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Workshops Full day attendance rate available even if attending two half day workshops Participation in the workshops is not included in the Conference registration fee. Workshop fees are listed in each workshop description.
Venue: The venue for all workshops is Level 2, Holiday Inn Surfers Paradise THURSDAY 17 JULY 2008 WORKSHOP 1 – CADASTRAL SURVEYING A workshop relevant to Surveyors who would not only like to refresh their skills and knowledge relating to Cadastral Surveying but also have input into proposed new reinstatement standards to ensure the integrity of the cadastre is maintained.
Presenters: Ewen Sneddon, Paul McClelland, Graham Jensen, Russell Priebbenow Time: 9.00am – 5.00pm Cost Per Person: Members $198; Full Conference Attendees $176; Non-Members $242 (Includes morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea)
WORKSHOP 2 – GIS PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT This workshop is designed to provide insights and guidelines for public agency GIS programs. It will examine the various organizational and management issues that program managers must address in order to develop and manage a successful GIS program. The course material will cover all aspects of GIS project and on-going program management. The workshop will focus on practical issues and challenges faced by GIS managers. It includes examples from actual GIS implementations and students will receive access to a variety of supplemental digital references and templates useful for GIS planning and management. The workshop will include a number of short demonstrations and group exercises focusing on GIS management challenges. The workshop is structured to encourage interaction and provide opportunities for attendees to share their ideas and experiences. Specific topics include: Strategic and implementation planning, Budgeting and financial management, Business case development and cost-benefit evaluation, Team building and human resources, Product/service procurement and vendor/contract management, Key technical management concerns, and Important legal and policy issues for GIS project and program management
Presenter: Susan Johnson Time: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Cost Per Person: Members $198; Full Conference Attendees $176; Non-Members $242
WORKSHOP 3 – LiDAR APPLICATIONS AND OPERATION The New Generation of surveying technology is taking the collection and management of spatial data to a new level. New sensors and refined techniques are providing Engineers and Managers with spatial data not previously available to them. This Technology Update will discuss the applications and operation techniques applicable to undertaking a LiDAR survey. LiDAR provides high accuracy terrain models, even under dense tropical vegetation from either a fixed wing platform or helicopter ranging from heights of 500m to 4000m above ground level. Such datasets are cost effective and can ensure that the one core dataset can serve many applications in the project. A well-planned survey through primary forest provides a terrain model to allow alternative routes to be assessed; land use recorded for resumption planning; access details available for construction planning; route centreline optimised within the adopted corridor; construction companies tendering with full knowledge of the terrain and timber characteristics; earthworks volumes agreed before sub-contracting; quantities computed considering map-scale factors and terrain variation. The presentation will discuss all aspects of undertaking a LiDAR survey.
Presenter: Brett O’Hagan Time: 9.00am – 12.00pm Cost Per Person: Members $165; Full Conference Attendees $143; Non-Members $209 (Includes morning tea and lunch)
WORKSHOP 4 – QUICKCLOSE SURVEYING & GEODESY SOFTWARE A demonstration of the most commonly used functions including: Data entry and computing misclose and area, Computing missing bearings and distances, Bowditch adjustment, Computing traverse coordinates, radiations and inverses. An interactive demonstration of the more advanced functions of Quickclose including: Computing intersections and resections, Computing and set-out of line and curve offsets, Co-ordinate transformation and adjustment, Computing MGA/GDA co-ords for cadastral surveys, Computing MGA scale factor and grid convergence, Computing and setting out a road alignment.
