Traverse 330 - June 2023

Traverse330

June2023

Patron: The Honorable Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria

TheInstitutionofSurveyorsVictoria 206/370StKildaRoad,MelbourneVIC3004T (03)93269227Eisv@isvic.org.au Wwww.surveying.org.au

TraverseispublishedbytheInstitutionof SurveyorsVictoria

Thisexcitingissueandnewformatreflectsouraimtodelivera contemporaryTraversebaseduponthestrengthsofthecurrent ISVStrategicPlan,blendedwiththekeyelementsofthe magazineʼshistory.Youwillseeaclearframeworkof Membership,Sustainability,EducationandCommunity underpinnedbyafeatureTechnicalarticle,aregularISVBoard memberspotlight,LRSupdate,historyarticle,Tribute,RMIT WhatʼsOn,clearGovernancestructureandBoardmembers, Membernoticeboard,CalendarandourfunFiftyYearFlashback!

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WehopethatbyexperiencingTraversein2023youwillbe encouragedtosubmitarticlesaroundthesetopics.Wewouldbe delightedtoreceivethemandbreathlifebackintothisgreat communityresourcewithyourstoriesandknowledge. Insidethisissueyouwilllearnoftheresultsofourrecent benchmarkingsurvey,readabouttheexperiencesofourFIG conferencedelegatetoWarsaw,howyoucanencouragethe surveyorsoftomorrow,andforthefirsttimewerevealthetruth abouttheworldʼsoldestprofession!

Cover:OndisplayattheKingAbdulaziz CulturalCentre,Saudi.PhotographedbyDrKeith Bell, formerSurveryor-GeneralofVictoria. Ancientsurveyors-possiblyfromthetimeofthe BabylonianEmpire. TheBabylonianEmpire stretchedfromthePersianGulftothe MediterraneanSea,andcoveredwhatincludes partofwhatisnowSaudiArabia,untilaround543 B.C. (NB. Thispaintingmaybeartisticerrorasthe Quadrantshowninthiswasreportedinventedby Euclidin300BC.)

Alongtimeinthemaking, notwithstandingtheexcellent attempt madeindigitalbeforemytime,theISVcanbeproud thatTraversemagazineisnowdesignedandpublishedatthe ISVoffice.Joinwithusinsupportingthisessentialelementofan ISVmembership.

IanThomas ExecutiveOfficerISV

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WelcomebacktoTraverse!TheISVhas respondedtomemberfeedbackandis excitedtorecommencethepublication ofTraverseinprintanddigitalformat. Thelastfewyearshavebeen challengingfortheISVandother professionalassociations,andweare veryappreciativeoftheongoing supportofourmembers.Wecannow lookforwardwithconfidencetoplan eventsandmemberservicesthatwill benefitandcreatevalueforour members.

Aspartofthisrenewal,youreceived theISVMemberSurvey.Wereceiveda remarkablenumberofresponsesfrom members,andawealthoffeedback regardingwhatyouwouldliketosee onofferfromtheISV.Wewillnowuse thatfeedbacktoinformourupcoming strategicplanning,sothatyouwillall haveastakeinthefuturedirection, goals,andactivitiesoftheISV.

Weapproachthedeliveryofthe2023 ISVStrategicPlanwitharenewedsense ofindependenceandprideintheISV, largelybroughtaboutbyourimpending 150thanniversary.Thismilestoneisa wonderfulopportunitytoreflectonour longandsuccessfulhistoryasthepeak professionalbodyrepresenting surveyorsinVictoriaandoneofthe oldestprofessionalassociationsin Australia.

TheISVisaprofessionalassociation thathasrepresentedindividuals workinginthesurveyingprofession since1874.Ourongoingroleisto supportyourprofessional development,promotetheinterestsof thesurveyingprofession,andtouphold theprofessionalismandethicsofour members.Thisimportantwork providesbetteroutcomesforyouand thecommunity

Membershipofaprofessional associationprovidesyouwithadirect voiceforhowyouwishtohaveyour interestsrepresented.Thisisadefining aspectofprofessionalassociations,and whyISVwillalwaysseektobean independentprofessionalassociation. Weareaccountabletoandrepresent theinterestsofourindividual professionalmembers.

Thereisongoinginterestin consolidatingprofessionalandindustry associationsthatrepresentthe surveyingprofession.

Inaddition,effortstocentraliseand nationalise associationfunding, governanceandrepresentationofthe professionhavebeenongoingfor decades.Clearlythereisefficiencytobe gainedinconsolidationofresourcesand thegoodwillofvolunteers. However,thenationalisingand combiningofprofessionalandindustry association,canruntheriskofmisrepresentationoftheprofession,and therebydilutingdiverseandimportant viewsthatgovernmentandother stakeholdersneedtohearandconsider. Ifnotconsideredcarefully,thiscould servetoprovidepooroutcomesforthe surveyingprofessionandthe community.Weneedtolookbackon theseeffortsandexperiencesand questionwhetherthesehavebeenthe rightapproach.

TheISVasahighlyrespected professionalassociation,andCSVasa proudindustryassociation,havea sharedvisionforthesurveying professiontothrive,butwehave fundamentallydifferentpurposesand objectives.

Theneedsandinterestsofindividual professionalsandbusinessesarevery different,butthedifferencesclearly complementeachotherandalongwith theirrespectivestrengthsandongoing collaboration,willservetoprovidethe necessarydiversityofviewsand independentrepresentationtoachieve thebestpossibleoutcomesforthe surveyingprofessionandtheVictorian communityintothefuture.

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TomChampion,PresidentISV

Real GNSS challenges in the field: a technical support perspective - Dr Jane Cooke

Nointernetrequired.PrecisePointPositioning(PPP)inremoteareas.

