Georabble has announced the first speakers for GeoRabble Sydney, 7 July 2016 at the King Street Brewhouse– 22 The Promenade, Darling Harbour.
The theme is “The Last 50 Meters”, or how to improve the accuracy of location using 21st century tools.
On the topic of finding your way, where traditional addressing may not be good enough we have:
• Gerry Stanley (PSMA) Capturing building outlines across 7.7 million km2 to find the last 50 metres could be regarded as challenge enough.
Capturing 3D building attributes, surface cover, tree heights, swimming pools, roof material and more for 90% of Australia’s population is a much larger challenge…
• Oliver Slezak propositions Georabble that a “Front Door” is the reference point at any location. He proposes to invite all digital mappers to co-operate to map “Front Doors” as its reference point, starting with allowing volunteered input.
• Brian Nicholls (AAM) will present a “fully 3D enabled GIS based property booking system”.
• Michael Krason (Mailcall) Estimating delivery times is tricky. But when you have inaccurate addresses to play with, it becomes a different game. Hear more about routing and delivery time estimation when dealing with poor addresses.
Other presenters and/or panelists are invited to pitch their thoughts/ideas on the topic. If you would like to participate in the panel, please contact sydney@georabble.org with your proposed topic.
If you just want to listen, enjoy the free food (courtesy of Pitney Bowes), please sign up using by registering here.
A morning of networking and informative presentations by:
Susan Harris, Chief Executive Officer, Intelligent Transport Systems Australia
Darren Mcrostie, CTO, Intelematics Australia
Special presentation by Mr Greg Stroot, Business Development Manager, Amristar. Greg will present a brief on Mapworks, a SaaS platform that allows users to get data, design maps, build apps and share with anyone.
Amristar is the breakfast series sponsor for SIBA.
A morning of networking and informative presentations by:
Deputy Premier, the Hon Jeremy Rockliff MP
Minister for Education and Training Minister for Primary Industries and Water.
Michael Giudici, Surveyor General, Land Tasmania
“Choices Land Tasmania must make sooner or later…”
Michael will be presenting about the impact of digital disruption on governments, and how the convergence of technology and consumer trends is challenging the public sector. There will be some commentary on what different Australian jurisdictions are doing about this, or not…
Special Presentation …
Greg Stroot: Business Development Manager, Amristar
Greg will present a brief on Mapworks, a SaaS platform that allows users to get data, design maps, build apps and share with anyone. It can be accessed at mapworks.io.
Amristar is the breakfast series sponsor for SIBA.
A morning of networking and informative presentations by:
Mr Pedro Harris
NSW Department of Finance, Services and Innovation
SPECIAL PRESENTATION…
Mr Greg Stroot
Business Development Manager, Amristar
Greg will present a brief on Mapworks, a SaaS platform that allows users to get data, design maps, build apps and share with anyone. It can be accessed at mapworks.io.
Amristar is the breakfast series sponsor for SIBA.
CAD modelling software 12d Model turns twenty five this year and to celebrate the 12d Silver Jubilee Conference 2016 is being in held Brisbane over three days this July. The conference will take place from Sunday 24- Tuesday 26 July 2016 in the Grey Street section of the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre and registration is now open.
The 12d International Conference we will highlight the possibilities of the newly released 12d Model 12, as well as 12d Synergy. As with last year’s event, which was also in Brisbane, there will again be breakout sessions on design, surveying, water and drainage, and 12d Synergy.
A program has been announced with industry-leading discussions from the likes of AECOM, ADAC case studies, BIM projects and insights from Sydney’s NorthConnex road tunnel project.
In addition to the main presentations, conference delegates will enjoy the ‘Birds of a Feather’ sessions, where attendees can choose to attend specialised tutorials held in areas such as Design, Surveying, 12d Field, Drainage and 12d Synergy.
A permanent ‘12d Model Learning Centre’ will be set up to allow attendees to ask 12d staff questions relating to any 12d Model options. Delegates will be able to meet the developers of 12d Model. The Conference allows you to meet and share thoughts with our programming team. Delegates enjoy the opportunity to gain many insights and provide valuable feedback.
Registrations for the 12d International Conference 2016 close this Friday. Be sure not to miss out by securing your registration here.
The Association of Surveyors of Papua New Guinea (ASPNG) will be hosting a special 50th commemorative congress this year in Port Moresby, 27-29 July. The conference organisers are now calling for interested parties to submit abstracts, exhibit or register to attend.
The theme of “50 YEARS of SURVEY CONGRESS in PNG” reflects a half century of the event where members of ASPNG and interested professionals to get together, present technical papers and discuss issues regarding surveying, mapping, education and training, technology (equipment / software), surveyor’s registration, government regulations, policies, and to socialise.
Although the Association was formed on in 1960, the Papua New Guinea has a rich and fascinating history of surveying and mapping dating back to at least 1886 when the first Survey plan of Port Moresby was created by Walter R. Cuthbertson.
The rich history of surveying in the region since this time and long into the future will be discussed during over two days of the congress. The call for papers is currently open and conference organisers are asking for interested presenters to submit their abstracts by 20 June 2016.
Price: ASPNG non-member PGK1300 (approx. AU$553), QSSA members PGK850 (approx. AUD420)
A morning of networking and informative presentations by:
Mr Shane Love MLA BCom
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Regional Development; Lands; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development
Special presentation…
Mr Greg Stroot, Business Development Manager, Amristar
Greg will present a brief on Mapworks, a SaaS platform that allows users to get data, design maps, build apps and share with anyone.
