think this leaves the profession exposed to being gutted by other industries in the race to acquire the skills of an increasingly scarce pool of knowledge/information workers.

The challenges the nation faces will put pressure on all specialists who can support it, and I think there are challenges to the geospatial sector participating as an equal. While under pressure in a tight labour market, the general lack of recognition and any impediments in the ability to attract and retain talent will surely undercut the sector’s ability to assist.

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Ben Berghauser was a geospatial professional in the Royal Australian Air Force before joining the Australian Public Service as a geospatial data manager. He then co-founded Onneer, a company that specialises in enabling large-scale enterprise GIS using Esri’s ArcGIS software.

What are the most important challenges facing the sector?

The biggest challenges are the skills and the understanding and recognition of the different specialisations which comprise the geospatial industry. For a layperson to understand how the geospatial industry can help them, they must first understand what’s on offer. But if the industry can’t represent itself and the benefits its varied professions provide, how will the broad group of other professionals involved with future challenges know who to call?

What’s on your wish list for 2023?

My hope is for a greater focus on what’s already available. Too often not enough is known about existing capabilities before something else is introduced.

I’m not against progress, but I’d like to see innovation in communications so we can better express the benefits of the geospatial sector as they stand today. I see a lot of focus on the new and shiny (which is as interesting to me as it is to everyone else), but many times the foundation just isn’t there. I wish we would go back to basics for a period, ensuring that the foundation is there to better shape the application of future innovations.

What are your customers and collaborators looking for in 2023?

There’s a glut of outcomes yet to bear fruit because they’re on hold, stagnant or haven’t really progressed much in the last few years, so my prediction is that action and progress without delays is what 2023 will be about. There is this renewed sense of urgency to get results as we get back on our collective feet. Specifically, our customers are looking for results that are cost-effective to implement, fast to deploy, sustainable and have a level of familiarity. There is less appetite for delivery and sustainment risk, and I feel this has stemmed from the many delays and interruptions due to lockdowns and other impacts of the pandemic.

What are your company’s plans or priorities for 2023?

Our priorities are in streamlining pathways that support our long-term needs for high-quality professional staff. We are focusing heavily on how we define the skills we need to deliver our services, how we retain them and how we replace them in a tight labour market. We are also further refining how we support sustainable solutions in light of these factors, especially knowing that our clients will be under the same pressures to attract and retain skills and experience. Overall, 2023 will be structured around our people and any subsequent options we have to leverage those same efforts for our clients and customers. n

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Is the geospatial sector in good shape to help solve the needs of the nation, e.g. climate change, renewable energy, infrastructure projects?

We’ve always been central to helping people connect with data to make better decisions. But are we getting the investment we need? I don’t think we are. Even though governments are investing in digital twins and other such programs — big picture stuff — do they render real benefits?

I think the challenge we have is that people don’t understand the value we can bring and therefore the investment is not there, whether that’s from government or private equity firms. Could we be playing a bigger role? Yes we could. Australia is only a location, it’s not a market. What we should be doing is having a bigger vision for how we can help the entire world, whether it’s ecosystems, climate change, or disaster response and relief.

What are the most important challenges facing the sector?

Our sector is known by too many different surveying and spatial names. For as long as we continue to be fragmented — sending mixed messages to government, the market and the community — we will run the risk of remaining invisible. This lack of awareness leaves us vulnerable to losing the opportunity to attract and train the next generation of skilled practitioners, and it dilutes our growth and investment potential. Consolidation, or at least improved collaboration across different associations, will help us to be recognised and respected as a legitimate industry sector.

Lynnette Terrett Spatial Technologies Director, RapidMap

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Which technologies or innovations are going to make their mark in 2023?

Exciting times are ahead! There are so many new spatial technologies to choose from, however one of my favourites is SouthPAN. This free GNSS differential correction service will revolutionise data capture in the field and dramatically increase spatial accuracy. Combining SouthPAN with GNSS receivers will achieve exceptional positional accuracy in order to, for instance, advance AI feature extraction for Earth observation projects, and it will help us to improve digital twin data sets and infrastructure networks.

What’s on your wish list

for 2023?

More investment to support the growth of Australian spatial technology businesses. We have an opportunity to be a hub of spatial excellence and provide amazing solutions to the worldwide marketplace, in addition to being a major player in the Australian economy. Investment in the space industry has shown how rapidly a sector can grow and innovate and lead the world.

What are your customers and collaborators looking for in 2023?

Working remotely during COVID has shown that data needs to flow more effectively between people in order to service internal and external

stakeholders. Cybersecurity is also high on the agenda. Data security is critical and the need to be able to provide your customer a safe and secure model for engagement is essential.

Investment in digital twins will make organisations more responsible for data accuracy, as many of them currently don’t know how to correct the errors associated with subsurface asset networks.

Smart sensors will help to monitor remote locations. RPAS could be used in better ways to manage large landscapes. AI and ML are hot areas to streamline feature extraction. And many organisations will need to work closely with partners and customers to fill the skills gap.

What are your company’s plans or priorities for 2023?

We have established a foundation of ISO 27001 and Data/Cybersecurity so that we can continue our investment in R&D to help organisations streamline the flow of data from the field to the office. We want to help utilities, forestry, cultural heritage, mining, environmental and many other organisations select the right GNSS equipment with survey grade software, and train and support them to streamline their GIS data-capture operations. And an internship program to help bring more people into our industry, along with succession planning and potential investment to support growth into new markets. n

“I think the challenge we have is that people don’t understand the value we can bring.”

Now that COVID seems to be mostly behind us, is the geospatial sector in good shape to help solve the needs of the nation, e.g. climate change, renewable energy, infrastructure projects?

From the outset of the pandemic 12d was determined to supply flexible solutions to our customers so they didn’t lose productivity. As a result, designers and surveyors using 12d products could easily work from home, and most surveyors were still able to work in the field. The pandemic also forced meetings and functions online allowing a broader audience to be involved and offer solutions. These benefits made the Australian geospatial sector more flexible than before the pandemic, and so in an even better position to continue tackling the serious issues affecting the nation.

What are the most important challenges facing the sector?

Training and staffing continue to be of concern. We need to keep training more locals to future-proof the sector, so that we aren’t completely reliant on people coming from other countries. A variety of experiences will always be valuable, but we need a basic set of people based in Australia so that industries don’t risk collapse from skills shortages if travel is prevented again.

We also need to keep the focus on moving to published standards

Dr Lee Gregory CEO, 12d Solutions

Dr Lee Gregory, co-founder of 12d Solutions, has spent 40 years in the civil software industry. His company develops products for surveying, road and rail design, land development, drainage, visualisation, data management and project collaboration.

and digital engineering, but digital engineering that is suitable for the civil and surveying industry. The capacity to pass data between products and remove proprietary digital silos is critical to increase overall industry productivity.

Hopefully IFC 4x3 — the first BIM for civil infrastructure — will help with this.

Which technologies or innovations are going to make their mark in 2023?

Again, I’ll mention IFC 4x3, as it’s definitely going to be a game-changer in getting data out of those digital silos. And of course, I need to mention 12d Model 15 and 12d Synergy 5. This may be considered self-promotion, but I genuinely believe that any innovations and products promoting flexible working and collaboration are going to continue to make their mark. It’s just not going to be possible to run a business ‘the old way’ now, so companies are going to have to embrace these technologies and ways of working.

What’s on your wish list for 2023?

Being able to turn point clouds into individual 3D objects and strings is high on my list. I still want regulators to start adopting the 3D model, rather than plots, as the source of truth for contracts. And I’m still keen to see a push for young people to study STEM — the benefits to society as well as to the individuals need to be shouted from the rooftops.

What are your customers and collaborators looking for in 2023?

Well, collaboration. We constantly liaise with our customers and a major thing they are seeking is standardisation –open industry standards so they can use the best products for their work, and effectively interface between products, to save time and money.

Something else I know they find important is affordable, flexible training. During the pandemic we introduced instructor-led online training, and this has proved so successful that we recently added Self-Paced Online Training. Although face-to-face training is still important, a wider variety of training styles is essential.

What are your company’s plans or priorities for 2023?

2021 and 2022 were record years for sales of both 12d Model and 12d Synergy and for 2023, we plan to keep growing within Australia and New Zealand and continue our overseas sales expansion. 12d Model 15 and 12d Synergy 5 have now been released and 2023 will see our customers taking advantage of all the new and improved features to increase their productivity. During 2023 we will continue to expand our training offerings through the Civil and Surveying Institute, and we’ll continue working with our customers to add new features and innovations to help them be more productive, reduce waste and assist with environmental concerns.

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“We also need to keep the focus on moving to published standards and digital engineering.”

Is the geospatial sector in good shape to help solve the needs of the nation, e.g. climate change, renewable energy, infrastructure projects?

The geospatial industry has always been in good shape to assist the nation. The issues that we are now facing will only strengthen the sector’s position and opportunities. With the diversity of services Insight GIS provides today, we are well placed to help on issues such as mitigating the effects of climatic events like floods, bushfires, cyclones etc, or the management of assets for wellplanned urban environments.

What are the most important challenges facing the sector?

The lack of appropriately skilled professionals remains a significant challenge. This is particularly evident in the lack of IT knowledge (especially data management, integration and UX). We need more geospatial professionals to deal with the vast amount of spatial data being captured and to integrate it into business systems and empower non-spatial applications. Insight GIS is looking to the broader IT profession to provide us with these capabilities. We always need to keep geospatial real and relevant to our audience. The characteristics of spatial data are complex; however, we often lose sight

Robert Rowell Managing Director, Insight GIS

Robert Rowell has more than 35 years’ experience in the spatial industry and has been at the forefront of the implementation of GIS since the early 1990s. His focus is on the integration of GIS into business processes and core information systems.

of this. Articulating the outcomes and benefits of our industry needs to be kept realistic and easily consumable for our stakeholders.

Which technologies or innovations are going to make their mark in 2023?

An outcome of the current investment in the space sector is the availability of Earth observation data. My view is that with the use of techniques such as AI and ML, raw data can be distilled down into meaningful products that can be used to meet the environment challenges of climate change and urban development.

We are also seeing an interest in the use of movement data (i.e. location data from mobile phones). Insight GIS is currently working on a couple of projects where clients wish to understand how people (and vehicles) move around urban areas, national parks, open spaces etc. The outcomes of these projects will assist in the planning of services for communities and the commercial sector.

What are your customers and collaborators looking for

in 2023?

Our customers are looking for simpler but more-effective solutions. Like most of us, they have limited human

resources, financial pressures and postCOVID burnout. Specifically, they want solutions that are easy to implement and manage and can deliver spatial information to a range of stakeholders.

To provide an example, our recent Discover Communities and TrueView projects are meeting these needs, with both solutions designed to deliver map-based information to the public. These portals offer a range of uses, from planning compliance, infrastructure location, to flood and storm surge information. Both these applications are built of Precisely’s Spectrum Spatial, which provides a simple model for the implementation and integration of spatial technology into an on-premise or cloud environment.

What are your company’s plans or priorities for 2023?

In past 18 months we have had a significant increase in our number of clients. Our aim is to ensure that we are continually listening to them so we know what they want and that we can deliver. To assist with this, we had an independent company undertake a market analysis and strategy, so our aim now is to implement the outcomes of that work. With this has come growth, and hence we are looking to increase staff to meet this growth. n

“We always need to keep geospatial real and relevant to our audience.”

Is the geospatial sector in good shape to help solve the needs of the nation, e.g. climate change, renewable energy, infrastructure projects?

The Australian geospatial sector is playing an increasingly critical role in supporting the needs of the nation. Unfortunately, no sector is immune to the macroeconomic headwinds at play and I expect we’re going to face significant challenges over the next few years. Most critically, a chronic and worsening shortage of skilled resources needs to be addressed. From where I sit, I can see a golden opportunity for the geospatial sector to make a real difference over the next few years. I just hope, as a sector, we can sufficiently scale up to meet this demand and capitalise on the opportunity.

What are the most important challenges facing the sector?

I think there are two key challenges the sector needs to address: we need to scale up and educate to continue to meet increasing demand; and we need to accelerate the spatial maturity of our end users and stakeholders. If we can achieve these two things, we’ll be increasing our sector’s ability to meet demand and we’ll also be improving our end user’s ability to interpret, assess and make better decisions based on the services and information we provide.

Zack Wasson CEO, Diospatial

Zack Wasson is the founder of Diospatial, a specialist in reality capture and spatial solutions for the built and natural environments, whose clients include some of Australia’s largest government agencies, infrastructure operators, and engineering firms.

Which technologies or innovations are going to make their mark in 2023?

I’m not expecting any radical innovations to arrive in 2023, but I do think we’ll see a continuation and acceleration of the trend towards spatial data and digital twins being used in every aspect of the built and natural environments. Particularly relevant to my service expertise, LiDAR surveys and photogrammetry mesh models are really starting to become the default way of doing things rather than an experimental trial. We’re seeing the LiDAR and photogrammetry market reach a ‘How did we do this before?’ point.

What’s on your wish list for 2023?

Perhaps quite specific to some of the challenges we face, I’d like to see the red tape and bureaucracy around drones reduced. We’ve become experts at navigating the bureaucracy, and perhaps that gives us a competitive advantage, but the red tape associated with some of our drone surveys is just ridiculous and counterproductive for actually reducing risk.

I’m excited to see where open data platforms and machine learning can take spatial analytics, not just in 2023 but further into the future. There’s an incredible amount of unrealised

value to be unlocked from all this data we’re all racing around collecting. To unlock that value, the data needs to be accessible and there needs to be further innovation in automated analysis and processing.

What are your customers and collaborators looking for in 2023?

I think the key thing really must be accessibility and the availability of fitfor-purpose spatial data. Continuing to drive and develop industry standards will help improve interoperability of deliverables, set the benchmark for acceptable practices, and ensure that the value of a geospatial survey extends further across the lifecycle of an asset and isn’t siloed into a project-specific (short-term) need. The challenge is doing this in a way that doesn’t bog down the process of procuring and delivering the service.

What are your company’s plans or priorities for 2023?

I mean, for us, in case you haven’t noticed, it’s all about scaling up to meet demand. We’re seeing exponential growth in demand for our services and deliverables and we’re 100% focused on scaling up to meet that demand. We’re hunting for A-grade players to join the team, we’re always acquiring more of the latest equipment, and we’re making sure we set aside sufficient time each month to pay attention to R&D activities, which don’t drive short term revenue but really do move the needle on longer-term innovation and sustainable growth.

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“We need to accelerate the spatial maturity of our end users and stakeholders.”

UP in the air?

JON FAIRALL

Uncertainty

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n the mini-budget of March 2022, the then federal government committed to a $1.2 billion program to deliver four Earth observation satellites called the National Space Mission for Earth Observation (NSMEO).

It appears, however, that the NSMEO we get will be quite a different beast to the one we were promised.

Upon taking office in May 2022, the incoming Labor government ordered an urgent review of government spending. There was speculation in the media that this would include at least part of the space budget. However, according to a statement from the Australian Space Agency (ASA), which has carriage of the project, the NSMEO allocation survived not only the review, but also the first budget of the new government.

A spokesperson for the ASA said,

“The Government remains committed to delivering on space programs that align with national priorities and deliver value for all Australians. There have been no changes to funding for space programs in this Budget.”

However, it is hard to say what that means in practice. The ASA and other government agencies did not respond to requests for comment on the aims or design of the project.

Rumours persist that the project is being delayed, or its scope reduced due to budget constraints in Canberra. It’s not clear whether this is true or not. What is for sure is that the project is effectively hidden from sight. Even well-connected figures in the industry are unsure of its fundamental aims.

As a result, it’s difficult for the land information community, let alone the wider public, to know whether it should care

about the NSMEO.

When the government announced the project, it made the ASA the lead agency, with important roles for Geoscience Australia, CSIRO, the Department of Defence and the Bureau of Meteorology. All of these agencies responded to queries about the project from Position by referring us to the ASA.

In support of the allocation of funds, the government said the NSMEO would have a key role in improving flood and fire response and in monitoring biomass. However, we have been unable to find any potential user that has been given any role in the project.

Firefighters, for instance, would seem to know nothing about the project. The Rural Fire Service in NSW did not respond to questions from Position, but the Country Fire Authority in Victoria confirmed

Rumours persist that the project is being delayed, or its scope reduced due to budget constraints.

that it is not involved. “We are open to collaboration with all agencies and research providers in areas that would benefit our mitigation, preparedness and response to bushfires,” the organisation said in a statement

CFA currently uses satellites directly, or through partner agencies, to gather information on existing fires, monitor grassland conditions and detect changes in land use, such as building locations.

In introducing the NSMEO, Melissa Price, the then Industry Minister, said the project would “create more than 500 jobs, with an anticipated supplier network of more than 100 companies across Australia”. We have been unable to uncover any company that has been sub-contracted to do any work at all. Michelle Gilmour at launch provider Gilmour Space said that she would like to be involved, but she had not received any

approaches from the agency.

Andy Koronios, the chief executive of SmartSat CRC, an alliance of universities using artificial intelligence to streamline image transmission from satellites, says his organisation has not been involved with the NSMEO.

EO uncertainty

The NSMEO had its origins in Geoscience Australia, where it was seen as a logical consequence of the 2021 Earth Observation from Space Roadmap. The Roadmap was one of the first tasks undertaken by the ASA upon its formation. It contained three hooks: secure access to EO data, make a contribution to EO internationally and enable international collaboration.

The University of Queensland’s Stuart Phinn, a long-time observer of the industry and chair of the committee that produced

the 2016–26 Australian Earth Observation Community Plan, a precursor to the Roadmap, says the NSMEO was driven by a need to produce a tangible response to the Roadmap. It came with five highvalue missions. The first of these was a series of satellites designed to improve the calibration of space-based sensors, which would also act to improve the interoperability of data from sensors. Then there were proposals to monitor water and bushfire fuel loads, the weather and to undertake maritime surveillance. The proposed meteorological satellite would be the first Australian-built payload in geostationary orbit.

There can be very little doubt that an investment in technology that could make a serious difference to the problems presented by fire and flood would be welcomed by most Australians. It would seem to be a good use of taxpayers’ funds.

But we are unsure if that is the plan. And it’s not as if there aren’t alternatives.

Koronios said that SmartSat CRC was playing a role in two such projects: AquaWatch and Ozfuel. Both are aligned with the Roadmap. AquaWatch is a CSIRO project to develop ground-to-space water monitoring technology for Australia’s waterways. Ozfuel is a project led by the Australian National University to monitor fuel conditions in bushland that is dominated by eucalypt species.

But so far as one can tell, the NSMEO seems to be exclusively focused on the Satellite Cross Calibration Radiometer Mission. This will support improved calibration of international operational EO missions and improved interoperability of data from different satellites. It appears to duplicate work being undertaken by the European Space Agency’s TRUTHS mission and NASA’s CLARREO mission.

If it turns out that the NSMEO really is about supporting these missions, that would be a controversial decision. Stuart Phinn says that while more rigorous values from the sensors on satellites would be welcome, it is not the most pressing problem in Earth Observation and certainly not the best way for the Australian government to spend a billion dollars.

There is doubt about the concept’s value even in the US. CLARREO has been repeatedly robbed of funds by the US Government.

Other users of spatial data say the whole thing should be re-thought. Paul Farrell at NGIS in Perth says that, if the aim is better land management, we should look to a marriage of the best modern spatial data and traditional Aboriginal knowledge. n

Jon Fairall was the founder and editor of Position magazine in the 1990s, under its original guise of GIS User magazine.

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Practical AUSPOS tips and tricks

AUSPOS is Geoscience Australia’s free, cloud-based, online GPS processing service. Its local and worldwide usage continues to accelerate.