Wherewehavecomefrom IhavebeenworkingwithGNSSfor30 yearsandoverthattimethechallenges facedinthefieldbysurveyorshave changedduetoadvancementsin hardware,softwareand communications.Butassomeaspects havebecomeseasier,newchallenges haveemerged.InowworkinTechnical SupportforCRKennedylookingafterthe configurationandoperationofallLeica surveyequipment. Intheearly1990s, GNSSwasjustGPS,theAmericanGlobal PositioningSystem.Surveyorshadto consulttheconstellationalmanacand plantheirdatacollectionfortimeswhen themostsatelliteswerevisibleathigher elevationsenablingtheloggingofgood, un-noisystaticdata.

TherewasnoRTKoranycommunication betweenthereferenceandroverinthe field.

Bythelate1990sandearly2000s,we wereusingRTKwithUHFandVHFradios. RTKbecameviableduetothe developmentofreliablereal-time processingalgorithms.

The challenge then was to haul the required batteries and radios into the fieldandsetupinaclearlocationwitha tall, high dB gain antenna for the RTK radio signal to propagate over the longestdistancepossible.Thetechnical support line consisted of calls about maximising the RTK range over tricky terrain and the new MGA coordinate systemforAustralia.TheRTKtechnique using a single base and rover is limited due to distance dependant errors caused by ionospheric differences betweenthebaseandrover.The10mm plus5ppmerrortypicalofthistimehad minimal impact on survey data as the radio range rarely exceeded 5km. Later, radio was joined by point-to-point mobilephoneRTKastheroverʻphonedʼ the base for an RTK solution, and then finallywecoulduseinternetcorrections using Network RTK. Network RTK uses internet-based corrections distributed viaanNTRIPcaster.Thecorrectionsare eithersinglebaseoranetworksolution. The network solution eliminates the distancedependanterrorsbymodelling

theionosphericerrors,utilisinga networkofgroundbased continuouslyoperatingreference stations(CORS). Aselectionof modelsismadeavailableviadifferent mountpointstobeappliedtotheRTK solutioninthefield.Surveyorsalso workedwithasoftwareplatform commonbetweentheGPSandthe Totalstationaddressingscalefactors, geoidsandcombineddatasets. Technicalsupportatthistime progressedfromeducatingpeople whohadneverusedGPSbeforeto teachingcombinedTPS/GPSdatasets andincreasinglysophisticatedcoding anddataflow.Surveyauthorities startedtoaddressverifyingand validatingGPSresultsfromthefield. Theequipmentcouldachieveagood result,butthefieldmethodologyand awarenessofthedatacapture environmentbythesurveyorwas critical.

Gamechangers

Lookingatthetypicalfieldsurvey equipmenttoday,manyofthe historicalissuesarenolongera problem.Therearenowaroundforty satellitesavailableusingGPS, Glonass,Galileo,Beidou,QZSSand NavIC. Thesurveyornolongerneeds toconsultthealmanactofind sufficientsatelliteswithinsky-view, theyalsohaveantennaswithsuperior trackingandmultipathmitigationfor theirroverandreal-timeinterference mitigationfortheCORSbasestations. Theroveralgorithmscantrack satellitesandresolvetoanRTK solutionfasterandmoreaccurately thaninthepast.

Theintroductionoftiltpoleforboth theGNSSandTotalStation,means thatcollectingdataclosetophysical structuresisnowpossible.This reducestheissueofmultipathfurther andcombinedwithimproved processingalgorithms,GPSworks effectivelyinmoreplacesthanever before.

GPStechnologyalsonowincludes imagecollection;TheGNSSunittakes aseriesofgeoreferencedphotographs whichareorientatedtogetherto enablepointstobemeasured accuratelyinthefieldoroffice software.PostProcessinginLeica GeosystemʼsInfinitysoftwarealso generatespointclouds,creating3D renditionsofthesurveyed objects.Callstotechnicalsupportare aboutbespokeconfiguration,advice onmethodologiesanddeliverables. TheindustryacceptsGPSandnow understandstheproceduresrequired tocollectreliabledata.

Currentchallenges

Theincreasednumberofsatellites beingtrackedbytheGNSSreceivers arecausingsomeinterestingnew challenges. Extrasatellitescreate additionalRTKinformation transferredbetweenbaseandrovers. Thisincreasedbandwidthimpacts systemsworkingwithUHFradios. From2015ACMAintroducedstrict UHFlicensingregulationstocombat thecrowdedUHFradiofrequency band.Userspayfortheirallocated license.Urbanusersgeta12.5MHz bandwidthandremoteusersare alloweda25MHzbandwidth.Tousea 12.5MHzbandwidth,compatible radiosarerequired.Thesmaller bandwidthcompoundstheproblem oflargerdatapackets. Sendingan RTKmessageeverysecondwith30-40 satellitesoveraradiolinkis problematic.Themessagebandwidth requiredforthecurrentsizeof message,inforinstanceRTCMv3,is fartoobigfortheoldradio modulationtechniquessuchasGMSK or4-fsk.Usersnowneedtousea modulationtechniquesuchas8-fskor droptheRTKtosendevery2seconds.

IfyouarestillusingTrimtalk450s whichhastouseabaudrateof9600, andyouarelicensedforafrequency with12.5khzchannelspacing,the baudratewouldbereducedto4800. Thissolutionisnotviablewithhigher numbersofsatellites. Itistherefore necessarytoincreasetheRTKradio bandwidth-

GNSSworkinginchallenginglocations. andwithoutviolatinglocalradio communicationregulations. Solutions areresearched,testedandreadily availablebutdorequiresurveyorstobe awareoftheresolutionsavailable.Inthe technicalsupportteam,weare educatingouruserstomodifysettings theymayhaveusedforyearstobemore applicablewiththecurrent circumstances.

Analternativesolutiontoradiosin remoteareaswithnointernetaccessis PrecisePointPositioning(PPP).Leica introducedSmartLinkPPPafewyears agotoprovidecmpositioninginremote areas.Thissolutionprovidedan augmentedRTKsolutionfroma geostationarysatelliteanywherethe GNSSreceivercouldseethesatellite overhead,withnorequirementfor internetaccessoralocalCORSnetwork. ImprovementsinPPPalgorithmsand softwarehavenowmadethesolution veryfastandeasytouseonwhatever coordinatesystemyouneed.Usersnow combinePPPwithNetworkRTKsothe shiftfrominternetcoveragetonointernetcoverageisseamless. Thereishoweveranotherproblemfor GNSSusersloomingonthehorizon. NetworkRTKinternetusersneedtobe awarethatTelstra,andotherproviders areswitchingoffoftheir3Gnetworksby June2024.Assurveyinghardwareis designedwithalonglifespan,many modemsusedbyGPSuserstoconnect toNetworkRTKarequiteoldnowand support3Gonly.

