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December/January 2019 – No. 98

The Australasian magazine of surveying, mapping & geo-information

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inside Saving an icon Spatial data to save the koala

Machine mind Techniques transforming spatial

Locate19 A taste of things to come in 2019

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24 features

20 28 Machine mind Jon Fairall explores the state of play in application of machine learning techniques to the spatial industry.

14 Q&A with Locate19's convenors The chair and convenors of Locate19 on the changing nature of the event and what to expect in 2019.

32 Preserving an evolutionary icon Paul Grad outlines the existential threat facing koalas, and the spatial tools developed by one organisation to preserve our iconic marsupial.

16 Heightened awareness A technical tour-de-force of the new capabilities of the AUSGeoid2020 datum for calculating AHD height estimates from GNSS observations.

20 Making it official The final article in our series on certification and licensing for commercial RPAS operation — considering the RPA operator’s certificate.

24 Mana from heaven Developing pure, perennial data resources in the Top End with the Northern Australia Water Resources Assessment.

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Leave no stone unturned

“T

he grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of hypotheses or axioms.”

Albert Einstein’s authoritative statement cradles the human quest for scientific knowledge in a lean handful of words.

What happens when new empirical facts unsettle existing hypotheses? A rippleeffect of uncertainty radiates through prior conclusions and the reasoning that flowed from them, opening space for new investigations of their underpinning evidence and paving a way to a deeper understanding of the world.

Research published in Nature in late November 2018 suggests that there may be a gap in the fossil records of early hominids in South Africa, gaps that potentially obscure evolutionary patterns.

The study has yielded the most detailed timeline produced for the evolution of early humans in the so-called ‘Cradle of Humankind’, home to almost 40 percent of all known human ancestor fossils. The work has also revealed new insights into the climate conditions of our species’ oldest ancestors in the region.

The finding was made by an international team led by the University of Cape Town, comprising of researchers from La Trobe University’s Department of Archaeology and History, and the University of Melbourne’s School of Earth Sciences. The team analysed 28 flowstone layers, sandwiched between fossil-rich sediment layers across eight caves in the Cradle, using uranium-lead dating technology developed at the University of Melbourne. The results showed that the fossils in in these caves date to six narrow time-windows between 3.2 and 1.3 million years ago.

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“We know that significant flowstones only grow in caves during wet periods, when there is more rain outside the caves.

By dating the flowstones, we are picking out these times of increased rainfall,” said Dr. Robyn Pickering, lead researcher from the University of Cape Town.

We therefore know that during the times in between, when the caves were open, the climate was drier and more like what we currently experience. The flowstones are the key.”

The team found that large changes in local climate occurred at least six times between one and three million years ago, but crucially: human fossils are only preserved in the caves during the drier periods, skewing the record of early human evolution by leaving gaps in the fossil record that correspond with the wetter intervals.

The researchers suggest that the flowstones were deposited in these wetter periods, when the caves were more likely to be closed off to hominid remains and incoming sediments, and allowing the flowstones to form without interruption.

Beyond the significant impact on oiur understanding of evolutionary patterns, the discovery has made a significant contribution to knowledge of the habitats and dietary behaviours of early humans, and represents a historic level of dating accuracy applied to early human fossils in the Cradle.

“Unlike previous dating work, which often focused on one cave, sometimes even just one chamber of the cave, we are providing direct ages for eight caves and a model to explain the age of all the fossils from the entire region, Dr. Pickering said.

“Now we can link together the findings from separate caves and create a better picture of evolutionary history in southern Africa.” ■

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t’s been quite a year. Aside from the drama on the international stage and challenges faced by the broader scientific community, there’s been plenty of disruption and churn within our own set of disciplines, and leaps ahead in the technologies that propel their drive forward.

Australia’s government made a historic commitment to investment in positioning technology, both space- and terrestrially-based, and a national space agency was formed to nurture a home-grown space industry and represent the interests of the space-reliant sector.

Convergence has been the word on everybody’s lips. The boundaries of spatial techniques and data have dissolved further as location data becomes embedded in every app, smart device and supply chain process, mainstreaming spatial visualisation and analysis into traditional reporting procedures.

De-siloing has accelerated as the big fish of the BIM space have redoubled efforts to create common data environments to streamline workflows on complex multistage projects with discrete actors. A range of inputs drives this process, among them manufacturer recognition of overlapping disciplines among users of their tools, and observed inefficiencies related to data retention: tight-fisted handovers from parties not compelled to share data they’ve collected and created with other project actors.

Hardware has marched on, with further miniaturisation and economisation of sensor payloads for RPAs, and some new industry-specific aircraft models with very low price points hitting the Australian market. Check out the final article in our series on RPAS certification on page 20, as we look at the RPA operator’s certificate (ReOC) and the considerations of going for it versus operating under-the-radar in the ‘excluded’ category of RPA operation.

It’s been an eventful year for datum modernisation, with the rollout of GDA2020 to replace the venerable GDA94 frame. On page 16 we hear from the creators of the AUSGeoid2020 model, for use with GDA2020 to connect ellipsoid heights to the Australian Height Datum (AHD).

In 2018, we’ve covered some world class Australian spatial science projects and data products in the environmental space, and we round out the year with a feature article on the Northern Australia Water Resources Assessment, a world-first comprehensive analysis of the soil and water resources in the remote region (page 24).

We take a look at GIS-driven conservation efforts for the koala in the light of unprecedented threats to its habitat (page 32), round up the latest in machine learning developments (page 28) and take a sneak peek at what lies ahead with the Locate19 organisers (page 14).

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news Impact physicists quantify aircraft wing damage from drone collision Researchers at the University of Dayton in Ohio have crashed a small quadcopter into a section of aircraft wing at speeds consistent with a midair collision, with alarming results.

Designed to compare the effects of a bird strike and a drone strike, the researchers fired a DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter at the wing of a Mooney M20 aircraft at around 383 kilometres per hour.

“While the quadcopter broke apart, its energy and mass hung together to create significant damage to the wing,” said Kevin Poormon, group leader for impact physics at UDRI. "We’ve performed birdstrike testing for 40 years,

and we’ve seen the kind of damage birds can do. Drones are similar in weight to some birds, and so we’ve watched with growing concern as

reports of near collisions have increased," he said.

DJI has criticised the study and publication of the video of the test, claiming that the

impact velocity is higher than would be realistic under typical conditions and that the conditions were outside FAA test parameters for bird strikes.

Dr. Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse joins Spatial Vision Spatial Vision has welcomed an icon of the Australian geospatial industry into the fold as executive director of strategic consulting.

President of the Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute, Dr. Mohamed-Ghouse, brings over 20 years of experience in government, academic and corporate sectors to the firm and is a highly decorated and motivated member of the geospatial community.

Zaffar has been a member of ISO TC/211 committee since 2010, contributed to the ISO 19157 spatial dataquality standard and is currently working on the BIM2GIS standards. He is also the founding member of the UN-GGIM private sector network, and passionately mentors young professionals and new immigrants to Australia in the spatial domain.

Glenn Cockerton, managing director of Spatial Vision, welcomed Dr. Mohamed-Ghouse to the team.

“Zaffar has held senior roles in FrontierSI (the former Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information), GHD and Jacobs and we look forward to harnessing both his expertise and experience here at Spatial Vision,” he said.

‘Data mining for the future’: APAS2019 to return in April The Association of Public Authority Surveyors will hold its 2019 conference over three days in Pokolbin, in NSW’s Hunter Valley, in April 2019.

Key topics include conforming to the Surveying and Spatial Information Regulation 2017, datum modernisation, and the preservation of survey infrastructure and riparian boundaries.

The organisers say that the theme of ‘Data mining for the future’ will focus the event’s tracks around harnessing the

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ever-increasing volumes of data being made available.

“Combining these datasets will facilitate a better understanding of the dynamic world we live in, but only if we can appropriately maintain and manage these datasets and their associated metadata,” a spokesperson said.

“This is particularly important in regards to the current datum modernisation efforts — the adoption of GDA2020 and the introduction of the ATRF (Australian Terrestrial Reference Frame).”

Mine drone startup Emesent raises $3.5 million in venture capital CSIRO autonomous drone spin-off Emesent has raised $3.5 million in venture capital to commercialise its first product, autonomous capture technology for GPS-denied environments.

Hovermap, which leverages 3D LiDAR-based simultaneous

localisation and mapping (3D SLAM) technology, set a record last year with the first fully autonomous, beyondvisual-line-of-sight drone flight in an underground setting, 600 metres below ground.

According to Data61, Hovermap draws on a decade

of research by CSIRO’s Robotics and Autonomous Systems group into developing drone autonomy systems and 3D SLAM techniques.

Now the startup spawned

by CSIRO’s technology arm, Data61, has raised a significant

sum to bring the technology to the mass market.

Whilst being used commercially already, a new program providing early access to mining-specific autonomy functions is now available to participants selected by Emesent.

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Two Australian projects win Year in Infrastructure awards Two Australian organisations have aced the competition in their categories to take home top accolades at the 2018 Bentley Year in Infrastructure awards in London.

In the Reality Modeling category, Skand Pty Ltd. took out the top award with their entry, titled ‘Building Envelope

Inspection Powered by Machine Learning and Reality Modeling for RMIT University Brunswick Campus’.

The project initiated a building inspection regime that aimed to incorporate drone imagery and analysis into RMIT’s 40-year, ISO-certified asset lifecycle program.

In the Mining & Offshore Engineering category, Northern Engineering & Technology Corporation, MCC took out the gold for their Sino Iron Ore mine project in the Pilbara, WA. The mine is the largest monomer mining project in Australia to be invested in

by China, with the Northern Engineering & Technology Corporation citing challenges in design, construction, and communication due to discepancies in construction standards and management concepts between China and Australia, and insufficient construction resources.

Strategic plan for Australian geography launched A decadal plan that presents a unified vision for supporting geographic disciplines in Australia has been launched at the University of Sydney.

Launched late last week, the report proposes a tenyear plan for nurturing the discipline by promoting

geographic understandings as well-positioned, evidencebased approaches to tackling contemporary challenges, such as climate change, environmental degradation and biodiversity loss, regional development and sustainable development.

Squarely aimed at policymakers, report focuses on ten core research areas based on recent priorities identified by federal governments, aiming to highlight the value that integrated geographic approaches can offer.

Australian scientists to help InSight survey Martian geology After a seven-month journey and dramatic incursion into Mars’ atmosphere, NASA’s InSight lander has landed safely and begun its operations.

NASA's Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission's primary objective will be to drill down below the Martian surface, taking temperature and seismology measurements to shed new light on activity of the red planet's core, mantle and crust with three unique instruments.

Katarina Miljkovic is an

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ARC DECRA Fellow at Curtin University and an Australian researcher signed on as a collaborator on InSight.

"InSight is different to previous Mars missions. It is not a rover or an orbiter. It is a geophysical station to be placed on the surface with passive instruments that will sense the interior structure," she said.

"The aim is to understand how Mars has formed, how it differentiated and how much is it different to our planet.

Ultimately, this will contribute to the knowledge of how all rocky planets formed."

news ‘Building census’ yields new built environment data PSMA Australia’s Geoscape dataset has been expanded nationally, mapping every building on the continent with a roof area greater than nine square metres.

Dubbing the project a ‘Buildings Census’, PSMA Australia has mapped and calculated the total number of buildings in Australia, breaking the data down by urban and rural areas, remote areas, those with swimming pools and those with solar panels.

Tree and land cover for Australia’s entire landmass has also been captured, along with every building’s location and footprint and, in urban areas and remote communities, every building’s elevation, height, roof materials, solar panels, nearby trees and swimming pools.

PSMA Australia CEO, Dan Paull, said that this new dataset represents the first time that a mapping project this comprehensive has been carried out across an entire continent.

Bentley launches YII 2018 with barrage of new products Bentley Systems kicked off its 2018 Year in Infrastructure (YII) conference with a succession of new products, acquisitions and partnerships.

In a rapid fire press conference, Greg and Keith Bentley unveiled a series of key announcements to kick off the Year In Infrastructure 2018 conference, taking place across the London Hiltons, Metropole and Paddington.

Headlining the list of announcements was iTwin services, a new package of cloud services that contains distinct functionality sets for both infrastructure projects, which they call ‘project digital twins’, and infrastructure

assets, which they refer to as ‘performance digital twins’.

These new services seem to be a way of conceptualising and packaging a set of integrations of Bentley components and tools, linking their ProjectWise and AssetWise products

together and expanding the functionality of both.

For example, the firm’s iModelHub, introduced last year for synchronising and automating digital alignment of project workflows, is now available within their Connected Data Environment (CDE), along with the timeline modeling capabilities of its Synchro product.

The next significant announcement was the launch of iModel.js – an open source library. Based on a host of open technologies inclusing Node.js, SQLite, Docker and WebGL, it seems aimed primarily at facilitating interactive, web-based

interfaces for exploring BIM models, making it easier to get them out into the world in format-agnostic environments, minimising data loss and facilitating more effective handovers between parties and project phases.

Sphere Drones becomes exclusive training & service centre for Flyability Elios Sydney-based RPAS solution provider Sphere Drones now operates as the sole training and service centre for Flyability’s Elios collision tolerant inspection drone.

The Elios is Swiss firm Flyability’s purpose-designed drone for inspection of inaccessible, confined and dangerous environments.

Encased in a gimballed carbon fibre protective cage, it is aimed squarely at asset inspection of pressure vessels,

power plant boilers and other industrial spaces inhospitable or impractical for human inspection.

Given the narrow but nuanced mission profile of this tool, Flyability requires that customers undergo companysponsored training before deploying the aircraft.

Sydney-based Sphere Drones has today announced their status as the exclusive training and service centre for Flyability in Australia.

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Locate19: Registrations open, first plenaries announced Locate19 has announced its first round of plenary speakers as the event's agenda begins to take shape.

Leading the charge is Barry Sandison, CEO of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. He's held the role since June 2016, bringing over 35 years' experience in the public sector, across 13 agencies. Sandison strongly believes in making better use of government assets and is a champion of open data, and building an ever-growing and accessible evidence base.

Edie Bannerman will present a plenary, a youth ambassador

with Plan International, a non-profit organisation dedicated to tackling injustice of marginalised children, particularly girls. Her work with Plan includes the Free to Be project, a map of crowdsourced data that has attracted and presented over 21,000 testimonials from girls and young women on sexual violence.

Simon Kuestmacher, a guru of data animation and interpretation, is the director of Research at the Melbournebased Demographics Group. Kuestmacher speaks on demographic trends,

consumer insights and 'cultural change' in Australia, and is becoming a soughtafter media commentator with appearances on Sky News, The Project and in The Australian.