Presenter: Richard Stanaway Time: 9.00am – 12.00pm Cost Per Person: Members $165; Full Conference Attendees $143; Non-Members $209 (Includes morning tea and lunch) Note: Maximum of 35 participants
WORKSHOP 5 – 3D VISUALISATION BY VIZMAP VizMAP is in the business of creating 3D visualisation databases for everyone from land developers to the Federal Government's Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO). The process is complex and "handraulic". The workshop will give a "behind the scenes" view of what is required to create an accurate and detailed 3D visualisation Presenter: Graeme Brooke, Lazaros Kastanis Time: 9.00am – 12.00pm Cost Per Person: Members $165; Full Conference Attendees $143; Non-Members $209 (Includes morning tea and lunch) Note: Maximum of 25 participants
WORKSHOP 6 – CO-ORDINATE SYSTEM REFRESHER This workshop will provide an update on fundamental geodetic concepts, with a particular emphasis on co-ordinate systems and their practical application to spatial science. The workshop will comprise a series of short information sessions, each designed mainly as a refresher for those who have some prior knowledge in these areas. It will be suitable for anyone with Associate Degree surveying qualifications or higher though others should not be discouraged from attending if they have some understanding of, or relevant practical experience with, the use of co-ordinates. The following topics will be covered very briefly: Geoids and Ellipsoids, Vertical Datums and link to GPS heights, Horizontal Datums, Coordinate Systems , Geographic (Latitude and Longitude), Cartesian (X, Y, Z), Grid (Easting and Northing), UTM projection (AMG and MGA), Local ground-based plane co-ordinates (mainly for use with RTK GPS). Due to the nature of the workshop, there will be little opportunity for any 'hands-on' by attendees. However, equipment simulators and live examples will be used to demonstrate concepts. Presenter: Peter Gibbings Time: 1.00 – 5.00pm (Lunch from 12.00pm) Cost Per Person: Members $165; Full Conference Attendees $143; Non-Members $209 (Includes lunch and afternoon tea)
WORKSHOP 7 – HOW TO BECOME SPATIALLY CERTIFIED This seminar will outline all the information that applicants will need in order to assemble an application to be considered for certification as a "Geographic Information Systems Professional - Asia Pacific" (GISP-AP). The SSI, in partnership with the GIS Certification Institute in the United States, has developed this certification process to meet the needs of spatial information professionals in the Asia Pacific, while ensuring that professionals will be recognised internationally. The SSI commends all members and non-members to take this voluntary step forward in their professional development. And remember, the founding members of the SSI are not required to pay for GISP-AP Certification as it is part of their membership package. So come along and hear expert members of the certification panel outline how they stepped through the process. Presenter: Rob Bischof Time: 1.30 – 5.00pm Cost Per Person: Free (Includes afternoon tea) Note: Maximum of 35 participants
WORKSHOP 8 – OPEN SOURCE GEOSPATIAL: HOW CAN YOUR ORGANISATION TAKE ADVANTAGE? The Open Source Geospatial Foundation has been created to support and build the highest-quality open source geospatial software. The foundation's goal is to encourage the use and collaborative development of community-led projects. Participation in this process is open to all in the open geospatial community. This workshop will introduce attendees to the local Open Source geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) representatives and to the technology and initiatives being made available. Current users will show examples of applications already build and operating in Australia. Attendees will be trained in the application interface technology used to create a wide range of innovative spatial analysis and mapping web systems. Copies of Map Guide Open Source, workshop notes and demonstration data will be supplied to each attendee. At the end of the workshop each attendee will have an understanding of the applicability of Open Source geospatial technology to their organisation’s workflows and needs. They will be able to articulate the advantages of Open Source over proprietary systems. Attendees will also have the knowledge to install and setup a basic Open Sourced based geospatial web system to distribute and analyze their organisations’ spatial data. The workshop is sponsored by Autodesk Australia and supported by the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. Presenter: Time: 2.00 – 5.00pm Cost Per Person: Members $120; Full Conference Attendees $100; Non-Members $150 (Includes afternoon tea) Note: Maximum of 25 participants
