Welcome
Welcome
Welcome to the proceedings of the ...
2009 GITA Geospatial Infrastructure Solutions Conference
These proceedings have been provided to you on a memory stick (instead of a CD) to enable you to more easily access information during the conference and for your ease of reference following the conference.
Of course you may well find the memory stick useful for saving demonstration software and data available to you from our exhibitors at this year’s conference.
The menu-driven format of the proceedings is aimed at allowing you easy access to information about the presenters and copies of their presentation material, as well as to help you choose form the conference program the presentations you wish to attend during the conference.
If you have any queries about the conference, if you’d like to become a member of GITA, please conduct contact us at ...
Geospatial Information Technology Association (Aust & NZ)
www.gita.org.au
I hope you enjoy this year’s conference, and we look forward to welcoming you to next year’s conference in Melbourne.
In the meantime, have a great year and ...
... Best Wishes.
Greg
Greg Oaten
President
Geospatial Information Technology Association (Australia & New Zealand)
greg.oaten@gita.org.au
Conference Program
Full Conference Program
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Monday
All Sessions
3D Underground Modeling Workshop
Sharing Spatial Information for Underground Assets
Warwick Watkins,
Cheif Executive Officer,
Land and Property Management Authority
Roadmap to a National Standard
Doug White,
Geospatial Consultant,
OMNILINK
Dial Before You Dig
Scott Reid,
Chairman,
Dial Before You Dig (Vic/Tas)
Lessons from the Sydney Down Under Project
City of Sydney Projects in 2D and 3D From Balsa to Electronic Occupancy Surveys in Planning Requirements of Local Government - Where We Want To Be
Mat Dobson,
City of Sydney
ESSIL 2D Views of the City, Applications of 2D Data Model Site Description Documents
Mat Dobson,
City of Sydney
Victorian Experience
Group Discussion
Danny Broadbent,
Datamaxx Technologies
Tuesday
Morning Sessions
8:30am - 10:00am Presentations
Keynote Presentation
Warwick Watkins,
Cheif Executive Officer,
Land and Property Management Authority
Google and Utilities
Adam Smith,
Head of GEO for Google Australia/New Zealand,
Google
GITA Report
Greg Oaten,
President,
GITA Australia & New Zealand
GITA International Report
Doug Liebbrandt,
Director,
GITA North America
10:30am - 12:30pm Presentations
Victoria Government Spatial Strategy
Bruce Thompson,
Director Spatial Information Infrastructure,
Department of Sustainability and Environment Victoria
Smart Grid, Demand Management and Geospatial
Ross Fraser,
Executive Chairman,
Energy Response
National Spatial Directions
Dan Paull,
Chief Executive Officer,
PSMA Australia
Afternoon Sessions
1:30pm - 3:00pm Presentations
When is Spatial Data Not Spatial?
Milton Lofberg,
Technical Solutions Manager,
Autodesk ANZ
Creating Derived GIS Data to Answer Business Questions
Philip Nell,
GIS Coordinator,
Wannon Water
3:30pm - 5:00pm Presentations
Lessons from Geospatially Enabling Infrastructure in North America
Doug Liebbrandt,
Director,
GITA North America
Configuration management and kinematic laser analysis
Dr Bob Taaffe,
Senior Manager Configuration and Publication, and
Mark Butler,
Senior Project Manager Geospatial Projects,
RailCorp
Common Planning Platform for Infrastructure
Dan Hansen,
Manager - Spatial Data,
Energy Australia
All Tuesday Sessions
8:30am - 10:00am Presentations
Keynote Presentation
Warwick Watkins,
Cheif Executive Officer,
Land and Property Management Authority
Google and Utilities
Adam Smith,
Head of GEO for Google Australia/New Zealand,
Google
GITA Report
Greg Oaten,
President,
GITA Australia & New Zealand
GITA International Report
Doug Liebbrandt,
Director,
GITA North America
10:30am - 12:30pm Presentations
Victoria Government Spatial Strategy
Bruce Thompson,
Director Spatial Information Infrastructure,
Department of Sustainability and Environment Victoria
Smart Grid, Demand Management and Geospatial
Ross Fraser,
Executive Chairman,
Energy Response
National Spatial Directions
Dan Paull,
Chief Executive Officer,
PSMA Australia
1:30pm - 3:00pm Presentations
When is Spatial Data Not Spatial?