Airbus Defence & Space and Bentley Systems are returning as sponsors for the 2019 event, joining Mangoesmapping’s gold sponsorship.

“My past participation as a delegate was driven by the opportunity to develop a fantastic network with a broad spectrum of industry members – from guys in the geospatial trenches, all the way through to high-level bureaucrats.

That’s been a real asset to me as my career has evolved,” said Alistair Hart, director of Mangoesmapping.

The exhibition space is also starting to fill up as some big names in the industry have signed on early including Omnilink, 1Spatial, Riegl and Leica Geosystems.

“We look forward to showcasing the latest innovations such as the soon to be released BLK3D handheld imager, RTC360 laser scanner, the Aibot UAV and Listech Neo geospatial software,” said Tamara Stakic of Leica Geosystems.

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Flying solo: a one-man 115km long aerial highway survey Who owns the trees along a highway? When roading authorities and government disagree, drone maps can help.

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ver a hundred kilometres of highway wind between the Swiss cantons of Vaud, Fribourg and Jura. The fences which line the roads seem insignificant compared to the views, but knowing their location relative to the surrounding trees and forest is vital for splitting forestry management costs.

It’s not always clear who is responsible for the upkeep of the woods - the Swiss Federal Roads Office (OFROU) or the local authorities?

The first step was to determine exactly where the fences were. The OFROU called on one person to map all 115 kilometres: Julien Lieb of Corvus Monitoring.

Ready to launch Corvus Monitoring’s owner and operator Julien Lieb is a certified pilot and electrician, and a self-taught photogrammetrist.

“Once I had my Pix4Dmapper license, I made 3D models of friend’s houses, and empty fields near my home. The Pix4D manual was my best friend!” Julien laughed.

“I followed the Pix4D community, which is full of passionate do-it-yourselfers and learned a lot about photogrammetry and aerial surveys.”

“Within six months of learning about photogrammetry, I quit my job and launched Corvus Monitoring!”

Flying solo Time was of the essence as spring approached, and the fences would soon be obscured by leaves.

The 115 kilometre stretch of highway was divided into subsections of three to five kilometers. Between 600 and 1,200 pictures were taken each flight with the eBee and SODA camera. To capture this long, narrow corridor, Julien planned two parallel single flight lines with very high overlap: 90 percent longitudinal and 70 percent lateral.

As the OFROU needed a perfect alignment with their GIS map, Julien placed around 15 control points for each sub-project. But they were not the usual ground control points which are measured on site: instead they were extracted from the Swisstopo (Federal Office of Topography) orthophoto, which has a resolution of 20 centimetres.

Julien extracted coordinates of notable features, such as poles and marks on the ground, and imported them in Pix4Dmapper.

This took several days.

While Julien received occasional help from his trainees, most of the project was managed solo. “After all that work, I feel Pix4D is an extension of my brain! I could never use any other software.”

“Gigantic” benefits of an aerial survey: safer and twice as fast The OFROU required a 2D shapefile overlayed on the Swisstopo orthomosaic. To provide this final output, Julien merged sections of three to five kilometres and manually digitised the fences.

To collaborate with all the stakeholders, from local authorities to the forest

management companies, an online tool built

by Ipogée, a Swiss WebGIS development company, showing the buffer area around the fences and useful metadata.

Combined with extra data, such as the tree species, the OFROU can include a precise estimate of the expected cost for maintenance in their planning.

As well as creating orthomosaics, Julien merged six subprojects in Pix4Dmapper to create a flythrough video of more than 25 kilometres of highway.

In the past to get these results, OFROU would have called on a surveyor, to manually take measurements along the roadway. Julien believes that: “The benefits of flying a drone compared to a ground survey is absolutely gigantic. I surveyed 115 kilometres - that’s 230 kilometres of fence - in just a bit more than two months. On foot, an athletic and organised surveyor could cover only around two kilometres of fence a day, as it is often surrounded by dense vegetation. Plus, the only output would have been the shapefile, while thanks to Pix4D I was able to deliver not only that but orthomosaics and point clouds which can be used for dozens of other projects.”

Information provided by Pix4D. ■

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Q&A with Locate19’s convenors As Locate19 appears on the horizon for its fifth year, we sit down with chair of the Locate board, Maurits van der Vlugt, along with Locate co-conveners Glenn Cockerton and Kate Williams to get a sense of the motivations, themes and anticipated trends of the upcoming event. Former chair of the Spatial Industries Business Association (SIBA), Glenn is a professional geographer and town planner, and the managing director of Spatial Vision. Maurits is internationally renowned as a thought-leader on location intelligence, a long-term member of the SIBA board and has been a member of the Open Geospatial Consortium for over 20 years. Kate’s consulting career has focused on driving evidence-based decision making with spatial analytics, and she is the technical delivery manager for data and analytics at GHD. Enjoy this sneak preview of Locate19.

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osition: Locate has been a longrunning institution, and the most significant event on the calendar for many in our industry. What does Locate mean to you personally?

[GC] I have always considered Locate an opportunity to catch up with industry colleagues, meet with key clients, review the latest developments in our industry and hear the latest on relevant government plans. Increasingly though, Locate needs to do much more than this – it needs to also act as an advocate for all that our industry can achieve, reach out to our customers and the rest of the economy to demonstrate the value our industry can offer. It is this potential that Locate will increasingly deliver from 2019 onwards.

[MvdV] Continuing to evolve the conference to appeal to a wider audience is what drives me as incoming chair of the Locate board. We saw the first elements of what we refer to as the ‘pivot’ in last year’s introduction of the Interaction Zone, where

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conversations, debates and engagement happen. It was a great success, and I’m looking forward to an even more ‘festival style’ Locate19 which brings together both the usual and unusual suspects.

Position: What do you see as the key processes shaping geospatial practice currently – what are the changes that spatial professionals will need to get used to if they haven’t already?

[GC] Geospatial professionals have for many years enjoyed semi-exclusive ‘ownership’ over many spatial technologies, products and services.

This is no longer the case with many other areas of the economy adopting and utilising core spatial technologies as part of their everyday business operations.

The geospatial sector needs to continue to promote its capabilities and move to rapidly develop its offerings. It needs to keep pace with technology advancements in positioning; the wide

array of options for data acquisition, analysis and visualisation; AR/VR; AI/ ML, to name but a few. Old modes are being overtaken, and new products and services are being introduced with significant impacts for the industry if it does not move fast enough.

[MvdV] Glenn is spot on here, if we keep seeing ourselves as ‘special’ and don't adapt, we will become irrelevant very quickly. Of course spatial and surveying skills are specialist skills, but we will have to work hard to communicate their value and relevance to the broader market.

Position: What do you see as the most important aspects of the conference for the ever-broader church of the surveying and geospatial industry, and delegates?

[GC] We have taken steps to ensure that the full breadth and depth of the surveying and geospatial industry will be comprehensively addressed in the format and content of the Locate conference this year.

The newly emerging sector-based themes being offered for Locate 19 will result in new people attending the conference. This will provide an opportunity to promote the spatial industry to a broader range of delegates as well as hear from users from a wide range of sectors. Combined with the ever-expanding technology and product offers, this will ensure that the delegate profile for Locate will remain diverse and inclusive. The conference is aiming to offer value for everyone associated with surveying and geospatial.

Importantly, the conference will highlight and embrace the integral role of location in the digital age, and find the opportunity that our industry has to underpin the way data is created, stored, discovered and analysed – and most importantly how it enables all types of digital innovation.

The conference is designed to provide insights right across our industry, and will highlight the intersections between them.

There will be activities and presentations that will be of interest to all attendees, and be recognised as professional and educational points for surveyors and spatial scientists.

[MvdV] In addition to that, we recognise that people are getting less and less interested in the traditional conference format. That is why we will be adding more interactive, engaging elements to the program. There are a few surprises in the pipeline!

Position: Do you have a view on the trends in technology and service provision that we’ll see next year?

[GC] This is a challenge.

Industry events overseas have demonstrated the rise and rise of drone technology, the increasing sophistication of the associated sensors and the data collection capabilities being offered. No doubt these will be evident at Locate.

The rapid increase in satellite-based sensors offering positional, remotely sensed and other functions will also be evident. We expect that with the advent of the Australian Space Agency, we will see increased involvement from the space sector.

Victoria, as is many other areas of Australia, is experiencing a boom in infrastructure expenditure. The increasing reliance of infrastructure project teams on geospatial products and services from site survey, to BIM and digital twins, many of these projects will incorporate surveying and geospatial products and services as core elements of project delivery.

Citizen engagement, in urban planning, civic improvement projects generally, as well as participation on

“Locate needs to act as an advocate for all that our industry can achieve, reach out to the rest of the economy to demonstrate the value our industry can offer.” community decision making is also increasingly reliant upon geospatial platforms and visualisation techniques to convey the information they need to effective participate. It is expected that an increasing range of solutions will be evident at Locate in this area.

Finally there is likely to be a number of emerging technologies incorporating new functionality from artificial intelligence and machine learning, virtual and augmented reality and indoor positioning and navigation. We are aiming to showcase the latest development in each of these areas.

[MvdV] My observation is that these trends move faster and faster, and there may well be a new one by the time we get to April next year! What they all have in common though, is that they are

largely trends that originate outside our industry, and it’s up to us to adopt them or miss the boat. And that’s why Locate is so important: it allows delegates to keep up to speed with a rapidly-moving field.

Not just at the event, but also through engagement with the Locate community between conferences.

Position: The geospatial industry is enmeshed with an incredibly broad array of verticals. What’s the most dynamic, rapidly expanding one from your point of view?

[GC] From a local perspective, the boom in transport infrastructure and the property industry in Melbourne will be without doubt the most vigorous and buoyant sectors. However, significant growth is also occurring in a range of other areas including health and welfare service planning, agriculture, energy, the built environment more generally, climate change, emergency management and water management.

The conference aims to highlight these growth opportunities across the geospatial sector and promote awareness of the contribution being made by the industry.

[MvdV] For me it’s mobility. And that goes far beyond transport infrastructure, and includes ‘mobility as a service’, ride sharing, and urban planning. ■ www.spatialsource.com.au 15

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Heightened awareness NICK BROWN, JACK MCCUBBINE, WILL FEATHERSTONE

Converting GNSS heights to AHD heights with AUSGeoid2020

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eights and height differences computed using Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) with the AUSGeoid2020 model provide more accurate results than traditional third-order differential levelling over distances greater than around three kilometres, offering potentially significant savings of time and money for users.

Precise positioning is now ubiquitous, with new users and applications relying on positional data growing by the day. This trend is likely to continue with Geoscience Australia to provide centimetre-level positioning to everyone, anywhere in Australia over the next four years from GNSS augmented by satellite, mobile phone or internet corrections.

This growing user base of precise positioning will observe heights relative to the ellipsoid, not with respect to physically meaningful heights

Caution for GDA94 Users The change in the reference frame used for the development of GDA2020 (i.e. ITRF2014 compared to ITRF1992 used for GDA94) means the ellipsoidal height of a point in GDA2020 is approximately nine centimetres less than GDA94. As a result, AUSGeoid2020 is incompatible with GDA94. Data referenced to GDA94 is only compatible with AUSGeoid09.

LEFT: Figure 1: The AUSGeoid2020 combined gravimetric-geometric model. Units in metres.

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based on the Australian Height Datum (AHD).

The difference between the ellipsoid and AHD is significant (up to around +80 metres in north-east Australia trending to and around -30 metres in south western Australia). That is, a GNSS user who measures an ellipsoidal height at sea level will be incorrect with respect to the national height datum by these amounts. For users who need heights relative to AHD, the AUSGeoid models enable users to convert ellipsoidal heights to AHD heights.

Driver for AUSGeoid2020 development To ensure Australians can maximise the benefits of the precise positioning revolution, the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping’s Permanent Committee on Geodesy (ICSM PCG) developed a new national datum, the Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 (GDA2020) that is more closely aligned with the global geodetic reference frame in which GNSS satellites natively operate.

GNSS enables users to compute their position and align spatial data accurately with respect to the ellipsoid; however, many height applications require ‘physical heights’, that is, height referenced to a surface of ‘equal gravity potential’ (i.e., the geoid) where water will flow from higher heights to lower heights. This is not always the case with ellipsoidal heights. AHD is reasonably closely aligned with the geoid.

The AUSGeoid2020 model enables the conversion of GDA2020 ellipsoidal heights to AHD heights (Figure 1). It opens up many opportunities to perform precise, real-time positioning with respect to the national vertical datum and collect, use and align spatial datasets on a surface close to mean sea level for improved social, economic and environmental decision making.

aka sea surface topography, AHD is around 0.5 metres above the geoid in north-east Australia and around 0.5 metres below the geoid in southwest Australia (Figure 3). Secondary causes of the difference between AHD and the geoid are uncorrected gross, random and systemic levelling errors in the levelling data used to realise the AHD. This offset between the geoid and AHD is known as the geometric component of AUSGeoid2020 and was computed using a mathematical process known as least squares prediction (LSP) (a mathematical interpolation technique) to create a regular grid of geoid to AHD offsets of from 7,624 points at which the GDA2020 ellipsoidal height and AHD height were known across Australia (Figure 4) .

AUSGeoid2020 AUSGeoid2020 is a combined gravimetric — geometric model, sometimes called a hybrid model. It has a large gravimetric component that is the model of the ellipsoid to geoid separation (Figure 2), and a smaller geometric component that is a model of the geoid to AHD separation.

The combined AUSGeoid2020 model provides a direct transformation between GNSS observed ellipsoidal heights and AHD heights and vice versa.

AHD heights derived from ellipsoidal heights and the AUSGeoid2020 model can be computed using Eqn. 1:

H=h-NAHD

(1)

where H is the derived AHD height, h is the GNSS ellipsoid height and NAHD is the AUSGeoid2020 ellipsoid to AHD separation. The signs in this equation have to be obeyed in the case of negative N values.

Why the geoid and AHD are different surfaces The geoid and AHD differ by up to around 0.5 metres in Australia due to known biases and distortions associated with the AHD (Figure 3).

The primary bias is due to the manner in which AHD was realised back in 1971. In the adjustment of the levelling data, the approximate mean sea level of tide gauges around the Australian coastline were fixed to zero AHD. Due to the effect of the ocean’s time-mean dynamic topography (MDT),

TOP LEFT: Figure 2: The offset between the ellipsoid, AHD, the gravimetric geoid, mean sea level and mean sea surface.

BELOW LEFT: Figure 3: Offset between the geoid and AHD. Units in metres.