Thesewillnotbeabletoconnect tothe4Gor5Gnetworks.Mostof thesecontrollerscanhowever connectviamobileWi-Fidevices.

Whatiscomingnext?

Thefutureoftechnicalsupportfor GNSSisensuringdeliverablesare ofareliablerepeatablequality. LowcostGNSSequipmentand NetworkRTKprovidersoften promisegreatresults,but surveyorsmustensurethatdatais verifiableandofasuitable accuracy.Thesurveyauthorities ineachstateneedtocontinueto ensuresurveyorswhetherland,

Onejob:GPSandTPSmeasurements usingtilt&autoheightpole.

SurveyingtheSurveyor

Inanymemberorganisationitisvital thatmembersareregularlysurveyed, sothatthoseresponsiblecanremain instepwiththeneedsofmembership. Thisincludesdeliveryofservices, eventsandthedevelopmentof policiesandprocedures.Most importantlyitcangaugesentiment andprovideanopportunityfor memberstocontributethoughtsand ideasandtherecanbeenormous varianceinresponses.

Forsomemembersitʼsallblackand white,whileforotherstheirreasonfor membershipismuchmorenuanced.It maysurprisereaderstoknowthat therecanbepolarisingviewsand needs,theoppositeofwhatonemight think.Beingeverythingtoeverybody isaloftyaim,butmeetingkey objectivesformanyiswise.

Soletʼslookatwhatwehavelearned fromthosewhocompletedtheISV BenchmarkingSurvey. One interestingaspectofplanningevents comingoutofCovidisthatof providingonlineaccessanditmust besaidthatthejuryisstillout.The ISVBoardistakingtheapproachof encouragingsurveyorsbackintothe eventspaceforin-person networking,playingtooneofthekey strengthsofISV.Ahandfulof memberswouldpreferthingstobe online,particularlyiftheyare locatedregionallybutbecausethat numberissmall,thisyeartheISV Boardisfocussingonstrongerand moreattractivein-personevents withtheaimofofferingmore definedandbetterpromoted regionalevents,andsomeseparate onlineofferings.

Addingwhatappearstobeasimple additionalonlineservicetoeachevent actuallyrepresentsmanythousandsof dollarsinproductionand administrativecostsacrosstheyear. Wewereveryinterestedtoplumbthe depthsofourvolunteercultureand weredelightedtofindthat60%would liketocontributeinsomeway;tosubcommittees,theISVBoardandthe organisingcommitteeforour150th celebrations.Havingtheoptionto providerespondentsʼnameshas provenparticularlyvaluable.

TheISVBoardhasbeenverykeento reviewthecostofmembershipforfully retiredsurveyors,consideringthevalue thatsuchmemberscontinuetobring ourcommunitythroughknowledge, experienceandcollegiality.Over90% ofrespondentsagreesotheBoardis nowworkingonthisnewgradeof membership.Likewise,theBoardʼs conceptofcreatingafurthergradeof LifetimeMembership,recognisingthe loyaltyofalifetimecommitmenttoISV wasreadilysupportedbynearly100% ofrespondents.

TheISVBoardisdefiniteinitsaimto educateyoungstudents,theirfamilies andthecommunityaboutthebenefits ofacareerinsurveyingandwere upliftedby50%ofyoubeinginterested inactivelytakingpartinalocalised schoolsprogramandtofurther supportthis,50% interestedin mentoring,verymuchinlinewithour proudhistory.

Agerangeofrespondents

ISVeventsarestillconsideredgoodvalue

Whatwillwedowiththisimportant feedback?Well,itʼsapowerfultool toeffectimmediatechangeanditis alsoagreatlaunchingpadforthe ISVBoardʼsnextStrategicPlanning Day.

Thingsonwhichwehavetaken immediateactionincludemore technicalcadastrallearningsfor presentationsatseminarsand conferences,reinstatingTraverse magazine,buildinganewwebsite thatreflectsbetterevent information,technicalcontentand recognitionofourhistoryandpast leaders(aworkinprogress),offering opportunitiesformemberstojoin oureffortstoencourageagreater interestinsurveyingatschoollevel andstrengtheningourstandingasa vitalindependentorganisation whichpromotes,caresforand respectstheworldoftheindividual surveyorhereinVictoria.

Thankfullyforthismagazine,almost70%ofmemberswouldliketoprovide articlesandphotosandhopefully,ifyouhavereadthisfar,youarepartofpartof thatimportantsustainabilitystatistic!

IntroducingNewMember-AmyCripps

AmygraudatedlastyearfromRMITwitha BachelorofAppliedScience(Surveying) (Honours).Forhermajorproject,she investigatednewandeffectivemethodsto recruitstudentsintosurveyingprograms,an areasheisparticularlypassionateabout.

AmyworksatPrimeSurveyasasurveyor,and atRMITasaWiSTEMAmbassador,wheresheis responsiblefordesigninganddelivering SurveyingandGeospatialworkshopstohigh schoolstudents.Sheisalsopartofthe marketingcommitteefortheSurveying Taskforce.

AmyrecentlypresentedattheJointISVand SSSIseminarwhereshewasalsopresented withherISVMemberCertificate. Welook forwardtoseeingAmyprogressthroughher careeranddoinggreatthingsforourindustry.

FormerPresidentofISV,KellieDean,WelcomesAmyCrippstotheISVattheSummerSeminar

WonderfulWarsaw-RileyUlbrichreportsonFIGCongress2022

FIGstandsforFédérationInternationale desGéomètresnowcommonlyreferred toastheInternationalFederationof Surveyors.Itispronouncedphonetically F–I–G,andshouldnotbereferredto asafruit!