Milton Lofberg,
Technical Solutions Manager,
Autodesk ANZ
Creating Derived GIS Data to Answer Business Questions
Philip Nell,
GIS Coordinator,
Wannon Water
3:30pm - 5:00pm Presentations
Lessons from Geospatially Enabling Infrastructure in North America
Doug Liebbrandt,
Director,
GITA North America
Configuration management and kinematic laser analysis
Dr Bob Taaffe,
Senior Manager Configuration and Publication, and
Mark Butler,
Senior Project Manager Geospatial Projects,
RailCorp
Common Planning Platform for Infrastructure
Dan Hansen,
Manager - Spatial Data,
Energy Australia
Wednesday
Morning Sessions
8:30am - 10:00am Presentations
Key Note Speaker
Talbot J. Brooks,
Director, Interdisciplinary GIS Center,
Delta State University, Mississippi
How GIS was used in the Victorian Bushfire Response Effort
Bruce Thompson,
Director Spatial Information Infrastructure,
Department of Sustainability and Environment Victoria
AND
Sergeant Gregory Barras,
Victoria Police
10:30am - 12:30pm Presentations
Implementing Physical Inventory for Telecommunication Operational Support System
Tony Tonkin,
Physical Inventory Solution Manager,Inventory Solution Centre, OSS Transformation and Technology, Telstra Operations
Telstra Corporation Limited
AND
Manish Arora,
Infotech Enterprises
Afternoon Sessions
1:30pm - 3:00pm Presentations
The Atmos Energy Community - One System, One Process, One Team
Andy Gay,
Product Line Leader for Smallworld Utilities, Colorado
GE Energy
From Down Under to On Top - Keys to Management Success
Greg Oaten,
Executive Manager Data Operations
Energy Australia
3:30pm - 5:00pm Presentations
Geospatial Disaster Control Mash-up System
Yoshifumi Yamaguchi,
Kotobuki Seihan Printing Co. LTD
Leveraging Commodity Mapping
Ross Caldow,
Business Development Manager
Geomatic Technologies
All Wednesday Sessions
8:30am - 10:00am Presentations
Key Note Speaker
Talbot J. Brooks,
Director, Interdisciplinary GIS Center,
Delta State University, Mississippi
How GIS was used in the Victorian Bushfire Response Effort
Bruce Thompson,
Director Spatial Information Infrastructure,
Department of Sustainability and Environment Victoria
AND
Sergeant Gregory Barras,
Victoria Police
10:30am - 12:30pm Presentations
Implementing Physical Inventory for Telecommunication Operational Support System
Tony Tonkin,
Physical Inventory Solution Manager,Inventory Solution Centre, OSS Transformation and Technology, Telstra Operations
Telstra Corporation Limited
AND
Manish Arora,
Infotech Enterprises
Spatial business intelligence for smart grid
Abhinav Dehariya, and
Manager - Spatial Data,
Energy Australia
Spatial business intelligence for smart grid
Abhinav Dehariya
Infosys Australia
1:30pm - 3:00pm Presentations
The Atmos Energy Community - One System, One Process, One Team
Andy Gay,
Product Line Leader for Smallworld Utilities, Colorado
GE Energy
From Down Under to On Top - Keys to Management Success
Greg Oaten,
Executive Manager Data Operations
Energy Australia
3:30pm - 5:00pm Presentations
Geospatial Disaster Control Mash-up System
Yoshifumi Yamaguchi,
Kotobuki Seihan Printing Co. LTD
Leveraging Commodity Mapping
Ross Caldow,
