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Newtech Warrnambool 26th March 2009

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On behalf of the organising team, I would like to welcome you to Newtech Warrnambool.

Today is our twenty-seventh Newtech conference, and the second for the Warrnambool district.

Newtech rural and regional conferences are designed to provide accessible, stimulating and valuable learning and business opportunities for people involved in the use and development of land and spatial information in Victoria.

Our aim is to provide a forum for people to keep abreast of government policies and directions, to stimulate professional development and promote new technologies.

The Department of Sustainability and Environment is pleased once again to organise and present Newtech. Our approach for Newtech is to use convenient regional centres, offer a diverse program, keep participant costs down and work with local groups to assure relevant content.

We hope to maintain the high standard now expected of Newtech Conferences by introducing a range of speakers who will stimulate discussion and provide you with up to date information.

The Warrnambool Newtech Conference will incorporate a high calibre of presenters covering a wide range of topics including the use of spatial information in e-Planning, a presentation on the Victorian Coastal Elevation project, 3D modelling of Groundwater Resources by Spatial Vision, a presentation on Free and Open Source Geospatial Software, a member of the Victorian Spatial Council presenting on VSIS and Custodianship, a presentation on the development of Spatial Road/Pavement Asset management at Hume City Council, an update on Spatial industry directions in Victoria, Australia and Internationally and much much more.

We hope you enjoy the opportunity to attend all of the presentations.

Your feedback is important to us and we encourage you to complete the Feedback form in your Newtech kit. This information assists us in ensuring that Newtech conferences meet your needs.

I would like to express my thanks to today’s speakers, presenters and participating businesses that have made the time and effort to come to Warrnambool to share their experiences with us. I would also like to thank Warrnambool City Council for their assistance along with delegates for their attendance today and I look forward to seeing you at future Newtech conferences.

Bruce Thompson Director, Spatial Information Infrastructure Department of Sustainability and Environment

Welcome

Newtech is proudly brought to you by Department of Sustainability and Environment and Warrnambool City Council with the support of the Spatial Sciences Institute (Victoria) and The Institution of Surveyors Victoria.

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MANTRA DEEP BLUE RESORT 16 Pertobe Road Warrnambool www.mantradeepblue.com.au Phone: 03 5559 2000

8:45 – 9.30am REGISTRATION

9.30 – 9.40am WELCOME & OFFICIAL OPENING

9.40 – 10:00am SESSION 1 Spatial Industry directions and government update Bruce Thompson Director, Spatial Information Infrastructure (SII), DSEUpdate on happenings in Victoria, Australia and Internationally and ANZsi , the Australian New Zealand spatial infrastructure initiative.

10:00 – 10:20am SESSION 2 The Use of Spatial Information in e-Planning Susan Brown/Nigel Hutton, Dept of Planning & Community DevelopmentThe ePlanning process and how spatial information assists.

10:20 – 10:40am SESSION 3 The Victorian Coastal Elevation Project Nathan Quadros, Spatial Information Infrastructure, DSEAn overview of the Victorian Coastal Elevation Project and the Victorian Government Future Coasts program.

10:40 – 11:00am SESSION 4 3D Modelling of Groundwater Resources Milos Pelikan, Spatial VisionAn overview of groundwater management through DSEs exploration with Spatial Visions prototype.

11:00 – 11:30am MORNING TEA AND TRADE EXHIBIT

11:30 – 11:50pm SESSION 5 Introduction to Free and Open Source Geospatial Software Simon O’Keefe, Ground Truth Mapping SystemsA presentation on Free and Open Source Geospatial Software.

11:50 – 12:10pm SESSION 6 The Victorian Spatial Council Update Diane Daniell, VSC member The latest on the Victorian Spatial Information Strategy (VSIS) and Custodianship from the Victorian Spatial Council.

12:10 – 12:30pm SESSION 7 Managing a National Property Portfolio Charles Moscato, OMNILINK A Global Property Management System that provides integration between separate systems, enabling information to be accessed via a web interface.

Conference proceedings

morning sessions

12:30 – 12:50pm SESSION 8 Managing Assets – Spatially and Graphically - Development of Spatial Road Pavement Asset Management processes at Hume City Council Recep Alakus, Hume City Council Development of spatial road/pavement asset management processes at Hume City Council.