WORKSHOP PRESENTERS ROB BISCHOF Senior Spatial Analyst, Spatial Technology Group, GHD Rob Bischof is a GISP-AP and a member of the Spatial Information & Cartography Commission Certification Panel (SICCCP). He was a leader in the creation of the GISP-AP certification and currently responsible for creating and maintaining the GISP-AP documentation. Rob has over 25 years experience in the spatial industry. The majority of this time has been spent applying spatial information technologies to deliver business solutions to natural resource and regional planning issues. More recently, Rob has focused on spatial information management governance, policy and enterprise systems development. Rob is now working as a Senior Spatial Analyst within GHD. In this role, Rob is providing leadership in the application of spatial technologies in providing business solutions to industry. Prior to joining GHD he worked within the public sector leading a business development team. Rob’s experience spans many different spatial environments including the research and public sectors. In 2005, he was awarded the Asia-Pacific “Spatial Professional of the Year” for his achievements in the spatial industry. GRAEME BROOKE VizMAP Graeme received a Bachelor Degree in Surveying in 1980 and a Masters Degree in Mapping and Surveying Science in 1988. He was "the Face of VirtuoZo", a 3D photogrammetric software suite, during the 90s and founded VizMAP (www.vizmap.com.au) in 2000. Graeme is now the reseller and power-user of TerraTools from Pittsburgh (www.terrasim.com) and his customers include the Australian Federal Police, 4 different divisions of DSTO, DIGO, the RAAF, the Navy, Boeing, Tenix, BAE, the Queensland Government, the South Australian Government - amongst a raft of others. Current contracts are with Defence, DSTO and a private mining organisation.
PETER GIBBINGS Senior Lecturer (Surveying), Faculty of Engineering & Surveying, Surveying & Land Information, University of Southern Queensland
Peter Gibbings obtained his Bachelor of Surveying degree from the University of Queensland in 1979, Graduate Diploma in Technology Management from Deakin University in 1999, Master of Geomatics from the University of Southern Queensland in 2003, and Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching and Learning from the University of Southern Queensland in early 2007. He is currently a Doctor of Education candidate at QUT. He has over 25 years experience in the surveying profession and owned and managed his own consultancy firm in Toowoomba for 12 years. He is a licensed land surveyor and has extensive experience in all aspects of residential land development. He has been associated with the University of Southern Queensland since 1996, where he is now employed full time as a senior lecturer. As a member of a problem-based learning team in 2003 he received a University Medal for Excellence in Teaching, in 2005 received a national award from the Australasian Association for Engineering Education for excellence in engineering education, in the same year was a finalist in the Australian Awards for University Teaching, won a Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning in the 2006 Carrick Australian Awards for University Teaching, was runner up in the Pearson Education UniServe Science Teaching Award, and won the 2007 Carrick Australian University Teaching Award for Programs that Enhance Learning.
GRAHAM JENSEN Cadastral Surveyor, Department of Natural Resources & Water. Graham graduated from Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Surveying and Post Graduate Diploma in Property Economics. He has worked in most areas of Queensland and New South Wales for several firms including Rowlands Surveys, Heilbronn & Partners and Bennett & Francis - gaining experience in Cadastral and Engineering Surveying, Land Development, Electricity Infrastructure surveys and Native Title surveys. Graham is a member of SSI Queensland Land Surveying Commission Executive and is keenly interested in cadastral reinstatement/reform and GNSS. SUSAN JOHNSON Key Business Executive, City of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA and President of the International Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) Susan Johnson is the Business Unit Executive for Business Support Services. Business Support Services provides leadership in the City’s delivery of cutting edge internal services to the City, County of Mecklenburg and towns. Services provided by this unit include enterprise information technology, regional radio communications, competition and privatization consulting, procurement, regulatory compliance for CATV, and asset recovery. She joined the City of Charlotte in 1997. Initiatives have focused on strengthening the city enterprise level technology capabilities, regionalisation of mission critical infrastructure, and introduction of service level agreements for all lines of business which has supported the transformation of Business Support Services into a customer-centric organisation. Susan began her public service career with the City of Raleigh, NC as the first Information Services Director. Accomplishments include installation of the first email system, voice mail, networks, integration of financial, procurement and billing systems, along with technology budgeting and governance processes. Susan Johnson is President of the international Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA), an active member of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Information Technology Council as well as Public Technology Institute.