RIGHT: Figure 4: Positions of the 7,624 GPS-levelling data points used to compute the geometric component of AUSGeoid2020.

BELOW RIGHT: Figure 5: The AUSGeoid2020 location-specific error model. Units in metres.

Realistic uncertainty A major weakness with most national geoid models, including previous AUSGeoid models (e.g. AUSGeoid09), is that error components are poorly defined, with little or no geographical specificity. The developers of the AUSGeoid2020 model from Geoscience Australia and Curtin University tackled this problem as part of a Cooperative Research Centre of Spatial Information (CRCSI) project. The result is an AUSGeoid2020 uncertainty model that accompanies AUSGeoid2020 and provides location-specific AHD height uncertainties based on the errors used in the model development (Figure 5). Furthermore, the team have also devised a method to compute the relative uncertainty between two points; which for some users / applications is more useful than single location-specific uncertainties.

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feature Computing relative height differences with uncertainty When GNSS baselines are used to determine AHD height differences, some of the errors common to both ends of the baseline cancel. This is because nearby AUSGeoid2020 model values are derived from similar gravity/GPS-levelling data. The closer two points are horizontally; the more common data they are based on causes more errors to cancel (Figure 6, below).

Before we go on, a warning that we’re about to get real technical.

Propellerheads, read on. Here we show the relative uncertainty of two points separated horizontally by around 7.5 kilometres (Table 1). The positions, standard deviations and covariance value of cov(h1,h2 )=4.352×10-6 metres are provided from GPS analysis software.

Table 1: GPS data from site 1 and site 2 which are 7.5 kilometres apart.

Site

1

2

Latitude

-26.325393

-26.292780

Longitude

148.463862

148.485857

Ellipsoidal Height (m)

340.586

352.494

Std Dev (m)

0.0023

0.0023

Variance (m)

5.2900×10-6

5.2900×10-6

The AHD height at each point is given by H1 = h1 – N1 = 301.832 metres H2 = h2 – N2 = 313.626 metres

“The AUSGeoid2020 uncertainty model that accompanies AUSGeoid2020 provides location-specific AHD height uncertainties based on the errors used in the model development.”

LEFT: Figure 6: AUSGeoid2020 values (dots at centre of circles) are computed using data within a given radius (circles). The closer the dots are, the greater the amount of common data in the overlapping circles and the therefore the greater the correlated errors.

Where can you access AUSGeoid2020?

Ellipsoid to AHD separations (with uncertainty) from AUSGeoid2020 can be computed using the Geoscience Australia website (www.ga.gov.au/ausgeoid).

Nick Brown is the director of National Geodesy at Geoscience Australia and Chair of the Permanent Committee on Geodesy.

Will Featherstone is professor of Geodesy at Curtin University in Perth. He has been intimately involved the production of the past three Australian quasigeoid models.

Jack McCubbine, Geodetic Gravity Officer at Geoscience Australia. He has helped develop the most recent quasigeoid models for Australia and New Zealand. ■

where N1 = 38.754 metres and N2 = 38.868 metres are the AUSGeoid2020 values.

The derived AHD height difference, ΔH1,2 between these two points is ΔH1,2 = h1 – N1 – h2 + N2 = -11.794 metres The uncertainties of the two derived AHD heights are given by σ(H1) =

(σ2 (h1) + σ2 (N1) = 0.1 metres

σ(H2) =

(σ2 (h2) + σ2 (N2) = 0.1 metres

The uncertainty of the height difference can then be approximated by σ(h1 – N1 – h2 + N2) =

σ2 (h1) + σ2 (h2) – 2cov(h1,h2 ) + (σ2 (N1) + σ2 (N2))(1 – ρe - 3l a)

where α = 63.151 kilometres and ρ = 0.68 are covariance function values computed by Geoscience Australia. σ2 (N1) and σ2 (N2) can be determined by interpolating and squaring values from the AUSGeoid2020 error grid (www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/positioning-navigation/geodesy/ahdgm/ ausgeoid2020) and σ2 (h1), σ2 (h2) and cov(h1,h2) should be extracted from GNSS processing software.

The relative uncertainty in the AHD height difference of two points is 0.102 metres, smaller than the square root of the sum of squares of the error estimates of point 1 and point 2 (0.141 metres) due to some of the common errors cancelling.

There has been an increasing demand for a method of combining the speed of GNSS data acquisition and the practicality of the AHD with realistic uncertainty. AUSGeoid2020 now makes this possible. A range of testing has shown the relative height difference between GPS-derived AHD heights using the AUSGeoid2020 model provides more accurate results than traditional third-order levelling (misclose of 12 millimetres per square root of their separation in kilometres) over distances greater than around three kilometres.

This provides potentially significant savings of time and money for users interested in relative height differences.

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Glossary Height determination in Australia requires a level of care due to the number and type of reference and working surfaces to which heights can be referred, including: AHD, MSL, Mean Sea Surface (MSS), ellipsoid and geoid. These surfaces are shown in Figure 2.

Ellipsoid: Simplified mathematical representation of the Earth often used as a reference surface for positioning, navigation, map projections and geodetic calculations.

Ellipsoidal height: Distance between the ellipsoid and point of interest measured along a straight line perpendicular to the ellipsoid.

Geoid: Surface of equal gravitational potential (or equipotential) that closely approximates mean sea level.

Mean Sea Level: Mean sea level (MSL) is an observed tidal datum and is used as the conventional reference surface to which heights on the terrain (e.g. contours, heights of mountains, flood plains, etc.) and other tidal datums are related.

Mean Sea Surface: Mean sea surface (MSS) is the sum of the geoid (closely approximated by MSL) and Mean Dynamic Topography (MDT) which describes the thermodynamic motion of the oceans.

Mean Dynamic Topography (MDT): Mean Dynamic Topography is the offset between the geoid and MSS.

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Making it official: Granting your organisation wings with an RPA operator’s certificate

DANIEL BISHTON

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he blistering pace of change in the UAV sector is a blessing and a curse, depending on where you stand.

The whirlwind rise of the industry has been driven by the rate of development which has allowed highly capable, userfriendly aircraft to be mass produced with solid margins for the manufacturer, affordably accessible to the consumer.

Regulators have trailed in the wake of this phenomenon: the bureaucratic processes of governmental bodies no match for the turbocharged maturation of technology fuelled by a $127 billion market.

These circumstances are certainly not unique to this industry — the plodding, procedural lifecycle of legislation cannot possibly keep up with tech-driven market trends across a range of economic sectors. This can present seemingly wild swings in approach, or perceived discrepancies in consistency from regulators, and mixed results in terms of policy and regulatory output.

But in the dynamic world of drones, there is an industry-specific spectre that has loomed over the industry from day one: the potential for conflict with manned aviation.

In the preceding articles in this series, we covered the background to law and licensing for operating remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) in Australia, and the process of attaining an RePL in detail

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— a certification that we recommend as the minimum standard for operating an unmanned aircraft of any size.

In this article, we’ll examine the next stage of certification, the RPA operators certificate (ReOC) — what this ticket enables, how the process has changed over time, and some considerations when deciding whether this is the route to take for your professional practice.

Ticket to fly Under Australian air law, licensed pilots must fly under a ReOC, the certification that an organisation has a nominated Chief Remote Pilot (CRP), and an approved, documented set of procedures and policies for operating and maintaining RPAS. The introduction of a new pathway known as the ‘excluded’ category of operations in 2016 means that training and licensing is not required for RPA owners to fly under certain conditions, which we’ll get to later.

The ReOC holder has responsibility for all licensed pilots and aircraft that operate under the authority of their operating certificate, and the aircraft must conform to the aircraft categories, weight class and operation profiles specified.

The highest standard of certification for unmanned aircraft operation, ReOCs are issued in a series of aircraft-specific categories: multirotor, aeroplane, helicopter, powered lift and airship and ‘other’, with an assigned weight category

for the aircraft it applies to. The weight will be typically for aircraft up to 25 kilograms, with the certificate noting manufacturer and weight if over this threshold.

Once certified, ReOC holders and their pilots are then eligible for a broad range of privileges in terms of dayto-day operations, both directly and indirectly. In terms of direct privileges, CASA routinely grants exemptions to the standard operating conditions governing unmanned flight, which greatly aids operational flexibility: e.g. waiving ceilings or granting access to zones that would remain illegal to those flying without a license. Indirectly, insurance premiums are likely to be much more affordable, and statutory bodies and other landholders may be substantially more inclined to permit operations on their property or vicinity.

Applying for a ReOC is a streamlined affair in late 2018. The key improvement to this process since its introduction is CASA’s publication of contentrich templates for the operational procedures and operations manual.

These two documents form the core of the application, and historically were required to be written from scratch by applicants as evidence of the integration of RPAS operations into the business operations of an organisation, even ahead of the granting of a certificate, with little guidance on the requirements of these pivotal documents.

The availability of these resources now means that the considerable bulk of material can now be submitted verbatim, and modifications required for highly specific operations or aircraft can simply be added to these documents.

At around 60 pages of structured content, it’s difficult to understate the easing of the application process that this represents — consider the time it would cost yourself or a professional employee to create that from scratch, considering that a number of attempts may be required to draft them to the required specification.

The process seems to have been streamlined on CASA’s end too, dropping the application fee accordingly. CASA charges $130 per hour for application processing, so the fee is dependent on the complexity of an applicant’s submission, but a CASA source has indicated to Position that the fee is usually less than $1,000 per application on average, so it’s no longer a considerable outlay to apply for this top-tier certification.

According to Mike Manning, chief remote pilot for Townsville-based FlyFreely, this represents a world of difference from the former process. A surveyor and spatial scientist since the 1980s, Manning became involved in the nascent Australian RPAS industry around 2012, soon after the initial regulatory framework was introduced. Manning was licensed before there was a CASAmandated syllabus and training courses — via three weeks of aviation theory, and a host of manufacturer-specific training for their RPAs.

Industry adapts FlyFreely are an organisation taking a novel approach to the particulars of Australian RPAS regulation. Perhaps due to the comparatively complex and dear process of applying for a ReOC in the past, and the requirement for licensed pilots to fly under the authority of such a certificate, ReOC holders began essentially ‘hiring’ out their privileges — charging licenced freelance contractors to allow them to fly under their certificate.

This is an entirely legal practice under CASA’s regulations, which state that all pilots must be inducted via the procedures set out in the company’s operating manual, with that responsibility resting entirely on the ReOC holder and pilots. According to Manning, without enforcement and oversight of these requirement, many operators engaging in this practice had loosely defined onboarding procedures that led to a lot of risk on operations.

“So to allow people to operate under your ReOC, you need to be really confident in their certification, their training their operational procedures their diligence in operations. That they are going to fly professionally, legally, safely,” he said.

“I think a lot of the companies that were doing it really didn't understand the risks involved with that setup: you are exposing your ReOC, the chief pilot is at risk.”

FlyFreely prides itself on a rigorous set of processes for new pilots and aircraft joining their fleet. New pilots undergo flight assessments, air law knowledge tests, aircraft inspections and registration RPAs can offer a new perspective on worksites, and shortcut many risks and overheads associated with manned inspections.

Gibson Satu, the CRP of Kahuto Pacific in Fiji, receives training on using ground control points for orthophotos and photogrammetry.

along with mission plans and operating sites approved by Manning. Logged hours are confirmed, AROCs (Aeronautical Radio Operator’s Certificate) reviewed, and professional indemnity insurance is also required to enrol.

“Once they've done all that, I'll actually assess them out in the field,” he said.

“They need to show me how they will operate on that job and that goes from how they set up their safety barriers, to how they are setting up their radios, to: can they actually make a radio call? Are they competent in their actual skills in flying the drone, are they safe, responsible?”

Once assessed, approved and registered, pilots’ missions are requested, approved and supervised by Manning via FlyFreely’s app, in which he tracks aircraft movements, pre- and post- flight checklists and flight logs of the completed operations against the approved mission plans.

The regime that FlyFreely has in place goes well beyond CASA’s requirements, but makes business sense for a company that has made establishing a fleet of pilots and aircraft a core part of its model — a model predicated on the privileges conferred by a ReOC.

Double standards In 2016, CASA introduced the ‘excluded’ category of RPA operations, essentially a new set of rules for operating aircraft meeting certain criteria. Whilst the basic guidelines for RPAS operation are the same for those operating in the ‘included’ category, 'excluded' drone owners are allowed to operate freely — for recreational or commercial purposes — without a license or ReOC. www.spatialsource.com.au 21

feature LEFT: Nextcore’s LIDAR platform is an example of how the market for RPA-borne sensors is expanding.

Image courtesy of NextCore.

BELOW: Mike Manning at a ground control station for a C-Astral Bramor rTK RPAS with a 360° rotating tripod. The field computer, radio antenna and remote controller are all positioned so that the Remote Pilot is able to perform true VLOS operations and maintain situational awareness.

The most commonly-utilised and contentious of these criteria is for flying drones under two kilograms in weight, but under certain circumstances, drones weighing up to 25 kilograms can be flown without a license in public areas in the excluded category, and drones of up to 150 kilograms can be flown by operators if on their own property. A 150-kilogram drone is a lot of aircraft, when you consider that a drone of under a kilogram could potentially bring down a helicopter if it made contact with its tail rotor, and that a sub-two-kilogram Phantom caused structural damage to a light plane’s wing spar in a test collision carried out by impact physicists at the University of Dayton in Ohio.

Manning sees great risk in the largely de-regulated space of the excluded category, and says that he has witnessed an increase in reckless flying and rogue operators taking advantage its parameters.

He says he knows of cases in which certified operators with fleets of pilots and aircraft are now also employing unlicensed operators to maintain competitiveness.

“There are two parallel streams running in Australia right now. On the one side you have zero requirements and then on the other side, quite high standards and requirements. Every single day in this country thousands of people using that excluded category either illegally or dangerously — and as a result, it's also sucked down the included [category] people with them,” he said.

“What we are seeing in the industry now started about a year before the [excluded] regulations came out in 2016.

So that's three years now, and what we're seeing in Australia is a massive decline in professionalism out there in our industry.”

Responding to questions from Position, CASA stated that the introduction of the excluded category was a response to the rapid increases in RPA technology, and an effort to remove red tape for a category of drone owners that is sees as relatively low risk.

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‘With the rapid advances in RPA technology, RPA have become more readily available and easier to use. CASA recognised that the operation of RPA below two kilograms and within defined operating parameters posed limited risks.

Accordingly, to reduce red tape for these low-risk operations, CASA introduced the excluded RPA category and the standard operating conditions under which operators of excluded RPA must operate,’ a spokesperson said.