Business Development Manager
Geomatic Technologies
Resources
Delegates
By Name
Delegate List Sorted By Surname
| Name | Company |
| Ian Allison | Water Corporation |
| Manish Arora | Infotech |
| Malcolm Barnes | GITA (ANZ) |
| Sergeant Gregory Barras | Victoria Police |
| Stuart Beltz | Aurora Energy |
| Mark Billing | ESRI Australia |
| Danny Broadbent | Datamaxx Technologies |
| Mrs Brooks | GITA (NA) |
| Heath Brown | Panasonic |
| David Bulfield | Water Corporation |
| Mark Butler | RailCorp |
| Geoffrey Cahill | NZAM |
| Ross Caldow | Geomatic Technology |
| Jeff Callender | Energy Australia |
| Ian Cannington | Autodesk |
| Ben Catanzariti | we-do-IT |
| Annie Chamlian | Open Spatial |
| Wendy Chapmn | Position Magazine |
| Haohui Chen | Melbourne University |
| Daniel Chung | Hunter Water |
| Edmond Chung | Sydney Water |
| Stephen Cosgrove | GEIS |
| Matt Croft | Geomatic Technology |
| Michael De Lacy | Fugro Spatial |
| Marisa De Salvo | GE Energy |
| Tobie De Villiers | SP AusNet |
| Abhinav Dehariya | Infosys |
| Mat Dobson | City of Sydney |
| Shane Dolan | X3 Utility Services |
| Gus Dominguez | ERDAS |
| Bruce Douglas | Corporate GIS Consultants |
| Michael Dyson | Panasonic |
| Ian Edwards | Open Spatial |
| Justin Elderidge | we-do-IT |
| Takis Ellis | Sydney Water |
| Brian Esposito | SP AusNet |
| Ted Eynon | GE Energy |
| Jon Fairall | Position Magazine |
| Ross Fraser | Energy Response |
| Brett Freeman | GE Energy |
| Andy Gay | GE Energy |
| David Greig | Strada Associates |
| Nicola Guy | Chorus |
| Dan Hansen | Energy Australia |
| Andrew Hardie | Melbourne Water |
| Craig Hersant | Energy Australia |
| Walter Hesse | we-do-IT |
| Ron Howard | GE Energy |
| Jason Hurst | Intech Solutions |
| Talbot J. Brooks | GITA (NA) |
| Anthony Jahshan | Open Spatial |
| Matthew James | Fugro Spatial |
| Robert Jones | APA Group |
| Sanjay Kalra | HCL Technologies |
| Ray Kemp | Sydney Water |
| Ion Kloprogge | GE Energy |
| Eric Knol | EB Services |
| Sanjay Krishnaa | Infotech |
| Jan Krzys | APA Group |
| Bradley Lan Kam | Energy Australia |
| Greg Lawer | GeoSolutions Australia |
| Phillip Lee | Sydney Water |
| Cassandra Lenatti | Open Spatial |
| Doug Liebbrandt | GITA (NA) |
| Mrs Liebbrandt | GITA (NA) |
| Mathew Linnane | DEEWR |
| Bernard Loader | Strada Associates |
| Milton Lofberg | Autodesk |
| Patrycja Lozek | Intech Solutions |
| Frank Lyons | Main Roads WA |
| Shaun Martin | Leica Geosystems |
| Geoff McIntosh | Sydney Water |
| Dr Roger Merritt | Spatial Tapestry |
| David Morgan | EB Services |
| Shane Mortensen | ActewAGL |
| Geoff Moss | Sydney Water |
| Anna Murray | Autodesk |
| Johan Nel | Open Spatial |
| Phillip Nell | Wannon Water |
| Greg Oaten | Energy Australia |
| Scott Oldfield | VicTrack |
| Dipak Paudyal | ERDAS |
| Dan Paull | PSMA Australia |
| Dave Pegg | RMIT University |
| Inna Pekar | Guest of Spatial Tapestry |
| Michael Pelley | Country Energy |
| Chris Pope | EB Services |
| Felicity Pye | GITA (ANZ) |
| Phil Reardon | Transfield Services |
| Lance Rees | ActewAGL |
| Geoff Rees | GE Energy |
| Garry Reynolds | Integral Energy |
