The 2012 NSW Excellence in Surveying and Spatial Information Awards ceremony was held on 22nd September 2012, at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth.
This is the fifteenth year that a joint committee of the Institution of Surveyors NSW and the Association of Consulting Surveyors NSW have organised awards to recognise the excellent achievements of both individuals and organisations engaged in the surveying and spatial information industry across New South Wales.
The winners and finalists from the various categories are listed below.
Sir Thomas Mitchell Award
Chase Burke & Harvey | Stephen Bishop
Peat Island – Consolidation of Crown Lands
Individual Awards
Professional of the Year
Chris Hutchison
Young Professional of the Year
Adrian White
TAFE Student of the Year
Jason Tomlin
Clint Higson
Specific Category Awards
People & Community
Winner – Roads and Maritime Services | Jai Reddy & John Orford
Laser Scanning for Drive-through Visualisation Creation
Finalists
NSW Department of Primary Industries | Greg Tom & Michael Black
BioMap – Biosecurity Web Mapping Application
Rygate & Company Pty Ltd | Alan Doyle
NSW Aboriginal Land Council – The Affirmation of Native Title
Rygate & Company Pty Ltd | Peter Salmon
Reverse Garbage – Marrickville Parkland Upgrade
Infrastructure & Construction
Winner – Clarke & Di Pauli Surveyors | Daniel Rowsell
National Arboretum Visitor's Centre
Highly Commended – Boardman Peasley Surveyors Pty Ltd | Nigel Petersen
Glenbawn Dam Tunnel Survey
Finalists
ADW Johnson Pty Ltd | Scott Day
Infrastructure Servicing of WesTrac Newcastle Project
TransGrid | Adam Long
Tarro – Stroud 132kv Transmission Line
Extra Dimension & Innovation
Winner – Communica | Jose Diacono
CrossCountry App
Highly Commended – Economic Planning Advocacy | Peter Price
Economic Planning Advocacy – Land Development Infrastructure Investigations
Finalists
Hard & Forester | Peter Cornish
Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylons – Lift Structure Survey
Project Surveyors | Scott Deveridge & Nathan Milligan
Laser Scan for Open Air Opera, Botanical Gardens
Sustainable Urban/Rural Development
Winner – King & Campbell Pty Ltd | Anthony Thorne
Ocean Club Resort – Ocean Drive, Lake Cathie NSW
Spatial Information
Winner – NSW Office of Environment & Heritage | Neil Bennett
NSW Vegetation Monitoring Program
Finalists
RPS Group | Mark Holmes
Anglican Diocese of Newcastle Property Database
Cadastral Surveying & Land Titling
Winner – Chase Burke & Harvey | Stephen Bishop
Peat Island – Consolidation of Crown Lands
Finalists
Hopkins Consultants Pty Ltd | Darren Booth
Scratching the Surface
ADW Johnson Pty Ltd | Scott Lord
Plan of Redefinition and Primary Application – 29 Parry Street, Cooks Hill
StrataSurv Pty Ltd | Anthony Mitchell
Rhodes – Meeting the Market
Summit Geomatic Pty Ltd | Peter Nancarrow
The Wrong Side of the Creek
Land & Property Information | Eric Sharpham
The Bridge Street Plan Room
Mining Surveying
Winner – Moultrie Survey Pty Ltd | Chris Hutchison
Survey Work for a 1.3km Deep Shaft at Oyu Tolgoi Copper / Gold Mine Mongolia
Finalists
Moultrie Survey Pty Ltd | Mario Fantin
Control Survey Network at a Metalliferous Mine: The use of Gyroscopic Theodolite
University Student Project
University Student Project of the Year – Phillip Nixon, University of Southern Queensland
Using Sun Observations to Set an Azimuth by Combining and Comparing Automatic Target Recognition in a Total Station with GPS Observed Time and Position
Finalists
Jarrod Braybon | University of New South Wales
Traversing the UNSW Campus using Terrestrial Photogrammetry
Evan Christodoulou | University of New South Wales
Transferring Heights Using Water Bodies for Mean High Water Mark Determination
Apurva Iyer | University of New South Wales
Assessment of Cyclists' Injury Data in NSW Using GIS
Belinda Jackson | University of New South Wales
Investigation of the Issue of the Legal Definition and Status of Coastal Property Boundaries and the Public Right of Access
Andrew Phillips | University of Newcastle
Canterbury Earthquakes: Impact on Surveying – Effects on the Geodetic Control System, Cadastral Boundaries and Surveyors in the Canterbury Region
Daniel Smith | University of New South Wales
Georeferencing within the Optech Lynx 3D Mobile Laser Scanner: Concept and Evaluation
Jay Thompson | University of Newcastle
Web-based EDM Calibration Processing and Certification Register
Paul Wigmore | University of New South Wales
An Investigation of CORS Site Transformations
Congratulations go out to all the recipients.