Fork in the road What these divergent categories do is present a dilemma to those looking to conduct unmanned aerial work.

Capabilities are ever-improving, and the release of DJI’s Phantom 4 RTK has seen real centimetre-level positioning in a sub-two kilogram aircraft aimed at professional mapping, scanning and surveying operations.

The de-regulated space of the excluded category offers a tantalising prospect in terms of a lower initial outlay and investment — buy a Phantom or Mavic off the shelf and start flying, no need to train staff or integrate a new set of procedures into your organisation. Procedural requirements are more relaxed too — CASA may conduct ad-hoc surveillance of excluded operators, but they are not subject to the same periodic reviews and audits of ReOC holders and licensed RPAS pilots.

Excluded operators carry their own risk, which is no doubt an appealing

idea to many businesses looking to offer unmanned services, or reap the cost benefits of replacing heavy-duty manned process with semi-automated, less hazardous drone inspections: a case to senior management to support a decision is strengthened by a lower initial outlay.

In May 2018, CASA’s Review of aviation safety regulation of RPAS report noted that the authority supports mandatory registration for drones over 250 grams, and a simplified online course be developed for recreational and excluded operators on safe operation, with a quiz and minimum pass mark.

Manning’s view on this echoes my own experience of undertaking the RePL licensing course — for individuals without a background in aviation, the new awareness of the legal and operational environment you are entering is invaluable, and the risks to life and property of ignorant RPA operation are numerous and very, very real. Businesses considering the trade-off may do well to think through the consequences that an incident involving bodily harm to bystanders, conflict with manned aviation or significant damage to property might to their brand and client base. Whilst CASA hold individuals operating in the excluded category responsible for their actions, police and the judiciary may take a different view in the event of a legal dispute over responsibility, a scenario currently without precedent in Australian courts. Fundamentally, an unlicensed operator flying a drone without the knowledge and flight training of the RePL course is a far, far riskier proposition than a licensed pilot. Firms with licensed pilots can grant themselves a level of autonomy and flexibility not available to those flying excluded by attaining their RPA operator’s certificate.

“I do not agree with the excluded category at all. So I would advise anybody do not take that route and go get your people properly trained properly insured,” Manning said.

“Then you can rest comfortably that they are going to do things professionally, not break any rules that you have minimised those risks to the public as best you can.” ■

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Mana from heaven CUAN PETHERAM

Developing pure, perennial data resources in the Top End

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orthern Australia has long been big on ideas but short on data.

The national science agency, CSIRO, has now delivered the most extensive, integrated study of water and agriculture resources for the north – covering 200,000 square kilometres across multiple river catchments.

What makes the Northern Australia Water Resource Assessment stand out is not just the vast scope but the range of disciplines, and assessment techniques, applied together to deliver the fine-scale but region-wide data.

The assessment was commissioned by the Australian government to deliver knowledge of the scale, nature, location and distribution of the likely environmental, social and economic opportunities — and risks — of irrigated development.

A key input to the assessment of water resource development is an understanding

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of the soil and landscape resources available, their spatial distribution, and their limitations to use. Specifically, an understanding of the potential suitability of soils for a range of crops, planting seasons and irrigation management is vital.

But how do you map soil parameters and the suitability of soil and land for over 120 land uses across an area of 200,000 square kilometres of diverse soil types in that time frame?

Traditional soil mapping techniques were impractical. Instead an alternative mapping approach, digital soil mapping (DSM) was adopted.

But skills sets and project management have also been critical to delivery.

Applying digital soil mapping in the real-world production environment With traditional soil surveying approaches, a scientist relies largely on their interpretation of spatial patterns from satellite images or aerial photographs and existing field

observations to develop a conceptual model for detailed field investigation. This is time intensive and subjective.

DSM has evolved with gains in computing power, adoption of increasingly sophisticated statistical methods and increased access to high resolution spatial datasets, including climate, remote sensing and digital elevation models.

CSIRO senior experimental scientist Ross Searle, project leader of Data Sources for Agriculture Decision Making, said the assessment wouldn’t have been possible without DSM. “We couldn’t get close to doing the scale of work using traditional methods, given the funding and time available,” said Mr. Searle. “We would have taken many years using traditional soil mapping methods.”

“Australia is possibly unique in that we do have a perceived large potential for development of those landscapes that we don’t know much about. This was a way to evaluate much larger areas of land.”

LEFT: Figure 2-3 Examples of some of the covariates used in Mitchell catchment in digital soil mapping: (a) % slope; (b) ternary potassium, thorium and uranium radiometrics signals; (c) Prescott Index, and; (d) Weathering Intensity Index.

BELOW: Figure 3-42 Mitchell catchment (a) Plant available water capacity (PAWC) to a soil depth of 100cm and (b) reliability of predicted PAWC 100.

CSIRO has been at the forefront of the application of digital soil mapping and modern digital approaches in land suitability analysis across very large and remote areas, he said.

“Until about five years ago, the use of DSM was typically confined to small areas and mostly utilised by researchers.

“We’ve now applied DSM in a real world production environment.”

Taking human bias – and limitations – out of field work DSM involves assembling a series of spatial datasets, each one of which relates to important soil formation processes in the area of interest.

A stratified random sampling approach, in this case conditioned Latin hypercube sampling (cLHS), was used to establish a field sample design.

This sampling takes into consideration existing soil measurements in the area of interest, but chooses sites without any human bias and captures the full range of variability within and across each of the spatial datasets.

Pre-existing (legacy) data is inevitably sparse and geographically biased, so it was still essential to collect new soil and landscape data in the field.

The number of field sampling points was determined by the budget and logistical considerations. But one of the challenges in using DSM techniques in

remote areas is accessing the statistically determined sample location with field soil sampling equipment such as drilling rigs.

“As a traditional soil surveyor, you go out and use your understanding of the landscape and build a model based on your sampling. DSM sends you to parts of the landscape you wouldn’t ever go to, such as outcrops, because you need to cover the whole range of potential values,” said Mr. Searle.

Working in remote locations with heavy and valuable drilling equipment in tow, some innovation was required to force the statistical model to sample in readily accessible locations, without the loss of too much statistical power.

Field work was still a significant undertaking — 10 teams on 12-day field trips. Data from nearly 60,000 existing soil survey sites, north of latitude 20º S, were combined with data collected from a total of 736 new sites at multiple depths.

CSIRO research technician Seonaid Philip, who coordinated the field work, sample testing and mapping, said DSM made it possible to deliver in the time frame and provide reliable data. DSM also provided a consistent approach working across three jurisdictions, Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.

“The science in DSM has matured and now there’s a core knowledge in the field with experts using DSM, it was very satisfying. We have tested the reality, applying it and understanding it and having confidence in the work we’re doing,” Ms Philip said.

Samples were sent back to the laboratory for wet and dry chemistry and other analysis such as mid infrared spectroscopy. These measurements were then used to train machine learning models, in this case a random forest statistical model. The random forest models were then combined with the spatial covariate to extrapolate the models across the entire study area to produce maps of soil attributes.

The products are spatially explicit data and maps at a spatial resolution of approximately 90 metres on the ground

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ABOVE: Figure 3-27 Modelled land suitability for Mitchell catchment; (a) wet-season lablab under furrow irrigation and (b) perennial Rhodes grass under spray irrigation. Insets illustrate reliability of land suitability mapping.

for 16 soil parameters determined by the project, including: soil depth; soil EC; plant available water capacity; soil pH; drainage; permeability; rockiness; erodibility and exchangeable sodium percentage.

1. Quantifying the uncertainty: repeatability provides confidence in predictions

DSM offers a number of benefits over traditional soil mapping techniques increased operational efficiencies, speed, utility of digital outputs and objective output datasets. But perhaps the greatest advantage of DSM, said Mr. Searle, is that because the gridded outputs are generated using statistical methods it is possible to quantify the uncertainty of each pixel for each soil parameter output.

“There’s no such thing as certainty in these highly variable environments. We can now collect more data and establish how sure we are about the value we’re predicting,” said Mr. Searle.

“Say we have 1000 data sets, we might use 900 and we hold back 100. We produce a map and we intersect that with the 100 data sets remaining and see what the difference is. We do that 10 times and create 10 different models using subsets of the sampling. By having that many we can see the range of values.”

The richness and quantity of data allows that repeatability and comparison.

“There’s now broader availability of covariates: from satellite imagery to radiometrics, to build our models with,” said Mr. Searle.

“The software and algorithms we use are all public domain through the R statistical language. CSIRO’s access to a supercomputer resources has been one of the key enablers. We couldn’t do it on this scale without that resource.”

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by irrigation type-combinations for all three areas at a spatial resolution of approximately 90 metres on the ground.

The soil attribute data were also used to evaluate suitability of offstream storages and as input to hydrological models.

Ms. Philip said what’s been clear is that the DSM and land suitability products delivered as part of the assessment hold up statistically.

“As far as quantitative and qualitative (expert knowledge) reliability are concerned, these products have performed really well. Traditional soil surveys have little information on reliability. This process allows us to produce different products that can be applied in so many ways.”

This information will be a valuable resource for those seeking to make decisions about development in the three study areas, and will help direct future surveys and sampling effort.

2. Building land suitability models using DSM

The gridded soil parameter outputs from digital soil mapping have a variety of applications, ranging from mapping of areas suitable for building farm dams to use in hydrology and agriculture production models. To date, their main application has been in the generation of land suitability maps.

“The software and algorithms we use are all public domain through the R statistical language.

CSIRO’s access to supercomputer resources has been one of the key enablers.”

Land suitability analysis determines the potential of land for specific uses, based on a rule based approach to the local environmental attributes and qualities.

Land suitability maps use that information to help indicate those parts of the landscape that are more and less suitable for different land uses. Here, ‘land use’ indicates a unique combination of crop type, irrigation method and growing season.

The assessment matched those land use requirements to soil, land and climate limitations.

A set of land suitability data and maps was produced for 126 crop by season

3. A team approach

Mr. Searle said DSM required a whole new skill set for the traditional soil scientist.

“You still need to have the soils knowledge to do it well but you need the statistical understanding as well,” he said.

“The DSM community gets around this by trying to work as teams, it’s much more effective when you can access the range of skills.”

More than 140 experts worked on the assessment, an example of the reach of newer science as well as the value of managing complex logistics, workflows and project and personnel management.

The digital soil mapping and subsequent land suitability analysis were a collaborative approach between CSIRO and Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland. All three jurisdictions were heavily involved in field data collection, improvement of the data layers, development of the land suitability framework and the technical assessment of the modelling products.

The Northern Australia Water Resource Assessment also investigated: climate; surface water hydrology; groundwater hydrology; agriculture and aquaculture viability; water storage; socioeconomics; Indigenous water values, rights and development aspirations; and aquatic and marine ecology.

All data collected and analysed as part of the assessment is publicly available via reports and discoverable by location through web applications including NAWRA-explorer.

Dr. Cuan Petheram is principal research scientist at CSIRO and was joint project leader on the Northern Australia Water Resource Assessment. ■

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Jon Fairall rounds up the latest developments in machine learning

n November, Australia’s national science agency CSIRO announced a $19 million investment in artificial intelligence and machine learning, a portion of its Future Science Portfolio, within which the agency plans to invest more than $200 million by 2022.

It gets better. In the same announcement, CSIRO revealed that it would also make a $16 million investment in space technology ‘to leapfrog traditional technologies and find new areas for Australian industry to work in.’

Most of this money seems earmarked for advanced work on Earth observation under the auspices of the new Australian Space Agency.

The news should prick up your ears, because evidence is emerging that the latest techniques in machine learning are already making a profound difference to the application of spatial information systems. New algorithms that can distinguish between desirable and undesirable patterns in massive data sets have the potential to make spatial information more powerful, more efficient and cheaper to apply.

Some idea of what can be achieved with the new technology comes from the latest release of PSMA’s Geoscape product.

This gigantic dataset now includes footprints, heights and materials of every building in Australia with a roof area greater than nine square metres (all 15.2

vectors from the imagery. According to a blog by Orla Dermody, DigitalGlobe’s Platform Product Manager, the key was DigitalGlobe’s GBDX cloud-based analytics platform and ‘incredibly efficient AI algorithms’ that were developed by a startup in Waterloo, Ontario called Ecopia.

Firstly, a matter of definition: machine learning is the process by which a computer makes sense of a very large set of input data. It uses statistical techniques to progressively improve its performance on a specific task without an explicit program to guide it. Usually machine learning is based on neural networks, a computer technique inspired by biology.

No matter how it is done, the important point is that the computer can respond to extremely large datasets in a meaningful way. This is a facility that has tremendous significance for applications that underpin the spatial industry, such as the classification of remotely sensed imagery, image sensing to guide mobile robots or interpreting the content of video feeds.

The catch is that for machine learning to work, one needs truly massive amounts of data so very subtle patterns can be detected. Until recently, it could only be applied where the computing infrastructure was big enough to handle these datasets.

Now, cheap access to cloud computing has lowered the price of entry so that machine learning techniques can be economical in many industrial applications.

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million of them), all 1.3 million swimming pools and all 1.25 million solar panels.

It’s sourced from DigitalGlobe imagery and transformed by deep learning and artificial intelligence. It will complement PSMA’s long-standing G-NAF product.

One is a list of addresses, the other will tell you what’s at the address.

It’s not so much that machine learning is new. The fundamental techniques have been understood for a while. Indeed, the basic principles go back to Alan Turing and the dawn of the computer age. The dynamic element is the confluence of processing ability in the cloud with machine learning techniques. One democratises massive data sets; the other lets us understand them. These two trends seem to be creating an inflection point in image handling across the IT industry.

To create the Geoscape dataset, it was necessary to extract GIS-ready

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One relevant example is work being carried out by researchers from the University of South Australia, the Plant Accelerator at the University of Adelaide and LongReach Plant Breeders. In May 2018, they announced the development of new technology that uses deep learning to derive a vegetation index from a simple drone-borne camera.

A vegetation index is a number based on the response of the plant to sunlight at various wavelengths. Since the launch of Landsat I in 1972, the most popular has been the Normalised Difference Vegetation Index. (NVDI). The NDVI is based on the characteristic photosynthetic response of green vegetation to incident light. Healthy plants exhibit high infrared reflectance and low red reflectance.

Leaves are green because their chlorophyll absorbs red light. The mathematics of the NDVI are arranged so that this results in

LEFT: Ensima’s drone is designed to navigate in confined spaces while mapping its surroundings.

BELOW: A video frame captured from Ensima’s drone shows the mine stope in false colours.

“A machine learning solution lives or dies on its return on investment.”

