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Innovation&

Collaboration

The SME Perspectivesfuller@thinkspatial.com.au

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• There’s got to be a better way to do this.• Innovation

– Our approach– Examples

• Collaboration– Our experience– Examples

• Questions

Overview

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• Our Approach– Adaptation, improvisation, but your weakness is

not your technique!– Innovation, for us, is a mindset

• There’s (possibly) a better way!• Try things• Doesn’t always work out!

Innovation @ ThinkSpatial

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• Upside– CSV for survey controller

• Quick, easy, no mistakes.

– Google Earth KML• Big picture.• Eliminate possibilities (e.g. trees, marks in roads).• Navigation in the field (tablet, smartphone).

– Paperless (reason to buy an iPad!)• Downside

– We are slightly lazier with our search constraint.– Minor tweaks once or twice a year.

Example: Survey Marks

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• Google Apps for Business• Dropbox

– Collaboration.– Sharing.

• Buy one, get n free.

– Versioning (incremental backup).– Mobile devices.

• Zapier– If this happens, then do this for me.

Example: Web Services

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• Repetitive tasks in AutoCAD.– Time consuming.– Error prone (forget, miss steps, etc).

• Automate these processes.

Example: Automation

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• Freelance development…– www.freelancer.com– www.elance.com– www.odesk.com

No Progammer?

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• Our Experiences– CRC-SI

• Positioning Program• LiDAR Compliance and Quality Assurance Tool

– University of Melbourne• Internships• Residential Field Camp

Collaboration @ ThinkSpatial

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• Compliance– Purchaser

• ICSM Standard Requirements.• Custom requirements.

– Supplier• “ticks off” requirements.• Provides additional details

Example: comQAT

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• Quality Assurance– Automatically verifies delivered data for:

• Presence• Corruption• Completeness• Compliance

– Verifies data accuracy• Suitability of independent control.• Vertical accuracy from independent control.

– Visual Checks• Examine individual tiles for defects/problems.• Verify entire dataset or a random sample.• Multi-user.

Example: comQAT

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• The Result?– Standardised approach

• Project specification• Delivery• QA

– Huge time savings• 1 Terraabyte LiDAR dataset• Before: 6-8 weeks• After: 2-3 days

– Reduced Project Management• Comprehensive, standardised, reporting• Minimises effort on re-supply

Example: comQAT

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Questions?