12:50 – 2:00pm LUNCH AND TRADE EXHIBIT

1:30 – 1:40pm OUTDOOR SESSION Lunchtime demonstration 'The Statewide Emergency Services Solution'Jan Wandek, AuSoft Solutions Pty LtdThis outdoor presentation will highlight a Statewide Emergency Solution providing real time information to the key decision makers, supported by a demonstration of a National Safety Agency (NSA) Command vehicle using this solution.

2:00 – 2:20pm SESSION 9 Glenelg Online Mapping: A web platform for accessing Council records & information Brad Sharkey, GIS consultant for Warrnambool City CouncilA web platform for accessing Council records & information.

2:20 – 2:40pm SESSION 10 Asset database Upgrade project at Wannon Water Garry McLay, Wannon Water An integrated asset database / register that includes all infrastructure assets defined at a level useful for all stakeholders, particularly in operations and maintenance.

2:40 – 3:00pm SESSION 11 A-Spec Local Government Data Standards and LandXML) George Havakis, Workforce Solutions The A-SPEC consortium coordinates and supports various standards for Local Government. A presentation on the current program and a business case for developing a LandXML data schema and how it “fits” with other government initiatives.

3:00 – 3:30pm AFTERNOON TEA AND TRADE EXHIBIT

3:30 – 3:50pm SESSION 12 GPSnet & Positioning Regional Victoria (PRV) Hayden Asmussen, Spatial Information Infrastructure (SII), DSE GPSnet and the PRV State wide GNSS base station project update & latest developments.

3:50 – 4:10pm SESSION 13 Use of Digital Elevation Models for Catchment Management Applications Georgina Race, SKM Use of DEMs for catchment modelling and analysis.

4:10 – 4:30pm SESSION 14 Notification & Editing Service (NES) an update John Gallagher / Mark O’Brien Spatial Information Infrastructure (SII), DSE Presentation on the DSE Notification and Editing Service being developed to provide interactive change request notification by Vicmap customers and remote editing by custodians.

4.30pm CLOSE

The bathymetry (seafloor) is also a major part of the coastal DEM. The bathymetric LIDAR system is currently surveying the Victorian coast till the 20m depth contour. The complete dataset including the bathymetry is anticipated for release in November 2009.

SESSION 4 10.40am – 11.00pm

3D Modelling of Groundwater Resources Milos Pelikan, Spatial Vision Inovations Groundwater in Victoria is administered through Groundwater Management Units (GMU), that define 3D volumes of the earth that each carry different usage, licensing and legal constraints. Effective management of groundwater requires an understanding of three dimensional nature of the resource. The Department of Sustainability & Environment (DSE) has begun to explore 3D representation of groundwater resources and commissioned Spatial Vision to produce a prototype to illustrate relationships between management units. This presentation will explain the key features of the approach used to develop a 3D visualisation tool to explore the relationship between GMUs and access related information.

You can find more information on www.spatialvision.com.au/groundwater/

SESSION 5 11.30 – 11.50am

Introduction to Free and Open Source Geospatial Software Simon O'Keefe, Geospatial Systems Developer, Groundtruth Mapping Systems

Free and open source geospatial technologies are currently delivering real benefits to organisations around the world via a model of collaborative development and zero software licensing costs. It's time for local businesses and authorities to start exploring how we can make use of the global open source movement to equip our organisations and users with high quality GIS software.

This presentation discusses why users and developers are turning to open source software and which open source GIS applications are being used right now by local and overseas organisations. The presentation will conclude with a showcase of ‘Sweeping Plains’, a municipal web mapping application developed by Groundtruth Mapping Systems using open source technologies.

SESSION 1 9.40 – 10.00am

Spatial Industry directions and government update Bruce Thompson, Director, Spatial Information Infrastructure, DSE This presentation will provide delegates with an insight into spatial industry directions in Victoria, Australia and internationally and ANZsi, the Australian New Zealand spatial infrastructure initiative. SESSION 2 10.00 – 10.20am

The Use of Spatial Information in e-Planning Susan Brown and Nigel Hutton, Department of Planning and Community Development Land use planning in Victoria has always included a location-based process involving the preparation, collation and interpretation of a wide array of map-based information – for policy, strategic and statutory purposes. As map based information has become more readily available in digital form it has opened up greater opportunities to make an increasing amount of information more accessible and easier to use. The e-Planning Roadmap is a five-year strategy to guide the development of planning systems in Victoria. Improving access to and use of spatially based information is a key aspect of the Roadmap. SESSION 3 10.20 – 10.40am

The Victorian Coastal Elevation Project Nathan Quadros, Coastal LIDAR Acquisition Manager, DSE Future Coasts is a major program of the Victorian Government. This program was initiated to assess the physical vulnerability of Victoria's coast to climate change, as well as develop strategies to help communities respond and adapt to coastal change.