— Lucio Piccoli, CEO of SiteSee.

a high index value. Conversely, unhealthy vegetation has reduced chlorophyll, lower infra red response, better red response and therefore a lower index value.

The catch, notes lead researcher, Zohaib Khan from UniSA's Phenomics and Bioinformatics Research Centre, is that the detection of infra red and red reflectance bands requires an expensive multispectral camera. Now, Khan and his colleagues have developed a system that generates similar results but with a much cheaper standard RGB camera.

The problem they have solved is that the output of a standard RGB camera has a very non-linear relationship to NDVI, one that has defied the best programmatic solutions. So his technique has been to arrange things so that the computer itself learns how the NDVI and the RGB response are related.

Another take on the same theme was on display at Bentley’s Year in

Infrastructure Conference in London in October. SiteSee in Brisbane undertook a $66,000 proof of concept study for Telstra to determine if it would make economic sense to survey its phone towers using drone technology, rather than send technicians out to the towers on regular site visits.

SiteSee’s chief executive Lucio Picolli said that Telstra has 8,000 towers nationwide. Its engineers would like to inspect each one at least annually, but are frustrated by a lack of staff. Drone surveys would obviously be cheaper, but could they see enough to be worthwhile?

The company used cloud-based machine learning and object recognition technology to check imagery recovered from the drones. The images were intelligently segmented around objects and three-dimensional models of the objects were created. According to a submission to the 2018 Year In Infrastructure

awards competition at the conference, the solution recognised the equipment installed at the tower accurately in 98 percent of cases. It was able to identify damaged equipment as well.

After the exercise, SiteSee claimed its cloud-based processing led to a 25 percent reduction in inspection costs. Each site only requires 40 percent of the on-site maintenance visits that were required before the system was implemented.

Or consider a third example, a CSIRO start up called Emesent is currently gearing up to commercialise an autonomous drone that can map the interior of underground mines. An operator is required to launch the drone, but it then navigates by itself, avoiding the sides of the tunnel or obstacles in its flight path. The Emesent technology is based on Hovermap, a control system developed by CSIRO’s Robotics and Autonomous Systems Group. It uses lasers to detect its surrounding, and then processes this data in flight with a proprietary Simultaneous Localisation And Mapping (SLAM) solution. Hovermap has been integrated into a number of experimental land and air vehicles developed by the organisation.

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“Cheap access to cloud computing has lowered the price of entry so that machine learning techniques can be economical in many industrial applications.”

TOP RIGHT: Cheaper drones equipped with lightweight cameras can be used to deliver an NDVI without expensive NIR channels.

ABOVE: A screen from PSMA’s Geoscape showing building footprints superimposed on an image supplied by DigitalGlobe.

context, machine learning is still the province of universities and big research centres. The really exciting part of the equation is that the owners of large cloud storage platforms are developing systems that allow access to clusters of thousands of servers for a fraction of the price that might have commanded five years ago.

In the last year or so, Alphabet, Amazon, IBM and Microsoft, plus numbers of smaller players have entered the market by beefing up their cloud service offerings to include the ability to ingest data and manipulate it.

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All these players advertise systems in which it is possible for data scientists to send data and scripts up to the cloud, and have intelligent answers come back. According to material released by Microsoft, their Azure Machine Learning Studio is a ‘simple browser-based, visual drag-and-drop authoring environment where no coding is necessary.’

It’s not necessary to believe the sales spiel to see where this stuff is headed. Machine learning in the cloud is becoming increasingly easy and cost effective to deploy. But as always, one should beware the hype. In fact, plenty of people with experience in the application of machine learning caution against talking up the technology too much.

One important point is that modern machine learning is just glorified pattern recognition. It does not include any kind of understanding. Because we know

which photos in a data set contain dogs and which don’t, we can test a neural network to see whether it gives the correct answer. If the network decides a particular photo doesn’t have a dog when it does, for example, there’s a mechanism for telling the network it was wrong, adjusting parameters and trying again.

The algorithm will continually improve at identifying whether photos contain a dog.

But, as Chris Hoffman puts it in his How-to-Geek blog, you don’t have an intelligent computer program that understands what a dog is. You have a computer that’s learned to decide whether or not a dog is in a photo. That’s still pretty impressive, but that’s all it can do.

‘Depending on the input you gave it, that neural network might not be as smart as it looks. For example, if there weren’t any photos of cats in your data set, the neural network might not see a difference between cats and dogs and might tag all cats as dogs when you unleash it on people’s real photos,’ he writes.

A second sort of roadblock is that the current generation of machine learning needs to be tailored for each specific problem. In fact, the typical machine learning tool is, at best, an idiot savant.

It can do one task well, “but right now, there is no neural network that can be trained to identify objects in images, play Space Invaders and listen to music,” says Google DeepMind researcher Raia Hadsell. To implement machine learning requires an appropriate problem and an appropriate dataset.

It is fortunate perhaps that most of the problems that have plagued the spatial industry, such as applying intelligence to imagery, happen to be problems that machine learning can indeed solve.

Moreover, they do so more economically.

At SiteSee, chief executive Lucio Piccoli was keen to emphasise this point. “A machine learning solution lives or dies on its return on investment,” he said.

Jon Fairall is the founding editor of Position. ■

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oalas could be extinct in the wild by 2050 if the current rate of land clearing continues, according to a recently released report by biologist Martin Taylor. Published by the World Wide Fund Australia and the Nature Conservation Council, the report makes its arresting prediction based on satellite images of northern NSW and drastically increased deforestation across the state, and in spite of a $45 million state government strategy aimed at preserving the habitat of the unique marsupials.

‘We see koala habitat disappearing at an alarming rate,’ Taylor wrote in the report. The report found that the area of land cleared in the state almost quadrupled from 2016-17 to 2017-18, leaping from 2,845 to 8,194 hectares.

Eighty percent of koalas’ natural habitat has been destroyed since European settlement in Australia, and much of the remaining 20 percent is on privately owned land. Increasing pressure on this land for housing, mining, and agriculture makes it especially critical to fully understand the koalas’ natural habitat to allow appropriate measures to be taken for protecting it.

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species, and a mascot for the country’s unique fauna on the international stage. A proposal to include the unique herbivores in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 was rejected by policy makers, and they were listed as ‘Vulnerable’ on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red List in 2016. Found across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, the tree-dwelling marsupials are extremely habitat-specific and highly territorial, primarily feeding on and living in a handful of eucalypt species. Whilst there are over 600 species of eucalypt in Australia, koalas can only feed on between 20 and 50 varieties, unique to areas that koalas live. Koalas may feed on a small number of other tree species if none of these eucalypts are available in their habitat.

Numerous studies into the koala’s life cycle have established that habitat loss is the main threat to their survival. Land clearing due to urbanisation and human activity, particularly agriculture, has been the main driver of the destruction of koala habitat. Since each individual requires a fairly large area, habitat fragmentation has an outsized impact on the species’ survival. Habitat fragmentation exposes koalas to their main survival threats: risk of attack by dogs, dingoes or feral cats, or of being hit by vehicles whilst travelling on the ground, rather than through unbroken canopy.

Gathering evidence The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF), headquartered in Brisbane, is the principal non-profit, nongovernment organisation dedicated to the conservation and effective management of the wild koala and its habitat. Since assuming the role of AKF’s CEO, Deborah Tabart has transformed the AKF into an internationally recognised scientific organisation and leading voice for koala conservation, partnering on habitat surveys that have yielded critical data.

A study of the tree species preferences of koalas in the Port Stephens area in 2000 was carried out by a team from Southern Cross University in Lismore, the Australian Koala Foundation, and the San Diego Zoological Society. Using a plot-based methodology, the team sampled nearly 4,000 trees, comprising 15 eucalyptus species and 17 species of noneucalypt. Evidence of tree use by koalas, specifically the presence of koala faecal pellets, was recorded from beneath ten Eucalypt species and nine species of noneucalypt. The study revealed significant variation in the levels of utilisation among different tree species, and that two in particular — swamp mahogany (E. robusta) and drooping red gum (E. parramattensis) were most preferred.

Another key study was carried out in 2011, by a team from the Australian Koala Foundation, the Gold Coast City Council, and the University of Queensland, on

ranking and mapping koala habitat quality based on indirect evidence of tree species use in the Noosa Shire, south-eastern Queensland. The study demonstrated that the preferred unit for mapping habitat quality for koalas is the presence of individual key tree species, supported by knowledge of their foliar chemistry.

According to the AKF, existing federal legislation is incapable of providing a sufficient level of protection to save the koala. Tabart is determined to see the enactment of a koala protection act and the establishment of koala conservation zones. Aggregating data from the above studies, the AKF created a precise list of those trees covering the entire geographic range of the koala. Under the act, no development would be permitted in areas in which those species were present.

Spatial tools to save lives Whilst the push for a federal koala protection act is a long term strategy, the AKF has developed a data-driven, cartographic conservation tool, with a view to facilitating proper land use planning to preserving wild koalas: a custom-produced Koala Habitat Atlas (KHA) for every local government area in which koalas are present.

The KHA can be used by planners, developers and community groups, and facilitates measurement of habitat fragmentation, connectivity, patch size, and to accurately identify areas which can be revegetated to reduce the effect of fragmentation on koala habitats.

Using a broad range of data sources and some sophisticated GIS analysis, the KHA allows identifying, mapping

and ranking the habitat koalas need to survive. The KHA is now complete for the koalas’ entire 1.5 million square kilometre geographic range, covering 149 local government areas (LGAs) in NSW, 53 LGAs in Queensland, 86 in Victoria, 48 in South Australia, plus the ACT and the highly populated Jervis Bay area in NSW. The AKF has also launched KoalaMap – the AKF’s online, interactive KHA. KoalaMap is intended to be more user friendly, and to eliminate the need for mapping expertise to be of utility.

To develop the KHAs, AKF researchers identified the relatively small number of key tree species, mostly eucalypt species, which provide nutritional and shelter requirements for the koalas in any given area — the core factor defining habitat quality. The relative importance of tree species and sizes was analysed by comparing the proportion of trees where koala faecal-pellets have been deposited.

Several faecal-pellet surveys have been undertaken to develop KHAs. First, the nearest tree to the centre point of each 20 metre – radius plot size was flagged.

All trees with a breast height diameter of at least 100 millimetres within each plot site were flagged, then systematically assessed for the presence of koala faecal pellets. The team used a spot assessment technique known as the Atlas technique.

This approach is probability-based, utilising a binary variable (presence/ absence of faecal pellets within a search area around the base of trees) to determine tree species preferences. It also uses a measure of koala activity – number of trees with faecal pellets divided by the total number of trees in the plot – within a 40 x 40-metre plot.

Scratch marks on trees are another potential data source, but they are less reliable than the presence of faecal pellets.

Following their founding in the mid1980s AKF’s first workstation was a periodappropriate Hewlett-Packard HP 9000 series 700 machine with 64Mb capacity hard drive, with Unix OS at 33MHz, running Genamap software. Vegetation maps were digitised by hand. Later MapInfo GIS software was donated to the AKF, and three Windows NT desktops allowed AKF to do on-screen digitising for vegetation mapping of the Greater Taree LGA. The graphical user interface made MapInfo accessible to non-specialised GIS operators. Later the AKF used a Windows 7 workstation with Mapinfo, ArcMap, QGIS and a few image-processing software packages. The workstation had 16Gb of RAM and ran at 3.4GHz. Currently the AKF uses ArcMap 10.6 and QGIS 2.18 for its conservationfocused GIS analysis and mapping work. www.spatialsource.com.au 33

feature The AKF decided to remove free access to AKF Koala Habitat Mapping on KoalaMap in February 2016. The AKF became aware that industry and ecological consultants had been taking unauthorised extracts from KoalaMap habitat mapping, and in some instances using the dat to assist in obtaining approval for projects resulting in the destruction of koala habitat.

The Koala Habitat Atlas is now available on a commercial basis from Omnilink, the appointed data distribution partner of the AKF. An annual subscription model applies for councils and state governments, and the data can be provided as a web mapping service or as traditional GIS data sets in common formats, and Omnilink provides ongoing maintenance to the AKF’s KoalaMap. Having been running for some seven years, KoalaMap is still available to view and register koala sightings, with registration that required approval from AKF. Dave Mitchell, a landscape ecologist with the AKF who had a major part in producing the KHA, said that mapping those sightings are crucial to AKF’s work.

The sightings help AKF understand distribution of the animals, can give an indication of their health, and provide insight into the localised threats they may face. While thousands of sightings have

Going beyond the map: other threats and interventions Beyond the Atlas and its counterpart KoalaMap, the AKF has created a koala-friendly development located on the northern NSW coast, called Koala Beach, in association with The Ray Group – a Gold Coast-based real estate developer. Residents at Koala Beach make compromises to their lifestyle to coexist with wild koalas. Home to some 500 residents, Koala Beach is Australia’s only koala-friendly urban development. Located just north of Pottsville, no cats and dogs are allowed within the estate; there are speed bumps near known koala home ranges; all fences within the estate must be raised to ensure koalas - and other wildlife - can enjoy free access within the estate; and no koala home range or food trees be removed for development purposes.

AKF is primarily focused on supporting the survival Australia’s unique tree-dwelling marsupial through preserving its habitat, but koalas face a range of other threats too. They are prone to diseases, including infection from Chlamydia bacteria, conjunctivitis, pneumonia, urinary tract infections and reproductive tract infections, and are susceptible to leukaemia and a range of skin cancers.

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Several other organisations maintain protection areas or admit and treat sick or injured animals, aiming to rehabilitate them and assist with the range of threats they face.

The Koala Hospital at Port Macquarie on NSW’s north coast is an initiative of the Koala Preservation Society of Australia – treats sick and injured koalas, also carrying out research into koala diseases in association with universities and the Australian Museum. Over 200 koalas are admitted into the hospital each year.

Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary is the oldest koala sanctuary in Australia, founded in 1927, and is home to 130 koalas, located about 12 kilometres from Brisbane.

Koalas free of chlamydia in southwestern Sydney will be given their own protected national park if Labor wins the state election next year, New South Wales opposition leader Luke Foley has pledged.

Foley has promised 4,000 hectares of land along the Georges River for this purpose, along with a promise to build overpasses, fences and other infrastructure to protect koalas from being hit by cars.

been reported by its members, Mitchell said that they are only transformed into actionable data with a system to receive and interpret them.

“Having fauna sightings in notebooks and in computer files are of no use unless you can get them into databases, where they can become tools for predicting what’s happening to our native wildlife and help the survival of all our species,” he said.