Amristar is the breakfast series sponsor for SIBA.
Spatial Information Day 2016 (SID2016) is the largest one-day surveying and spatial sciences conference in Australia and has just announced an impressive lineup of speakers in a diverse program aimed to educate graduates through to executives.
The annual event is an initiative of the Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI) and Spatial Industries Business Association (SIBA), representing professionals and businesses covering Surveying (land, engineering & mining, hydrographic), Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
SID2016 is open to all industries, government and private, showcasing how spatial technology is being used to create smarter, safer, better connected communities.
The SID2016 program will feature four high-quality keynote speakers across the morning and afternoon sessions. These presentations will demonstrate the enormous scale and diversity of spatial projects today.
Program highlights include:
- Paul Gray, CEO, Cohda Wireless – Positioning Requirements of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV)
- Dan Paull, CEO, PSMA Australia – Geoscape – Capturing Australia’s Built Environment
- Daniel Kruimel, Business Development Manager – SE Asia, AAM – Singapore: Smart City or Smart Nation?
- John Dalla-Zuanna, The Wet Mules – Cave Exploration & Mapping with The Wet Mules
Sessions across four concurrent streams will cover surveying, environmental applications of GIS, social applications of GIS, data capture from ground to space, GIS asset management and future technology. There is also a dedicated Professional Development stream hosted by the SSSI Young Professionals and Women in Spatial groups.
By popular demand, the majority of concurrent presentations will be short 12 minute “quick fire” format. This encourages, sharp, punchy messaging from speakers, minus the lengthy background information and business promotion.
An Exhibition Hall, with generous breaks and a Happy Hour will provide ample opportunity to meet with colleagues and friends and to engage speakers and exhibitors in deeper conversation.
Finally, the SA Spatial Excellence Awards (SASEA) Dinner will be held in the picturesque Panorama Room overlooking Adelaide Oval and the redevelopment projects along the Adelaide Riverbank, celebrating the achievements of our industries over the past year with awards delivered by the host organisations SIBA and SSSI.
Event Website: http://spatialinformationday.org.au/
Held at Josef Chromy winery near Launceston, the 2016 Tasmanian Surveying and Spatial Conference (TSSC) will address ‘Surveying and Spatial Sciences in the Age of Disruption‘.
The TSSC for 2016 will run for a full day on Friday the 26th of August. The TSSC is followed by the Tasmanian Spatial Excellence Awards dinner. There will be informal networking opportunities on Thursday night prior to the event.
The conferencetheme is ‘Surveying and Spatial Sciences in the Age of Disruption‘ and will include keynote presentations from all across Australia, as well as a selection of presentations from around the state. An interactive forum will bookend the day, where the discussion topic will be ‘how can we in the surveying and spatial sector maximise benefits from digital disruption.’
Register now or find out more at the SSSI website.
Keynote presentations include:
- John Lamb from Tasmania Invest – The Hero’s Journey
- Gaby Van Wyk from Open Spatial Australia – Did someone move your cheese?
- Hugh Saalmans from Insurance Australia Group – To disrupt or be disrupted: is that the question?
- Helen Owens from Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet – Unlocking the value of Public Data
Download the flyer to see the full program
What: Tasmanian Surveying and Spatial Conference and Tasmanian Spatial Excellence Awards Dinner
When: Friday August 26th, 2016 from 9 am until 6 pm, dinner from 6 pm
Where: Josef Chromy Winery, near Launceston
Registration: http://tinyurl.com/tssc2016
The 8th National Cartographic Conference, GeoCart’2016, and the 4th ICA Regional Symposium on Cartography for Australasia and Oceania, will convene from 31 August – 2 September 2016. It will be held at the outstanding facilities of the National Library of New Zealand in the Coolest Little Capital in the World – Wellington, New Zealand.
GeoCart’2016 is jointly organised by the New Zealand Cartographic Society and the Mapping Sciences Institute, Australia.
The Conference is endorsed by the International Cartographic Association (ICA).
Confirmed Keynote Speakers include:
- Dr. Serena Coetzee, University of Pretoria (South Africa)
Chair ICA Commission on SDIs and Standards - Dr. Amy Griffin, University of New South Wales (Australia)
Chair ICA Commission on Cognitive Issues in Geographic Information Visualisation - , Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece)
Chair ICA Commission on Cartographic Heritage into the Digital
Special Presentation by:
- Menno-Jan Kraak, President of the ICA (The Netherlands)
Head of Geo-Information Processing, International Institute for Geo-Information and Earth Observation at the University of Twente
Attendees will have the opportunity to view the National Library’s excellent Unfolding the Map exhibition at the same venue as the conference.
Call for Abstracts for GeoCart’2016 conference now open – closes 10 June 2016.
To submit an abstract, to register and for more information visit the GeoCar’2016 conference website at http://geocart.cartography.org.nz/2016/
Submissions are now invited on any topic in cartography, map curatorship, history of cartography or exploration, geovisualisation and GIScience, or related disciplines, covering work of a professional and/or academic nature. Further details can be found on the Invitation page. Submissions are made through the GeoCart’2016 EasyChair conference management system.
The submission deadline is Friday, 10 June, 2016.