The Victorian Coastal Elevation Project is a significant component of the Future Coasts program. The digital elevation model (DEM) produced by this project is being acquired by topographic and bathymetric LIDAR systems. Currently, the topographic DEM from the South Australian border to Western Port Bay is available, whilst the rest of the state’s elevation is undergoing the QA process. These remaining topographic areas will be available in stages throughout 2009.

Presentation abstracts

OUTDOOR SESSION 1.30 – 1.40pm

The Statewide Emergency Services Solution Jan Wandek, AusSoft Solutions Pty Ltd

This outdoor presentation will highlight a Statewide Emergency Solution providing real time information to the key decision makers, supported by a demonstration of a National Safety Agency (NSA) Command vehicle using this solution.

SESSION 9 2.00 – 2.20pm

Glenelg Online Mapping: a web platform for accessing Council records & information Brad Sharkey, GIS Consultant MakoMap on behalf of Warrnambool City Council

Glenelg Shire Council first implemented their online mapping system in November 2007. Since then it has expanded significantly in terms of the amount of Council specific information which is now accessible to the public.

More recent developments, such as the secure login feature have allowed previously restricted information to be made available for specific external stakeholders. Some ‘maps’ such as property sales, are restricted to users who subscribe by paying an annual fee. In the past such information was provided on a ‘fee-for-service’, but in a more ad-hoc way. Other records such as building permits are available over the counter in printed form, but using the online mapping enables greater flexibility in terms of property searches facilities.

This presentation discusses the online mapping service in terms of implementation with a focus on the ‘unlocking’ of various Council databases.

SESSION 10 2.20 – 2.40pm

Asset database Upgrade project at Wannon Water Garry McLay, Wannon Water

As part of an asset management improvement strategy currently being implemented in Wannon Water, an Assets Database Upgrade Project is underway in Wannon Water. The objective of this project is to develop an integrated asset database / register that includes all infrastructure assets defined at a level useful for all stakeholders, in particular Operations and Maintenance. This project is now well advanced and expected to be completed in mid

SESSION 6 11.50 – 12.10pm

The Victorian Spatial Council Update Diane Daniell, Victorian Spatial Council Member The Victorian Spatial Council has been operating since 2004, and in May last year it published the first Victorian Spatial Information Strategy 2008-2010. But who or what is the VSC? What does it do? What can it do for you, and more importantly, how can you get involved?

This is the first of what it is hoped will be a regular series of presentations at Newtech on the activities of the Victorian Spatial Council.

SESSION 7 12.10 – 12.30pm

Managing a National Property Portfolio Charles Moscato, Senior GIS Consultant, OMNILINK Pty Ltd GPMS refers to a Global Property Management System, which has been developed for the Patrick Corporation. OMNILINK have designed the system to allow integration between separate existing Patrick IT systems, enabling the Property Information to be access via a web interface. The system is designed around maintaining the property/lease information within links to commercial Property Management software (Vision), as well as external links to essential safety information for compliance verification (Verified).

The system allows property maintenance staff to be aware of when crucial dates appear on the horizon, so that they can action lease renewals, contract expiry dates, or to monitor times when maintenance is due against a property.

SESSION 8 12.30 – 12.50pm

Managing Assets – Spatially and Graphically Development of Spatial Road/Pavement Asset Management processes at Hume City Council Recep Alakus, GIS Administrator - Hume City Council Hume City Council has developed a Roads and Pavements Asset Management Application fully based on processes of Spatial Technology. The system also includes field data collection and work order process with the aid of GPS, tablet PC’s and blue tooth camera and 3G/GPRS relaying data live back to GIS server in the office.

SESSION 13 3.50 – 4.10pm

Use of Digital Elevation Models for Catchment Management Applications Georgina Race, Sinclair Knight Merz

Hydrologically enforced DEMs can be used for defining and modelling surface water catchments. A quality terrain model is often considered the basis of hydrological modelling. The new Victorian DEM, developed by SKM and DSE, has been created with hydrological applications in mind. This presentation will outline the features of the DEM and describe applications for catchment and natural resource management including :

• Defining catchments for water resource management including farm dams and wetlands • Sediment transport modelling• Stream order calculations• Forestry management.