Success in the preservation of the koalas has been patchy. While organisations like the AKF have made significant efforts to preserve koalas in the wild, without some more rigorous protection and commitment from governments to curb land clearing in koala habitat zones, we’re on track for the extinction of an iconic Australian animal.

Paul Grad has worked as a physicist and electrical engineer in more than one country, and was a writer and editor with the Institution of Engineers Australia's publishing house. ■

new products Trimble launches new rugged handheld tablet, photogrammetry suite Trimble has revealed the Nomad 5, the next generation in its Nomad series of rugged handheld computers, and a major upgrade to its Inpho software suite at the Intergeo 2018 event in Frankfurt, Germany.

The new tablet features a five-inch sunlight-readable touch screen and is based on an Android 8.1 operating system. Trimble claims the new device is intuitive to operate straight out of the box, and includes an ‘all-day’, userreplaceable battery.

Other notable specifications of the Nomad 5 are certified MIL-STD-810 military specifications for ruggedness, programmable hard keys, and a 2.2Ghz Qualcomm processor.

A unique feature of the new tablet is a module bay that allows users to swap out replaceable modules such as RFID/ Barcode, GNSS units or custom modules.

Also announced was version 9 of the Inpho photogrammetry suite, featuring a new component for 3D point cloud and orthomosaic creation, MATCH-3DX.

Topcon GLS-2000 update enhances vertical capture applications A new firmware update for the Topcon GLS-2000 is aimed at enhancing its data capture capabilities for vertical construction applications.

According to the firm, a new setting ‘allows objects for interior vertical construction to be captured with precise detail.’

Additional features include the ability to scan and target the Topcon ATP series robotic prisms on job sites, which allows operators to sight from any angle without walking to turn the prism, as well as 30 percent faster target scanning.

Fugro launches multibeam LiDAR for bathymetry Fugro has announced its RAMMS bathymetric LiDAR system for coastal seafloor surveys.

The firm claims that RAMMS (Rapid Airborne Multibeam Mapping System) offers best-in-class point cloud densities and depth penetration for nearshore coastal mapping.

Commenting on the launch, Ed Saade, president of Fugro USA, described a recent survey the firm completed with the new sensor.

“It can achieve 3-Secchi disk depth penetration at a higher observation density than any comparable system on the market – and we’ve recorded seafloor depths as deep as 42 metres during a recent survey,” he said, citing a hydrographic charting demonstration project covering 165 square kilometres recently carried out in Belize.

Developed in partnership with Areté Associates, RAMMS utilises push-broom laser technology, based on military minedetection techniques.

‘Fitbit for cows’ to aid herd tracking Agtech startup Ceres Tag and the CSIRO have launched a sensor-laden smart tag for cows, enabling remote tracking and a range of data sources.

The GPS-enabled tags feature on-board accelerometers, which can detect unusual movement or activity patterns, and can alert farmers to disturbances or potential threats.

The tag will be the first ear tag to comply with international traceability standards, including including Australia’s National Livestock Identification System (NLIS).

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Leica offers major upgrade to bathymetric LiDAR tools Leica Geosystems has revealed an upgrade to both models that drastically increases the point cloud density available from scans — yes, by a factor of four.

Leica claims that 2-4 points per square metre is now achievable in a single flight with Chiroptera or HawkEye shallow channel, rather than two passes needed for this resolution with the previous generation of their scanners.

Leica also claims that depth penetration is increased up to ten percent post-upgrade, and that the HawkEye deep channel now achieves 40,000 points per second collection.

DJI targets small businesses with Mavic 2 Enterprise The newest version of DJI’s Mavic 2 introduces a host of features aimed at inspection and search-and-rescue applications to its extremely capable, compact consumer platform.

Included in the Enterprise edition are three modular accessories, a 2400-lumen dual spotlight, flashing strobe and a programmable loudspeaker capable of 100-decibel output.

A self-heating battery allows the Mavic 2 Enterprise to fly in temperatures as low as -10 degrees Celsius.

Enhanced data security features and

capacity are included in the Enterprise edition, with 24GB of internal storage, and password protection requiring users to enter their password each time they activate the drone, link the remote controller with the drone, and access the drone’s onboard storage.

A new geolocation and timestamping feature encodes the time, date, and location of every recorded image, and the drone can be operated in local data mode, which prevents the user’s connected mobile device from sending or receiving data over the internet.

IndoorViewer now creates 360° walkthroughs New SimActive Release includes 3D Modeling SimActive, a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, has released version 8.0 with a new 3D modeling module for Correlator3D. Correlator3D performs aerial triangulation (AT) and produces dense digital surface models (DSM), digital terrain models (DTM), point clouds, orthomosaics, 3D models and vectorized 3D features.

The module allows the generation of 3D textured meshes to create what the company calls photorealistic models, which can be exported in standard formats, including OBJ files.

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Indoor spatial tech provider NavVis have announced a major new feature in the latest update to their IndoorViewer app — the ability to create immersive 360° walkthroughs from structured E57 point cloud files.

Web-based IndoorViewer creates digital twins from point clouds, panoramic images and maps — extending the use of point clouds beyond building plans and BIM models and allowing remote, virtual access to complex sites and projects.

Felix Reinshagen, NavVis CEO, said the intention behind the app was to to increase the number of stakeholders who can make use of scan data.

The E57 panorama extractor is available as part of a free software upgrade to IndoorViewer subscribers.

Here launches cloud service and API

Fugro launches ground risk platform Geo-data firm Fugro has launched Gaia Insight, an online platform aimed at quantifying ground risk for construction projects.

The platform is the first in a suite of ‘Gaia’ branded products, offers site-specific risk visualisation, which Fugro says is already being utilised by over a hundred projects, within which it is analysing 12 million measurements per day.

According to Fugro, Gaia Insight ‘delivers geotechnical, geological and

structural insights, integrating site investigation, real-time geotechnical and structural monitoring IoT and third-party data, and provides the analytics required to lower ground risk and accelerate construction project schedules.’

Alexander van Noort, Global Business Line Director for Land Site Characterisation at Fugro, said that they wished to become the Google Earth of subsurface data.

Here Technologies has announced the beta version of Here XYZ, its cloud management service and API for location data.

Here says the key features include flexibility in rendering tools, live access to uploaded location data, cloud-based sharing services and a core design principle of interoperability and openness.

The company touts Here XYZ’s affinity for applications needing live updates, such as news apps, data journalism and crisis maps for emergency response, as well as facilitating map-making without code.

Here XYZ's API can be invoked by developers directly, or explored via a command line interface.

Autonomous solution for cell tower inspection launched vHive, an Israel-based provider of ‘autonomous drone hives’ has launched a solution aimed at conducting autonomous inspections of complex cell tower assets.

The firm says that its fullyautomated workflow can also be used on guy wire towers.

"Millions of cell towers worldwide require ongoing inspection and surveying as part of their ongoing operations," said vHive CTO Tomer Daniel. "vHive's solution has already enabled telecom companies to perform thousands of autonomous tower surveys. vHive now addresses the complexities of autonomously surveying guy towers. Our ability to intelligently orchestrate one or many drones to acquire data on complex structures such as cell towers, bridges and cranes has enabled us to provide ground breaking solutions to unmet industry needs."

Juniper releases rugged keyboard for Mesa 2 tablet Juniper Systems has announced a ruggedised, modular QWERTY keyboard for its popular Mesa 2 rugged tablet.

Juniper’s ultra-rugged Mesa 2 tablet has proven a popular Windows 10-based field computing tool, with a battery life of up to 15 hours, and a seven-inch ultra bright display. A high performance GNSS unit, MILSTD-810G standard and long range Bluetooth capabilities rounded out this package.

The newly-released Mesa 2 Attachable Keyboard is rated IP68 and MIL-STD-810G, making it waterproof, dustproof, and shockproof.

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News and views from the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute

President’s Report Congratulations to our new SSSI Fellows can give to individuals – the awarding of Honorary Fellowships and Fellowships of SSSI. The title of Fellow is conferred on individuals who have made a significant contribution to the institute or to the profession and are only approved following a rigorous nomination and election process.

I am so pleased to recognise our new SSSI Fellows (with a few more to be announced before the end of this year): Linda Morgan is widely known in the spatial industry for recognising early that ubiquitous demand for higher accuracy data served through navigation devices could only be reliably provided through a robust geodetic network framework.

SSSI Board – 2018 President – Dr. Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse President-Elect – Paul Digney NSW Director – Wayne Patterson NT Director – Rob Sarib QLD Director – Lee Hellen SA Director – Franco Rea TAS Director – Paul Digney VIC Director – Richard Syme WA Director – Kerry Smyth ACT Director – Dr. Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse Hydrography Commission Director – Richard Cullen YP representative (Observer) – Roshni Sharma Company Secretary – Jonathan Saxon

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ver the last two months, it has been my privilege to attend several of SSSI’s regionalconferences, often held in conjunction with that region’s Asia Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards (APSEAs).

I had the privilege to attend the Victoria, Western Australia and Australia Capital Territory SSSI regional conferences and meet our valued SSSI Members and SIBA colleagues. I am unable to travel to all regional conferences due to my prior commitments; however, Peter Olah our CEO has represented me and provided very positive feedback on the quality of the events. I congratulate all the SSSI regional conference committees for this laudable achievement.

What an amazing group of people – and diverse range of projects – our membership encompasses. The recognition of each state’s APSEA winners has been well deserved, and I wish them all the best at next year’s national APSEAs! If you haven’t entered previously, or nominated a worthy recipient, think about doing so next year at the website, www.apsea.org.au. Beyond the obvious value of peer recognition, the career and business boost for the winners is considerable.

The regional conferences and awards have also provided the opportunity to present the highest recognition SSSI

“What an amazing group of people – and diverse range of projects – our membership encompasses. The recognition of each state’s APSEA winners has been well deserved, and I wish them all the best at next year’s national APSEAs!” Kerry Smyth's career has been characterised by a number of firsts. She led the WA Atlas of Human Endeavour (1829-1979), and three street directory re-vamp projects. Kerry is a national board member of SSSI and has played an active role in the promotion of the spatial sciences since the 1980s.

Ray Watson gets things done. As a volunteer he initiated and organised the placing of GNSS coordinated reference plaques at all boat ramps throughout WA, created a historical surveying walk trail in the Darling Range, and has and promoted engineering surveying certification.

My warmest congratulations to each of our worthy new Fellows. I look forward to welcoming several additions to their number shortly.

Dr. Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse SSSI President

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Commission Chairs

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CEO’s report Big changes afoot

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ver the last several months, I have spent a lot of time on the road (and in planes and airports) travelling around Australia, attending our SSSI regional conferences and other events, meeting with our SSSI members, and discussing the future with our SSSI committees and commissions.

I owe warm thanks and congratulations to the organisers and corporate supporters of these events – each has offered a unique, relevant and thought-provoking program.

Anyone who has attended any of these events must be struck by what an innovative group of professionals this is! Each and every day, you shape the data that informs the decision and helps improve the lives of every Australian.

Sometimes though, in shaping the data that defines the where in Australia, we can neglect defining the vital importance of the professionals delivering that data.

That’s why, in Adelaide earlier this year, the leadership of SSSI came together for two days to outline a vision and a way forward for SSSI towards 2021. They wanted to answer the question “what will SSSI become to deliver fully for our innovative membership?”

They defined a new Strategic Roadmap for SSSI which encompasses the biggest change program in SSSI’s history.

The only reason for SSSI’s existence is to make our members’ lives, careers and professional relationships, better and more productive. Delivering better value for our current and future members – being an active partner, working with them in every stage, through every transition of their professional life, is at the heart of SSSI’s future. This is our number one focus.

During 2018-19 we are undertaking several projects to commence the complete rebuild of our member services.

By the end of June next year, we will: • Research our current and prospective memberships, including those not traditionally viewed as part of the sector • Roll out improved member offerings with an initial focus on young professionals and women in spatial • Improve our current membership structure and how it interacts with the certification program • Commence targeted trials for a robust and attractive certification program across all streams • Deliver targeted programs to maximise young professional membership including better pathways for student membership • Publish a national events calendar.

There is a significant body of work here and some genuine challenges to overcome. And it is just the start of three years of improvement and growth which will positively impact every SSSI member.

Leading through advocacy and communication Any successful and influential national body, which represents key professions across the Australian economy, must leverage that influence to build support and recognition for its members. This comes only through well structured, productive and consistent communication and advocacy.

SSSI recognises that we must do better in this area, which is why it is a major focus for the current year. During this financial year we will: • Design and launch a new body of knowledge initiative • Deliver a whole-of-organisation communications plan • Deliver a national public policy platform as the basis for all advocacy efforts • Deliver a national advocacy program with a focus on informing and improving the policy directions of federal and state governments.

Engineering & Mining Surveying Chair Andrew Edwards chair.emsc@sssi.org.au Hydrography Commission Chair Richard Cullen chair.hc@sssi.org.au Land Surveying Commission Chair Lindsay Perry chair.lsc@sssi.org.au Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry Commission Chair Petra Helmholz chair.rspc@sssi.org.au Spatial Information & Cartography Commission Chair Kerry Smyth chair.sicc@sssi.org.au Regional Committee Chairs ACT Regional Chair Noel Ward chair.act@sssi.org.au NSW Regional Chair Gaby van Wyk (Interim Chair) chair.nsw@sssi.org.au NT Regional Chair Rob Sarib chair.nt@sssi.org.au QLD Regional Chair Paul Reed chair.qld@sssi.org.au SA Regional Chair Franco Rea chair.sa@sssi.org.au TAS Regional Chair Paul Digney chair.tas@sssi.org.au VIC Regional Chair Lindsay Perry chair.vic@sssi.org.au WA Regional Chair Lesley Arnold chair.wa@sssi.org.au SSSI National Office 27-29 Napier Cl, Deakin, ACT 2600 (PO Box 307) Phone: +61 2 6282 2282 Email: support@sssi.org.au

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sssi Our targets here are sky-high: we will become one of the very best national member organisations for communications and advocacy outcomes.

Productive partnerships Of course, SSSI doesn’t work in a vacuum. We are part of a huge ecosystem of people and organisations right across the Australian community with a stake in spatial information.

Importantly, as the national professional association, we are best placed to bring this ecosystem together for key initiatives to benefit our members, professions, industries and Australia.

To start this process, we will during 2018-19: • Rebuild our sustaining partnership program to deliver longer term strength and value to all parties • Actively build partnering opportunities with other member

organisations which deliver value to both sets of members.

technical platforms suitable for our tech savvy membership.

A viable and stable SSSI

Where are we now?