In a previous article, we looked under the bonnet of AUSPOS and explained how AUSPOS datasets are used to help maintain and improve the NSW survey control network.

This article provides a practical guide for novice and regular AUSPOS users, offering clarifications, reminders and tips related to common issues and challenges (including those pesky antennas!).

Preparing RINEX data

AUSPOS accepts static, dual-frequency GPS data of at least one hour duration (recommended minimum two hours) in Receiver Independent Exchange (RINEX) format. The thorough preparation of RINEX data files, whilst tedious, not only facilitates smooth AUSPOS processing but also enables efficient and unambiguous archiving of the data and associated metadata in one place.

The raw observation file in (binary) proprietary format collected by the GNSS receiver needs to be converted to RINEX

and ideally should be decimated to a sampling rate of 30 seconds to decrease the file size. For data archival, or more importantly, data sharing or submission to third parties (especially where machineto-machine processes are likely to be employed), the RINEX header should then be checked and edited.

Particular attention should be paid to marker name and number, receiver (not controller!) type and serial number, antenna type and serial number, and vertical antenna height to the Antenna Reference Point (ARP) (see Figure 1). Note that the

The CORS station at Port Kembla on the NSW south coast. All images courtesy DCS Spatial Services unless specified.

VOLKER JANSSEN and SIMON MCELROY

The importance of this metadata cannot be understated, particularly if multiple survey crews and/or a mix of equipment are involved.

RINEX header often contains incorrect or incomplete information when initially generated, e.g. the manufacturer’s receiver and antenna names not following the International GNSS Service (IGS) naming convention, a default antenna type or a zero antenna height.

Each RINEX file must only contain a single occupation on a single mark. Raw binary data files are compact and should always be permanently archived — they can be re-RINEXed and edited again if required.

If the antenna height was not measured directly and vertically to the ARP in the field, then it must be converted to the vertical distance between the ground mark and the ARP using the offsets and method specified in the GNSS equipment manual or provided by the manufacturer.

The correctness of antenna height and antenna type is crucial to enable the correct antenna model to be applied correctly. An error in the antenna height will directly translate into an error in the resulting GNSS-derived ellipsoidal height and AHD height.

The antenna height should therefore be measured to the millimetre at the start and at the end of the observation session. A useful independent check is to always take a second measurement using imperial units (decimal inches) and convert to metres (multiply by 0.0254).

Using the incorrect antenna type for AUSPOS processing can cause the resulting height to be in error by several centimetres and introduce noise into the computed coordinates. The authoritative source for resolving antenna queries is provided by the frequently updated IGS files rcvr_ant.tab and antenna.gra (available at https://files. igs.org/pub/station/general/).

The file rcvr_ant.tab details the international naming conventions for GNSS receivers, antennas and radomes (antenna covers), which are also used by AUSPOS. Note that the RINEX format stipulates the antenna type as a 20-character name (columns 21-40 of line 9 in Figure 1) including several spaces and ending with a 4-character indication of the radome (NONE meaning that no radome is present).

The file antenna.gra provides graphs with physical dimensions of GNSS antennas, including the position of the ARP (generally the bottom of the antenna) and vertical offsets to other features.

As an aside, the file igs14.atx (and now igs20.atx) containing the IGS antenna models recommended for baseline processing, can be found at the same location. If still in doubt, users should contact their equipment provider for the required information.

If session length is critical to contractual arrangements and/or data acceptance by a third party, always extend it by a few minutes. Visually inspect the start and end of the observation section in the RINEX file (the data following the header), particularly to ensure that the first and last few epochs contain reasonably complete data blocks.

If epochs at the start/end of the observation are deleted, the time of the first/last observation in the RINEX header should be modified accordingly. Frequent dropouts of satellite signals in the RINEX file may also indicate poor sky view conditions.

Figure 2 shows a typical RINEX observation data block for the epoch 00:37:30 hours on 1 June 2021. Eighteen satellites were observed (eight GPS, six GLONASS and four Galileo) with six types of observations recorded for all but the Galileo satellites (the L2 frequency is not used by Galileo).

Line 13 in Figure 1 specifies the corresponding observation types in the RINEX header (L1, L2, C1, P2, S1, S2), i.e. carrier phase measurements, code measurements and signal strengths on the L1 and L2 frequency, respectively.

Submitting RINEX data

Up to 20 RINEX files can be submitted to AUSPOS simultaneously and processed as a cluster, provided their observation sessions contain an overlap of at least one hour. However, for simplicity, we will only discuss submission of a single RINEX file.

The timing of submission affects your results because AUSPOS uses the best available IGS orbit product for processing, having a choice of three (final, rapid

Figure 1: A typical RINEX v2.11 header.

Figure 2: A typical RINEX v2.11 observation block.

and ultra-rapid). The final orbit product is available approximately two to three weeks after the observation day, with the weekly product generally being available to AUSPOS on Monday morning.

The rapid orbit product is available two days after the observation. If both are unavailable, the much-less-accurate ultrarapid orbit product is used. Consequently, it is recommended to submit data to AUSPOS at least two days after the observation to get the benefit of the IGS rapid orbits.

At DCS Spatial Services, a unit of the NSW Department of Customer Service (DCS), we almost exclusively use final orbits (the best available product) for AUSPOS processing. However, AUSPOS solutions using rapid orbits are typically very close to final-orbit solution quality and therefore more suited to industry due to their much faster availability.

After selecting the RINEX file for upload, the user manually inputs the antenna height (to the ARP) and selects the antenna type (IGS naming convention) from the drop-down menu. Alternatively, clicking the ‘scan’ button interrogates the RINEX file header for the required information — this option should only be used if you are certain that the RINEX header is correct.

Finally, the user provides their email address and submits the data. A status message then appears indicating successful submission and stating the job number, which will be quoted in the automated email messages that follow.

The first email is sent to the user when AUSPOS starts data processing, generally within a few minutes but depending on current workload. This also includes a list of reminders to ensure successful processing (identical to the submission checklist on the AUSPOS website).

If AUSPOS encounters problems during processing, a further automated email is sent providing some indication of the issue in the subject. These errors are generally

caused by RINEX format issues (e.g. RINEX header information not in the correct columns or multiple observation sessions present in a single file) or bad data quality (e.g. short observation session at a site severely affected by tree cover).

Interpreting the results

Following processing, an automated AUSPOS report (PDF) is emailed to the user. The results should be checked to ensure that the solution is reliable:

Section 1 (User Data): Check antenna type and antenna height (measured vertically to the ARP) are correct.

Section 2 (Processing Summary): Check the number of reference stations is appropriate (close to 15 CORS). Check there is a good mix of distant and local CORS (about 7 and 8). Check IGS final or rapid orbits are used.

Section 3.4 (Positional Uncertainty): Check the PU values of the GDA2020 coordinates and derived AHD height are reasonable. DCS Spatial Services aims for horizontal PU < 0.02 m and vertical (ellipsoidal) PU < 0.05 m under good sky view conditions and routinely obtains a reported AHD-PU < 0.19 m. Check the report is void of any warning messages (e.g. large uncertainty).

Section 6 (Ambiguity Resolution): Check the ambiguity resolution statistics are reasonable (at least 50% of ambiguities resolved per baseline, particularly those to your rover). DCS Spatial Services routinely encounters values above 70% in its work.

If warning messages occur, the problem needs to be assessed by investigating the magnitude of PU values, session length, sky view conditions and data quality. In most cases, warnings are due to short or ‘dirty’ sessions at sites affected by tree cover or other obstructions, resulting in poor sky view conditions and bad data quality (including low or failed ambiguity resolution).

Remember that AUSPOS is GPS-only, so the solution does not use as many satellites

as you may be accustomed to. Repeating the observation with a longer session length generally provides a better result without any warning messages (e.g. increasing duration from two hours to about four to five hours).

Height hook measurement

The height hook allows a vertical measurement from the ground mark to a point below the tripod. A vertical offset is then added to obtain the antenna height to the ARP. However, this offset depends on the equipment used, i.e. the type of tribrach and antenna carrier.

For standard equipment, the offset can be obtained from the equipment manual and the manufacturer. This offset may then be automatically applied in the rover for real-time applications or the GNSS baseline processing software for postprocessing applications.

However, AUSPOS does not apply such offsets because this is simply not workable for the vast number of GNSS antenna makes and models supported. Following the international standard, AUSPOS expects input of the antenna height vertically measured between the ground mark and the ARP because all antenna phase centre variation models (applied during processing) refer to the ARP.

Figure 3: Determining the vertical antenna height to the ARP from a SHMM measurement to the housing of the antenna (adapted from TPS Hiper II Operator’s Manual).

Slant height measurement

Some instruments include a Slant Height Measurement Mark (SHMM), located on the housing of the antenna or at the tip of a horizontal bar attached to the bottom of the antenna. Others utilise a distinct marking on the antenna housing (sometimes known as the bumper) as a reference for the slant height measurement. The GNSS equipment manual should include a diagram with the relevant dimensions and instructions on the required calculations, including the applicable offsets.

Generally, Pythagoras is applied in conjunction with a vertical offset to convert the slant measurement to the vertical height between ground mark and ARP (see Figure 3). For typical instrument heights between 1.400 m and 2.000 m, ignoring Pythagoras and applying only the vertical offset can introduce an error of several millimetres (antenna height is too large), depending on the radius of the antenna.

While this may be acceptable for cadastral purposes, it certainly is not for control surveys and geodetic purposes because this error will translate directly into the resulting GNSS-derived height. The validity of any approximation needs to be assessed on a case-by-case basis and should be clearly stated on the GNSS log sheet because it may not be suitable when

the data is later used for other purposes or submitted to third parties.

Furthermore, some antennas may be used in conjunction with a quick release adapter. The antenna height is then sometimes measured vertically from the ground mark to the bottom of the quick release, only necessitating a vertical offset for reduction to the ARP.

This illustrates the importance of clearly stating what type of measurement was taken (vertical or slant) to where and how this was then reduced to the ARP. The importance of this metadata cannot be understated, particularly if multiple survey crews and/or a mix of equipment are involved.

Thankfully, the required information can easily and effectively be provided by adapting the generic DCS Spatial Services GNSS log sheet (see resource pack for Surveyor-General’s Direction No. 12) for a specific receiver-antenna combination with a particular antenna height measuring process.

Observation data recovery

Sometimes the instrument is disturbed during the observation session, e.g. by people, livestock or storm events bumping the tripod, pushing it over or removing it altogether. For longer sessions, useful data may still be salvaged if it can be determined when the unfortunate intervention occurred.

Processing the data in kinematic mode (epoch by epoch) using the Precise Point Positioning (PPP) technique is very useful in identifying when the disturbance occurred. One option is the CSRS-PPP online positioning service provided by Natural Resources Canada, which requires registration but is free.

It works similarly to AUSPOS but can

process data in both static and kinematic mode, delivering ITRF2014 positions and graphs that can be used to identify the time of intervention. For example, Figure 4 shows the kinematic CSRS-PPP output for the ellipsoidal height differences of a 24-hour session where the tripod was intentionally placed on the ground by a good Samaritan at around 16:15 UTC. The latitude and longitude differences produce very similar plots.

Inspecting the observation data blocks of the RINEX file corresponding to this time clearly identified the epoch of intervention through the loss of satellite signals, resulting in almost 19 hours of usable data being retained. Using a variety of software, the offending epochs can then simply be edited out.

Conclusion

Using AUSPOS campaigns has developed into a capable and reliable alternative or addition to conducting traditional static GNSS baseline surveys in some situations, particularly in NSW with all CORSnetNSW stations contributing to the AUSPOS service.

This article has provided some practical tips and tricks for AUSPOS users. In addition, the AUSPOS website contains background information, a submission checklist, a step-by-step submission guide and frequently asked questions.

Hopefully, this contribution has shown how easy it is to use AUSPOS and will encourage the profession to contribute industry-observed AUSPOS datasets to further improve the NSW survey control network for the benefit of all. n

Dr Volker Janssen and Simon McElroy work at DCS Spatial Services, a unit of the NSW Department of Customer Service.

Figure 4: Kinematic CSRS-PPP output identifying disturbance at around 16:15 UTC, showing height differences in blue and their standard deviations in red.

Data projects to inform geospatial priorities

The UK’s Geospatial Commission has launched a series of projects to explore key land use pressures, such as energy, housing and decarbonisation, and how innovative data analysis can support better decisions about land use change.

Through the National Land Data Programme, the Geospatial Commission is convening regional pilots, national roundtables and expert workshops to bring together stakeholders across local and national government, academia and industry.

It is estimated by the UK’s Climate Change Committee that 9% of UK agricultural land will need to be released for actions to reduce emissions and sequester carbon by 2035 — an area the size of Wales.

To ensure the UK can meet challenging net zero and biodiversity targets while also delivering infrastructure and economic growth, measures to manage trade-offs and increase the sustainable productivity of land are required. Recognising this, the UK Government has announced that a land use framework for England will be published in 2023.

Recent advances in spatial data science and the availability of new forms of data offer huge potential to underpin spatially targeted land use strategies. By combining data about current land use and constraints with satellite observations and remote

sensing technology, it is possible to identify multifunctional land management opportunities, or model the future impact of different land use choices.

The Geospatial Commission’s National Land Data Programme will demonstrate how spatial data can inform land use scenario planning. Through regional pilots and in dialogue with land use stakeholders, the programme will explore selected use cases and develop a blueprint of capability improvements to support land use decision making.

At a national level, Land Use Dialogues, a series of focused roundtables and technical workshops, will bring together land use decision makers with modelling practitioners from government, academia and industry around core policy challenges. The events will aim to explore how better use of spatial data and modelling tools could support strategic, joined-up decisions about some of the UK’s most pressing land use challenges.

Enter the ‘geoverse’

The Geospatial Commission has also launched a ‘Call for Evidence’ consultation that encourages stakeholders to contribute to the UK Government’s strategy to accelerate the use of location data.

In 2020, the Geospatial Commission published a five-year strategy aimed

at unlocking the value of location data and technology in the UK. The strategy committed to a mid-point refresh in order to remain relevant and focused on its priorities. Location data already unlocks significant economic value and can address a multitude of challenges across sectors. The core geospatial ecosystem in the UK has grown from £2 billion in 2009 to £6 billion in 2018, an average annual growth rate of 10% for that period.

The Call for Evidence is the next step in the UK’s strategy development to enable the government to learn more about the latest geospatial market context: the challenges, proven successes and potential opportunities such as the role of location data in hybrid reality — the ‘geoverse’.

Responses will help to define and update the strategy’s priorities, in alignment with the wider geospatial ecosystem as it matures.

“Location data and technologies are fundamental to how our economy and society functions today,” said Geospatial Commission Director, Thalia Baldwin.

“They provide live information for individuals on travel, exercise and deliveries, and support long term decisions for organisations on where to invest and build, such as electric vehicle charge-points. Demand is increasing and innovative applications of location data are vast.” n

The UK’s Geospatial Commission wants to improve land use analysis and accelerate the use of location data.

Inertial navigation unit

Advanced Navigation has announced the Boreas D70, a fibre-optic gyroscope (FOG) inertial navigation system that combines closed-loop DFOG and accelerometer technologies, with a dual antenna RTK GNSS receiver. These are coupled with Advanced Navigation’s AI-based fusion algorithm to deliver accurate and precise navigation. The system features ultra-fast gyro compassing, with the ability to acquire and maintain an accurate heading under demanding conditions. While the D70 does contain a GNSS receiver, it is not required for gyrocompass operation. Based on DFOG technology, the D70 delivers a 40% reduction in size, weight, power and cost (SWaP-C) when compared to systems of similar performance. The unit is suited to surveying, mapping and navigation across subsea, marine, land and air applications.

Camera for digital twinning

Matterport has introduced the Pro3 camera along with updates to its digital twin cloud platform. The Pro3 has a custom 20MP sensor and 12-element lens covering an ultra-wide angle, plus a high-precision LiDAR sensor that enables the capture of millions of measurements in various conditions, from dim light to direct sunlight, up to a range of 100 metres at less than 20 seconds per sweep. The camera boot time is less than 40 seconds, and the removable battery pack fully recharges in 3.5 hours. The unit weighs less than 2 kg and is 30% smaller and 35% lighter than the Pro2.

Mapping camera

Teledyne FLIR Integrated Imaging Solutions has introduced the Ladybug6, a high-resolution camera designed to capture 360-degree spherical images from moving platforms in all-weather conditions. Its industrial-grade design and factory calibration helps it produce 72MP images with pixel values that are spatially accurate within +/- 2 mm at 10 metres. The Ladybug6 captures, compresses and transmits 8-bit or 12-bit pixel data with low noise and a high dynamic range, and features frame rates of up to 29.9 FPS at 4K resolution and 15 FPS at 72 MP. Ladybug6 cameras are suitable for applications such as HD mapping, asset management, roadside inspection, panoramic street image production for street view, road surveying, heritage scanning, building management and so on.

Mapping tool

Position Partners has released SmartSurveyor, a compact device that can be used for survey-grade aerial mapping projects in combination with the DJI Mavic 2 or 3 series drones, as well as the Phantom 4. The device also can be unclipped from the drone and used for handheld photogrammetry with a smartphone camera, or a survey rover to measure ground control points. SmartSurveyor works with two or more ground control points and uses an iterative ultra-matching technique, negating the need for electrical connection between the camera shutter and GNSS receiver. Following data capture, photos and the GNSS file are transferred to a PC and run through the Agisoft UltraMatch workflow.

News and views from the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute

Paul Digney President

Dr Lesley Arnold President-Elect & Director – WA

Wayne Patterson Director – NSW

Peter James Director – Qld

Nicholas Brown Director – ACT

Michael Grear Director – SA

Neil Hewitt

Director – HC

Andrej Mocicka Director – Vic

Inga Playle

Director – Tas

In what seems like a blink of an eye, so ends my term as President of SSSI. It has coincided with a decision on the future direction of SSSI and the resetting of the representative landscape of our profession, following the mid-November vote by members for the Institute to merge with SIBA|GITA and form the Geospatial Council of Australia (GCA).

The formation of GCA will be an awakening for the industry. It will be an opportunity for SSSI to broaden its representative reach and become a more inclusive and relevant industry/professional body. GCA will continue to represent individuals, but there is now opportunity for geospatial organisations to join. What I am most excited about is that those working

President’s Column

in allied sectors (such as agriculture, banking, recruitment etc) that rely heavily on geospatial services and technologies, can now become members. We can advocate for greater change in the areas that matter with the support of the entire geospatial supply chain.

We must not lose focus on the fundamental reason for GCA’s formation — to champion workforce development. This is a critical time for our industry. I have attended several SSSI regional conferences over the past few months and I have been overwhelmed by the angst felt by many business owners, or those in leadership positions, seeking staff. They simply cannot find skilled employees to meet current workforce demand. GCA will be the voice

Well-deserved recognition

SSSI is pleased to introduce our recently conferred Honorary Fellow, Lindsay Perry. Lindsay has been an active champion for the geospatial profession for more than 40 years and has shown immense commitment to the advancement of the profession through his contributions to several professional bodies, in which he has held senior leadership roles.

On the international stage, Lindsay has been a major advocate and contributor to the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG). He was heavily involved in the first FIG Congress held in Melbourne in 1994 and has attended numerous FIG Congresses and Working Weeks around the world.

In his professional life, Lindsay has successfully run a sole practitioner’s office for more than 35 years. A key part of his outstanding performance can be attributed to his broad interaction with allied professions, including planners and lawyers, wherein he is a long-standing member of the Victorian Planning and Environmental Law Association. Lindsay has clearly demonstrated a long and outstanding contribution to the Victorian and Australian surveying profession. It is an honour to confer Lindsay Perry, HonFSSSI.