SESSION 14 4.10 – 4.30pm

Notification & Editing Service (NES) an update John Gallagher, Manager Data Acquisition & Management, Mark O'Brien, NES Administrator, Spatial Information Infrastructure, DSE

The Notification and Editing Service (NES) has been developed by DSE to facilitate the lodgement, examination and actioning of Change Requests to data held in DSE’s Corporate Spatial Data Library (CSDL).

The CSDL houses more that 400 data products including the Vicmap series. The long term vision for the CSDL is for data custodians to be able to edit and upgrade their information directly and make this information available to users within hours, if not immediately. The NES is pivotal to achieving this vision.

This presentation will demonstrate the NES V1.0 and provide an update on current activity and future plans.

2010. An overview of each part of the project is presented as well as an overview of how this fits into the long term improvement of asset management in Wannon Water.

SESSION 11 2.40 – 3.00pm

A-Spec Local Government Data Standards and LandXML George Havakis, Managing Director, Workforce Solutions

The A-SPEC consortium was established to coordinate and support the various standards developed for Local Government. Initially under the banner of D-Spec created to streamline the processes undertaken to display all new drainage assets and telecommunication conduits within council’s GIS & Asset Management Systems. The consortium now has developed a LandXML data schema.

This presentation will provide not only an update to the current program but also describe in some detail the business case for developing a LandXML data schema and how it “fits” with other initiatives around Australia such as ePlan and our own Victorian SPEAR program.

What are the likely short and long term benefits that Local Government can expect to receive from another standard fortmat?

George Havakis will discuss these issues and present an informative session.

SESSION 12 3.30 – 3.50pm

GPSnet & Positioning Regional Victoria Hayden Asmussen, Spatial Information Infrastructure, DSE

This presentation will discuss Vicmap Position - GPSnet and the services that are available including Statewide Submeter Differential GPS and MELBpos 2cm Network RTK. It will provide information as to how GPSnet works, examples of how you can use the network and the future plans to role out a 2cm accurate statewide service over the next 3 years as part of the Positioning Regional Victoria Project.

Presenter contact details

Bruce Thompson Spatial Information Infrastructure, DSE bruce.thompson@dse.vic.gov.au

Susan Brown Department of Planning & Community Development susan.brown@dpcd.vic.gov.au

Nigel Hutton Department of Planning & Community Development Nigel.hutton@dpcd.vic.gov.au

Nathan Quadros Department of Sustainability and Environment nathan.quadros@dse.vic.gov.au

Milos Pelikan Spatial Vision Innovations Pty Ltd milos.pelikan@spatialvision.com.au

Simon O’Keefe Groundtruth Mapping Systems simon.okeefe@groundtruth.com.au

Diane Daniell Central Goldfields Shire Council dianed@cgoldshire.vic.gov.au

Charles Moscato OMNILINK Pty Ltd charlesm@omnilink.com.au

Recep Alakus Hume City Council recepa@hume.vic.gov.au

Jan Wandek AusSoft Solutions Pty Ltd jan.wandek@aussoft.com

Brad Sharkey Makomap on behalf of Warrnambool Shire Council brad.sharkey@makomap.com.au

Garry McLay Wannon Water Garry.mclay@wannonwater.com.au

George Havakis Workforce Solutions george@viccadd.com.au

Hayden Asmussen Spatial Information Infrastructure, DSE hayden.asmussen@dse.vic.gov.au

Georgina Race Sinclair Knight Merz grace@skm.com.au

Mark O’Brien Spatial Information Infrastructure, DSE mark.o’brien@dse.vic.gov.au

John Gallagher Spatial Information Infrastructure, DSE john.gallagher@dse.vic.gov.au

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STAND 1 AAMHatch Pty LtdRohan PotterSpatial SolutionsSuite 1, 1 Oxley Road, Hawthorn VIC 3122Phone 03 9572 8750 Fax 03 9572 8751Email r.potter@aamhatch.com W: www.aamhatch.com.au

STAND 2 AusSoft Solutions Pty Ltd Steven FerraroGIS Consultant395 Canterbury Road, Vermont VIC 3133Phone 03 9264 8869 Fax 03 9264 8800Email steven.ferraro@aussoft.com W: www.aussoft.com

STAND 3 C R Kennedy & Co Pty LtdChris Landvogt GPS/TPS Sales Consultant, Survey663 Chapel Street, South Yarra, Melbourne VIC 3141 Phone 03 9823 1533 Fax 03 9827 7248 Email clandvogt@crkennedy.com.au W: www.crkennedy.com.au/survey