FIGwasfoundedin1878inParisby delegatesfromsevenEuropeannations. Itnowrepresentsmorethan120 countriesaroundtheworldandisaUN recognisednon-government organisation(NGO).FIGrepresentsthe interestsofsurveyorsworldwideand aimsforthebettermentofcommunities andsocietytheyserve.

FIGhastenCommissionswith specialisedfocusoftechnicalworkin areasofProfessionalPractice, ProfessionalEducation,Spatial InformationManagement,Hydrography, PositioningandMeasurement, EngineeringSurveying,Cadastreand LandManagement,Spatialand PlanningDevelopment,Valuationand theManagementofRealEstateand finally,ConstructionEconomicsand Management.

Eachofthe10commissionscontain workinggroupsfocusedonrelevant topics.

AFIGCongressisheldevery4years wheretheFIGCouncilandCommission Chairsareelected.TheCongressisa week-longeventwhichincludesan extensivetechnicalprogramattracting presentersfromallovertheworld.

Itrepresentstheculminationofwork undertakenbyeachoftheCommissions overtheprevious4years.TheCongress typicallyattractsthousandsof participants.RecentCongresseshave beenheldinTurkey,Malaysia,Australia, Germanyandmostrecentlylastyearin WarsawPoland,whereIhadthe privilegeofattendingFIGCongress 2022.

Theopeningceremonyincludedvarious Polishdignitariesandaninspiring KeynotespeechfromFIGPresident RudolfStaiger.ThethemeforFIG Congress2022wasannounced: VolunteeringForTheFutureGeospatialexcellenceforabetterliving.

Themaintechnicalprogrammewent overthreedayswitheachday consistingof4sessionsbetween8am –6pm.Eachsessiontypically consistedofseveralpresentations eachthemedundertheumbrellaof oneortwoCommissions.Itook particularinterestinthepresentation SurveyingLicensestoPerform Surveying(Geodetic)WorksinPoland.

RileyenjoyspointingoutPoland'shighest surveymarkatRysy,intheTatraMountainson theborderofPolandandSlovakia

Thiswasrelevantgiventhecurrent reviewofthelicensingsystemwithin Victoria.ThePolishsystemtypically requires4-5yearsofsurveyingrelated Universitystudy.Following University,aqualificationforlicense consistsoftwomainstages.Stage1is a1-2yearperiodofprofessional practicedocumentedbylogbook. Stage2isafinalwrittenandoral exam.Done!

Iwasalsointriguedtohearabout DigitalCadastralModernisationin Norwayandtheparallelswiththe currentprograminVictoria.Similar levelsofinaccuracyareapparent acrossEuropeancountries.The misuseofdigitalmapbasewitha monumentbasedcadastralboundary systemwasalsopassionately discussed.ItwasalmostlikeIhadnʼt lefthome!

Therewereinterestinghistorylessons includingsomeonfamiliarfamous PolishexplorerssuchasPaweł StrzeleckiandTadeuszKościuszko. Interestingfact:Australianstypically pronounceKościuszkophonetically asKaw-zee-oskowherePolish pronounceitmorelikeKosh-oosh-ko.

A particular takeaway from the Congress was the international perspective. A large focus within FIG is within the developing world. In many parts of the world there is little or no formal boundaries, no cadastre and no register of ownership or Title. With no developed cadastre the ability for land development is significantly limited as it can be difficult to obtain investment, funding, insurance etc.

ISVDirectorsinProfile-RileyUlbrich

This was an eye opener for me and gave perspective on how generally very fortunate we are to live in Australia.

Most of the presentations are typically available on the FIG website https://www.fig.net/ fig2022/

I encourage anyone who is interested to take a look.

RileybeganhissurveyingcareerworkinginAdelaideandBarossa.Hegraduated fromUniversityofSouthAustraliain2010withaBachelorofGeoinformaticsand Surveying.SincegraduatingRileyhasbeenbasedinMelbourne.

RileyiscurrentlyemployedasaLicensedSurveyorwithLyssnaGroup.Hehasa particularinterestincomplicatednuancedcadastralandlanddevelopment problems.Heenjoysassistinghisclientstoachievepositiveoutcomesinavariety ofsmalltolargescaleprojects

Rileyisanadvocateforthesurveyingprofession,andhetakespleasurein supportingyounganddevelopingsurveyorsinprofessionaldevelopment. InhispersonallifeRileyenjoysspendingtimewithhistwokidsalongwith running,riding,swimming,gardening,andhiking.Healsohasakeeninterestin historyandetymology.

ThesuitablylargecontingentofAustraliandelegates,withISVʼsRileyUlbrich(5thfromright)along withISVsUniversityofMelbournerepresentativeBadenCoates(2ndfromright)

TaskorDuty?AnUrgencytoEducate

ThisyeartheISVwasproudtobeable toplayhosttotheSurveyingtaskForce (STF)firstplanningmeetingfor2023. AlongwithsupportingtheActingChair ofSTF,ISVBoardDirectorEvan Webster,itispartofalargerpictureto becomemoreproactiveinthespaceof attractingstudentsofallagestothe surveyingprofession.

TheISVisactivelyseekingto reinvigorateconversationstobetter supportcoursessuchasthose providedatRMIT,bydoingallwecan tosupportSTF.

OrganisationssuchastheGeography TeachersAssociation,ScoutsandGirl Guidesareallontheradaraswe respondtotherecentdemandstudy DeterminingtheFutureDemand, SupplyandSkillsGapforSurveying andGeospatialProfessionals:2022–2023launchedearlierthisyearby ConsultingSurveyorsNational(CSN).

Educatingthecommunitytothe benefitsofacareerinLand Surveying,avitalandhistoricrole,is apriorityandSTFischargedwith thattask. ButitisISVthathasthe dutytoexplorewaystobestsupport them.

Itʼsnotsurprisingthatstudentswho findsurveyingappealinggenerally havearangeofbackgroundinterests incommon;enjoyinggeography, mathematics,history,working outdoorsandindoorscombined, researching,thosefascinatedby engineeringandmapsandthose whocanbehighlyfocussed individualsfavouringaccuracyare potentialstudentsofsurveying.