SSSI Board

Dr Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse Company Secretary

Donny Darmawan YP Observer

that will bring together the entire geospatial industry to address current workforce capacity issues and to help build capability within the sector.

While GCA is the future for SSSI, I would like to reflect on my time as President of SSSI. Taking on this role at first did seem rather daunting, particularly as I was taking over from Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse (big shoes to fill, as I am sure you will agree). Though it was clear that I was tasked with seeing through the merger with SIBA|GITA, it was essential that business as usual continued with SSSI.

I am forever grateful to CEO, Tony Wheeler for his vison and leadership and the amazing SSSI team for their dedication, and service over the past two years. Having to navigate the challenges of COVID-19 and industry changes has not been an easy feat. COVID-19 made us reassess the way we do business and engage with our members. As a result, we have a large body of knowledge consisting of hundreds of hours of webinar content, we have increased our use of social media to connect with a larger geospatial network and an increased pool of volunteers passionate about helping SSSI achieve its goals.

In the later part of my Presidency, it has been very rewarding to start engaging with members face to face, rather than behind a computer screen. I have attended a number of the regional conferences around Australia and I have engaged with and listened to our members. For SSSI to remain relevant and survive in the form of the new GCA, we need to strengthen our focus towards:

• enabling industry to successfully build capability and capacity

• championing impactful policy changes and securing advocacy wins

• facilitating professional development, education and training opportunities

• accelerating the uptake of certification

• embracing diversity and championing inclusive workplaces

• celebrating and creating awareness of the geospatial sector

Finally, I would like to sincerely thank the SSSI Board members for their commitment and guidance over the past two years. Being President often means you must make some difficult decisions, but it is reassuring to know that the SSSI Board always gave me support and sage advice when needed. I would like to formally acknowledge Dr Lesley Arnold, Previous Director–WA; Darren Mottolini, Current Director–WA; Peter James, Director–Queensland; Nicholas Brown, Director–ACT; Michael Grear, Director–SA; Neil Hewitt, Director–Hydrography; Andrej Mocicka, Director–Victoria; Wayne Patterson, Director–NSW; Inga Playle, Director–Tasmania; and Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse, Company Secretary.

It has been an absolute privilege and an honour to be given the responsibility of fulfilling the role of national President. Whilst I may be turning over a new page, I look forward to remaining connected to the geospatial community and to being an advocate for positive change.

Paul Digney President

Commission Chairs

Engineering & Mining Surveying Chair Andrew Barkham chair.emsc@sssi.org.au

Hydrography Commission Chair Neil Hewitt chair.hc@sssi.org.au

Land Surveying Commission Chair Lee Hellen chair.lsc@sssi.org.au

Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry Commission Chair Dr Petra Helmholz chair.rspc@sssi.org.au

Spatial Information & Cartography Commission Chair Robert Campbell chair.sicc@sssi.org.au

Regional Committee Chairs

ACT Regional Chair

Noel Ward chair.act@sssi.org.au

NSW Regional Chair Roshni Sharma chair.nsw@sssi.org.au

NT Regional Chair Rob Sarib chair.nt@sssi.org.au

QLD Regional Chair Noel Davidson chair.qld@sssi.org.au

SA Regional Chair Graham Walker chair.sa@sssi.org.au

TAS Regional Chair Inga Playle chair.tas@sssi.org.au

VIC Regional Chair Richard Syme chair.vic@sssi.org.au

WA Regional Chair Darren Mottolini chair.wa@sssi.org.au

SSSI National Office 27-29 Napier Cl, Deakin, ACT 2600 (PO Box 307) Phone: +61 2 6282 2282 Email: info@sssi.org.au

SSSI CEO, Tony Wheeler (right) presents Lindsay Perry HonFSSSI with his Hon Fellow certificate.

A roadmap to the future

DANIKA BAKALICH

In November 2021, The Surveyors’ Trust commissioned Connection Point Consulting to explore the state of the sector’s workforce by evaluating past activities and gathering the views of professionals operating in the sector. The outcome was the Surveying & Spatial Workforce Roadmap.

One thing that became evident through the development of the Roadmap was that workforce problems have been known for well over a decade. Several reports have indicated a supply-side crisis was imminent and yet a whole-of-industry solution had not been adopted. It is plausible that had a coordinated, structured plan been implemented earlier, the current situation may have been avoided or at the very least reduced in terms of impact.

The Roadmap and the associated analysis advocates a holistic approach to addressing identified issues and includes anticipated key changes that will impact the workforce of tomorrow. Addressing industry-wide workforce planning and development must look at adaptive and non-linear paths, remove silos, address over-representation and critically, and collaborate to present a united voice that best represents the industry and the breadth of career opportunities. Further, it is critical the sector conducts regular scans to ensure it has access to relevant information for planning and making informed, evidence-based decisions. Crucially, this will increase the profile of the industry nationally.

The geospatial sector is unique in that it operates at the bleeding edge of, and

has a claim to being, the powerhouse of technology. Concurrently, to be effective it necessarily incorporates much of the human element. Geospatial professionals — including all surveyor specialisations and disciplines and those who support the profession — not only provide the essential resource for identifying and solving problems but in doing so, deliver incredible value to communities by providing essential information.

Recognition of the entire surveyorand-related workforce is vital in order to demonstrate the diversity of opportunities and people across the sector, adding to the capacity to attract and retain relevant skills. If people can’t relate to or see themselves in the sector, they will find opportunities in other sectors. This requires broader and deeper information to be available, representing the rich range of career options, particularly to those seeking to leave a legacy to the world.

Anticipating how investments and technology will direct the profession’s future is essential. Questions to be addressed include what type of cadastre system will be used across Australia, when and what do consumers need and expect, and how will geospatial technology (with the emergence of new spatial data systemic structures) change the profile of occupations? Perhaps I’m being overly optimistic, but many of these issues are known already and are being discussed within the industry — we just need them incorporated into the design of curriculum, along with talent attraction and skills development planning.

Since the Roadmap and associated

analysis was released, interest in taking forward the initiatives has been significant. Ensuring momentum is not lost will be key to ensuring success. The Surveyors’ Trust as the sponsor for this body of work, is collaborating strongly with the industry and its professionals and is initiating the following activities:

• The formation of the Aligned Industries Forum (commenced in Queensland) where aligned industry bodies meet to exchange ideas and information on opportunities to strengthen workforce solutions;

• Convening a meeting of national representatives to initiate the establishment of a National Workforce Group to design and evaluate national workforce strategic planning and coordination to support greater harmonisation and collaboration; and

• Commencing the initial design of a National Career Roadmap for Surveyors, due for release in the first quarter of 2023.

In addition to those initiatives, Consulting Surveyors National (CSN) is developing a workforce demand study that will provide up-to-date insights into the surveying workforce.

Building bridges between the world of work (demand) and study through education and training providers (suppliers) will strengthen forecasting and the capacity to address risks and plan. This can be done best with the direct participation of employers, students and workers together with governments, regulators and education and training providers… ensuring the relevance of content and that education delivery modes and training offerings meet the needs of industry and licensing arrangements.

The initiatives driven by The Surveyors’ Trust and steps to rationalise industry representation such as the impending merger of SSSI and SIBA|GITA, along with the CSN workforce demand study, will go a long way to implementing the recommendations from the Workforce paper. When all is said and done, it is about the long game. It requires continuity and consistency to achieve the positive impact the industry needs and deserves — to promote itself as a sought-after profession for future generations. n

Danika Bakalich is Managing Director of Connection Point Consulting.

NZ port project’s hydrographic excellence

An award-winning electronic navigational chart is a first for New Zealand.

Anew generation electronic navigational chart has wowed judges and won the SSSI’s 2022 Hydrographic Excellence Award. The Hydrographic Excellence Award recognises individuals or teams working across the various hydrographic disciplines who have made an outstanding contribution to the science of hydrography and industry best practice.

The New Zealand Hydrographic Authority, at Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), partnered with Napier Port, on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island, to produce the country’s first official high-density Electronic Navigational Chart (hdENC), which shows detailed bathymetric information and the safe path to the berth. The port recently undertook a major construction project to open a new wharf, and the hdENC was created to help with navigation in and around the port.

The project to create the chart, ‘Next Generation Charting for Napier Port,’ kicked off in 2021 and was launched in June 2022. It goes far beyond traditional ‘berthing’ charts, which only take the broadest navigational safety into consideration and don’t include all possible obstructions or provide sufficient depth information. This limited navigational information is inadequate for narrow passages and harbour manoeuvring, so the new hdENC provides much greater detail.

Before entering a port, vessels will generally require the assistance of a pilot, who will take their own portable equipment and data on board. The data is usually a bathymetric overlay that has specific requirements for accuracy, level of detail and the timeliness. Bathymetric overlays are used within a Portable Pilot Unit and support the pilot’s decisions for evasive manoeuvres and collision avoidance. The data used by the pilots are not distributed directly to the public and are not compatible with onboard Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems. So, when entering a harbour, maritime pilots, shipmasters and other navigation staff do not share the same source information and the data is not available to all users.

Errors in marine navigation have the

potential to cause serious and significant health and safety, environmental and economic consequences. The new hdENC enhances the safety of navigation and expands the range of weather and tidal conditions in which safe navigation may be conducted, plus boosts productivity in the port. The chart also supports growth of the port and regional and national economies, as well as allowing more and larger ships to berth.

The project involved a high level of collaboration and close partnership between LINZ and Napier Port. When creating the hdENC, it was critical to achieve high levels of accuracy and completeness in areas of minimal under-keel clearance. Completeness, consistency, accuracy and timeliness standards needed to be defined. While these requirements were top of mind during the hydrographic survey around Napier Port, it was essential that data quality was maintained throughout all stages of producing the hdENC. Working in close collaboration with Napier Port, the hydrographic team learned the importance of ensuring the navigation channel width and shape is charted as accurately as possible. This helped LINZ cartographers understand the need for higher resolution data and how it will be used for safe navigation in confined waters. Both parties worked together to define and agree the specifications for the hdENC, such as significantly denser contour intervals (0.5m), significantly denser soundings spacings (30m), scale (1:2500) and extent. The result is an hdENC that enables

At its heart, the chart relied on a highdensity multibeam survey undertaken in early 2022. This survey enable cartographers to include all the new changes to the port’s pilotage area, including many changes to the positions of navigation lights, buoys and beacons.

Prior to producing the high-density chart, the NZHA had only produced official charts designed to meet the requirements of general maritime navigation, at a fixed-scale level of detail inadequate for those ports and harbours that have narrow passages and require delicate manoeuvring.

“Our successful collaboration with Napier Port on this work has improved navigational safety at the port, plus established an end-to-end process for future charting products nationally,” says Adam Greenland, LINZ National Hydrographer.

It’s this end-to-end process that excites the hydrography team, because there is now a framework for other ports to collaborate with the New Zealand Hydrographic Authority (NZHA) to create similar hdENCs. The NZHA is responsible for producing and delivering safety-ofnavigation products and services for areas from the South-West Pacific right down to Antarctica. NZHA is mandated to do this by the International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) in order to meet New Zealand’s international obligations under the Safety of Life at Sea convention. n

mariners to navigate their vessels safely and efficiently in confined waters with minimal under-keel clearance, including in inclement weather and rough seas.

© Napier Port

In conversation with Brian Nicholls

Brian Nicholls, Managing Director of AAM, a Woolpert Company, is a passionate GIS and mapping professional who combines over 30 years of industry experience with C-level business management and consulting skills. He led the negotiations for AAM’spurchase by Woolpert, which was completed via virtual meetings during the height of COVID-19. The first face-to-face meeting came after the transaction was completed.

Tony Wheeler, SSSI CEO, spoke with Nicholls to find out about the acquisition, and how it has changed the way business is done.

TW: What’s the primary benefit of becoming part of Woolpert?

BN: The merger with Woolpert is super-exciting for our employees. The opportunities to work on larger projects, projects in different regions and to combine different technologies are significant. For example, we are currently implementing an AAM project in the United Arab Emirates. The project is led by AAM staff, with equipment and support from Woolpert USA, UK and Africa. We could not have attempted this project solely as AAM.

Being part of larger teams and working across multiple geographies affords many opportunities for our people to further develop their careers, and to experience different places and cultures. For example, in Africa, both Woolpert and AAM previously operated separate smaller operations. We have recently combined these to launch Woolpert Africa, enabling an enhanced client offering and career development opportunities.

TW: What are the synergies and differences between AAM and Woolpert?

BN: Woolpert has grown significantly over the last five to six years; the Woolpert team is a lot larger than AAM. In the geospatial sector, Woolpert’s largest clients are government and defence, whilst for AAM, our largest business area is with commercial clients, including mining, energy and infrastructure.

Following our first 12 months as a Woolpert company, we are now able to start to take advantage of some synergies. We are taking a gradual approach, working to prioritise key touchpoints and opportunities. From 2023, we will integrate more closely with the Woolpert structure and business systems.

The differences in our businesses provide us with opportunities. The Woolpert team are very experienced in delivering large government programs and projects. On the other hand, AAM is very experienced in dealing with clients and projects in mining, energy and energy transition and infrastructure. We have had to learn to be nimble, agile and highly adaptive to survive, let alone prosper in the relatively small Australian market. Harnessing and leveraging this varied experience creates opportunities on both sides. We are also learning from Woolpert’s comprehensive Project Management approach and systems, which in turn is helping the AAM team to better support our clients.

TW: Has it opened up new market opportunities for AAM?

BN: Yes, several new opportunities. I mentioned the UAE project and the combining of our African operations. We have some overlapping business in the Pacific and South Asia where the combined Woolpert and AAM are now able to offer a more holistic and efficient solution, combining global best practice with regionally based client support and project management.

Both companies have some technologies and capabilities that the other does not. Combined, we have greater capability, capacity and scale to develop and respond to larger opportunities and initiatives.

We are already seeing AAM develop some new initiatives that we would not have previously attempted. We are also assisting our Woolpert colleagues with some global clients, who are looking to extend their services to the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions.

TW: What’s it like doing business in the US versus Australia? BN: The US is simply a much bigger market, with a 330-million population versus 26 million in Australia. Traditionally in the US, the government and defence markets have been very large clients for geospatial companies. Large agencies including NOAA, the National Geodetic Survey, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the US Geological Survey all contract significant amounts of work to the business sector. As an example, Woolpert was recently selected by the US Army Corps of Engineers for a US$50 million coastal mapping and charting contract.

The US also coordinates and invests on a national basis in geospatial programs like 3DEP (National 3D Elevation Program), which are awarded and administered at state and regional level, based on business cases. Most of the 3DEP work is conducted by the private sector, which in turn helps to develop and maintain the geospatial ecosystem. Another difference is the use of, for example, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts to minimise contracting and transaction costs. The use of IDIQ contracts leads to more efficient contracting than we sometimes see in Australia and ensures a high level of capability and capacity from providers.

While there is a growing push for innovation through startup businesses in Australia, the US business environment is the incubator and growth accelerator for these businesses. Start-ups in the US are supported by government with very real tax breaks, and, of course, through the private sector via a very large venture capital/private equity market that — compared to Australia — actively invests and takes on genuine risk.

Australia possesses world-class geospatial skills and some of the greatest minds, yet we are relatively fragmented and dominated by many small businesses with limited capability. To support a bigger picture and more coordinated national approach for geospatial excellence, it would be helpful to have government, business and academia working together on common causes, in order to foster an environment that encourages partnerships and some consolidation of the large number of small businesses.

Our state and federal governments have an opportunity to be bolder in their vision, in order to develop policies that increase the capability and capacity of our geospatial industry. For example, targeted procurement could be used to more evenly share risk and reward when new technical capability, such as mapping automation, is being developed.

There is great opportunity for government to encourage business to scale to capacity and capability via transparent and consistent programs. This includes more flexible IP arrangements. n

2023 Spatial Source DIRECTORY

12D SOLUTIONS PTY LTD

12d Model offers an integrated solution for the survey, design, modelling, analysis and construction of civil engineering projects worldwide. Specifically designed and created for the civil engineering industry, and used in more than 65 countries, it allows quick and high quality production in a variety of projects. ph: 02 9970 7117 fax: 02 9970 7118 em: info@12d.com web: http://www.12d.com

1SPATIAL AUSTRALIA

We are a global leader in providing software, solutions and business applications for managing location and geospatial data.

Our 1Spatial Location Master Data Management (LMDM) platform and FME products delivers powerful data solutions and focused business applications on-premise, on-mobile and in the cloud. Level 4, 29 Kiora Road MIRANDA NSW 2228 ph: 1300 290 686 fax: 02 9527 9590 em: andrej.mocicka@1spatial.com web: http://www.1spatial.com/au/

4D GLOBAL

4D Global is an end-to-end GPS based solutions and field mobility provider.

4D Global provides the best selection of advanced GNSS/GPS/ inertial technologies, laser scanning, tablet PCS, PDAs, mapping software and accessories from the world’ s leading brands, to suit both organisational and recreational use.

Suite 22, 2 Enterprise Dr BUNDOORA VIC 3083 ph: 03 9466 5255 fax: 03 9466 5222 em: canderson@rapidmap.com web: http://www.4dglobal.com.au

AAM, A WOOLPERT COMPANY

AAM, a Woolpert Company, is a geospatial technology company, specialising in collection, analysis and integration of geospatial information. AAM believes that digital maps and measurement make our world a better place. By capturing, measuring and presenting geospatial data, AAM helps clients make more informed decisions in an increasingly complex world. Woolpert is the premier architecture, engineering, geospatial (AEG) and strategic consulting firm, with a vision to become one of the best companies in the world. The firm has more than 60 offices on four continents.

557 Gregory Terrace Level 1 FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4006 ph: 07 3620 3111 em: info@aamgroup.com web: http://www.aamgroup.com

ACOUSTIC IMAGING

Consulting and software/hardware distributor for the marine survey industry. Over 25 years of experience in conducting and processing the results from marine geophysical surveys. Software and hardware available for lease includes QPS QINSy and Fledermaus, Applanix POS MV and POSPac, Chesapeake Technology SonarWiz SSS+SBP, and Innomar SES-2000 Compact subbottom profiler system. ph: 07 5442 5707 fax: 07 5442 5707 em: dbergersen@acousticimaging.com web: http://www.acousticimaging.com

ADAM TECHNOLOGY

Adam Technology has been developing photogrammetry hardware and software since 1986. Its 3DM Analyst and 3DM CalibCam software packages are designed to improve the ease and safety of 3D data capture and interpretation in most environments. Suite 3, 41 Belmont Ave Belmont WA WA 6985 ph: 08 9479 5575 fax: 08 9479 5585 em: adam@adamtech.com.au web: http://www.adamtech.com.au

AECSPATIAL PTY LTD

Based in SE Queensland AEC Spatial provides Web Based and Desktop Mapping Applications to clients across Australia. We are also CASA licensed Drone Operators and map large and small scale projects relating to Mapping, Surveying, and Asset Management 27 Flamingo Key BROADBEACH WATERS QLD 4218 ph: 07 5538 8042 em: brian@aecspatial.com.au web: http://www.aecspatial.com.au

AERIAL ACQUISITIONS

Aerial Acquisitions is a Sydney based aerial survey company, established in 2006 to provide afffordable aerial photography services to the geospatial community. We can capture RGB and Multispectral digital imagery Australia wide using our specially modified survey aircraft and digital aerial survey system. Our experienced staff has collected airborne data using a variety of sensor platforms across Australia and the globe. 14 Panaroma st PENSHURST NSW 2222 ph: 02 9594 5527

em: erron@aerialacquisitions.com.au web: http://www.aerialacquisitions.com.au

AERIAL SURVEYS LTD

Aerial Surveys provides aerial photography and LiDAR surveys throughout New Zealand and Pacific Islands. Company utilises the latest in digital camera technology and operates the Galaxy Prime LiDAR sensor.