| Michael Rowe | we-do-IT |
| Michael Rushmer | GE Energy |
| Anthony Ryan | Ergon Energy |
| Rick Schydlo | RailCorp |
| Tamara Scrivener | CSC |
| Mark Sharkey | Ergon Energy |
| Brendan Soustal | Mid Coast Water |
| Peter Spriggs | GE Energy |
| Chris Stoltz | we-do-IT |
| Tony Summers | Mid Coast Water |
| Bob Taaffe | RailCorp |
| Michael Tamp | Integral Energy |
| Graeme Taylor | Cohga |
| Bruce Thompson | DSE -VIC |
| Tony Tonkin | Telstra |
| Trevor Tracey-Patte | Geoscience Australia |
| Gaby Van Wyk | Open Spatial |
| Phillip Vaughan | Infosys |
| Mark Volz | Ergon Energy |
| Dale Wallace | Country Energy |
| Mary Walsh | ANZLIC the Spatial Informatin Council |
| Peter Wang | Melbourne University |
| Warwick Watkins | Land & Property Management Authority |
| Daniel Watson | Autodesk |
| Leanne Weber | ActewAGL |
| Doug White | Omnilink |
| Deralyn White | TransGrid |
| Andrew Whiting | ActewAGL |
| Melanie Willmot | Energy Australia |
| David Winton | Telstra |
| Darren Wu | Intergraph |
| Yoshifumi Yamaguchi | GITA Japan |
| Mrs Yamaguchi | GITA Japan |
| Paul Yates | GE Energy |
| Fraser Young | GE Energy |
| Raelene Young | Sydney Water |
By Company
Delegate List Sorted By Company Name
| Name | Company |
| Andrew Whiting | ActewAGL |
| Shane Mortensen | ActewAGL |
| Lance Rees | ActewAGL |
| Leanne Weber | ActewAGL |
| Mary Walsh | ANZLIC the Spatial Informatin Council |
| Robert Jones | APA Group |
| Jan Krzys | APA Group |
| Stuart Beltz | Aurora Energy |
| Ian Cannington | Autodesk |
| Milton Lofberg | Autodesk |
| Anna Murray | Autodesk |
| Daniel Watson | Autodesk |
| Nicola Guy | Chorus |
| Mat Dobson | City of Sydney |
| Graeme Taylor | Cohga |
| Bruce Douglas | Corporate GIS Consultants |
| Michael Pelley | Country Energy |
| Dale Wallace | Country Energy |
| Tamara Scrivener | CSC |
| Danny Broadbent | Datamaxx Technologies |
| Mathew Linnane | DEEWR |
| Bruce Thompson | DSE -VIC |
| Eric Knol | EB Services |
| David Morgan | EB Services |
| Chris Pope | EB Services |
| Jeff Callender | Energy Australia |
| Dan Hansen | Energy Australia |
| Craig Hersant | Energy Australia |
| Bradley Lan Kam | Energy Australia |
| Greg Oaten | Energy Australia |
| Melanie Willmot | Energy Australia |
| Ross Fraser | Energy Response |
| Gus Dominguez | ERDAS |
| Dipak Paudyal | ERDAS |
| Anthony Ryan | Ergon Energy |
| Mark Sharkey | Ergon Energy |
| Mark Volz | Ergon Energy |
| Mark Billing | ESRI Australia |
| Michael De Lacy | Fugro Spatial |
| Matthew James | Fugro Spatial |
| Marisa De Salvo | GE Energy |
| Ted Eynon | GE Energy |
| Brett Freeman | GE Energy |
| Andy Gay | GE Energy |
| Ron Howard | GE Energy |
| Ion Kloprogge | GE Energy |
| Geoff Rees | GE Energy |
| Michael Rushmer | GE Energy |
| Peter Spriggs | GE Energy |
| Paul Yates | GE Energy |
| Fraser Young | GE Energy |
| Stephen Cosgrove | GEIS |
| Ross Caldow | Geomatic Technology |
| Matt Croft | Geomatic Technology |
| Trevor Tracey-Patte | Geoscience Australia |
| Greg Lawer | GeoSolutions Australia |
| Malcolm Barnes | GITA (ANZ) |
| Felicity Pye | GITA (ANZ) |
| Mrs Brooks | GITA (NA) |