LAZAROS KASTANIS E2E Visuals Lazaros received his Bachelor of Arts majoring in Physical and Human Geography in 1982 and a Masters Degree in Remote Sensing in 1986. Prior to the inception of E2E Visuals, Lazaros worked for British Aerospace's National Remote Sensing Center in Farnborough in the United Kingdom, Hitec SA in Athens Greece as a GIS developer, and the Department of Natural Resources in Queensland as a remote sensing specialist. In recent years, Lazaros has been a research fellow in Visualisation and Virtual Environments at both the University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology. In 2005, he established E2E Visuals, a company specialising in real-time modelling and Interactive Virtual Environments. E2E Visuals is the Quest3D reseller for the Australasia region and their current client base includes VizMap, Caloundra City Council, Ortelia Interactive, 3D Web in the United Kingdom, Architecture and Development in Greece, and SIAC International to name a few. Current running contracts are with VizMAp, Caloundra City Council and Ortelia interactive.
PAUL McCLELLAND Manager, Spatial Information South East Region, Department of Natural Resources and Water Paul graduated from University of Queensland with degrees in Surveying and Arts. He is a registered cadastral surveyor in Queensland and has eight years surveying experience in private enterprise before 26 years with the government. Paul is Past President of ISAQ and the Queensland Surveying Society and a Fellow of Spatial Science Institute. He has published several papers on boundary reinstatement projects.
BRETT O’HAGAN LiDAR Operations Co-Ordinator, AAMHatch
Brett O'Hagan has a wealth of experience in the operation, design and management of the spatial requirements of LiDAR mega-projects, i.e. projects ranging in size from 5,000 sq km to 23,500sq km. Brett's expertise and wisdom is frequently sought as he knows what works and what doesn’t on LiDAR projects requiring precise topographic data for feasibility and design work. With a background in surveying, and seven years experience within the LiDAR Industry, Brett has played a key role in the evolution and development of LiDAR in Australia.
RUSSELL PRIEBBENOW Director Land Information Policy, Department of Natural Resources and Water Amongst other things, Russell’s position has responsibility for policy issues related to surveying and mapping, including responsibility for surveying legislation and cadastral surveying standards. He is Queensland’s representative on the Intergovernmental Committee for Surveying and Mapping - ICSM. He is a registered cadastral surveyor and a member of the Surveyors Board of Queensland. Prior to his current role, Russell was involved with researching mapping applications of satellite imagery, for which he obtained his PhD from the University of Queensland.
EWEN SNEDDON Chief Surveyor Logan City Council Ewen graduated from Otago University NZ in 1971 and came to Australia for three months and hasn’t gone home - at least not to live. He has worked in Queensland, Western Australia, ACT, and New South Wales, gaining experience in Cadastral and Engineering Surveying, Mapping, Photogrammetric Surveying, GIS, Land Development and Management. Ewen is a Member and Treasurer of the SSI Queensland Regional Committee. He has tutored and lectured students at QUT in Cadastral Surveying. Ewen, in association with Paul McClelland, has been delivering Reinstatement Seminars to Surveyors in Queensland for the past 12 years.
RICHARD STANAWAY Director, Quickclose Quickclose is a geodesy consultancy specialising in the development of surveying and geodetic software. Since graduating from QUT in 1998, Richard has worked as a Surveyor in Papua New Guinea, Australia and Antarctica. In 2004, he completed a Master of Philosophy in Geodesy at the Australian National University in Canberra. His Masters research examined the feasibility of implementation of a dynamic geodetic datum in PNG. Richard is a Certified Practitioner (Surveyor) with the Spatial Sciences Institute and a Member of the Association of Surveyors in Papua New Guinea.
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