Unit A1, 8 Saturn Pl Albany NZ 0751 ph: +64 9 415 3101 fax: +64 9 414 0090 em: jenny.bakker@aerialsurveys.co.nz web: http://www.aerialsurveys.co.nz

AEROMETREX

Aerometrex provides high quality 4-band digital aerial imagery, photogrammetry, LiDAR and 3D modelling services to the Australian and International spatial market We specialise in digital orthophotos, LiDAR, 3D Models, DTM/ DSM, point cloud & vector data for GIS and high accuracy engineering applications. Metromap is an online aerial imagery subscription service provided by Aerometrex, that allows users to access aerial imagery directly from their browser on a user-friendly interface. 51-53 Glynburn Road GLYNDE SA 5070 ph: 08 8362 9911 fax: 08 8363 2777 em: ravi.mehta@aerometrex.com.au web: http://www.aerometrex.com.au

AEROSCIENTIFIC

Provides affordable, high-quality aerial mapping software and hardware for aerial surveyors. The focus of our aerial imaging technology is the award-winning Aviatrix flight management and aerial camera control system. Our imaging systems make aerial data capture significantly easier, cheaper, and more efficient than any other flight management system available today. C/- Innovation and Collaboration Centre Level 2, U Adelaide SA 5000 ph: +61 417 060 743 em: info@aerosci.info web: http://aerosci.info

AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE INTELLIGENCE

Airbus Defence and Space - Intelligence has been a trusted provider of earth observation satellite imagery to the Australian market for over 30 years and now our fully integrated optical and radar satellite constellation enables daily acquisitions at resolutions from 25cm for SAR and 50cm for optical. Unit 10B 2 Brindabella Circuit CANBERRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPO ACT 2609 ph: +61 2 6413 5606 em: Fabrice.Triffaut@airbus.com web: http://www.intelligence-airbusds.com

AIRSIGHT AUSTRALIA

Airsight Australia provides advanced practical asset data collection to government and enterprise. This is achieved through a holistic client engagement process, utilising practical application tested airborne and terrestrial robotic technology systems and operating methodologies.

2/2 Frost Dr MAYFIELD WEST NSW 2304 ph: 0405 905 056 em: daniel@airsight.com.au web: http://www.airsight.com.au

AKUNA CONSULTING

Core Services of Akuna Consulting to government and corporate organisations include: Strategic planning and implementation;

Industry policy; Business analysis; Requirements definition; Spatial information systems; High resolution satellite and airborne imagery. 18 Westland Place MANNING WA 6152 ph: 0412 210 576 em: twheeler@akunaconsulting.com.au

ALANTGEO

At Alantgeo we specialise in design and delivery of modern mapping solutions in partnership with Mapbox and street-level imagery with Mapillary. We offer consulting involving OpenStreetMap data. Suite 1A Level 2 802 Pacific Highway Gordon NSW 2072 ph: 02 8294 5567 em: info@alantgeo.com.au web: http://www.alantgeo.com.au

AMRISTAR

We write software, most often web applications, with specialities in enterprise workflow systems, mapping & geospatial, digital integration and web mapping products which help customers to source data from anywhere and deliver high fidelity location intelligent web maps.

Level 4 76 Kings Park Rd WEST PERTH WA 6005 ph: 08 6365 9680 fax: 08 9481 1577 em: sales@amristar.com web: http://amristar.com

ANDITI

Anditi processes, classifies, analyses, and visualises a wide range of geospatial data, including aerial, mobile, and terrestrial LiDAR, 360 degree and satellite imagery.

Anditi is a world-leading expert in extracting a wide range of road safety attributes and road corridor assets from remote sensing data. With our RoadViewer technology, we are the only company in the world accredited by the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) for the use of LiDAR in Star Rating road assessments, and the only AiRAP accredited company for the accelerated and intelligent extraction of 34 of the road safety attributes required for Star Rating of roads.

287 King St NEWCASTLE NSW 2300 ph: 1300326170 em: tendering@anditi.com web: http://www.anditi.com

AP SPATIAL

We work with a wide range of software to unlock the potential of your location data. Our team are educated geospatial specialists with FME Certified Professional status.

Wollongong WOLLONGONG NSW 2500 ph: 0423676646 em: alex@apspatial.com.au web: http://www.apspatial.com.au/

ARISING TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

Provision of high-volume scalable real time GIS, messaging and embedded system consultancy. Commercial product provision is IRGIS MapView and IR-GIS HPS for display and storage of real-time data feeds respectively.

8 Hardy Pl KAMBAH ACT em: irgis@arising.com.au web: www.arising.com.au/ir-gis

ARLULA

Arlula is a marketplace for satellite imagery. We provide two core services, the first being a free to use API that allows users to automate the process of searching for and ordering satellite imagery over the internet. The second is bespoke enterprise solutions for clients that have specific GIS analytics needs. 608 Harris Street ULTIMO NSW 2007 em: hello@arlula.com web: http://www.arlula.com

ASIA-PACIFIC REMOTE SENSING

A specialist consulting company primarily involved in education, training and human resource advice in the field of satellite, airborne and UAV remote sensing in Australia and Asia in the visible, infrared and microwave wavelengths. Provide advice on the use of remote sensing for mapping, monitoring and management of land use, human settlements and near coastal regions and for environmental assessment studies.

1120 Barrenjoey Road PALM BEACH NSW 1360 ph: 02 99744342 em: forster.bruce@gmail.com

ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING SURVEYORS NATIONAL

The Association of Consulting Surveyors National was established in June 2011 with a goal to bring surveying consultancies together from across Australia with a focus on national advocacy.

The Professional Standards Scheme for Consulting Surveyors National was launched in July 2020 and is available now for all surveying consultancies offering limited liability and protection for the community.

In 2022 we launched the Surveyors Academy delivering the Certificate IV in Surveying and Spatial Information and Diploma of Surveying. Content developed and delivered by the industry for the industry.

Level 12 49-51 York Street Sydney NSW 2000 ph: 02 9054 6777 em: ceo@consultingsurveyors.com.au web: http://www.consultingsurveyors.com.au

AURECON

Our winning aspiration is to bring the best geospatial approaches and capability to our clients through our innovative digital solutions. We provide platforms for geospatial data capture, analytics and insights, visualisation and communication. Australasia web: http://www.aurecongroup.com

AUS-EMAPS.COM

Provider of free online tools, cost-effective GIS solutions, custom maps and spatial data for customers with tight budgets. Serving individuals as well as multinationals. Belconnen Canberra ACT em: info@aus-emaps.com web: http://www.aus-emaps.com

AUSTRALASIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SOCIETY

Learned society promoting the science of hydrography and marine exploration. Please note, contact phone numbers are for a Perth number, so substitute 08 for 02. 93 Ashworth Ave BELROSE NSW 6021 ph: 08 6477 4400 fax: 08 6477 4499 em: s.duffield@fugro.com.au web: http://www.ahs.asn.au

AUSTRALIAN COPYRIGHT TRUST

The Trust aggregates royalties paid for copying of surveyor’s intellectual property, including cadastral plans, and applies those

funds to projects that enhance the well-being of the industry ph: 07 3366 4295 fax: 07 3366 4295 em: jdelange@bigpond.net.au web: http://www.thesurveyorstrust.org.au/

BENTLEY SYSTEMS PTY LTD

Bentley Systems is a global leader in providing architects,engineers,geospatial professionals,constructors & owneroperators with comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design,construction & operations of infrastructure. Users leverage information mobility across disciplines & throughout the infrastructure lifecycle to deliver better-performing projects & assets. Level 8 545 Queen St Brisbane QLD 4000 em: ilonka.coombes@bentley.com web: http://www.bentley.com.au

At Cardno now Stantec, our aim is to provide strategic business solutions, professional advice and diverse services which add longterm value to our clients’ projects and the surrounding community. We form strong partnerships with clients and create opportunities for significant, lasting positive change in both developed and emerging economies.

Level 11 515 St Pauls Terrace FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4006 ph: 02 4231 9610 fax: 07 3369 9722 em: gis@cardno.com.au web: http://www.cardno.com

CARLSON SOFTWARE AUSTRALIA

Carlson Software specialises in CAD design software, field data collection and machine control products for the land surveying, civil engineering, construction, and mining industries worldwide, providing one-source technology solutions for data collection to design and construction.

43 Stubbs Street Kensington VIC 3031 ph: +61 3 9021 0861 em: apac@carlsonsw.com web: http://www.carlsonsw.com

C R KENNEDY SURVEY SOLUTIONS

A surveyor-based service business with a range of quality products - Leica Geosystems (Total Stations, GNSS/GIS, 3D Scanners, Construction Lasers, Machine Control and Agricultural Systems), Disto, Pentax, Optech, Riegl, Mikrofyn, MDL and CST. Expert training and support provided, with service in all states carried out by factory-trained technicians. Equipment is available for sale, hire or demonstration; dispatch on FIS basis from the central warehouse in Melbourne.

300 Lorimer St PORT MELBOURNE VIC 3207 ph: 03 9823 1533 fax: 03 9823 1593 em: bedmonds@crkennedy.com.au web: http://www.crkennedy.com.au/survey

CALIPER CORPORATION MAPPING SOFTWARE

Caliper Corporation develops state-of-the-art GIS software. With a focus on usability, Maptitude is designed to be a cost-effective, professional mapping software product. Maptitude enables organizations to leverage their location-based data to improve decision making & planning, while minimizing expenditure through competitively priced solutions. Suite 300, 1172 Beacon St NEWTON ph: +1 617 527 4700 em: sales@caliper.com web: www.caliper.com

CALLPOINT SPATIAL PTY LTD

We are a Full Access Value Added Reseller for Geoscape Australia, and license key datasets including Buildings 3D, Cadastre, Roads and G-NAF, plus our value-added editions. Australia Post datasets we license includes the PAF, and we provide joins between Geoscape and AusPost datasets. Our product line also includes geocoding services and our AQ Pro platform for telcos. Level 13, 200 Queen Street Melbourne VIC 3000 ph: 03 9670 1212 em: info@callpointspatial.com.au web: http://www.callpointspatial.com.au

CARDNO NOW STANTEC

Cardno now Stantec’s vision is to be a world leader in the provision of professional services to improve the physical and social environment.

CARONI

Caroni started from the potential of SLAM technology and how this technology can add value to different stakeholders and industries, and how Caroni can offer immediate solutions through combining easy capture and advanced processing and analysis software.

Level 11 125 St Georges Tce Perth WA 6000 ph: +61 8 6189 8709 em: info@caroni.com.au web: http://caroni.com.au/

CHARTIS TECHNOLOGY

Our core philosophy and aim is to utilise complex Australian spatial technology to better our customers and the community’s ability to deal with spatial problems. We have a strong commercial partnership with TechnologyOne Spatial (DMS). We distribute IntraMaps, FME (Safe Software) and work with a variety of Open Source Software. Chartis Technology specialise in developing and implementing this complex technology.

Suite 17 291 Stewart Street BATHURST NSW 2795 ph: 02 6332 3310 em: sales@chartistechnology.com web: http://www.chartistechnology.com

CIVIL SURVEY SOLUTIONS

An Autodesk Partner providing AutoCAD based civil and survey software, technical support and training. We service Australia wide with offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Developer of Stringer Survey and custom developments in the AutoCAD environment for civil and survey clients.

1/29 Business Park Dr NOTTING HILL VIC 3166 ph: 03 9544 5250 fax: 03 3544 9730 em: andrew.english@civilsurveysolutions.com.au web: http://www.civilsurveysolutions.com.au

CODY CORPORATION

Serving professionals since 1981; an importer and distributor (wholesale) of quality surveying equipment and accessories.

Distributors for the cutting edge range from CHC Navigation, Spectra Precision (Robotics, GIS/GPS), Juniper Systems & Pacific Crest. Based in South Australia, our portfolio includes total stations (including robotic total stations), GNSS & network rover kits, mobile mapping solutions and PDAs.

15A Adam Street HINDMARSH SA ph: 08 8340 7888 fax: 08 8340 8877 em: info@codycorp.com.au web: http://www.codycorp.com.au

CONSULCAD

More than 25 years experience providing solutions for the construction, mining, real estate, infrastructure, management and engineering industries. Delivering advice, outsourcing services and products across the drafting, GIS data capture, asset management and project control spectrum.

610 Burwood Rd VIC ph: 03 9882 8522 fax: 03 9882 8533 em: cands@consulcad.com web: http://www.consulcad.com

CONVERGENT COMPUTATIONS PTY LTD

Developer of the survey data processing, adjustment and transformation software application Geoida for the surveying and engineering professions.

PO Box 249 MORLEY WA 6943 ph: +61 437 203 290 em: geoida_info@geoida.com web: http://www.geoida.com

CORPORATE GIS

Corporate GIS is an independent strategic management consultancy focused on the spatial information industry. We undertake GIS reviews and strategies, business cases, cost/benefit studies, user requirements/specifications, spatial data management plans, GIS health checks, market research and industry and technology surveys. PO Box 1099 CAMDEN NSW 2570 ph: 0418780322 em: bruce@corporategis.com.au web: http://www.corporategis.com.au

CORSNET-NSW

CORSnet-NSW is a precise positioning service that gives users access to fast and accurate positioning and guidance solutions across NSW. 2-24 Rawson Place Level 14 West, McKell Building Sydney NSW 2000 ph: 1300 330 233 em: SS-CORSnetCustomerSupport@finance.nsw.gov.au web: http://spatialservices.finance.nsw.gov.au/corsnet-nsw

COTTRELL CAMERON AND STEEN SURVEYS

A medium sized survey/mapping firm with offices in Brisbane and Dalby (Qld) and a base in the Bowen Basin providing spatially related services to government, industry and the public. All forms of land survey including engineering and mine survey; town planning; aerial photography and LiDAR capture and processing; and photogrammetry incorporating digital Mapping, digital orthophotos. Bldg 10b, Technology Office Park, 107 Miles Platti EIGHT MILE PLAINS QLD 4113 ph: 07 3400 9700 fax: 07 3841 8077 em: brucec@ccssurveys.com.au web: http://www.ccssurveys.com.au

COUNCIL MAP SERVER

Council Map Server is an enterprise website map management solution. It takes data in a variety of formats and allows it to be combined and published on maps. The maps produced are intuitive

and interactive. Council Map Server provides an integrated webbased mobile application that can be used on mobile devices such as iPhones, iPads and Android equivalents. ph: +61 422 918 591 em: sales@councilmapserver.com web: www.councilmapserver.com

CRITCHLOW GEOSPATIAL LIMITED

Critchlow specialises in geomarketing, geospatial data and solutions, emergency management and business continuity. Using advanced geospatial analysis techniques and the latest GIS software and data, we help clients gain actionable insight into their operations. We offer a full range of geospatial services. 50 Manners Street Level 6, iCentre Wellington 6140 ph: +64 4 472 8244 em: info@critchlow.co.nz web: http://www.critchlow.co.nz

CTL

Geospatial consulting, strategic consulting, data conversion/ integration and analysis PO Box 115 BALWYN NORTH VIC fax: 9859 2544 em: ctl@bigpond.net.au

CURTIN UNIVERSITY

The Spatial Sciences Discipline within the School of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Curtin University provides quality, internationally recognised teaching and research in the areas of surveying, geographic information science (GIScience), geodesy, GNSS, photogrammetry and laser scanning, and remote sensing. School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin Uni WA 6102 ph: 08 9266 7565 fax: 08 9266 2703 em: spatial@curtin.edu.au web: http://spatial.curtin.edu.au

DE BRUIN SPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES

de Bruin Spatial Technologies (DBST) offers geospatial services and products using state-of-the art aerial survey sensors on board our own survey aircraft.Sister companies, de Bruin Air and de Bruin Aeromaintenance provide direct support to aerial survey operations, engineering and maintenance services. 23 Penola Rd, SA ph: 87213000 em: info@debruinspatial.com.au web: www.debruinspatial.com.au

DIALOG GOOGLE SOLUTIONS PRACTICE

Australia’s largest Google Cloud Premier Partner Specialising in Geospatial Industry Solutions and Google Maps API licensing. As a Premier Google Cloud Partner we are able to bring you the industry leading enterprise solutions.

lvl7 /35 Boundary Street South Brisbane QLD 4101 ph: 07 3247 1000 fax: 07 3247 1100 em: google@dialog.com.au web: http://www.dialog.com.au/google

DMAP

dMap offer data exploration, data cataloguing, location intelligence, bespoke mapping. With scaleable delivery via SaaS and a powerful cloud geospatial data warehouse, no project is too big or small. From hard and complex data (e.g. ABS census data) through to simple point data (e.g. office locations), dMap can help you with your next project.

6 Nepean Hwy Brighton VIC 3186 em: simon.gilligan@dmap.io web: http://dmap.io

DOOLEY MITCHELL & MORRISON

A multi-disciplinary practice specialising in GIS, surveying, civil engineering and planning. Dedicated and experienced professionals delivering solutions that are practical and cost effective. 34 Balcombe Rd MENTONE VIC 3194 ph: 03 9583 0805 fax: 03 9583 5888 em: peter_morrison@dmmpl.com.au web: http://www.dmmpl.com.au

E-SPATIAL

New Zealand’s leading independent spatial consulting firm. e-Spatial’s team of consultants partner with enterprise and government agencies to maximise the benefit of spatial to their business.

Level 1 38 Waring Taylor St NZ 6143 ph: +64 4 499 3546 fax: +64 4 499 3547 em: info@e-spatial.co.nz web: http://www.e-spatial.co.nz

EAGLE TECHNOLOGY GROUP

Eagle Technology GIS is a full-service provider of Esri spatial software, professional services (consultancy, implementation and project management) and support (service-desk and training). Alexandra Park, Green Lane West NZ 1051 ph: +64 9 639 0600 fax: +64 9 639 0610 em: marketing@eagle.co.nz web: http://eagle.co.nz

EAST COAST SURVEYS (AUST) PTY LTD

We are a Consulting Surveying practice employing registered Cadastral surveyors and Professional Planners capable of providing quality services to guide you through your development. We can look after your applications and liaise with various Councils, including Redland City, Logan and Brisbane City on a regular basis.

7B Natasha Street CAPALABA QLD 4157 ph: 07 3823 1029 fax: 07 3823 2691 em: info@eastcoastsurveys.com.au web: http://www.eastcoastsurveys.com.au/

EMM CONSULTING

EMM is a leading planning and environment consultancy that works throughout Australia and internationally from offices in Sydney, Brisbane and Newcastle. Our highly experienced professionals, some of whom have held senior national or international positions, are leaders in their fields.

Suite 01, Ground floor, 20 Chandos Street 2065 ph: 94935000 fax: 94939599 em: aedenhofner@emmconsulting.com.au web: http://www.emmconsulting.com.au/

EUCLIDEON INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD

With its ‘Unlimited Detail’ (ud) 3D visualisation patent Euclideon delivers unlimited data size and scale visualised and shared in seconds, therefore suited to very large scale projects reliant on sharing massive 3D data sets. Metaverse technology company, with its ongoing investment in AI, Machine Learning, VR ,AR and 3D Hologram advanced visualisation and experiential solutions, it’ s core products include udStream visualisation and udCloud data management and collaboration in partnership with Microsoft Azure. 2 Gardner Close Foyer 1, Level 2 Milton QLD 4064 ph: +61 7 3556 6290 em: info@euclideon.com web: http://www.euclideon.com

EXTRA DIMENSION SOLUTIONS

Implementation solutions, technical support and training for 12d Model Civil Design and Surveying software. NSW 2086 ph: 02 9452 6771 em: enquiries@exds.com.au web: http://www.exds.com.au

FARO

The company develops and manufactures leading edge solutions that enable high-precision 3D capture, measurement and analysis across a variety of industries including manufacturing, construction, engineering and public safety.