TheSurveyingTaskForceplaysan importantroleforthelongterm sustainabilityofthesurveying industry.

Theorganisationʼsprimaryfocusis toencouragestudentsandpeople seekingacareerchangetoconsider landsurveyingasacareer.

Amarketingplanhasbeen developedfor2023.

Thisplanbuildsonexisting programsandintroducesnew programsthatareaimedatraising theawarenessofsurveying amongstsecondary students,increasingstudent numbersandgenderdiversityin tertiarycoursesandretaining studentsinsurveyingcourses.

Thosewhoattendedtherecent CSV/ISVJointSeminarwere thoroughlyimpressedbythe presentationbyHeadofMarketing atSTFKimHesse,aformidable presenterandafreshexampleof howtogettheirmessageacross.

“We'reexcitedtoannounceupdatesto ourWorkExperienceProgramthataim tostreamlinetheprocessforbothyou andourstudents,”saidKimwhowent ontosay,“Insteadofstudentsdirectly contactingyou,[thebusiness]wewill nowintroducethemtoyouviaemail, providingallthenecessary information,includingthedatesof theirplacement,

allowingyoutodecideifyouhave thecapacitytotakethemonduring AdditionallySTFhas developedaResourcePackthat outlinestheprogramandoffers activityideasandtasksforthe student.Thereisincreased flexibilityaroundthistoo.“Ifyou theprogram, simplyletusknow,andwewill removeyoufromouremaillist FurthermoreSTF willproactivelysearchfor businessesinrelevantareaswhere theydonothavearegistered

“Ourgoalistoensurethat everystudentwantinga placementinourindustry, receivesone,”

Kimsaid. STFhavealsorecently releasedtheirhighlyarticulate 2023MarketingPlanandAnnual Report,butitremainsclearthatthe successandlongevityofthe SurveyingTaskForceisdependent onreceivingfinancialsupportfrom multiplesources.

What'sOn!

ISVisconsideringonesuch applicationinlinewithitshistoric support,butitisnottheonlyway inwhichISVishelping.

InlinewithISVsEducation Strategy,ISVisenlistingthe supportofsurveyorsacross Victoriatospeakatschoolsand thelocalCommunityabout choosingsurveyingasa profession.

Ifyouwouldliketotakepart pleasecontacttheISVofficeto expressyourinterest: ISV@isvic.org.au

Ifyouoryourbusinesswouldlike totakepartinthenewstreamlined WorkExperienceProgram,youcan registerwithSTFbycontacting Kim@alifewithoutlimits.com.au

ThenewBachelorofSurveyingatRMITistheonlyfour-yearaccreditedsurveyingdegreeinVictoria.Designedtoboth teachfundamentalsandpracticalaspectsofsurveying,italsooffersauniqueworkingintegratedlearningexperience. Additionally,ourprogramwithintheSchoolofSciencehasbeenrecognizedasthebestexemplarofWorkIntegrated Learning,showcasingourcommitmenttoprovidingpracticalandhands-onexperiencesforourstudents.Ourtwentyeightcoursescoverthefundamentalsofsurveying,measurementscience,cartography,GIS,andremotesensingaswell asmathematics,statistics,programming,andphysics.

Studentslearnarangeofsurveyingspecialisationsincludingcadastral,geodetic,engineering,hydrographic,and topographicsurveying.Thestudentsalsograduatewithaminordegreeoftheirchoiceincivilengineering,environmental science,planningandurbandesign,orspacescience.Excitingly,ournewHydrographicMappingUSVhasrecentlyarrived. Thisstate-of-the-artequipmentwillgreatlyenhanceoursurveyingcapabilities,particularlyinhydrographicmapping,and provideourstudentswithvaluablehands-ontrainingusingthelatesttechnology.WehaveactivelyengagedwithISV throughvarioussuccessfuleventsthisyear,suchastheISVTwilightsessionsandPhDstudentsʼpresentationsatthe RegionalISVConference,andwehaveplanstoorganizemoreindustryeventsinthefuture.

Prof.MonicaWachowicz AssociateDeanGeospatialScience,RMIT

STFHeadofMarketing KimHesse,settingahigh standardforthetaskathand

ISVDiversityand InclusionStatement

ISV's Diversity in Surveying committee has worked for many monthsoncreatinga documentthat informs many aspects of the ISV Board's work into the future, framingitsaimsforawelcomingand inclusivefuture that is representative of the community in which we live and work.

The document, launched in March has been widely accepted as a benchmark for other organisations strugglingtokeeppacewithchange, and has already attracted a broader range of speakers at events and openedup betterrelationshipswith kindredbodies and Government. Its strength lies in it not being purely about including an "other" but rather being about the "us" for everyone is included in the concept of Diversity.

doubt that if be about the bright future, then the be ready for the attitudes of those and what are no hopes, but their clear thattheenvironment live and work must cared for and above full document expectations and going to the ISV surveying.org.au and enduring Statement elicit pride from those have worked hard together, particularly ISV Former President

ISVDiversityandInclusionCommitmentStatement

TheInstitutionofSurveyorsVictoria(ISViscommittedtocreatinga surveyingprofessionthatisdiverseasthecommunityitservesand,as thepeakbodyforVictorianLicensedSurveyors,iswellplacedto championtheuptakeofdiversityandinclusioninitiativesinthe surveyingsector. TheISVBoardcreatedthisDiversityandInclusion CommitmentStatementtoinformourmembers,industry, professional,andgovernmentstakeholdersoftheactionsISVistaking topromoteadiverseandinclusivesurveyingprofession.This documentalsoprovidestargets,guidance,andtoolsfortheISV Board,members,andcommitteestomeetdiversityandinclusion goalsandactionstohelpISVcontinuouslydeliverexcellenceinour profession,advocateto,andconnectwithourstakeholders.

Survey Group.

Kappeli Construction.