| Talbot J. Brooks | GITA (NA) |
| Doug Liebbrandt | GITA (NA) |
| Mrs Liebbrandt | GITA (NA) |
| Yoshifumi Yamaguchi | GITA Japan |
| Mrs Yamaguchi | GITA Japan |
| Inna Pekar | Guest of Spatial Tapestry |
| Sanjay Kalra | HCL Technologies |
| Daniel Chung | Hunter Water |
| Abhinav Dehariya | Infosys |
| Phillip Vaughan | Infosys |
| Manish Arora | Infotech |
| Sanjay Krishnaa | Infotech |
| Jason Hurst | Intech Solutions |
| Patrycja Lozek | Intech Solutions |
| Garry Reynolds | Integral Energy |
| Michael Tamp | Integral Energy |
| Darren Wu | Intergraph |
| Warwick Watkins | Land & Property Management Authority |
| Shaun Martin | Leica Geosystems |
| Frank Lyons | Main Roads WA |
| Haohui Chen | Melbourne University |
| Peter Wang | Melbourne University |
| Andrew Hardie | Melbourne Water |
| Brendan Soustal | Mid Coast Water |
| Tony Summers | Mid Coast Water |
| Geoffrey Cahill | NZAM |
| Doug White | Omnilink |
| Annie Chamlian | Open Spatial |
| Ian Edwards | Open Spatial |
| Anthony Jahshan | Open Spatial |
| Cassandra Lenatti | Open Spatial |
| Johan Nel | Open Spatial |
| Gaby Van Wyk | Open Spatial |
| Heath Brown | Panasonic |
| Michael Dyson | Panasonic |
| Wendy Chapmn | Position Magazine |
| Jon Fairall | Position Magazine |
| Dan Paull | PSMA Australia |
| Mark Butler | RailCorp |
| Rick Schydlo | RailCorp |
| Bob Taaffe | RailCorp |
| Dave Pegg | RMIT University |
| Tobie De Villiers | SP AusNet |
| Brian Esposito | SP AusNet |
| Dr Roger Merritt | Spatial Tapestry |
| David Greig | Strada Associates |
| Bernard Loader | Strada Associates |
| Edmond Chung | Sydney Water |
| Takis Ellis | Sydney Water |
| Ray Kemp | Sydney Water |
| Phillip Lee | Sydney Water |
| Geoff McIntosh | Sydney Water |
| Geoff Moss | Sydney Water |
| Raelene Young | Sydney Water |
| Tony Tonkin | Telstra |
| David Winton | Telstra |
| Phil Reardon | Transfield Services |
| Deralyn White | TransGrid |
| Sergeant Gregory Barras | Victoria Police |
| Scott Oldfield | VicTrack |
| Phillip Nell | Wannon Water |
| Ian Allison | Water Corporation |
| David Bulfield | Water Corporation |
| Ben Catanzariti | we-do-IT |
| Justin Elderidge | we-do-IT |
| Walter Hesse | we-do-IT |
| Michael Rowe | we-do-IT |
| Chris Stoltz | we-do-IT |
| Shane Dolan | X3 Utility Services |
Speaker List A-Z
Speaker List A-Z
| Name | Company |
| Manish Arora | Infotech |
| Sergeant Gregory Barras | Victoria Police |
| Mark Butler | RailCorp |
| Ross Caldow | Geomatic Technology |
| Abhinav Dehariya | Infosys |
| Ross Fraser | Energy Response |
| Andy Gay | GE Energy |
| Dan Hansen | Energy Australia |
| Talbot J. Brooks | GITA (NA) |
| Doug Liebbrandt | GITA (NA) |
| Milton Lofberg | Autodesk |
| Phillip Nell | Wannon Water |
| Greg Oaten | Energy Australia |
| Dan Paull | PSMA Australia |
| Adam Smith | |
| Bob Taaffe | RailCorp |
| Bruce Thompson | DSE -VIC |
| Tony Tonkin | Telstra |
| Warwick Watkins | Land & Property Management Authority |
| Yoshifumi Yamaguchi | GITA Japan |
Exhibitor Information
EXHIBITORS
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Autodesk Level 5, Building C 11 Talavera Road North Ryde NSW 2113 Australia Telephone: +61 2 9844 8000 Fax: +61 2 9844 8044 Web: www.autodesk.com.au |