1/12 Cordelia Street South Brisbane QLD 4101 ph: +61 7 3029 6000 em: FARO.AustraliaMarketing@faro.com web: http://www.faro.com

FRONTIERSI

FrontierSI is a not-for-profit company which exists to deliver major benefits to government, industry, the research sector, universities, and the community in Australia and New Zealand. We use our strong partner network and deep expertise in spatial mapping, data infrastructures, digital twins, positioning, geodesy, analytics and standards to solve complex problems.

Door 34 Goods Shed Village Street Melbourne VIC 3008 ph: +61 406 966 992 em: gkernich@frontiersi.com.au web: http://frontiersi.com.au

FUGRO GEOSPATIAL

Large Australasian provider of products and services which are purely spatial. Fugro Geospatial specialise in remote sensing, satellite imagery, high precision land survey, dimensional control, monitoring and geospatial software solutions and consulting.

Level 1 53 Brandl Street EIGHT MILE PLAINS QLD 4109 ph: 07 3841 3433 fax: 07 3481 3466 em: fgs_apac_marketing@fugro.com web: http://www.fugrospatial.com.au

FUGRO LADS CORPORATION

ESRI AUSTRALIA

Esri Australia is the nation’s leading Geographic Information System (GIS) and location intelligence specialist. For more than three decades Esri Australia has partnered with thousands of government and commercial enterprises to deliver quality GIS solutions that have transformed the way organisations address opportunities and challenges.

Level 3, 111 Elizabeth Street Brisbane QLD 4002 ph: 07 3211 1310

em: connect@esriaustralia.com.au web: http://www.esriaustralia.com.au

Fugro LADS are world leaders in the provision of Airborne LiDAR Bathymetric services. Fugro LADS designs, builds, operates and services the latest generation of LADS (Laser Airborne Depth Sounders) systems and provides solutions for shallow water surveys. 7 Valetta Rd KIDMAN PARK SA ph: 08 8161 4100 fax: 08 8152 0008 em: lads@fugrolads.com web: http://www.fugrolads.com

GAIA RESOURCES

An environmental technology consultancy that delivers sustainable solutions to companies that work with the environment. We provide holistic solutions in field data capture, data management and a wide variety of spatial and location based services.

1st Fl, Bldg B 661 Newcastle St LEEDERVILLE WA 6903

ph: 08 9227 7309 em: enquiries@gaiaresources.com.au web: http://www.gaiaresources.com.au

GEIS

A leading software company specialising in geospatial software, services, web solutions, and enterprise integration. GEIS provides consultancy, solutions, products, services, and Smallworld development to telecommunication, electricity, water, and public sector clients.

PO Box 463 SUMMER HILL NSW ph: 02 9799 7252 em: info@geis.com.au web: http://www.geis.com.au

GEMCOM SOFTWARE

Geological/geophysical data supply, software supply for 3D visualisation, mining/geotechnical and surveying/civil Lvl 8, 190 St Georges Tce WA ph: 08 9420 1383 em: sales-aa@gemcomsoftware.com web: http://www.gemcomsoftware.com

GEOCALC

Australian cadastral and engineering software for the HP48, HP49 and HP50. PO Box 261 MOUNT ISA QLD 4825 em: sales@geocalc.com.au web: stores.ebay.com.au/geocalc-australia

GEOCOMP CONSULTING

Geocomp Consulting is the developer of GeoCivil spatial software and a provider of associated services including ePlan, A-Spec and the building of spatially accurate digital cadastres. Level 2 / 517 Camberwell Rd VIC 3124 ph: 03 9809 0011 fax: 03 9809 0022 em: geocivil@geocompconsult.com.au web: http://www.geocompconsult.com.au

GEOCOMP SYSTEMS PTY LTD.

App development, web mapping, hardware for machine guidance systems, software for 3D visualisation, data manipulaion, hydrographic, photogrammetry, mobile mapping, surveying and Civil Engineering. Suite 4, 2-6 Albert Street BLACKBURN VIC ph: 03 9877 8400 em: sales@geocomp.com.au web: http://www.Geocomp.com.au

GEOCONNECT

Geoconnect supplies a wide range of instruments, accessories and consumables for measuring, field work, construction, mapping and surveying applications. We carry a large inventory, and offer a vast selection of unique and branded product at the best prices. We are a leading Hexagon GeoMax distributor. 4/23 Wadhurst Dr BORONIA VIC 3155 ph: 03 8644 8106 em: sales@geoconnect.com.au web: http://www.geoconnect.com.au

GEODATA AUSTRALIA

Providing specialised consulting skills in survey and GIS cadastral database management for government and industry. Long term experience understanding survey data, boundary definition processes and developing software tools to achieve the highest

accuracy and cadastral intelligence in a database environment.

18 Elkin Cl MORPETH NSW 2323 ph: 0412 453 170 em: harper@geodata.com.au web: http://www.geodata.com.au

GEOFOCUS

Geofocus is an independent GIS consultancy based in Sydney. Our vendor-neutral consulting approach enables us to deliver costeffective and innovative solutions. We offer: Consulting; Software Development; Spatial Data Management; Service Management, Training & Support. Experts in ESRI ArcGIS, FME, Open Source GIS and Spatial DBMS.

Queenscliff Rd QUEENSCLIFF NSW em: info@geofocus.com.au web: www.geofocus.com.au

GEOGRAPHIC BUSINESS SOLUTIONS (GBS)

Founded in 2002 by independent GIS consultants Harley Prowse and Tony Elson, GBS has grown to become a respected resource of expert GIS consultants, project managers and GIS developers. Core capabilities include consulting, solution design and architecture, development of web, mobile and desktop solutions, primarily in the Esri suite. GBS is an Esri Gold Partner.

Lvl 3, 45 Mt Wellington Hwy NZ 2244 ph: +64 9 570 3875 fax: +64 9 574 6918 em: info@gbs.kiwi web: http://www.gbs.kiwi

GEOIMAGE PTY LTD

Geoimage is Australia’s leading independent & multiple award winning specialists in Satellite Imagery and Geospatial Solutions. We are suppliers & certified resellers of imagery from a wide range of satellite vendors, including DigitalGlobe, Airbus, BlackBridge, RESTEC, MDA & Japan Space Systems.

72 Costin Street FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4004 ph: 07 3319 4990 fax: 07 3252 9818 em: sales@geoimage.com.au web: http://www.geoimage.com.au

GEOMATIC TECHNOLOGIES

Geomatic Technologies (GT) develops advanced mobile and spatial technology solutions to solve complex asset and data management challenges in the utility, transport and government sectors. GT’s specialises in solutions that deliver Asset Intelligence and empower infrastructure businesses to make truly informed decisions about their assets.

4 Riverside Qy SOUTHBANK VIC fax: 9694 4244 em: enquiry@geomatic.com.au web: www.geomatic.com.au

GEOMETRY PTY LTD

Software development company with core competencies of consulting, software design and development with specialised expertise in innovative database and web applications for the spatial community. Geometry solutions deliver business advantage through enabling organisations to manage their information spatially. Geometry also has expertise in the design and delivery of web and mobile spatial applications. An innovator in mobile GIS: developed the iGIS application for iPhone and iPad.

31 Salamanca Square BATTERY POINT TAS 7004 ph: 03 6223 1999 em: info@geometry.com.au web: http://www.geometry.com.au

GEOPLEX

Founded in Australia in 2010, Geoplex enable enterprise organisations to harness the power of geospatial information technology, to make

our world safe and secure. Geoplex transform businesses through the delivery of software and data solutions to support planning and operational decision making. 2/27 Hardware Lane Melbourne VIC 3000 ph: 08 8252 7100 em: info@geoplex.com.au web: http://www.geoplex.com.au/products

GEORADAR AUSTRALIA

Hydro excavation, underground cable locators, concrete scanning, cleaning of sewer drains, smoke machine pipe testing, laying of asset locator marking balls, survey services, mining industry radar consultancy, water leak detection.

QLD 4105 ph: 0425 677 227 fax: 07 3848 7610 em: payney@georadar.net.au web: http://www.georadar.net.au

ph: +64 9 966 8730 em: info@geosmart.co.nz web: http://www.geosmart.co.nz

GEOSPATIAL FRAMEWORKS PTY LTD

Geospatial Frameworks staff and associates are subject matter experts (SMEs) in their respective fields and have a wide variety of skills and experience, and a range of backgrounds across public, private and academic sectors. Our dynamic team of experts are skilled in legal and policy matters, standards and guidelines, strategy and implementation planning in the following fields:

• Spatial Data Infrastructures

• Surveying and Geodesy

• Land Use Management

• Cadastral Databases

• Address Data Management

• Geographic Information Systems

71 Darlington Road WA 6070 ph: 0414747408 fax: 08 92998918 em: lesley.arnold@geospatialframeworks.com.au web: http:// www.geospatialframeworks.com.au

GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE PTY LTD

GEOSCAPE AUSTRALIA

Geoscape Australia provides national location data. We continuously source, process and deliver data to various endpoints, including APIs and a self-service portal.

We’ re a critical collaborator, delivering spatial data to enable economic, social and environmental outcomes across the economy. Our vision is achieved through a wide and sustained ecosystem of partnerships and collaboration.

Geoscape data delivers a clear picture of our complex cities, regional centres and rural communities as they change.

• 15 million buildings

• 15 million addresses

• 15 million land parcels

• 1 million swimming pools

• 1.1 million solar panel installations

• 2.7 million kilometres of roads

• Land and tree cover across Australia

Geoscape Australia is the trading name of PSMA Australia Limited, a self-funded public company owned by the governments of Australia. Unit 6, Level 2 113 Canberra Ave GRIFFITH ACT 2603 ph: 02 6260 9000 em: info@geoscape.com.au web: http://www.geoscape.com.au

GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA

Australian government spatial gateway. Cnr Jerrabomberrra Ave & Hindmarsh Dr SYMONSTON ACT 2601 ph: 02 6249 9111 fax: 02 6249 9999 em: mapfeedback@ga.gov.au web: http://www.ga.gov.au

GEOSMART

GeoSmart is a location based data and services company offering bespoke web and mobile apps, online business solutions, traffic and traveller informatioin solutions, route optimisation through to street maps for New Zealand, Australia and beyond. Company is also a major collector and deliverer of map data, Points of Interest data and live traffic incident and congestion flow data for New Zealand and Australia.

PO Box 101001, North Shore Mail Centre NZ

Geospatial Intelligence Pty Ltd, a Canberra-based Australian company, has been providing geospatial solutions to public and private sector customers since its inception in 2002. Geospatial Intelligence supplies clients with an integrated set of geospatial solutions across geospatial information systems (GIS), satellite imagery and analysis, satellite AIS, consulting, training and knowledge transfer services. Level 2 42 Macquarie St BARTON ACT 2600 ph: +61 2 6273 0111 em: info@geoint.com.au web: http://www.geoint.com.au

GEOSPATIAL PTY. LTD.

Geospatial Australia was founded in June 2016 with an objective to provide the highest quality geospatial services to government agencies and private companies in the agriculture, engineering and environmental fields in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia.

274 Macquarie Street DUBBO NSW 2830 ph: 02 68852664 em: info@geospatial.land web: http://www.geospatial.land

GEOSPATIAL SERVICES - SPATIAL VENTURES

Areas of expertise are Natural Resource Management, Conservation Planning; Hydrogeology/Groundwater; Health Geography; Skilled in spatial database development; Field data surveys; Web Mapping, GIS programming and automation; Capacity building GIS Ross Rd ALTONA NORTH VIC 3025 ph: 03 9327 3645 fax: 03 9327 3645 em: services@spatialventures.com.au web: http://www.spatialventures.com.au

GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES

AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

The regional sales partner representing Vexcel Imaging (VI)- a leader in remote sensing technologies and services across the world. Providing terrestrial, aerial and radar systems for fast, efficient data capture. Also VI offers advanced image processing and geospatial integration with Vexcel Imaging’s mapping technologies.

16 Drummonds Approach SECRET HARBOUR WA 6173 ph: 08 9524 9980 fax: 08 9524 9980 em: pwjones@iinet.net.au web: http://www.vexcel-imaging.com

GHD

Around 6000 employees across five continents. Spatial services include cartography, data capture and presentation, site and corridor selection, environmental modelling, visual impact analysis, surveying, remote sensing, image analysis, database design and GIS business analysis and implementation. 145 Ann St Brisbane QLD 4001 ph: 07 3316 3000 fax: 07 3316 3333 em: carolyn.pappin@ghd.com web: http://www.ghd.com

GIS PEOPLE

GIS People is a Brisbane-based, multi-award winning, global leader in geospatial technology. Our core services are geospatial consulting, software development and creating innovative software products that solve business and processing problems using location data. Armed with this expertise, we’ve hand-created two successful software products that implement GIS technology to solve business problems: www.gruntify. com and www.opendeclare.com City QLD ph: 1800 684 543 em: info@gispeople.com.au web: http://gispeople.com.au/

GIS RECRUITMENT

GIS RECRUITMENT is a specialist recruiter that provides high quality, permanent and subcontract labor-hire recruitment service to the GIS, Spatial Sciences and related Environmental Engineering industries across Australasia. Since 1991 Managing Director Peter Dalton has fostered specialist recruitment services in the GIS industry. All developed under one in-house process, we have created a cost effective specialist recruitment services.

Queen Street Brisbane QLD 4001 ph: 07 3832 4477 fax: 07 3054 0559 em: admin@gisrecruitment.com.au web: http://www.gisrecruitment.com.au

GIS-VISION

GIS-VISION specialises in developing and providing Geographical Information (GI) knowledge. Nowadays, the demand of geographical based decisions is highly increased. Acknowledging that, GISVISION offers a range of visionary geographical information services to customers.

40 Moojebing st BAYSWATER WA em: info@gis-vision.com web: www.GIS-VISION.com

GLOBAL GBM

We deliver location intelligent, real time data collection and reporting services that empower and transform business. Global GBM is a division of Exa-Min Technologies, developer of GBM Mobile, GBM Web and a complete range of location Intelligence based business solutions for smart phones and tablets.

Level 2 143 Charlotte Street Brisbane QLD 4000 ph: 07 3210 0741 fax: 07 3210 0738 em: Harvey@geobasemap.com web: http://www.globalgbm.com

GLOBAL ORE DISCOVERY

Global Ore Discovery is a leading geoscience consultancy. Our multi-disciplinary spatial information professionals and geologists apply and develop innovative solutions for exploration, mining and precision agriculture.

Global Ore’ s team includes specialists in spectral data capture (ASD), processing, analysis and GIS integration. We are experts in satellite data acquisition, processing, analysis, integrated interpretation and visualisation.

6/1 Fort Lane Milton QLD 4064 ph: +61 7 3613 8800 fax: +61 7 3036 6273 em: jrscott@globalorediscovery.com web: http://www.globalorediscovery.com

GLOBALPOS

For the past 15 years we have provided sales, support, training and rentals for mapping into industries including forestry, mining and exploration, surveying and government services. 42A Patrick Street MEREWETHER NSW 2291 ph: 1800 636 627 em: sales@globalpos.com.au web: http://www.globalpos.com.au

GPSAT SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

The company is a leader in delivering to industry innovative satellite navigation equipment, technical GPS / GNSS system solutions, research and consultancy services. The sole regional distributor for NovAtel Inc precision GPS/GNSS receivers and Spirent Communications GNSS simulation equipment. Providing quality engineered solutions to defence and industrial satellite navigation applications. Suite 1 22 Aberdeen Rd MACLEOD VIC 3085 ph: 03 9455 0041 fax: 03 9455 0042 em: info@gpsatsys.com.au web: http://www.gpsatsys.com.au

GUTHRIE CAD/GIS SOFTWARE

Manufacturer of CAD and GIS data conversion software, producing cost-effective software for data translation and viewing. 237 Jacksons Hill Road GUMERACHA SA 5233 ph: 08 8389 1915 fax: 08 9923 6200 em: sales@guthcad.com web: http://www.guthcad.com

GVIZ

Provider of ESRI-based GIS solutions, enterprise consulting and professional services. Passionate about the application of GIS technology, with 20 years experience in GIS and surveying. 20 Naelcm Ave KILLARNEY VALE NSW 2261 ph: 02 4332 0244 fax: 02 4332 0266 em: jason@gviz.com.au web: http://www.gviz.com.au

HANDLEY SURVEYS

Handley Surveys provides engineering and licensed surveying for major infrastructure projects throughout Australasia, specialising in the modular construction of petrochemical, power and other processing plants.

5/985 Woodbrook Road KARRATHA WA 6714 ph: 08 9337 2300 fax: 08 9314 1355 em: admin@handleysurveys.com.au web: http://www.handleysurveys.com.au

HERE MAPS

Location is everything when it comes to how we at HERE look to realize our vision of enabling an autonomous world for everyone. By building a digital representation of reality entirely built upon location data, we are radically transforming the way the world lives, moves and interacts.

Level 1 4-12 Amsterdam St Richmond VIC 3121 ph: 03 9420 5900 fax: 03 9420 5901 web: http://www.here.com

HEXAGON GEOSPATIAL

Hexagon Geospatial is the world’s leading provider of geospatial software and solutions. Organisations and government agencies in more than 60 countries rely on our software to visualise, organise, communicate and

transform vast, complex data into dynamic, usable intelligence.

Level 3 420 St Kilda Road Melbourne VIC 3004 ph: 03 9292 9600 em: ap.marketing@hexagongeospatial.com web: http://www.hexagongeospatial.com

HIGHEXPOSURE

Perfect camera for capturing images and recording videos. As a professional UAV aerial services provider, our company uses only state of the art high-resolution cameras and mapping software. 17/2-4 Frances St Randwick NSW 2031 Australia RANDWICK NSW 2031

ph: 1300 751 931 em: info@highexposure.com.au web: http://www.highexposure.com.au

HL GEOSPATIAL

The WA distributor for professional positioning products, including state of the art Trimble GNSS Systems, robotic total stations, laser scanning and monitoring solutions, UAV’s and 3D cameras.

2/28 Hasler Rd OSBORNE PARK WA ph: 08 6330 2200 fax: 08 9445 8822 em: info@hlgs.com.au web: http://www.hlgs.com.au

HXGN SMARTNET

With more than 4,000 reference stations based on Leica Geosystems technology that ensure position accuracy in any application, the service is provided 24/7 by a highly-available infrastructure and professional support. SmartNet is an open-standard correction service, able to use with any GNSS device, and is constantly monitored for integrity, availability and accuracy.

Level 3 420 St Kilda Road Melbourne VIC 3004 ph: 03 9914 2268 em: au.support@hxgnsmartnet.com web: http://hxgnsmartnet.com/en-AU/

HYVISTA CORPORATION

Specialising in the supply of airborne hyperspectral remote sensing data, large format digital imagery and value added information products.

11/10 Gladstone Rd CASTLE HILL NSW 1755 ph: 02 8850 0262 fax: 02 9899 9366 em: hvc@hyvista.com web: http://www.hyvista.com

ICON SPATIAL

Icon Spatial’ s focus is on Capture, Consume, Collaborate & Innovate. Capture includes Drone/UAV Missions, Asset Pickup & 360 Image Capture. Consume includes GIS Integration, Data Feeds, & Data Consumption. Collaborate includes Real Time, Web Mapping & Social. Innovate includes VR, AR & Mixed Reality, Smart Farm & Build and the Autonomous Site.