CheckingforPlaque-Gettingourteethintocommunitystories

Itʼsnosurprisethatmembersofthe communityreachouttotheISVoffice dailywithabroadrangeofenquiries regardingsurveying,butwearealso regularlyremindedofthesignificant roletheInstitutionhasperformedin guardingVictoriaʼshistoryandthe workofpastmembersandsurveyors.

RecentlywewerecontactedbyAlex WadeofQueensland,thegreatgreat grandsonofearlysurveyor,Henry Wade,significantformanyaspectsof Victoriaʼshistoryincludinghis involvementintheborderbetween VictoriaandSouthAustralia.

HenryWadewasalsooneofourmost travelledpioneersurveyors,whose workincludedthecitiesofBrisbane andIpswich,MoretonBay,Portland andtheSunbury/Gisbornearea. Manymemberswillrecallthatinthe 1990stheISVBoardsupportedthe creationofamonumentinhishonour, closetowhereWadewasburiedwest ofMelbourne,havingdiedwhileinthe field.

TheunveilingwasattendedbyISV PresidentPhillipOʼBrienandwasa greatexampleofmembersofthe communityworkingtogether, includingHenryWadeʼsdescendants, theOfficeoftheSurveyor-General,the CalderFreeway–DiggersRestto GisborneConsultativeCommittee, SunburyanddistrictHeritage AssociationandVicRoads. ItwassadtolearnfromWadeʼs descendentthatthemonumentʼs plaquehadbeenstolen,alongwith anotherhonouringpioneerCaroline Chisholme.

Wesharedthestorywithcurrent Surveyor-GeneralCraigSandywhohas sincevisitedthesightandhavebeen buoyedbybothhisinterestand knowledgeofVictoriaʼshistory,asthis isnottheonlysitethathasthe attentionofhisoffice.

DeputySurveyor-General,Eddie Cichocki,alsohasakeeninterestin restoringthesemonumentsand memorialsandtheirworkonthese sitesiscollaborativeand consultativewithcommunityand stakeholders.Inrelationtoour stolenplaquetheremayalsobe benefitsoftheirOffficebeingunder thenewumbrellaofthe DepartmentofTransportand Planningasthe

theoriginalsettingwasasmuch abouttheVicroadsandtheCalder projectofthedayasitwasabout approximatingtheregionofWadeʼs saddemise,andtheremaybemore publiclyaccessiblelocationsto considerforsuchaworthy memorial.

Thisplaquewasunveiled24November1997

HenryWadeʼsmemorialtoday

NewlyRegisteredLicensedSurveyors

TheISVwouldliketocongratulatethefollowingnewlylicensedsurveyorswhohave recentlyachievedregistrationaftercompletingtheirProfessionalTrainingagreements:

JulianConte

ScottDeas

BretonMetcalf

CoreyGilbert

MichaelBarca

AnthonyQuinn

CameronHolley

RileyUrlbrich

MorganGranger

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TheOldestProfession

SaudiʼsKingAbdulazizCenterforWorldCulture,orIthra asitisknownisinthecityofDhahran,in SaudiʼsEasternProvince. IthrawasbuiltbySaudiAramcoandinauguratedbyKingSalmanbin Abdulazizon1December12016andofficiallyopenedoneyearlateron1December2017. The centrehasbeenlistedinTimemagazineasoneoftheworld'stop100placestovisit.

InTurkeysomeyearsagoitwaspointed outthatthesurveymarksontheancient stonepathleadingtotheresidenceofa “Ladyofthenight”placedthiswoman squarelyinthesecondoldest profession.Itseemsthatformany hundredsofyearsatleast,beforethere werecities,thereweresurveyors. Certainly,thepyramidsreliedonatleast oneprecursortoaLicencedSurveyor. Inmuchthesamewayastheearly Greeksareassociatedwith mathematics,theTurkstookaninterest inthemathematicsofsurveying,and todaytheSurveyingandAstroExhibits

attheIthraMuseuminDhahran, SaudiArabiawillbebothan inspirationtocollectorsandofgreat interesttosurveyorsgenerally. The termIthrameans“enrichment”in Arabicandisintendedtosignifythat itsprogramsareintendedtoenrich citizensculturally. FormerSurveyorGeneralofVictoria,Dr.KeithBell recentlyvisitedthisMuseumatthe architecturallystunningKing AbdulazizCenterforWorldCulture,or Ithraasitisknown,andsharedthese images,includingtheoneseenonthe coverofthiseditionofTraverse.

TheMuseumitselfishometofive galleries,respectivelydedicatedto contemporaryMiddleEasternArt, Saudiculture,Islamicart,the naturalhistoryoftheArabian PeninsulaandArchivegallery. Witheachgalleryfocusingona specifictheme,theMuseuminvites conversationignitingnewideas andnewformsofcultural expressionlocallyandforthe millionsofvisitorsitreceivesfrom aroundtheworldeachyear. No doubtKeithwasenthralledby seeingfirst-handwhatearly surveyorswereusingandenjoyed seeingthoseinstrumentsand materialsthatdevelopedover time.Keithhimselfhasasignificant collectionbutwhatcollectordoes notenjoyexpandinghorizonsand exploringmethodandinvention andthesebeautifulphotographs fromhisvisitconfirmthis.

IthrawasbuiltaspartofSaudi Aramcoʼsvisiontobeanambitious initiativeforthepublicandisthe Kingdomʼsleadingculturaland creativedestinationfortalent developmentandcross-cultural experiences.

Ancientsurveyors-possiblyfromthetimeof theBabylonianEmpire. TheBabylonian EmpirestretchedfromthePersianGulftothe MediterraneanSea,andcoveredwhat includespartofwhatisnowSaudiArabia, untilaround543B.C. (NB. Thispaintingmay beartisticerrorastheQuadrantshownin thiswasreportedinventedbyEuclidin 300BC.)

Sinceitsopeningin2018,each attractionbyIthraservesasa windowtoglobalexperiences, celebratinghumanpotentialand empoweringcreativityandfollows theIthraʼspillarsof Culture, Creativity,Community,Art,and Knowledgeandoffersinspiring workshops,performancesand events.