All of this is impossible if SSSI — the business of the Institute — is not strong and stable enough to make it happen.

Good governance and financial strength may not be top of our members’ wish lists, but without them we cannot deliver the things which are.

To ensure this solid base, in this financial year we will: • Review the current governance processes to ensure timely and strategically-focused information for improved decision-making • Revise our staff structures to ensure relevance and fitness for purpose • Rationalise our internal policy base • Implement a zero-based budget nationally • Deliver a best-in-class suite of

This is a tight and ambitious plan of work, with 17 change projects — 17 project teams — active right now. This is for the long haul — it is year one of three years of change and growth.

And we must deliver all this change whilst never losing our focus on delivering for our members every day.

To be successful, it will involve all SSSI leaders, committees, commissions and staff, and many SSSI members.

So, my request to all SSSI members is this: ask questions, be a critical friend, and above all — get involved. Together we will make SSSI one of Australia’s best membership organisations.

Peter Olah SSSI CEO

Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Commission report

SEASC 2019 in Darwin supported by ISPRS It is wish pleasure that we can announce that the SEASC conference in 2019 in Darwin (http://www.seasc2019darwin.com. au/) will be supported by the International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS). SEASC aims to attract over 500 surveyors across the Asia-Pacific region including surveyors from across SE Asia, the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, and will include also talks within the area of remote sensing and photogrammetry as lately, more surveyors then ever have used RSP technologies and techniques for their everyday work. We are also pleased to announce that there will be one student travel grant available supporting a student within RSP to attend the conference. Furthermore, the best paper will have the opportunity to resubmit an extended version for a special issue of the SPRS International Journal of Geo-Information.

39th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The 39th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from the 15th to the 19th

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of October, 2018. The conference was sponsored by the Asian Association for Remote Sensing and the Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency and was held at the Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel.

Papers were presented in technical sessions covering a wide range of earth observation/remote sensing theory and applications, with eight different sessions running concurrently, with several special and commercial sessions. There were four plenary sessions covering wealth creation and prosperity, remote sensing and good governance, humanising technology and data and a final session on future challenges in using remote sensing to enable prosperity. Dr. Bruce Forster, honorary secretary of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Commission of SSSI, was a chairman and invited speaker of the second plenary session, and attended as the Australian delegate.

The next conference will be held in 2019 in South Korea, and 2020 in China.

Professor Armin Gruen of Switzerland was made an honorary member of the association for his contributions over many years. It was the first time this honour had been given to a person outside Asia.

News from the ISPRS These year’s midterm symposiums of the ISPRS took place in Karlsruhe, Germany (commission I – sensor systems), Riva del Garda, Italy (commission II - photogrammetry), Beijing, China (commission III – remote sensing), Delft,

The Netherlands (commission IV – spatial information science), and Dehradun, India (commission V – education and outreach). During the symposia the president of ISPRS, Christian Heipke, used the opportunity to announce news also relevant for RSP in Australia.

For instance, the ConfTool - software for paper and registration management is free of charge for ISPRS events.

ConfTool can be set up to handle all requirements of the reviewing process both for The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences and the ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences. Note that ISPRS events are events where ISPRS is the main organiser, for events co-sponsored by ISPRS this offer is not valid. For more information about the approval of ISPRS events, please contact ISPRS secretary general at isprs-sg@isprs.org.

Some interesting news for RSP in Australia is also that ISPRS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding between IEEE GRSS president Adriano Camps and ISPRS president Christian Heipke. IEEE GRSS, the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, is an organisation which deals with the theory, concepts, and techniques of science and engineering as they apply to the remote sensing of the earth, oceans, atmosphere and space, as well as the processing, interpretation and dissemination of this information, and thus a sister society of ISPRS. ■

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Perspective on region conferences

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ctober has been conference season with all the regions pulling their showcase forums and awards events together. The Spatial Information and Cartography Commission has a particular interest in supporting these events encouraging where possible a stream of relevant information and hot topics for our GIS professionals and mapping scientists.

The SI&C Commission wants to hear from you about the content of these regional events and seeks to influence the access to top speakers at a national level. We are here to influence the national agenda and need your feedback and support. This round-up for region conference highlights gives a glimpse of the emerging trends at these events.

stream of SICC members, with both preprepared presentations and a three part unconference problem-solving session.

Shaun Kolomeitz facilitated as business and social challenges were thrown up on boards and voted on for discussion. Open discussion followed and potential spatial science solutions were presented.

One of the highlights was Tim McCall using floating party balloons to explain the various GNSS uncertainty types. The strings to the balloons were the time signals and provided a very visual way of understanding issues like multi-path.

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Western Australia The SSSI WA and its partners in Western Australia re-booted the regional conference on 19 October with the inaugural Location Intelligence Forum and Exhibition (LIFE) at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. The event was supported by gold sponsor NGIS, silver sponsors Spookfish, Hexagon Geospatial and CR Kennedy; and bronze sponsors 1Spatial, Bentley Systems and Land Surveys.

Headlined by WA start-up and survivor of the Ten Network’s Shark Tank, SpacetoCo co-founder, Jeremy Hurst, opened with a keynote on the importance of human-centred technology. 2018 WA professional of the year and managing director of NGIS Australia, Paul Farrell, picked-up that theme with a call-to-action on using location technology to overcome apathy and drive care and action. New types of spatial businesses, born out of a growing innovation and start-up ecosystem in WA, featured strongly in the line-up for LIFE 2018 — demonstrating how spatial is now routinely being integrated with other technology including blockchain, augmented reality and applied artificial intelligence. Local start-up Community Insight Australia took-out the WA APSEA Award for People and Community.

The SSSI WA thanks event sponsors and WA partners, including SIBA-GITA; as well as the outstanding speakers that helped make this new event a success and a great foundation for next year.

Queensland The Queensland central region held their conference in Rockhampton on 18th and 19th of October. SSSI has a strong SICC group in central region with Ray Tabulo ensuring a strong program for a separate

Three presentations used interactive polling of the audience which displayed live results dynamically. A great tool for keeping everyone engaged. The sessions were capped off with an entertaining yet thought provoking debate titled: “Surveying is not spatial”. No prizes for guessing the winning argument.

The Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards dinner was held that evening, celebrating the best talent in SA’s geospatial industry.

“The SI&C Commission wants to hear from you about the content of these regional events and seeks to influence the access to top speakers at a national level.”

South Australia SIDx (Spatial Information Day x) was held on Friday 26th October. A reduced format this year due to the Locate18 having occurred in the same year. A fresh mix comprising of important updates from the industry, a reflection of the past and future of the geospatial industry, and topics such as the power of networking and on geospatial literacy.

SSSI Victoria Surveying and Spatial Summit 2018 was held on Friday 5th October. The theme Victorians Delivering the Future was expanded by keynotes from Craig Sandy, Stephan Winter, Melinda Borg and Phil Delaney.

The spatial stream was well-covered with presentations by Martin Tomko on Self Healing Maps, Kourosh Khoshelham on Realtime CCTV for intelligent transport management, Alex Leith on What it means to be open in the spatial industry, Tom Spencer on Geoscape in state and local governmen and George Mansour on DELWP core spatial services.

Tasmania The SSSI Tasmania regional conference 2018 was held on Friday, September 14. The theme of ‘Positioning. People.

Property. Now.’ was expanded upon by keynotes from Abbas Rajabifard and Ryan Ruddock, with spatial and surveying interests were more or less equally mingled in the single stream program.

The SSSI National AGM was held during the Tasmanian event, and numerous side meetings of interstate officials occurred at the Victorian event.

Kerry Smyth National Chair, Spatial Information & Cartography Commission

Book Mark SICC Web Pages The Spatial Information and Cartography Commission welcomes any feedback, queries or suggestions, whether to do with applying for certification, upcoming events or the promotion and encouragement of the spatial industry. https://sssi.org.au/about-us/committees/spatial-information-cartography-commission All communications to chair.sicc@sssi.org.au www.spatialsource.com.au 41

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Young Professionals report A focus on career development for young professionals across the country

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ver the past few months, the SSSI Young Professionals have been busy across the country, at regional and national levels, promoting career development and initiatives that help everyone from students to early- and midcareer professionals to make the most of the opportunities they find and make.

SSSI national Young Professionals mentoring program 2018 With over 80 participants across the nation, including students from 13 different universities and many high-level executives, business people and industry leaders, the SSSI national Young Professionals mentoring program was a hit. The program ran for four months, with mentors and mentees being paired up across the nation.

Each fortnight, they would meet to discuss a topic relevant to the soft skills that allow us to succeed in our jobs, in transitions between studying and working, and in making the most of the professional relationships we build in our work. We've collected some great feedback: “It's been immensely useful for my personal development, in addition to my overall career outlook. I've found my life more purposeful than ever. [My mentor] has been a great mentor.”

“This program was excellent and defining and fine tuning skills I already had as well as introducing me to more that will be extremely relevant for a career in spatial sciences. It has been very valuable getting to know my mentor, establishing a network and gaining insights firsthand of what it’s like to be well established in the spatial sciences industry. It was very interesting and useful. I discovered a lot of interesting things for my career and it helped my networking a lot.”

“It has been a great learning experience being part of this program.

I never expected to gain this much knowledge of working in my field through this. Thanks to my mentor, I feel like I'm ready, as a soon-to-be graduate, to find work in my field and know what I can expect and what is expected of me.”

“The program has been really good at giving me an insight into different aspects of the workplace and areas that I can personally work on to help improve my chances of succeeding in my professional life into the future. I feel like

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my expectations for what to expect when entering the workplace are now more realistic and I will be more comfortable going into interviews now.”

“The mentoring program was quite comprehensive and engaging. It covered issues related to work and life. In addition, the mentoring was very interactive so that the mentee got many beneficial feedback.”

If you would like to find out about our 2019 SSSI national Young Professionals mentoring program, please submit an EoI here (https://goo.gl/forms/ F94R6LvURQAfoZR52) and we will get in touch with you with more details early next year.

SSSI career development webinar series Many of Australia’s students and early-mid career spatial and surveying professionals are very technically savvy, but when it comes to some of those intangible soft skills that can help further careers, may sometimes be less confident.

The SSSI National Young Professionals committee has realised that this is something that can be hard to get started on, but once you know where to look, it can be an easy hurdle to overcome.

There are many and varied soft skills involved in career success, ranging from: • knowing how to leverage your networks, • thinking consciously about your personal brand and how you influences the world around you consciously or unconsciously,

• working on your strengths, • setting strategic but ambitious goals for your career future and making realistic pathways to achieve them, • connecting with people you might not share as many similarities with and embracing diversity in the workforce, • using the power of your personal background to drive your career forward (especially for migrants and people looking to enter the Australian workforce after studying or working overseas, etc.)

The career development webinar series comes out monthly, so check out the SSSI events page and Geomessage newsletters for details!

SSSI YP South Australian speed networking event The SSSI YP speed networking event brings leaders of South Australia’s geospatial industry together with Adelaide’s most enthusiastic young professionals. This amazing event was the perfect opportunity for current spatial students to create connections with potential employers and other leaders in the industry. This years event was held on 17th October in the Bradley Forum at University of South Australia’s City West campus. We were able to connect 18 eager students with 18 experienced industry leaders for a night of both formal and informal networking. We wish to thank our event Sponsors SurveyingSA and UniSA for their support. ■

2019 Spatial Source

DIRECTORY

A comprehensive directory of companies, products and services for the mapping, geo-information and surveying industries.

12D SOLUTIONS PTY LTD 12d Model offers an integrated solution for the survey, design, modelling, analysis and construction of civil engineering projects worldwide. Specifically designed and created for the civil engineering industry, and used in more than 65 countries, it allows quick and high quality production in a variety of projects including roads, rail, channels, storage tanks, sub-divisions, landscaping, major pipelines, wastewater reticulation, site layouts, flood modeling, and environmental impact studies. ph: 02 9970 7117 fax: 02 9970 7118 em: info@12d.com web: www.12d.com

1SPATIAL AUSTRALIA 1Spatial is a spatial big data company which manages the worlds largest spatial data. Our rules based approach to capturing, validating and managing spatial data enables customers to process and analyse information in a way that traditional technologies do not allow.

Through our 1Spatial Management Suite of products, consultancy, and partner offerings such as the market leading FME product for ETL, we can provide the best solution to meet your spatial data management requirements.

Suite 202, 30 Kingsway CRONULLA NSW 2230 ph: 02 95279592 fax: 02 9527 9590 em: Sales.Australia@1spatial.com web: www.1spatial.com/au/

4D GLOBAL 4D Global is an end-to-end GPS based solutions and field mobility provider.

Established in 1991, 4DGlobal is a company that has grown and evolved with the GPS and GIS industry. Starting with the earliest GPS

devices, 4D Global has expanded to cover not only the latest GPS technology but also rugged field mobility solutions, mapping software, training and services.

Suite 22, 2 Enterprise Dr BUNDOORA VIC 3083 ph: 03 9466 5255 fax: 03 9466 5222 em: canderson@rapidmap.com web: www.4dglobal.com.au

A2K TECHNOLOGIES As the largest Autodesk reseller in Australia, A2K Technologies is an industry-leading solutions, training, consulting and management firm specialising in design technology. Once equally successful separate entities, AEC Systems, KarelCAD and ADA CADPartners merged in February 2013 to form A2K Technologies. Now, their combined leadership and innovation is driving the highest level of solution expertise, service and support.

62 Brandl St EIGHT MILE PLAINS QLD em: marketing@a2ktechnologies.com.au web: www.a2ktechnologies.com.au

AAM PTY LTD Rich and data driven, geospatial solutions. Land, sea, air, space.

AAM is an industry leading geospatial solutions provider. AAM specialises in web mapping and cloud-based solutions, 3D GIS, virtual cities and virtual mines, hosted image and terrain solutions, satellite imagery and digital mapping. Solutions are backed by AAM’s passion, innovation and client focused approach. Capture, analyse, present and integrate with AAM’s geospatial solutions.

Level 1 Leichhardt Court, 55 Little Edward Street QLD 4006 ph: 07 3620 3111 fax: 07 3620 3133 em: info@aamgroup.com web: www.aamgroup.com www.spatialsource.com.au 43

suppliers’ index ACSIS LTD Facilitate professional indemnity and other insurances to the survey and spatial information industries, offering risk management seminars, products and publications.

6 Wood St ADAMSTOWN NSW 2289 ph: 02 49525544 fax: 02 4952 5599 em: management@acsis.com.au web: www.acsis.com.au

ADAM TECHNOLOGY Adam Technology has been developing photogrammetry hardware and software since 1986. Its 3DM Analyst and 3DM CalibCam software packages are designed to improve the ease and safety of 3D data capture and interpretation in most environments. Products are used internationally by mining companies, consultants and in the geotechnical, civil engineering and subsea industries for aerial, open pit, stockpile measurement, underground and underwater projects, and by research institutions and universities.