25 Willow Crescent WARRAGUL VIC 3820 ph: 0400 738 357 em: info@iconspatial.com.au web: http://www.iconspatial.com.au

ICONYX - A DIVISION OF RAPIDMAP

Iconyx provides efficient mobile applications for multiple, concurrent field inspectors to capture and maintain spatial data for use in a wide range of management systems including: Assets, Works, Inspections, Weed Vector or Disease Management to increase organisation wide productivity. We provide Tablet PC, Handheld, Smartphone, Web (Enterprise) Cloud and SaaS hosted solutions converging map, GPS, photos, database and communications to deliver efficient field workflows and reporting.

Our Summit solutions also provide secure integration, web services, and custom APIs to leverage Open data sources and share new geospatial intelligence with other corporate systems.

Suite 22 2 Enterprise Drive BUNDOORA VIC 3083 ph: 03 9466 5200 fax: 03 9466 5222 em: lterrett@iconyx.com web: http://www.iconyx.com

IFM - INTEGRATED FACILITY MANAGEMENT PTY LTD

Offices, in Sydney and Perth, we’ re resellers and distributors for the ‘best of breed’ software, such as Archibus FM, EcoDomus PM & BIM, Cadcorp SIS & GIS.

Developers of SISfm our ‘Spatial Information Solution’ a ‘single’ multi-user license, a secure web portal interface, facilitating access to all business system data, georeferenced site and building facilities and asset information, CAD drawings, 3D BIM, diagrams, photographs. Suite 2, Technology Park 4 Sarich Way BENTLEY WA 6102 ph: 08 9472 6886 em: sales@integratedfm.com.au web: http://integratedfm.com.au

IGNSS SOCIETY

A not for profit association incorporated in Queensland, Australia for professionals with an interest in the GNSS disciplines. QLD 2485 ph: 07 5599 5007 fax: 07 5536 6366 em: krys@ignss.org web: http://www.ignss.org

IIC TECHNOLOGIES PTY LIMITED

IIC provides end-to-end geospatial solutions to the Aeronautics, Defense, Government, Infrastructure, Marine, Oil & Gas, Transportation and Utility sectors.

4 Palawan Place Torbay NZ 0630 ph: +64 (0) 272 772722 em: david.crossman@iictechnologies.com web: http://www.iictechnologies.com

INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS

As Australian measurement specialists IMS provides high precision measuring systems for mapping and industry. These include integrated single-box GPS INU systems for advanced surveying, UAV and mapping applications with direct interfacing with optical and laser scanners or custom integrated solutions.

3/15-17 Beaumont Rd MOUNT KURING-GAI NSW 2082 ph: 02 9457 7794 fax: 02 9457 7796 em: bruce@measure.com.au web: http://www.measure.com.au

INSIGHT GIS

GIS software and services provider, specialising in the implementation of GIS into organisational business processes and core information systems.

2 Gregory Street SANDY BAY TAS 7005 ph: 03 6234 5833 fax: 03 6234 5899 em: info@insightgis.com.au web: http://www.insightgis.com.au

INSTITUTION OF SURVEYORS NSW (ISNSW)

The independent professional organisation representing surveyors and survey related professionals in NSW since 1891, with over 1300 members in Australia and overseas.

Level 4 162 Goulburn St SURRY HILLS NSW 2010 ph: 02 9264 2076 em: isnsw@surveyors.org.au web: http://www.surveyors.org.au

INTECH SOLUTIONS

Intech solves difficult data quality and data matching challenges especially involving customer data and location for Australian and NZ organisations. Our solutions include address verification, phone number and email verification, geocoding and geoboundary tagging, and advanced probabilistic data matching for deduplication, data integration, entity extraction, intelligent search, master data management and single customer view.

Level 7 35 Spring St BONDI JUNCTION NSW 2022 ph: 02 8305 2100 fax: 02 8305 2199 em: sales2016@intechiq.com web: http://www. intechsolutions.com.au

INTERMAP TECHNOLOGIES

Intermap Technologies Corp creates three dimensional (3D) digital models of the earth’s surface, building a uniform national elevation database, NEXTMap. Intermap aggregates and disseminates the best available 3D terrain information, including LiDAR and satellite data. Intermap also provides online GIS tools, including terrain profiling and viewshed analysis and natural hazard risk assessment.

144 Thomas St VIC em: australiasales@intermap.com web: www.intermap.com

INTERNATIONAL MAP INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

A worldwide organisation of the mapping, geospatial and geographic information industry.

147 Unley Rd UNLEY SA ph: 08 8357 1777 fax: 08 8357 3001 em: imiaap@chariot.net.au web: http://www.imiamaps.org

IOJ AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

IOJ provides a wide range of aerial survey, mapping and environmental monitoring services across Australia using highres metric, 4 band, digital imagery and simultaneous HDV. From infrastructure asset recording to small habitat mapping, we offer cost-effective, rapid response and processing.

79 Chastons Rd APSLEY VIC em: ian@ioj.com.au web: www.ioj.com.au/

ISA SOLUTIONS

ISA Solutions provides innovative, sophisticated & affordable GIS, Spatial & Web based solutions to the business problems of commercial, not for profit and government organisations. We specialise in Esri ArcGIS & open source GIS software such as QGIS, PostGIS, PostgreSQL, MapServer & MapProxy.

CAIRNS QLD em: info@isasolutions.com.au web: www.isasolutions.com.au

IXBLUE PTY LTD

iXblue and its partners have extensive experience acquiring aerial Imagery and LiDAR data. iXblue brings together significant experience in the geospatial industry through its exclusive agreement with its partner Woolpert, Inc. This partnership provides the team with the technical capability and resources required to meet any project specification and timelines.

30 North Road WYNNUM WEST QLD 4178 ph: +61 7 3396 0991 em: matthew.james@ixblue.com web: http://www.ixblue.com.au

JACOBS GROUP (AUSTRALIA)

With $14 billion in revenue and a talent force of approximately 55,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector.

In Australia and New Zealand, Jacobs is comprised of engineers, project managers, geospatial professionals, surveyors, planners, scientists, and ICT specialists.

177 Pacific Highway North Sydney NORTH SYDNEY NSW 2060 em: ANZDigitalSolutions@jacobs.com web: http://www.jacobs.com

JENSEN BOWERS

Jensen Bowers is a Brisbane based consultancy of professional surveyors, town planners and development advisors. We specialise in property development, resources, infrastructure, government and institutional sectors and for over 100 years have been servicing Queensland’s development industry with all their land surveying, development approvals and town planning needs.

72 Costin Street FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4004 ph: 07 3852 1771 em: enquiry@jensenbowers.com.au web: http://www.jensenbowers.com.au

JIROTECH

Jirotech is a leading systems integration and software development company, with core expertise in geospatial systems, open source software, standards development, information management, the PostgreSQL database, web based systems, IT infrastructure, enterprise support and training.

Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf 19-21 Pirrama Rd PYRMONT NSW 2009 ph: 02 8099 9000 fax: 02 8099 9099 em: sales@jirotech.com web: http://www.lisasoft.com

JOHNNY APPLESEED GPS

Johnny Appleseed GPS is a 100% Australian owned and operated independent GPS specialist store, operating in QLD, NSW, VIC and servicing all of Australia by our overnight freight service. Our goal is to offer the widest range of GPS and accessories in the world, with the best specialist product knowledge, and competitive pricing.

5/1311 Ipswich Rd ROCKLEA QLD 4106 ph: 07 3717 8555 em: sales@ja-gps.com.au web: http://ja-gps.com.au

KEAYS SOFTWARE

Keays Software develops software for civil engineers and surveyors. Software for road design, surveying, surface modelling, 3D Visualisation, water supply, sewerage, drainage. Interface to AutoCAD. Development of software in AutoCAD. 9/621 Coronation Drive TOOWONG QLD 4066 ph: 07 3870 1711 fax: 07 3870 1784 em: products@keays.com.au web: http://www.keays.com.au

KONECT MOBILITY SOFTWARE FROM GLOBAL GBM

Konect offers mobility solutions that are an exact fit for your business, allowing you to set up your own maps, data forms and workflows without developer assistance and turning them into an economical solution that can scale from one to 1,000 users. Konect works with any device, anytime and anywhere. You can customise, modify and personalise; the tailored solution for your business.

QLD 4001 ph: + 61 7 3844 3105 em: media@globalgbm.com web: http://www.konect.today

LAND EQUITY INTERNATIONAL

LEI are an experienced and progressive international development

consulting organisation specialising in land administration, land governance, land policy and urban management. Our expertise encompasses design, implementation, evaluation and a range of training options across land sector projects. Suite 12, Kembla Terraces, 74 Kembla St WOLLONGONG NSW 2520

ph: 02 4227 6680 fax: 02 4228 9944 em: kanthony@landequity.com.au web: http://www.landequity.com.au

LAND INSIGHT

Using advanced data analytics paired with an extensive database of risks and hazards, Land Insight has automated the process of identifying and understanding information relating to environmental risks. Land Insight takes large and complex environmental data and turns it into clear and simple insights enabling anyone to make better and more sustainable land and property decisions. 388 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia em: orders@landinsight.co web: https://www.landinsight.co/

LAND SOLUTION AUSTRALIA

An award-winning professional consulting surveyors business specialising in spatial data capture and management, including land title and urban planning, engineering and construction surveying, UAV surveying, precise GNSS, site management and quality control, as constructed documentation, terrestrial laser scanning, BIM modelling, automated monitoring and 3D documentation. 24 Finchley Street Milton QLD 4064 ph: 07 3366 3525 em: Survey@landsolution.com.au web: http://www.landsolution.com.au

LAND SURVEYS

Land Surveys provides full surveying services specialising in resources surveying, infrastructure surveying, commercial construction surveying, land development surveying and 3D mapping and modelling, including aerial surveying and laser scanning. Land Surveys has offices around Australia. 19 Brennan Way WA 6984 ph: 08 9477 4477 fax: 08 9477 4499 em: admin@landsurveys.net.au web: http://www.landsurveys.net.au

LANDAIR SURVEYS

Land engineering and aerial surveyors 1/87-91 Heatherdale Rd Ringwood VIC 3134 ph: 1300 130 158 em: erik@landair.com.au web: http://www.landair.com.au

LANDGIS

An Australian company dedicated to providing professional GIS services for managing land-related information. Our customised solutions help organisations in the local and state government and private sectors maximise the benefits of GIS technology. 9 Jindalee Close ROWVILLE VIC 3178 ph: 03 8740 3186 em: manager@landgis.com.au web: http://www.landgis.com.au

LANDPARTNERS LIMITED (SYDNEY)

LandPartners is a leading built environment firm, bringing together professionals working nationally across inter-discipline projects and one of the largest built environment consultancies in Australia. Company works with major property developers and government agencies across the following disciplines: Surveying, Mapping and

GIS, Town Planning, Urban Design, Water and Sewer Servicing 23-29 South Street RYDALMERE NSW ph: 02 9685 2000 em: roy.lowe@landpartners.com.au web: http://www.landpartners.com.au

LASER AND SURVEY SOLUTIONS

Brisbane based company offering measurement solutions and systems for metrology, scanning, coordinate and traditional survey needs. Drawing on world leading manufacturers including Faro, Sokkia, Spectra Precision, Juniper Systems and Ashtech, offering instrument solutions for all measurement and positioning needs. 237 Montague Rd WEST END QLD 4101 ph: 07 3846 3385 fax: 07 3844 3907 em: sales@laserandsurveysolutions.com.au web: http://www.laserandsurveysolutions.com.au

LASER

TECHNOLOGY AUSTRALIA P/L

LTA distributes the TruPulse range of laser rangefinders plus a variety of related apps for Android and iOS. we have bundled packages including lasers, brackets, rugged Android devices and data capture apps. U9/58 Mahoneys Rd THOMASTOWN VIC 3074 ph: 03 94604000 fax: 03 94604011 em: info@lasertechnology.com.au web: http://www.lasertechnology.com.au

LATITUDE AUSTRALIA SOFTWARE

Latitude is a comprehensive business management solution for surveying, spatial science and engineering organisations that handles project workflow, project costing, quoting, billing, time and disbursement tracking, project management, staff tasking, work notification, work logs, file management, communications tracking, project reporting & analysis, links with GIS, KMZ, Excel, etc., exports to accounting and payroll software, including Xero, QuickBooks, MYOB, Reckon, Sage, etc.. 268-272 Victoria Ave CHATSWOOD NSW 2067 ph: 02 8002 4087 em: sales@LatiBiz.com web: http://www.LatiBiz.com

LEICA GEOSYSTEMS

Leica Geosystems products and services are trusted by professionals worldwide to help them capture, analyse, and present spatial information. Leica Geosystems is best known for its broad array of products that capture accurately, model quickly, analyse easily, and visualise and present spatial information.

Level 3 420 St Kilda Road Melbourne VIC ph: 03 9292 9600 em: info.anz.geo@leica-geosystems.com web: http://www.leica-geosystems.com

LESLIE & THOMPSON SURVEYORS

For the past 20 years, Leslie & Thompson has been providing expert surveying and land mapping services to the Shoalhaven region. From our office in Nowra, we serve the South Coast of New South Wales.

1st Floor 52 Berry Street NOWRA NSW 2541 ph: 02 4422 1233 em: mail@lesliethompson.com.au web: https://www.lesliethompson.com.au/

LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY

Lightwave Technology offers an extensive product range of Survey Consumables, Optical Instruments, Lasers, Total Stations, GPS and Machine Control Systems. Lightwave. We are able to service all

brands, both optical and laser-based instruments, plus machine control components and metrology instruments.

14 Stephenson Rd BAYSWATER NORTH VIC ph: 03 9720 6222 fax: 03 9720 6565 em: justin@lightwavetechnology.com.au web: http://www.lightwavetechnology.com.au

LOCATABLE SOLUTIONS

We are an experienced team of two who can provide GIS services specialising in the ESRI ArcGIS suite of products. We have extensive experience across all levels of government and across many industry sectors including environment, agribusiness, asset management, utilities, emergency and social services.

Adelaide SA ph: +61 412 958 784 em: locatablesolutions@gmail.com web: http://locatablesolutions.com/

LOCUS

We provide professional GIS and data integration consultancy services, short or long-term project support, FME training and technical advice.

GPO Box 344 Sydney NSW 2000 ph: +61 436 298 406 em: angela.worsley@locus.co.nz web: http://locusglobal.com

M2M CONNECTIVITY

M2M Connectivity is a supplier of GNSS antennas from Tallysman, We also supply 3G/4G and satellite wireless modems to connect equipment from remote locations. 1 Barrett St VIC ph: 03 9696 3011 fax: 03 9372 1588 em: info@m2mconnectivity.com.au web: http://www.m2mconnectivity.com.au

MANGOESMAPPING PTY LTD

National distributor of Emlid’s cutting edge RTK GNSS receivers. We supply: NextCore LiDAR drones, Honeywell IMU/INS products, Atmos UAV, DJI and Topodrone RTK & PPK Drones, Rugged tablets, Carlson Survey Software, and Survey Accessories Suites 12-13 1 Jack St ATHERTON QLD 4883 ph: 07 4004 9714 em: sales@mangoesmapping.com.au web: http://www.mangoesmapping.com.au/products

MAP GEAR

Map Gear is your one-stop, online shop for mapping, surveying and high-end positioning and navigation components. Big brands, local stock and fast shipping! 100% Australian-owned. em: hello@mapgear.com.au web: http://www.mapgear.com.au

MAPC

An authorised distributor of surveying instruments and GIS/GPS equipment from companies such as Nikon, Ashtech (Magellan Professional), CHC and other leading brands. Supplying products for surveying, GIS, construction and engineering professionals, including total stations, theodolites, laser levels, automatic levels, surveying accessories and rugged field PDAs and Tablet PCs.

1st Fl, 92 Lambton Rd BROADMEADOW NSW 2291 ph: 02 4950 9882 fax: 02 8572 9429 em: info@mapc.com.au web: http://www.mapc.com.au

MAPDATA SERVICES

MapData Services has grown from humble beginnings to become one of Australasia’s most well-known and respected authorities in

digital mapping and location-based data. Today, the company delivers customised mapping products, consulting services, data and hosted online applications.

Level 1 414 Kent Street Sydney NSW 2000 ph: 02 8436 2800 fax: 02 8436 2888 em: info@mapdataservices.com web: http://www.mapdataservices.com

MAPPING & HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS

An Australian hydrographic survey company; 40 years experience on projects within Australia, South East Asia, Papua New Guinea, Africa, the Pacific and Middle East. MHS offers a range of hydrographic disciplines executed by specialised hydrographic surveyors, geophysicists and marine scientists using advanced and systems. 31 Byron St BULIMBA QLD 4169 ph: 07 3399 8566 fax: 07 3899 1515 em: john@mhshydro.com web: http://www.mhshydro.com

MAPPT

Mappt is a powerful low-barrier-to-entry GIS app that allows users to harness the power of offline mobile data collection with one light, compact device. Mappt is easy to use, low-cost and breaks away from the traditional dependency on pre-existing desktop packages. Furthermore, Mappt is completely offline and built to be agnostic and interoperable.

28/12 Cowcher Place BELMONT WA em: hayley@takor.com.au web: www.mappt.com.au

MAPSOFT

Producing software for the spatial industry including custom software for clients with special needs. Promising on time delivery at an affordable price with personal service. Flagship product is miniCAD. 34a Cranstons Road MIDDLE DURAL NSW 2158 ph: 02 9680 3999 em: ian@mapsoft.com.au web: http://www.mapsoft.com.au

MAPTEK

A global provider of software and hardware technology for the mining industry, specialising in 3D applications that add value to exploration, survey and mine planning. Maptek I-Site systems combine highly accurate 3D laser scanning hardware with point cloud processing software. Maptek 31 Flemington Street GLENSIDE SA 5065 ph: 08 8338 9222 fax: 08 8338 9229 em: solutions@maptek.com.au web: http://www.maptek.com

MARVEL GEOSPATIAL SOLUTIONS

An international leader providing Geospatial Technology Solutions and Data Management Services. Marvel is committed to maintaining partnership with our clients and building new business development initiatives by delivering customised, high-quality solutions. 9/39-41 Abigail St SEVEN HILLS NSW em: bharath@marvelgeospatial.com web: www.marvelgeospatial.com

MAXAR

Maxar is a global leader in advanced geospatial and space-based technology solutions. With more than 60 years of experience, more than 50 governments and the world’ s most innovative commercial businesses trust Maxar for geospatial information and analytics, satellite technology, and space systems.

1 Kim Seng Promenade, #09-01 Great World City East Singapore 237994 ph: +65 9679 8055 Mobile em: weeli.liam@maxar.com web: http://www.maxar.com

MERCURY PROJECT SOLUTIONS

Our team combines years of consulting craftsmanship, with geospatial expertise and strategy development. We care about finding unique location-based solutions that deliver results that matter for you. Our broad area of expertise is focused on location intelligence and its applications. We provide the below services to private and public sector clients at home and abroad to implement our unique, trusted solutions.