ThehistoryofSurveyorsandsurveying istheenvyofprofessions. Surveyingis morethanjustaspatialscienceand includesmeasurementand positioningaswellastheapplication oflawsandregulationsand profoundlythecollectionand interpretationofevidence.

“Thosethatfailtolearnfrom historyaredoomedtorepeat it.” WinstonChurchill.

Astrolabe

alsomakeitanelaborate inclinometerandananaloguecalculation devicecapableofworkingoutseveralkinds ofproblemsinastronomy. Astrolabeswere primarilyinventedbytheancientGreeksin 225BCEbyApolloniusbasedonthetheories andthefindingsofHipparchus.Thisoneis presumablyPersianc.1600s

Itʼsatimelyreminderofhow theseimportantcollectionsbegin andourownmemberswhohave beenworkingtirelesslytobring togetherandexhibitthe remarkableandhighlyeducational collectionoftheVictorianHeritage SurveyMuseuminKilmore.Itmay nothavetheexpansive architectureoftheSaudiKingdom, butitslocationintheOldCourt Housemakesitatreasurecloseat handandaresourcemuchcloser tohome.Surveying,isclearlyone oftheoldestprofessionsin Victoria, andat150yearsnext year,theISVisalsooneofthe oldestprofessionalorganisations inAustralia!

Surveyorshavefundamentaly contributedtothedevelopmentof Victoriafrominceptionandhave trulycontributedtomakingita greatandsafeState.

KeithʼscollectionofinstrumentsmaybeviewedonlineatResearchGate. Also,his indextohiscollectionofsurveyingbooks,manualsmayalsobeviewedonline. https://www.researchgate.net/ publication/327136115_Surveying_Catalogs_Manuals_and_Books_Inventory_of_ Keith_Clifford_Bell

Is“D-DAY”thenew“M-DAY?

1963Traverseappearsto summariseaperiodofeducation forSurveyors,someofwhom wouldhavebeenalittlesceptical aboutthetransitiontoMetric.

AswetransitiontoDigital50 yearson,muchhaschanged,but notsomuchthelanguageof change.

disassembledandshowncomplete lowerright. Anastrolabeisanancient astronomicalinstrumentthatwasa handheldmodeloftheuniverse.Itsvarious functions

Aramcoearlyinstrumentsincludingaltimeter, magneticcompassandaGurleyAlidade (probablyaclassicGurley582Standard (geological-type)alidadec.1940-50s)

LtoR,1.CelestialGlobe2.MagneticCompass3.CelestialScroll 4.Astronomytext(C.1700s), 5.Astrolabe

MessagefromtheSurveyor-GeneralofVictoria

ePlanTransition

ThankyoutoalltheparticipantswhocompletedthequestionnaireonePlanandtheprogressiontowardsa mandate.Itwaspleasingtohaveover350responders.LandUseVictoria(LUV)isanalysingtheresponsesto createaroadmapforthemandatingofePlanandrefiningourproductsandservicestosupportthetransition. StartingwithregionaleventsinJuly,theteamfromLandUseVictoriawillbeengagingwiththeprofessionon theroadmapandthenextsteps.

AdvanceTenderNotice(ATN)-SurveyingServicesPanelEstablishmentATNT2023-0244

Surveyor-GeneralVictoria(SGV)isseekingtoestablishapanelofprequalifiedsuppliersfortheprovisionof expertserviceswithinthesurveyingprofessionandassociatedancillaryservices. ThePanelwillbeowned andmanagedwithintheDepartmentofTransportandPlanning(DTP)andisenvisagedtobeaclosedpanel withathree-yearinitialperiod,withtwo,three-yearoptionstoextend.

SGVisseekingfirmswhocanprovidespecificsurveyingservicesineithermetropolitanMelbourne,regional areasorstate-wide. Firmscanapplyforallcategoriesofservices,orsomecategoriesofservice,andstatethe regional/areathattheyaretenderingfor.

Categoriesofsurveyinclude,butarenotlimitedto:

Cadastral(Title)surveys

TopographicandFeaturesurveys

Terrestrialscanningsurveys

Dronesurveys

Controlsurveys

• Staticandrapid-staticGNSS

• Conventionaltraverse

• Differentiallevelling

SGVhasintroducedminimumstandardsandqualificationsforundertakingsurveyingservicesonbehalfof SGV.Eachsurveyfirmmustdemonstratethattheycanmeettherequiredstandardtobeappointedtopanel underthatCategoryandundertakethattypeofsurveyingserviceforSGV. https://www.tenders.vic.gov.au/tender/view?id=253491

LandRegistrationServices(LRS)Update WithRileyUlbrich

DidyouknowthatLRShasquarterlymeetingswithrepresentativesofthesurveyingprofessionfromISV, CSV&GCA?ThisprovidesanopportunityfordiscussiononLRSpracticesandprocesses.Ifyouhavequeries orconcernsyouwouldlikeISVtoraisewithLRSonyourbehalfpleasecontactISV.

SearchingpreviousversionsofPlansofSubdivision

ItisnotuncommonfortheretobenumerousversionsofaPlanofSubdivision.OftenaʻModificationTableʼ isattachedtorecordadditionsorchangestothePlan.OccasionallyimportantinformationwithinthePlan isunintentionallyomittedorincorrectlyaddedtoanupdatedversion.

ThisisissuehasbeendiscussedduringmeetingswithLRS.Currently,onlythemostrecent registerableversionsaresearchablebyprivatesurveyors.Thereisnoimmediateplantomake previousversionspubliclyaccessible. Ifyourrequireacopyofapreviousversionofaplan,requests canbedirectedto subdivision.branch@delwp.vic.gov.au.

Fromlefttoright:StudentsattheISV&SSSISeminar,TomChampionwelcomesnewISVmembersattheChristmasSeminar,KathMcCarthypresentsattheChristmas Seminar,IanThomaspreparesMother'sDayBBQ,RegionalConferenceDinner,TheFranklinsattheMother'sDaylunchinWonthaggi, WayneFarnhamMPpresentsat theRegionalConferencedinner,PartnersatWattleBankFarm,ISVandISNSWRepsattheRegionalConference,KimHesseattheISV&CSVJointSeminar,IanThomas, TomChampion,RohanBakkerattheISV&CSVjointseminar,KeyNoteSpeakerPeterBlandattheRegionalConference.