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ActewAGL 16A Lithgow Street (PO Box 1834) FYSHWICK ACT 2609 Australia Telephone: 1300 32 69 47 or +61 2 6270 7650 Fax: +61 2 6270 7631 Web: www.actewagl.com.au |
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ERDAS 2 Abbotsford Street West Leederville WA 6007 Australia Telephone: +61 8 9388 2900 Fax: +61 8 9388 2901 Web: www.erdas.com |
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Fugro Spatial 18 Prowse Street, West Perth WA 6005 or PO Box 329, West Perth WA 6872 Australia Telephone: +61 8 9322 4955 Fax: +61 8 9322 1775 Web: www.fugrospatial.com.au |
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GE 572 Swan Street Richmond VIC 3121 Australia Web: www.ge.com.au |
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Geomatic Technologies Telephone: +61 3 9694 4244 Fax: +61 3 9694 4233 Email: info@geomatic.com.au Web: www.geomatic.com.au |
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InfoTech Enterprises Level 8, 350 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia Telphone: +61- 3 8605 4815 Fax: +61- 3 8601 1180 Web: www.infotech-enterprises.com |
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Intech Solutions Level 7, 35 Spring St Bondi Junction NSW 2022 Telephone : (+61) (02) 8305 2100 Fax : (+61) (02) 8305 2199 Web: www.intechiq.com |
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Open Spatial 202 Mona Vale Road St. Ives NSW 2075 Telephone: 61 02 9449 3222 Web: www.openspatial.com.au |
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Panasonic Email: toughbook@panasonic.com.au Web: www.panasonic.com.au |
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we-do-IT Level 4, 224 Queen Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Telephone: +61 3 9642 2941 Fax: +61 3 9642 2943 Web: www.we-do-IT.com |
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Infosys Web: www.infosys.com/australia |
Sponsors
SPONSORS| PLATINUM SPONSOR | |
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Open Spatial 202 Mona Vale Road St. Ives NSW 2075 Telephone: 61 02 9449 3222 Web: www.openspatial.com.au |
| GOLD SPONSOR | |
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InfoTech Enterprises Level 8, 350 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia Telphone: +61- 3 8605 4815 Fax: +61- 3 8601 1180 Web: www.infotech-enterprises.com |
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EBR Suite 604, Level 6 46 Market St Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia Telephone: (02) 9299 9199 Fax: (02) 9299 1455 Email: jobs@ebr.com.au Web: www.ebr.com.au |
| SPONSOR | |
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Sensis 222 Lonsdale Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Telephone: (03) 8653 5000 Fax: (03) 8653 5555 Web: www.sensis.com.au |
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Wiley-Blackwell 155 Cremorne Street Richmond VIC 3121 Australia Telephone: +61 (0)3 9274 3100 Fax: +61 (0)3 9274 3101 Email: melbourne@johnwiley.com.au Web: www.johnwiley.com.au |