2b Alsop Walk CARINE WA 6020 ph: 0408 054 565 em: info@mercuryps.com.au web: http://www.mercuryps.com.au

MICRONICS

Manufacturer of Innovative DGPS systems for Mining and Asset Management. EEMIS Exploration Systems for Heritage Site avoidance and and drillsite status. Custom design GIS Asset management software for cost effective and optimised client operations. New release product is FTSlim, rugged, lightweight Decimetre systems especially designed for exploration. 84 Telford Cres WA ph: 08 9344 8808 em: micron@iinet.net.au web: http://micronicsgps.com

MIPELA GEOSOLUTIONS

Combining the latest technology with 20+ years of innovation and experience, Mipela GeoSolutions continue to automate our clients business processes, integrate systems and deliver reliable solutions that stand the test of time, assisting people and businesses to make informed decisions by connecting people with information.

5 Prospect St FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4001 ph: 07 3252 5589 fax: 07 3252 2477 em: sales@mipela.com.au web: http://www.mipela.com.au

MONASH UNIVERSITY

The Centre for GIS conducts research, education and training in GIS, remote sensing and spatial analysis; strong emphasis on scientific applications to environmental and resource management issues. Centre for GIS School of Geography and Environment CLAYTON VIC ph: 9905 2929 fax: 9905 2948 em: Shobhit.Chandra@monash.edu web: www.arts.monash.edu.au/ges

MYRIAX SOFTWARE

The developer of the Eonfusion 4D platform, for analysis and visualisation of multi-dimensional geospatial data; solve difficult problems, including issues with time-variance.

1/C 38 Montpelier Retreat BATTERY POINT TAS 7001 ph: 6231 5588 fax: 6234 1822 em: sales@eonfusion.com web: www.eonfusion.com

NAVIGATE

NAVIGATE’s major business specialities include geospatial database design and construction as well as data engineering and the provision of tailored geospatial datasets. These skills enable our team to efficiently build the NAVMap and PSMA Data product suites. Suite 202 10-12 Clarke St CROWS NEST NSW 2065 ph: 02 9436 3820 em: navigate@navigate.com.au web: http://www.navigate.com.au

NEARMAP.COM

nearmap is a global leader in the provision of geospatial map technology for business, enterprises and government customers.

We partner extensively with local and municipal governments throughout Australia. Built around Australian innovation, nearmap. com has developed a complete technology solution that enables it to quickly capture and process PhotoMaps and digital elevation data and to serve that data online with unprecedented frequency, clarity and accessibility Level 6 6-8 Underwood St Sydney NSW 1225 ph: 02 8076 0700 fax: 02 8076 0701 em: queries@nearmap.com web: http://www.nearmap.com

NETWORK ENVIRO CONSULTANTS

Network Enviro Consultants offer a range of services related to conservation planning, natural resources management and biodiversity assessment with a focus on conservation ecology and the application of spatial and database information. NSW em: rob@netenviro.com.au web: http://netenviro.com.au/

NEXTCORE

NextCore is changing the game of drone LiDAR with its NextCore Cloud post-processing platform allowing you to generate point clouds easily with the control you need. NextCore has a refined, straightforward workflow meaning you can be sure you’re getting the data you want, every time. 2 Frost Drive MAYFIELD WEST NSW 2304 ph: +61 417 633 781 em: contact@airsight.com.au web: http://www.nextcore.co

NGIS AUSTRALIA

NGIS Australia offers unparalleled expertise in applying advanced spatial technologies across a broad range of business environments. We specialise in leveraging geospatial data and creating innovative GIS applications that drive cost efficiencies and add to the business value chain.

PO Box 126 BURSWOOD WA ph: 08 9355 6000 fax: 08 9355 6099 em: info@ngis.com.au web: http://www.ngis.com.au

NORTH SURVEYS PTY LTD T/A NORTHGROUP CONSULTING

NorthGroup Consulting offers a full range of Surveying, Mapping, Data Management and Town Planning solutions. NorthGroup Consulting has become the industry leader in 3D Scanning, Modeling and Data Processing as demonstrated by our significant Industry Awards.

3A/32 Billabong Street STAFFORD QLD 4053 ph: 07 3354 9700 fax: 07 3354 9797 em: jarmstrong@northgroup.com.au web: http://northgroup.com.au

NUMAPS

NuMaps provides access to Census 2006 and 2011 data supplied by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. We have structured the ABS data into Thematic Map overlays which are available via OGC, WMS & WFS web service requests. Subscribers to our service can overlay these Thematic Map Overlays (DemographicDrapes) atop commercially available base maps.

95 Sanctuary Dr BEAUMONT HILLS NSW ph: 02 9672 6856 em: brad@numaps.com.au web: http://www.numaps.com.au

ONESPHERE

OneSphere is an Australian spatial services company providing advisory, analysis and development services involving GIS, Spatial, Remote Sensing and Location Information technologies.

Suite 880, 29 Smith St PARRAMATTA NSW

ph: 02 8324 7484 em: enquiries@onesphere.com.au web: http://www.onesphere.com.au

OPEN SPATIAL AUSTRALIA

Providing enterprise spatial solutions to utilities, local and central government, campuses and airports. Our solutions are based on Open Geospatial compliant technologies through partnerships with Autodesk and Oracle. Open Spatial, established 10 years ago, is an Australian owned and operated company.

Level 8, South Tower 1-5 Railway St CHATSWOOD NSW 1515 ph: 02 9904 7077 fax: 02 9904 7577 em: iedwards@openspatial.com.au web: http://www.openspatial.com.au

OPENEARTH

OpenEarth provides consultancy, design, development and hosting in a wide range of spatial application areas, specialising in GIS, web mapping, Location-Based Services (LBS) for telecoms and browserbased asset management applications. It also provides SmartImages which are powerful, stand-alone applications delivered within ordinary images.

21 King George St LAVENDER BAY NSW ph: 02 9922 5363 fax: 02 9922 4062 em: info@openearth.com.au web: http://www.openearth.com.au

ORBIT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Established in 1994, Orbit Australia provides spatial information products and services. Orbit produces raw satellite imagery for various applications and GIS-ready imagery products, for government and private sector users.

Ground Floor 100 George Street PARRAMATTA NSW NSW 2150 ph: +61 2 8005 4864 fax: 02 9755 5030 em: sales@orbitaustralia.com web: http://www. orbitaustralia.com

OUTLINE GLOBAL

Outline Global are an industry leading provider of geospatial imagery and location based Artificial Intelligence. We specialise in custom captures leveraging our core technology the GTechTM camera pod system which is Australia’ s first high resolution, survey grade portable camera pod.

Suite 7 1014 Doncaster Road DONCASTER EAST VIC 3109 ph: 1300 945 216 em: hello@outlineglobal.com.au web: http://www.outlineglobal.com.au

PELICANCORP

PelicanCorp is a niche provider of software and services to Utilities, Asset owners and to the Before You Dig industry specifically for the ‘Protection of Essential Infrastructure’. Our team has over 40 years experience working with Councils and Utilities.

Level 2 600 Victoria Street Richmond VIC 3121 ph: 03 8413 5200 fax: 03 8413 5299 em: anz.sales@pelicancorp.com web: http://www.pelicancorp.com

PHOTOMAPPING SERVICES

Photomapping provides exceptional value for clients across Local, State and Federal Government, natural resources and infrastructure sectors. Our capability spans Australia and New Zealand, with our fixed-wing aircraft fitted with the latest LiDAR and imaging

systems to create accurate ortho-imagery, topography and photogrammetric data.

119 Condon Street KENNINGTON VIC 3550 ph: 03 9328 3444 em: info@photomapping.com.au web: http://www.photomapping.com.au

PIX4D

Pix4D (pix4d.com) develops cutting-edge software that converts images taken by hand, drone, or plane into accurate and georeferenced survey-grade 2D mosaics, 3D models, and point clouds. Route de Renens 24 5th floor 1008 ph: +41215520590 em: rodrigo.goncalves@pix4d.com web: http://www.pix4d.com

POSITION PARTNERS

With more than 350 people in offices Australia-wide, in Southeast Asia and New Zealand, Position Partners distributes and supports positioning and geospatial solutions for surveying, civil works, mining and building projects. From traditional survey instruments to our AllDayRTK GNSS correction service, survey-grade drones, wireless monitoring and 3D scanning and mapping tools, Position Partners is committed to sourcing and supporting the latest technical innovation to boost customers’ productivity.

7 Transit Dr CAMPBELLFIELD VIC ph: 03 9930 7111 fax: 03 9930 7170 em: info@positionpartners.com.au web: http://www.positionpartners.com.au

POZI

Pozi (formerly Groundtruth) enables organisations to use locationbased information to better engage customers and improve staff productivity. Pozi is a powerful map-based enquiry tool that brings together live data from internal and external authoritative sources. Level 7 575 Bourke Street Melbourne VIC 3000 ph: 03 9017 6850 em: simon.okeefe@pozi.com web: http://pozi.com

PRECISELY

Precisely is a new company with a remarkable heritage. It formed when Syncsort and Pitney Bowes Software & Data combined, bringing together decades of experience and expertise in handling, processing and transforming data.

Level 1 68 Waterloo Road MACQUARIE PARK NSW 2113 em: locate.anz@precisely.com web: http://www.precisely.com

QLD SURVEY PEGS QSP

QLD Survey Pegs (QSP) has been developing and manufacturing quality hardwood peg and smooth stake products for over three decades. Combining experience Ed Bowden and family members have had in the surveying, mining and construction industries they offer safer, quality products plus fast, reliable service.

36 Burrows St WONDAI QLD 4606 ph: 07 4169 0585 fax: 07 4169 0629 em: barry@qldsurveypegs.com.au web: http://www.qspaust.com.au

RAPID MAP SERVICES

RapidMap has provided the following spatial data services to Local and State Government, utilities and private industry since 1994:

• Asset data capture including condition assessment and defect identification

• GIS and desktop mapping, data analysis and data management

• High accuracy GPS surveys

• Compliance audits including DDA assessments and costs of reparatory works

• Data auditing and cleansing

Suite 22 2 Enterprise Dr BUNDOORA VIC 3083 ph: 03 9466 5200 fax: 03 9466 5222 em: info@rapidmap.com.au web: http://www.rapidmap.com.au

REALSERVE AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND

You can contact one of our 8 offices based in Australia and NZ to start confident on your next survey/scan/mapping project requirements.

Suite 29 6 Meridian Place BELLA VISTA NSW 2153 ph: 1800 961 668 em: sales@realserve.com.au web: http://www.realserve.com.au

RESOURCE & EXPLORATION MAPPING

Resource & Exploration Mapping (REM) is a Geographic Information System (GIS) company servicing the mining, exploration and environmental industries globally. REM focus on data compilation and map production for (but not limited to) exploration, mining and environmental companies.

Suite 8 290 Boundary St SPRING HILL QLD 4000 ph: 07 3832 1600 fax: 07 3832 1603 em: information@rxmap.com.au web: http://www.rxmap.com.au

RIA MOBILE GIS

Based in Tasmania with a customer base spread across the country, we have extensive experience in providing integrated mobile solutions across utilities, environmental, mining; local, state and federal government agencies including Emergency Services and Defence. We develop solutions for ArcPad and ArcGIS Mobile, integrating with ArcGIS Desktop, Server and Mobile. We are the developers of GeoDrive, a video mapping plugin for ArcPad and ArcGIS.

Lvl 1, 53 Salamanca Pl Hobart TAS ph: 03 6223 6444 fax: 03 6223 4381 em: tim.price@riamobilegis.com.au web: http://www. riamobilegis.com.au

RICS (ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS)

With around 100,000 qualified members, over 50,000 students and trainees in 140 countries, RICS provides one of the world’s leading professional qualifications in land, property, construction and the associated environmental issues.

Suite 2, Level 16 1 Castlereagh St Sydney NSW 2000 ph: 02 9216 2333 fax: 02 9232 5591 em: australasia@rics.org web: https://www.rics.org/oceania/

RIECON PTY LTD

Riecon is a multidisciplinary company in the AEC sector. We use a wide range of services to manage the reproduction of digital data sets of the built environment. Services we utilise for full spatial comprehension include, but are not limited to Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), terrestrial laser scanning, aerial LiDAR, photogrammetry concrete scanning and vibration monitoring.

Kholo QLD 4306

ph: 0421317885 em: mail@riecon.com.au web: http://riecon.com.au

RJ CONSULTING

Geographic Information Systems, GIS, spatial,, information management, documentation, metadata, training, quality assessment. Post Office, Shop 7 11 Bay Drive MEADOWBANK NSW 2114 ph: +61 414 898 035 em: rjconsult@outlook.com web: http://au.linkedin.com/in/rosscjohnson

RMIT UNIVERSITY

RMIT University enjoys an international reputation for excellence in professional and vocational education and outcome-oriented research. Job opportunities in the surveying industry are abundant and employers all over the world are crying out for trained graduates in surveying.

GPO Box 2476 Melbourne VIC ph: 03 9925 8359 fax: 03 9925 4377 em: thierry.demathieu@rmit.edu.au web: http://www.rmit.edu.au

RPS

With one of Australia’s largest Surveying and Mapping teams, RPS uses state-of-the-art technology to capture, interpret and present the spatial data you rely upon. From high resolution point cloud scans to high-accuracy LiDAR and photogrammetric mapping, our specialists operate from 21 locations across metropolitan and regional Australia. 743 Ann St FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4006 ph: 07 3237 8899 fax: 07 3237 8833 em: bill.farry@rpsgroup.com.au web: http://www.rpsgroup.com.au

SBG SYSTEMS

SBG Systems offers a complete line of inertial sensors based on the state of the art MEMS technology, such as Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS), Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), Inertial Navigation Systems with embedded GPS (INS/GPS), etc. 1 Avenue Eiffel 78420 ph: +33 1 80 88 45 00 fax: +33 1 80 88 45 01 em: sales@sbg-systems.com web: http://www.sbg-systems.com

SCHLENCKER MAPPING

Providers of 3D Mobile Laser scanning, point cloud analysis, feature and asset extraction and measurement of building floor levels. Photogrammetry, GIS, Imagery and LiDAR specialists. New highly portable Optech Maverick Mobile Laser Scanner now available for hire. Unit 4/10 Depot St BANYO QLD 4034 ph: 07 3256 9955 em: tye.s@schmap.com.au web: http://www.schmap.com.au

SENDERO RESOURCES

Sendero Resources provides integral solutions on the Geospatial and Environmental consultancy industry. We are a highly trained and qualified interdisciplinary team committed to provide our clients with the best quality of products.

INNALOO WA em: alejandro.vega@senderoresources.com.au web: http://senderoresources.com.au

SIMPLE GIS SOFTWARE

Provides lightweight but powerful GIS mapping software for Windows PCs, laptops, and tablets. Supports, creating, editing, and publishing of spatial data as well as geocoding, routing, GPS integration, and navigation support.

8055 Hwy 3128 Pineville 71360

ph: +1 318 473 9209 em: contactus@simplegissoftware.com web: http:// simplegissoftware.com

SIZZTECH PTY LTD

Sizztech are the developers of Forecaz, an automated modelling tool that allows organisations to reliably perform urban growth modelling and predictive demographical forecasting. Utilising artificial intelligence and spatial services, the modelling tool delivers the ability to geospatially view predicted urban growth and resulting demand on services and infrastructure networks.

Level 3 315 Brunswick St FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4006 ph: +61 7 3106 3334 em: info@sizztech.com web: http://sizztech.com

SKYLINEGLOBE AUSTRALIA

With SkylineGlobe Enterprise Edition, you have all the software necessary to create, view, analyze, edit, and share 3D environments. This all-in-one solution provides a full Application Programming Interface (API) that enables you to customize, develop and deliver advanced solutions suited to you and your customers requirements.

ALDGATE SA 5154 em: sbowd@skylinesoft.com web: http://www.skylinesoft.com

SOFTROCK SOLUTIONS

Providing slope monitoring technology used to detect movement and deformation. Offering a range of solutions, from fully automated robotic systems, cost effective GPS, through to analysis software for interpreting automated and manually collected data.

Unit 1/75 Miguel Rd BIBRA LAKE WA 6965 ph: 08 9418 1411 fax: 08 9418 1166 em: bernie@softrock.com.au web: http://www.softrock.com.au

SPATIAL 3I

Geography consultancy specialising in the application of remote sensing and GIS data and technologies to forestry, agriculture and enviornmental management.

PO Box 873 NUNDAH QLD ph: 3314 6660 em: bernard@spatial3i.com web: www.spatial3i.com

SPATIAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS

Spatial Business Systems provides advanced software and services solutions to the utility and telco industry world wide. The company has an unparalleled combination of talent and software offerings to help companies leverage their investments in geographic information systems (GIS) and computer-aided design (CAD).

Suite 12, 799 Springvale Rd VIC 3930 ph: 03 8555 2663 fax: 03 5971 1688 em: greghouse@spatialbiz.com web: http://www.spatialbiz.com

SOKKIA

Sokkia provides turn-key solutions for surveyors worldwide. Sokkia Corporation markets Total Stations, Data Collectors, Digital Levels, and a full complement of field accessories through a nationwide distribution network.

16900 W 118th Terrace Olathe KS 66061 ph: +1-800-4-SOKKIA web: http://www.sokkia.com

SPACESIUM

Spacesium is a web-based digital reality platform that allows for the integration of 3D survey data with custom API integrations. Our goal is to provide a wide selection of APIs that can be used to enhance your geospatial data. We are building the next generation of management systems for surveying equipment and data analysis. Our disruptive vision that takes surveying to the next level with high quality 3D tools, real-time data processing, and interactive maps with real-time analytics.

7 Avebury St WEST END QLD 4110 ph: (07) 3217 2583 em: hongt@spacesium.com web: http://spacesium.com

SPATIAL INDUSTRIES BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

LTD GEOSPATIAL INFO & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION ANZ (SIBA|GITA)

SIBA|GITA represents the spatial industries collectively, and provides our members with a voice enabling business-related issues and activities that may be more expensive, difficult or impossible to do individually.

64 Sylvan Rd TOOWONG QLD 4066 fax: 07 3145 0130 em: info@spatialbusiness.org web: http://www. spatialbusiness.org

SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE

Application developers, web developers and GIS consultants. Developer of map enabled applications to provide powerful and efficient spatial business solutions. Suite 105 11 Chandos St ST LEONARDS NSW 2065 ph: 02 9438 4600 em: info@spatialintelligence.com.au web: http://www.spatialintelligence.com.au

SPATIAL JOBS ONLINE

An online jobs notice board dedicated to the spatial industry, which covers professions such as land and hydrographic surveying, cartography, GIS, engineering and mining surveying, remote sensing and photogrammetry.

PO Box 1700 NEWCASTLE NSW 2300 em: info@spatialjobs.com.au web: http://www.spatialjobs.com.au

SPATIAL SCIENTIFIC PTY. LTD.

Spatial Scientific is the owner of the AeroScientific brand, a global leader in aerial camera control software (the Aviatrix flight management system) and FlightPlanner flight planning software. AeroScientific products are configured to work with large, medium and small format aerial cameras, mounted on both manned aircraft and UAVs.

PO Box 520 BLACKWOOD SA 5051 ph: 0405 141 647 em: info@aerosci.info web: http://www.aerosci.info

SPATIAL SOLUTIONS

Cost-effective, professional, timely and dependable service - we can help you get the most out of your IT and spatial systems. We give you access to professionally trained and specialised staff who will enable you to deliver your project by complementing the existing in-house team or by being your Spatial/IT team.