ISVSURVEYINGEXPO

2023

Bridginghistoryandthefuture

When:Friday28thJuly

Where:Encore,StKilda

Time:7.00am-5.00pm

CPEDPoints:TBA

KeyNoteSpeaker:

Tues26BoxingDayPublicHoliday

ISV GALA DINNER FRIDAY

28TH JULY 2023

OurguestspeakerfortheGalaDinnerthisyearistheVictorianLeaderoftheOppositionand ShadowMinisterforMulticulturalAffairsMrJohnPesuttoMP. Joinusforthisgreatopportunitytohearfirst-handaboutJohnʼspersonaljourneyintolaw andpolitics-hispassionsandhispriorities. Contactuson(03)93269227oremail isv@isvic.org.auforbookings.

TheISVBoardofDirectorsandRepresentatives

President:

TomChampion

ChairFinanceandAuditCommittee:

MarkSargeant

ChairofCPEDCommittee:

HeathMcMahon

ChairofDiversityandInclusionCommittee:

KellieDean

SurveyorsRegistrationBoardofVictoriaRepresentatives

PeterSullivanandJasonHay

CSVRepresentative

RohanBakker

SurveyingTaskForceRepresentatives

EvanWebster

KathrynKennedy

LRSRepresentative

RileyUrlbirch

StandardsCommitteeRepresentative

AlanTimcke

TertiaryStudentRepresentatives

EamonnPinnuck(RMIT)

BadenCoates(MelbourneUni)

RegionalGroupRepresentatives:

GlenelgGrampionsGroup

ClintJoseph GippslandGroup

JonathanNeilson

NorthCentralGroup

LindaPorter

MurrayGroup

RussellDouthat

ExecutiveOfficer

IanThomas

AdministrationAssistant

OliviaTrabannino-Marchand

ISVOffice

Suite206,370StKildaRoad,Melbourne

Victoria3004Telephone:[03]93269227

Email:isv@isvic.org.au

www.surveying.org.au

BRUCEALEXANDERCAMPBELL

30/11/1927

–13/12/2022

InDecemberlastyearthesurvey professionlostamemberwhomade significantcontributiontoboththe professionandthecommunity throughouthislife.Brucewasbornin Footscrayon30November1927and waseducatedatFootscrayHighSchool wherehewasduxin1941before movingtoMelbourneHighSchool.He startedworkasanarticledpupilwith theStateRiversandWaterSupply Commissionandstudiedsurveyingpart timeatRMIT.

IntheSR&WSCheworkedonRocklands andEildondamsandthenwentonto becometheseniorsurveyorinvolvedin theremodellingoftheGoulburnMurray IrrigationSystem. Hethenmovedto RochesterasSuperintendingSurveyor forthreeyearsandthentoMelbourne inasimilarrole. Thatalsoinvolved monitoringthestateʼswaterresources, whichledtoBrucecompletingapostgraduatecourseinEngineering HydrologyatUNSWin1971. In1974 BrucewasappointedAssistantChief Surveyor. Later,Brucemovedtothe StateElectricityCommissionwherehe wasinchargeofsurveysforthenew transmissionlinetoPortlandwhichwas builttosupporttheAlcoaaluminium smelter.

Helaterhadmanyotherrolesinthe SEC.BruceretiredfromtheSEConhis 65thbirthdayinNovember1992,he joinedtheVictorianInstituteof Surveyorsasastudentmemberon18 April1947andprogressedtocorporate membershipon28November1955. He becameaFellowin1983andwas awardedacertificatemarking60years ofmembershipinNovember2007. Duringthatperiod,heservedon DivisionalCommitteeinmanyroles, includinghonorarytreasurer,convenor ofthesocial,finance,surveyintegration andprofessionalofficersʼcommittees beforebecomingPresidentin1982.He becameaFellowofISAin1983.

The foregoing is a brief overview of a long and varied surveying career, but therewasmuchmoretoBruce.

TherewereothersidestoBruce, includingofcoursehispersonallife. He marriedBettyin1953andtheyhadfour sons. Overtheyears,BruceandBetty hadseveraldifferentholidayhouses wheretheywereabletoenjoymany familyholidaysandtoimbueinthe othermembersofthefamilyBruceʼs loveoftheoutdoors.Throughouthislife Brucewasanavidbushwalkerwith scouts,YHAandothergroups. He continuedthatpursuitintohiseighties.

AsignificantcontributionbyBrucewas hismilitaryservice. Hejoinedthe CitizenMilitaryForcesandon21May 1958hewascommissionedasa lieutenantin105Construction Squadronwhichwascomprisedof membersofthepublicservicewithskills intheengineeringarea. Brucewenton tobecomeaMajorandOfficer Commandingthesquadronwhichwas veryactive. Thatincludedforinstance anannualcampinPNGwhere,under Bruceʼsleadership,theunitimpressed regulararmyofficerswiththeamountof workthereservistswereabletoachieve inbuildingamuch-neededbridge. Bruceʼsmilitaryservicewasrecognised bytheawardingoftheReserveForces MedalandtheEfficiencyDecoration.

AnoutstandingattributeofBrucewas hisenergy.

Whenevertherewasaneed,Bruce tookactiontofillthatneed.

Around1959,Bruceestablishedhis firstholidayhouse:transportinga weatherboardhousefromEildonto Torquay,Hewasinstrumentalin buildingagolfcourseatEildon. He wasactiveintheScoutingmovement, hewasafoundingmemberofthe RochesterRotaryClub,wasinvolvedin churchandscoutingmanagement,the Liberalpartyandmanyotheractivities. Brucewasatruegentlemanandleaves alegacyofserviceinmanyareas. Membersofourinstitutionshouldbe proudthathewasoneofus.

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