STAND 4 ESRI Australia Pty Ltd Robyn WardManager Client Services100 Franklin Street, Melbourne VIC 3000Phone 03 9321 3400 Fax 03 9321 3444Email rward@esriaustralia.com.au W: www.esriaustralia.com.au

STAND 5 Fugro Spatial Solutions Pty LtdMichael De LacyBusiness Development ExecutiveLevel 7, 390 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, VIC 3004Phone 03 9780 0610 Fax 03 9780 0641 Email m.delacy@fugrospatial.com.au W: www.fugrospatial.com.au

STAND 6 Geocomp Systems Pty LtdJerry CrespSales Manager2 - 6 Albert Street, Blackburn, VIC 3130Phone 03 9877 8400 Fax 03 9877 8411 Email jerry@geocomp.com.au W: www.geocomp.com.au

STAND 7 Groundtruth Mapping Systems Pty LtdSimon O'KeefeGeospatial Systems DeveloperLevel 2, 140 Queen Street, Melbourne VIC 3000Phone 03 9017 6850 Mobile 0409 413 890Email simon.okeefe@groundtruth.com.au W: www.groundtruth.com.au

STAND 8 Lagen Spatial Pty Ltd Damien PearceAccount ManagerSuite 19, 248 Maroondah Hwy, Chirnside Park VIC 3116Phone 03 9726 7442 Fax 03 9726 9876Email dpearce@lagenspatial.com.au W: www.lagenspatial.com.au

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STAND 9 LisTech Pty Ltd Andrej MocickaBus Development Manager10 Harvey Street, Richmond VIC 3121Phone 03 9005 1105 Fax 03 9005 1106Email Support@listech.com W: www.listech.com/liscad

STAND 10 OMNILINK Pty Ltd David BruceBusiness Development Director Suite 13, Level 4, 150 Albert Rd, Sth Melbourne VIC 3205Phone 03 9685 7562 Fax 03 9685 7568Email davidb@omnilink.com.au W: www.omnilink.com.au

STAND 11 QASCO VIC Andrew WattsManager67-69 Canterbury Road, Canterbury VIC 3126Phone 03 8646 6900 Fax 03 8646 6990Email melbourne@qasco.com.au W: www.qasco.com.au

STAND 12 Spatial Vision Innovations Pty LtdNicholas MartinBusiness Development ManagerLevel 2, 170 Queen Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000 Phone 03 9691 3058 Fax 03 9691 3001 Email nicholas.martin@spatialvision.com.au W: www.spatialvision.com.au

STAND 13 Ultimate PositioningSimon Best National Mapping & GIS Product Mgr72 Batesford Rd, East Malvern VIC 3145Phone 03 9563 0088 Fax 03 9563 2208Email simon_best@ultiimatepositioning.com W: www.ultimatepositioning.com

STAND 14 Pitney Bowes Business Insight Simon DuginaField RepresentitivePitney Bowes Business InsightLevel 7, Elizabeth Plaza, North Sydney NSW 2060Phone 02 9437 6255 Fax 02 9439 1773Email simon.dugina@pb.com W: www.pitneybowes.com.au

STAND 15 Geomatic Technologies Pty LtdMatthew Croft. Account ManagerLvl 6, 4 Riverside Quay, Southbank Vic 3006T 03 9694 4244 F 03 9694 4233Email mcroft@geomatic.com.au W: www.geomatic.com.au

STAND 16 PhotoMapping Services Peter Saunders, Manager133 Abbotsford Street, North Melbourne Vic 3051T 03 9328 3444 F 03 9326 6476Email phomap@photomapping.com.au W: www.photomapping.com.au

The Newtech conference organising committee is responsible for the planning and organisation of the Newtech circuit.

The committee members are:

• Rod Flynn, Manager Customer Engagement & Services, Spatial Information Infrastructure, DSE

• Joanne Curran, Spatial Information Infrastructure, DSE

• Jeffrey Green, Spatial Information Infrastructure, DSE

• Rohan Anderson, Spatial Information Infrastructure, DSE

Newtech Warrnambool is proudly organised by the Department of Sustainability and Environment.

For more information about DSE, visit www.dse.vic.gov.au or www.land.vic.gov.au

Newtech conferences are held twice a year in various locations. The committee always welcomes suggestions for conference presentations. If you have an idea for a future presentation topic, please email your suggestion to newtech.info@dse.vic.gov.au

Conference organising committee

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For more information about the Newtech conference circuit, visit www.land.vic.gov.au/events

Presented by Spatial Information Infrastructure Department of Sustainability and Environment