L6, 12 St Georges Terrace WA 6892 ph: 08 9218 9777 fax: 08 9200 5639 em: admin@spatial-solutions.com.au web: http://www.spatial-solutions.com.au

SPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD

Spatial Technologies specialise in accurate data capture using the latest technologies available known as Reality Data Capture. With highly accurate data capture methods, you as a user can be more productive and utilise resources more efficiently. 554A Main Street MORDIALLOC VIC 3195 em: contact@spatialtechnologies.com.au web: www.spatialtechnologies.com.au

SPATIAL VISION

Spatial Vision is a leading specialist in information and spatial technologies. Integrating geographic and organisational data, we provide business systems, advanced spatial analyses, reliable planning systems and practical mapping applications to address some of the country’s most pressing environmental, economic and resource issues. For more information, visit spatialvision.com.au Level 8 575 Bourke Street Melbourne VIC 3000 ph: 03 9691 3000 fax: 03 9691 3001 em: info@spatialvision.com.au web: http://www.spatialvision.com.au

SPATIALISED

Spatialised is a consultancy with deep experience creating innovation in field research, data services, and business thinking. A technical background in science logistics, field data collection, airborne LIDAR and image analysis, massive data wrangling and earth systems science.

PO Box 210 BENAMBRA VIC 3900 ph: 0427091712 em: adam@spatialised.net web: http://spatialised.net

SPECTERRA SERVICES

The company’s primary focus is to design, develop and build optical instruments, processing systems and analysis tools for vegetation specific manned and unmanned airborne remote sensing projects. 4/643 Newcastle St LEEDERVILLE WA 6007 ph: 08 9227 9644 fax: 08 9227 9744 em: info@specterra.com.au web: http://www.specterra.com.au

SPECTRA PRECISION

Spectra Precision is a division of Trimble Navigation Limited and focuses on meeting the core needs of surveyors and field data collection specialists.

Level 1, 120 Wickham Street FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4004 ph: 07 3216 0044 em: gil_norrie@spectraprecision.com web: http://www.spectraprecision.com

SPECULAR PTY LTD

Specular represent Phase One Industrial in Australia and consult and

supply the worlds best medium format aerial camera systems.

Suite 104 134 Cambridge Street Collingwood VIC 3066 ph: 03 9091 2111 em: info@specular.com.au web: http://www.specular.com.au

SPUR, POWERED BY LANDGATE

SPUR is a location technology hub, powered by Landgate with a proven track-record in innovation, ambitious to help your venture succeed. Whether you are from government or industry, a developer or start-up, a researcher or a business, SPUR brings together Landgate’s services in a fresh, dynamic way providing you with access to data, resources and key contacts, in the one place. We aim to nurture a pipeline of partnership, investment and support for emerging WA-based location technology businesses.

1 Midland Square WA 6936 ph: 08 9273 0787 em: spur@landgate.wa.gov.au web: http://www.spur.wa.gov.au

STEP GLOBAL

Since 2006 we’ ve been supporting our customers through the supply of technology leading products. Initially it was just the resell of Trimble Navigation OEM products. Over the years we have expanded our product range to include suppliers such as GPSSource, Harxon, PCTel, MobileMark, iBase, CalAmp. At the same time, we have expanded our engineering capability in order to provide bespoke system level solutions to our customers.

1 Arco Lane HEATHERTON VIC 3202 ph: +61 3 9551 7334 em: sales@stepglobal.com web: http://stepglobal.com

SUMMIT GIS AND MAPPING

Started in mid 2010, Summit GIS and Mapping is a small consulting business that specialises in custom map production, geographic information systems (GIS) and related mapping technologies.

52 Fulford Tce LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250 em: chris@summitgis.com.au web: www.summitgis.com.au

SURDEVEL PTY LTD

SurDevel is a Surveying and Project Management firm who are experts in all types of Land information and Survey services. Our work covers most of NSW. Our latest services include integrated land titling (including eplan) and coordinated land information systems and project management, as well as our standard survey services.

137 King Street NEWCASTLE NSW 2300 ph: 02 4925 2556 em: survey@surdevel.com.au web: http://www.surdevel.com.au

SURVEY SOLUTIONS

SURVEY SOLUTIONS supply a range of the latest GNSS receivers and 3D scanners. SOUTH GNSS has prices starting from A$9,000+GST. SOUTH is accurate and reliable with extensive reference sites all over NZ & Pacific.

Unit 3, 16 Curly McLeod Way, Mount Maunganui Hamilton 3175 ph: +64 7 262 2110

em: info@surveysolutions.co.nz web: http://www.surveysolutions.co.nz

em: info@TerraScene.com.au web: http://www.terrascene.com.au

TERSUS GNSS INC.

Tersus is a leading GNSS RTK solution provider. Our products include GNSS RTK & PPK OEM boards and receivers, as well as integrated solutions such as the David GNSS Receiver, Oscar Receiver, MatrixRTK, and GNSS-aided Inertial Navigation System. Level 2 990 Whitehorse Road BOX HILL VIC 3128 ph: +61 3 8652 5033 em: info@tersus-gnss.com web: http://www.tersus-gnss.com.au

SURVEYING & SPATIAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE (SSSI)

The not-for-profit national body representing surveying and spatial science professionals from Australia, New Zealand and abroad. SSSI actively promotes and advances the surveying and spatial disciplines, representing professionals in: land surveying, spatial information and cartography, remote sensing and photogrammetry, hydrographic surveying, and engineering and mining surveying.

27-29 Napier Close DEAKIN ACT 2600 ph: 02 2628 2228 fax: 02 6282 2576 em: chris.malouf@sssi.org.au web: http://www.sssi.org.au

SURVEYING SA

Want a profession that doesn’t box you in? Surveying and spatial science professionals work indoors and outdoors, travel the world using the latest technology and liaise with architects, engineers or developers - the variety is limitless.

Lvl 7 West, Zurich House 50 Grenfell St Adelaide SA 5001 ph: 08 8212 0343 em: trysurveying@alifewithoutlimits.com.au web: http://www.alifewithoutlimits.com.au

SURVEYING TASK FORCE

Want a profession that doesn’t box you in? Surveying and spatial science professionals work indoors and outdoors, travel the world using the latest technology, and liaise with architects, engineers or developers - the variety is limitless.

Suite 204, 21 Bedford St NORTH MELBOURNE VIC ph: 03 9326 8173

em: trysurveying@alifewithoutlimits.com.au web: http://www.alifewithoutlimits.com.au

TAYLORS

Taylors have a team of over 160 professionals including town planners, urban designers, architects, landscape architects, civil engineers, licensed surveyors, field surveyors, draftspeople, project managers and development strategists. We offer a unique integrated and seamless approach to consulting across four core businesses in Urban Development, Built Environments, Infrastructure and Engineering and Project Management.

8/270 Ferntree Gully Road NOTTING HILL VIC 3168 ph: 03 9501 2800

em: n.pendlebury@taylorsds.com.au web: http://www.taylorsds.com.au

TERRASCENE PTY LTD

TerraScene 360¡ image capture provides control when compared to uncontrolled, ever-changing, public streetviews and image services using low-resolution or poorly orthorectified products that are currently available online.

PO Box 169 FRESHWATER QLD 4870 ph: 0416 967 260 fax: 07 4000 0157

THE SPATIAL DISTILLERY CO.

We help organisations focus on their core business while we distill the complex world of location intelligence and provide business ready software & data solutions. We are a Google Maps Premier Partner & MapInfo (Precisely) Strategic Partner. 425 Smith St Fitzroy VIC 3065 ph: +61 3 7014 0806 em: sales@spatialdistillery.com web: http://www.spatialdistillery.com

THE SURVEYORS’ TRUST

The Surveyors’ Trust champions the recognition, protection and commercialisation of intellectual property for spatial professionals across Australia.

We pool the royalties from the sale of plans developed by our member surveyors and apply these pooled funds to finance projects that advance the expertise of surveyors, recognise the work of surveyors and protect the ongoing sustainability of Australia’ s spatial industry and associated intellectual property. PO Box 344 HOLLAND PARK QLD 4121

THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND SCHOOL OF GEOGRAPHY, PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

A growing population, urbanisation, loss of biodiversity, climate change and natural resource management are some of the biggest issues facing our world today and threatening our future. The School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management is at the forefront of tackling these issues through innovative research, worldclass teaching and our links with government and industry.

School of Geography Planning & Environmental Manag University of Queensland ST LUCIA QLD 4072 ph: 07 3365 6455 fax: 07 3365 6899 em: gpem@uq.edu.au web: http://www.gpem.uq.edu.au/

THOMPSON SURVEYING CONSULTANTS

Thompson Surveying Consultants are a leading provider of surveying services in the South West and greater Western Australian region. Survey House 6/18 Casuarina Drive BUNBURY WA 6231 ph: 08 9721 4000 fax: 08 9721 2720 em: info@thompsonsurveying.com.au web: http://www.thompsonsurveying.com.au

TOPCON POSITIONING SYSTEMS

Designs and manufactures precise positioning products and solutions for the global surveying, construction, agriculture, civil engineering, mapping and GIS, asset management and mobile control markets. 7400 National Dr Livermore CA 94550 em: information-tps@topcon.com web: http://www.topconpositioning.com

TOTAL HYDROGRAPHIC

Total Hydrographic specialises in shallow water hydrographic surveying. We utilise many unique devices such as remote control vessels and amphibious survey vessels to capture data through the entire transition from land to water. Bathymetric surveys, Sonar, Beach monitoring, Dredging surveys and Hydrology surveys. 5 Driftwood Close SEABROOK VIC 3028 em: tim@totalhydrographic.com.au web: www.totalhydrographic.com.au

TOTAL SURVEY SYSTEMS PTY LTD

Importer and distributor (Sales - Service - Hire) of a wide range of Surveying and GNSS equipment. Supported by full factory service facilities on site. Total surveying solutions tailored to your individual needs ranging from basic Total Stations, CORSnet solutions, Automated Gyro Systems and monitoring systems.

7 South St RYDALMERE NSW 1701 ph: 02 9638 0055 fax: 02 9638 3933 em: hugh@totalsurvey.com.au web: http://www.totalsurvey.com.au

TOUGH CORP

Tough Corp provides rugged mobile technology and has the expertise, capability and products to deliver robust, reliable computing solutions. Tough Corp specialises in supplying, supporting and deploying rugged devices globally. Unit 1/9-11 Chaplin Dr LANE COVE NSW ph: 9937 1800 fax: 9937 1817 em: sales@toughcorp.com web: www.toughcorp.com.au

TRIMBLE POSITIONING

Trimble correction services provides reliable and accurate satellite delivered positioning technology throughout the world. Trimble is suitable for a wide range of applications and industries including agriculture, mining, mapping and GIS, survey, land administration, construction and defense.

1 Puccini Crt Stirling WA 6872 ph: 08 9322 5295 fax: 08 9322 4164 em: au_corrections@trimble.com web: http://www.trimble.com/positioning-services

UAS AUSTRALIA (UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS & UAS SURVEY GEAR)

UAS are Country Distributors for CHC (RTK- GPS Base & Rover Packages) & Hydrographic boats and Tablet GIS solutions. Also Exclusive Distributors for SMART -PLANE ( made in Sweden) Under 2kg and under $18K survey and mapping end to end solution.

Distributor for AgiSoft - Matashape for Education, Government and private practice.

Level 5, 63 Pirie St ADELAIDE SA 5000 Adelaide SA 5000 ph: 08 8363 4111 em: sales@UAS-Australia.com.au web: http://www.UAS-australia.com.au

UDG

Specialist provider of wide format printing equipment, software, consumables, and expert advice on GIS printing applications. Supplier to major government departments, and to Department of Defence Suite 4 84 Church St Richmond VIC 3121 ph: 03 9690 7888 fax: 03 9690 9455 em: sales@udg.com.au web: http://www.udg.com.au

UNIVERSAL SPATIAL SOLUTIONS

We have universal spatial solutions for surveying, construction, engineering, metrology, civil measurements, mining, archeology, education and architecture. Quality brands : SOKKIA FARO UBEXI 3D laser scanners, survey instruments, construction lasers & level accessories - tripods, staves, total stations, theodolites, digital levels, GPS, GNSS, network GIS. PO Box 206 FERNY HILLS QLD 4055 em: sales@uss3d.com.au web: www.uss3d.com.au

UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA

The Faculty of Education, Science, Technology and Mathematics offers 3-year degrees in Environmental Science, IT, Science and Education. Within these degrees are undergraduate units in Geographic Information Systems. Faculty of Education, Science, Technology & Mathem University of Canberra BRUCE ACT 2617 ph: 02 6201 5650 fax: 02 6201 2328 em: george.cho@canberra.edu.au web: http://www.canberra.edu.au

UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Teaching and research in surveying and geospatial engineering, with special emphasis on Earth Observation (Geodesy, Lidar, photogrammetry, optical and radar remote sensing), Navigation/ Positioning technology (GPS/GNSS, indoor positioning, multi-sensor integration, signal processing and receiver hardware design, Locata), Positioning Algorithms, Positioning Infrastructure studies (geodetic datum and CORS network design), and Space Systems Engineering (micro-satellite spacecraft and mission design) Surveying & Geospatial Engineering Group University of New South Wales NSW 2052 ph: 02 9385 4205 fax: 02 9385 6139 em: c.rizos@unsw.edu.au web: http://www.engineering.unsw.edu.au/civil-engineering/ types-of-surveying-and-geospatial-engineering

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QLD (USQ)FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING

We have developed a reputation as a leading provider of engineering and surveying programs across Australia and internationally. Our high quality, flexible delivery programs have seen us grow to become Australia’s leading provider of engineering and surveying programs to the workplace. Within our undergraduate and postgraduate programs you can specialise in GIS, Surveying or Urban and Regional Planning. West St University of Southern Qld TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350 ph: 07 4631 2525 fax: 07 4631 2526 em: jonesra@usq.edu.au web: http://www.usq.edu.au

UNSW - SCHOOL OF CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Teaching and research in surveying and geospatial engineering, with expertise in Optical and Radar Remote Sensing, Multi-GNSS and CORS, Datum Modernisation, Geodesy, UAVs, Hyper-spectral, Lidar, indoor positioning and sensor integration. Australia’s highest ranked school in remote sensing (ARWU), UNSW is a research intensive Go8 university producing leading undergrad and postgrad students. School of Civil and Enviro Eng UNSW Sydney East NSW 2052 ph: +61 2 9385 4464 em: c.roberts@unsw.edu.au web: http://www.engineering.unsw.edu.au/civil-engineering/

UPG (ULTIMATE POSITIONING GROUP)

UPG brings innovative technology to the market including the most advanced GNSS, mobile mapping, 3D laser scanners, UAS, and total station solutions available to geospatial professionals.

33 Allison St BOWEN HILLS QLD 4006 ph: 1800 800 874 em: qldoffice@upgsolutions.com web: http://www.upgsolutions.com

VERIS

Veris is a leading provider of spatial data services. With over 530 personnel and 18 office locations across Australia, we combine a national operating platform with local knowledge and expertise to ensure the best outcomes for our clients. We drive smarter decision-making and value through the power of spatial data. Our multi-disciplinary teams deliver end-to-end solutions across our Engineering Survey, Property Survey, Digital & Spatial, Planning & Urban Design service lines. Suite 4, First Floor 40 Hasler Road OSBORNE PARK WA 6915 ph: 08 6241 3333 fax: 08 6241 3300 em: communications@veris.com.au web: https://www.veris.com.au/

VIZMAP

Providing computer based, interactive, real time, 3D visualisation of accurate geographic data. A visualisation/simulation (Vis/ Sim) database allows clients to interactively fly‰Û? through a geographical environment. Create visualisations with entities that move, walk, change state, burn, crash and even explode; dedicated Defence-accredited simulation software is used to produce visualisations.

2/167 Bradman Ave MAROOCHYDORE QLD 4557 ph: 07 5309 6417 em: info@vizmap.com.au web: http://www.vizmap.com.au

VW MAPS PTY LTD

Our work appears in print, on the web, in videos and on 3-dimensional models. Among our clients are publishers such as National Geographic, Penguin and Melbourne University Publishing; government organisations such as City of Port Phillip, Wine Australia and the Consulate of Switzerland in Melbourne.

3 Younger Court Kew VIC 3101 ph: 0424 127 492 em: mvw@vwmaps.com web: http://www.vwmaps.com

WALKER GEOSPATIAL

We provide consulting services to a diverse range of clients across Australia, including government organisations and businesses. We have the most up-to-date Geographic Information System (GIS) capabilities, ensuring that we make full use of geographic information as a powerful tool to communicate and visualise location-based information and your business objectives.

68 Beatty Lane YACKANDANDAH VIC 3749 ph: 0429 350 103 em: info@walkergeospatial.com.au web: http://walkergeospatial.com.au

WATER TECHNOLOGY

A specialist consultancy offering GIS and remote sensing services supporting our leading skills in coastal, water resources and natural resource management. Our team delivers spatial information services with a focus on GIS data creation, analysis and mapping for flood studies, coastal hazard and sea level rise risk assessments and ecological studies.

15 Business Park Dr NOTTING HILL VIC ph: 03 8526 0800 em: georgina.race@watech.com.au web: http://www.watech.com.au

WHEREIS MAPS

At WhereIS Maps, we realise that people want a selection of navigation tools to suit a variety of needs. New technologies don’t replace old ones, they complement them, giving us even more control over how we get around. That is why Whereiså¨ has developed an entire range of digital mapping products that can be used across every medium. From the web, mobile and smart phones, to in-car and portable GPS systems - not to forget our specialised products for business and government. Level 5, 175 Liverpool Street Sydney NSW 2000 ph: 83122207

em: b2bsales@locationavigation.com.au web: www.whereismaps.com/business-solutions.aspx

WYSIWYG 3D PTY LTD

Wysiwyg 3D is a leading 3D laser scanning service provider. Founded in 2003 our multi disciplinary firm comprises both professional engineers and surveyors with a wealth of experience in all aspects of 3D laser scanning, 3D Measurement and 3D Inspection services. Our range of laser scanning technologies are a combination of both laser and structured light scanners including portable co-ordinate measuring machines (CMM’s) to our terrestrial scanners and vehicle mounted scanning systems. 1/22-24 Norman St PEAKHURST NSW 2210 ph: 0408 367 549 fax: 02 9153 9973 em: leanne@wysiwyg3d.com.au web: http://www.wysiwyg3d.com.au

Digitising the oceans

Hydrography experts and policymakers gathered in Monaco in October for the IHO Council meeting, where discussions about digital data services took centre stage. In particular, implementation of the S-100 standard, the Universal Digital Data Model and global initiatives such as the Digital Twin of the Ocean were high on the agenda.

The new S-100 standards and associated S-100 services will be essential in the shift from basic Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) to digital geo-information systems that will be able to receive and process data for a variety of marine purposes, such as protected areas, navigational warnings, surface currents, seabed topography and so on.

“The Council session is the culmination of the IHO working year,” said Dr Mathias Jonas, Secretary-General of the IHO. “Coming together at the IHO Secretariat, Council Members reflect on progress made and take decisions for the next steps in technical standardisation and capacity building support.”

The S-100 standard

Representatives from the Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Agency presented the results of an S-100 Testbed

Project jointly organised with the United States. They confirmed the four main benefits of S-100:

• increased safety of navigation

• improved efficiency

• optimised load capacity for ships

• a pathway for the shift to autonomous shipping

The test saw participants wear eyetracking equipment to monitor eye movement while using both the new S-100 digital products and traditional products. The results showed that S-100 solutions had a higher usability and were more comfortable to use.

The test also showcased the potential economic benefits of S-100-based products: for instance, the use of real time information on depth and currents enable users to identify alternate, safer routes with shorter distances, resulting in reductions of fuel consumption.

It is estimated that the use of such S-100 products could decrease fuel consumption costs by 45% per year.

Having machines read and process real-time data based on the S-100 standard should facilitate the development of smart ports and enable ships to optimise their load capacity and their routes, meaning fewer ships on the sea, shorter latency periods

Digital data services were top of mind at the recent IHO Council meeting.

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