Suite 3, 41 Belmont Ave WA WA 6985 ph: 08 9479 5575 fax: 08 9479 5585 em: adam@adamtech.com.au web: www.adamtech.com.au

ADTOLLO AB Adtollo develops software for those who build society. Our systems help you with project, drawing and document management, surveying and CAD - and to bring order to your chaos. In the surveying and mapping product area we develop systems for those who develop society. Topocad is a CAD application for surveying and mapping. TopoSurv is a management system for field data, an application to ArcGIS. TC5D is a brand new web publisher with full 3D functionality in your web browser.

Ostgotagatan 12 116 25 Stockholm, Sweden ph: +46 841041500 fax: +46 8290666 em: tomas.sandstrom@adtollo.se web: www.adtollo.se

AECSPATIAL PTY LTD Drone Mapping and Web Based and Desktop Mapping Applications 27 Flamingo Key Broadbeach Waters BROADBEACH WATERS QLD 4218 ph: 07 5538 8042 em: brian@aecspatial.com.au web: www.aecspatial.com.au

AERIAL ACQUISITIONS Aerial Acquisitions is a Sydney based aerial survey company, established in 2006 to provide afffordable aerial photography services to the geospatial community. We can capture RGB and Multispectral digital imagery Australia wide using our specially modified survey aircraft and digital aerial survey system. Our experienced staff has collected airborne data using a variety of sensor platforms across Australia and the globe. Having collected data in Africa, Asia, USA, South America, New Zealand, and every state of Australia. In doing so, we have forged a worldwide network of partnerships with the geospatial industry.

14 Panaroma st PENSHURST NSW ph: 02 95945527 em: erron@aerialacquisitions.com.au web: www.aerialacquisitions.com.au

AERIAL SURVEYS LTD Aerial Surveys provides aerial photography and LiDAR surveys throughout New Zealand and Pacific Islands. Company utilises the latest in digital camera technology and operates the Optech Orion H300 lasor sensor. Aerial services include: Photogrammetry for ortho imagery, DTM collection, contour generation and topographic feature mapping. Remote Sensing Surveys include: Airborne Laser Scanning

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(LiDAR) surveys; Airborne Hyperspectral surveys; Airborne Thermal imagery surveys; Satellite image.

Unit A1, 8 Saturn Pl NZ 0751 ph: +64 9 415 3101 fax: +64 9 414 0090 em: jenny.bakker@aerialsurveys.co.nz web: www.aerialsurveys.co.nz

AEROMETREX Quality 4-band digital aerial photography, photogrammetry, LiDAR and aero3Dpro mapping services to the Australian spatial market; specialising in 3D modelling, digital orthophotos, LiDAR, DTM/DSM, point cloud & vector data for GIS and high accuracy engineering applications. Applications include mining, environmental projects, natural disaster management and reconstruction, real estate, defence, infrastructure construction, surveying, internet media, urban planning and asset management.

59 King William St KENT TOWN SA 5067 ph: 08 8362 9911 fax: 08 8363 2777 em: mark.deuter@aerometrex.com.au web: www.aerometrex.com.au

AGICO RAIL - RAILWAY FASTENING SYSTEM MANUFACTURER IN CHINA Founded 2 decades ago, Anyang General International Co., Ltd (AGICO) has been providing railway fastening solutions for worldwide railway road constructions, which mainly supplies rail fasteners, fish joint, rail track and other rail fastening system parts.

At present, AGICO is a trust parner of CRCC (China Railway Construction Corporation ), and railway products are manufactured according to ISO9000:2008 and has been recognized by China Railways Production Certification Center.

No.2 Building, Huaqiang New Times, Xiange Road, Anyang 455000 ph: +86 372 5081 703 em: agicorail@hotmail.com web: www.railroadpart.com

AIRBUS DS GEO AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Airbus Defence and Space - Intelligence has been a trusted provider of earth observation satellite imagery to the Australian market for over 25 years and now our fully integrated optical and radar satellite constellation enables daily acquisitions at resolutions from 25cm for SAR and 50cm for optical.

Unit 6B, 2 Brindabella Circuit ACT ph: 02 64135600 em: sales@airbus-geo.com.au web: www.geo-airbusds.com

AIRSIGHT AUSTRALIA Airsight Australia provides advanced practical asset data collection to government and enterprise. This is achieved through a holistic client engagement process, utilising practical application tested airborne and terrestrial robotic technology systems and operating methodologies. Our client partnering ethos ensures the highest ROI and positive outcomes for all stakeholders 2/2 Frost Dr MAYFIELD WEST NSW 2304 ph: 0405 905 056 em: enquiries@airsight.com.au web: www.airsight.com.au

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AJILON AUSTRALIA A consulting company providing information technology, business consulting and GIS services across Australia. Vendor independent, using a ‘business driven, technology enabled’ approach to developing solutions, with a strong commitment to delivery. Major clients include state government and the mining, banking and finance, utilities and telecommunications industries.

Lvl 2, 68 Pitt St Sydney NSW ph: 02 8028 3100 fax: 02 9232 1961 em: david.hayward@ajilon.com.au web: www.ajilon.com.au

AKUNA CONSULTING Core Services of Akuna Consulting to government and corporate organisations include: Strategic planning and implementation; Industry policy; Business analysis; Requirements definition; Spatial information systems; High resolution satellite and airborne imagery; Web services strategies; Team leadership 18 Westland Place MANNING WA 6152 ph: 0412 210 576 em: twheeler@akunaconsulting.com.au

ALANTGEO At Alantgeo we specialise in designing and delivering modern mapping solutions in partnership with Mapbox for the latest cutting edge geo tools and mapping platform, Mapillary for street-level imagery.

Suite 1A Level 2 802 Pacific Highway NSW 2072 ph: 02 8294 5567 em: info@alantgeo.com.au web: www.alantgeo.com.au

AMRISTAR Helping business make better decisions with better maps! When your business needs maps that are more just pictures..... bring your maps to life and put them to work in your applications. Put live data at your finger tips with high-fidelity maps that you give you real-time Apps integration and let you share with anyone, anywhere, on any device.

76 Kings Park Rd WEST PERTH WA ph: 08 9481 1566 fax: 08 9481 1577 em: sales@amristar.com web: amristar.com

ARISING TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS Provision of high-volume scalable real time GIS, messaging and embedded system consultancy. Commercial product provision is IRGIS MapView and IR-GIS HPS for display and storage of real-time data feeds respectively. The product using middleware messaging and a user extensible xml messaging format permitting users to display and store attributed real-time data in near-real time.

8 Hardy Pl KAMBAH ACT em: irgis@arising.com.au web: www.arising.com.au/ir-gis

ARTERRA INTERACTIVE 3D animation, 3D renderings, Accurate Photomontage, Visual FX, Sydney CBD, 3D modelling, Interactive media.

Level 5, 74 Foveaux Street SURRY HILLS NSW ph: 02 82035100 fax: 02 82035100 em: tmacdonald@arterrainteractive.com.au web: www.arterrainteractive.com.au

ASIA-PACIFIC REMOTE SENSING A specialist consulting company primarily involved in education, training and human resource advice in the field of satellite, airborne and UAV remote sensing in Australia and Asia in the visible, infrared and microwave wavelengths. Provide advice on the use of remote sensing for mapping, monitoring and management of land use, human settlements and near coastal regions and for environmental assessment studies. Act as an expert witness in flood insurance, tree

clearing and other legal disputes.

1120 Barrenjoey Road PALM BEACH NSW 1360 ph: 02 99744342 em: forster.bruce@gmail.com

AUS-EMAPS.COM Provider of free online tools, cost-effective GIS solutions, custom maps and spatial data for customers with tight budgets. Serving individuals as well as multinationals.

Belconnen Canberra ACT em: info@aus-emaps.com web: www.aus-emaps.com

AUSTRALASIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SOCIETY Learned society promoting the science of hydrography and marine exploration. Please note, contact phone numbers are for a Perth number, so substitute 08 for 02.

93 Ashworth Ave BELROSE NSW 6021 ph: 08 6477 4400 fax: 08 6477 4499 em: s.duffield@fugro.com.au web: www.ahs.asn.au

AUTODESK AUSTRALIA Lvl 5, Building C, 11 Talavera Rd NORTH RYDE NSW ph: 02 9844 8000 fax: 02 9844 8044 em: anz.marketing@autodesk.com web: www.autodesk.com.au

AVENZA SYSTEMS, INC. Avenza Systems has been developing software tools that have changed the way maps are made, distributed and consumed for over 20 years.

MAPublisher and Geographic Imager are our geospatial mapping software plug-ins for Adobe Creative Cloud and have become standard tools in the industry.

Avenza Systems continues to change the industry with tools that allow high-quality maps to be created, distributed and consumed easily.

84 Merton Street Toronto ON M4S 1A1 ph: 1-416-487-5116 fax: 1-416-487-7213 em: info@avenza.com web: www.avenza.com

AZIMAP Azimap is a cloud-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) web mapping application. We offer a complete suite of SaaS based GIS mapping subscriptions which range from free to enterprise all with unlimited datasets and unlimited map views. Azimap have been enabling organisations within the public and private sectors to connect maps, apps, data and people to make smarter, faster decisions which are manageable on fully customisable GIS maps.

Union House BT80 8NP ph: +44 (0)2886760990 em: nicola.hyndman@cianad.com web: www.azimap.com

BLUE MARBLE GEOGRAPHICS For over two decades, Blue Marble Geographics has been at the forefront of the GIS data processing software business.

Pioneering work in geomatics and spatial data conversion quickly established this Maine-based company as a key player in the GIS software field. Companies and organisations in every corner of the world, who appreciate the importance of maintaining the quality, integrity, and interoperability of their critical data, have come to depend on Blue Marble software.

22 Carriage Lane Hallowell Maine 04347 USA ph: +1-207-622-4622 fax: +1-207-622-4656 em: info@bluemarblegeo.com web: www.bluemarblegeo.com

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CALIPER CORPORATION MAPPING SOFTWARE

BENTLEY SYSTEMS PTY LTD Bentley Systems is a global leader in providing architects,engineers,geospatial professionals,constructors & owneroperators with comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design,construction & operations of infrastructure. Users leverage information mobility across disciplines & throughout the infrastructure lifecycle to deliver better-performing projects & assets.

Founded in 1984, Bentley Systems has more than 3,000 colleagues in over 50 countries and more than $600M in annual revenues Lvl 8, 545 Queen St Brisbane QLD em: ilonka.coombes@bentley.com web: www.bentley.com.au

BUSINESS ASPECT Business Aspect is a business advisory consultancy who specialise in improving the performance of organisations by delivering business transformation. Established in 2005, we deliver independent, vendor agnostic advice and project delivery services on, business and technology strategy, architecture, risk & continuity, planning and execution. Key areas of expertise include spatial information management, big data, IoT, Smart Cities, analytics. For more information, visit www.businessaspect.com.au 67 High Street TOOWONG QLD 4068 ph: 07 3831 7600 fax: 07 3831 7900 em: mpfahl@businessaspect.com.au web: www.businessaspect.com.au

Caliper Corporation develops state-of-the-art Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software. With a focus on usability, Maptitude is designed to be a cost-effective, professional mapping software product. Maptitude enables organizations to leverage their locationbased data to improve decision making & planning, while minimizing expenditure through competitively priced solutions. Caliper is a privately held corp. & is a leading developer of mapping, redistricting, & transportation software.

Suite 300, 1172 Beacon St NEWTON ph: +1 617 527 4700 em: sales@caliper.com web: www.caliper.com

CALLPOINT SPATIAL PTY LTD Callpoint Spatial has been delivering spatial resources since 2000.

We are a Full Access Value Added Reseller for PSMA Australia, and license key datasets including CadLite & Geoscape. We extract the maximum value from disparate datasets.We have been privileged to have served 35 Australian telcos, providing spatial data, AQ Pro, Geocoding and Professional Services. We have also assisted customers in the real estate, health care, tertiary education, publishing and transport sectors.

Level 13, 200 Queen Street Melbourne VIC 3000 ph: 03 9670 1212 fax: 03 9670 1218 em: info@callpointspatial.com.au web: www.callpointspatial.com.au

CARDNO Cardno is a professional infrastructure and environmental services company. We provide innovative solutions to resolve engineering, environmental, social and economic challenges for a wide variety of complex projects. The skills and experience of our team allow us to offer a comprehensive range of integrated services across ten global market sectors. The spatial & surveying team provides key specialist services, for clients and projects across all market sectors.

Level 11, 515 St Pauls Terrace FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4006 ph: 07 3369 9822 fax: 07 3369 9722 em: gis@cardno.com.au web: www.cardno.com

C R KENNEDY SURVEY SOLUTIONS A surveyor-based service business with a range of quality products - Leica Geosystems (Total Stations, GNSS/GIS, 3D Scanners, Construction Lasers, Machine Control and Agricultural Systems), Disto, Pentax, Optech, Riegl, Mikrofyn, MDL and CST. Expert training and support provided, with service in all states carried out by factory-trained technicians. Equipment is available for sale, hire or demonstration; dispatch on FIS basis from the central warehouse in Melbourne.

300 Lorimer St PORT MELBOURNE VIC 3207 ph: 03 9823 1533 fax: 03 9823 1593 em: bedmonds@crkennedy.com.au web: www.crkennedy.com.au/survey

CALCSPLUS South Pacific Master Distributor of Hewlett Packard calculators, also distributor of Sharp, Casio and TI Calculators, TP-Link Networking, Logitech Computer Accessories, Plantronics Audio, Olympus Voice Recorders and Compact Cameras, Simple Geospatial Solutions Surveying and Civil Engineering software.

91 Murphy St, Richmond Unit 414 VIC 3122

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CARLSON SOFTWARE AUSTRALIA Carlson Intellicad based software produces plans from your survey, civil and mining data with Carlson Survey, Civil, Hydrology, GIS, Geology and Mining using your total station, robotic total station, RTK GPS or GNSS system. Carlson SurvCE & SurvPC field software supports equipment from Carlson and a majority of other leading manufacturers. Carlson supplies data controllers such as the Carlson Surveyor2 or Mini2 with SurvCE and tablets like the Carlson RT3 with SurvPC. Carlson gets the job done!

43 Stubbs Street, Kensington, VIC 3031 ph: +61 (0)3 9021 0861 em: apac@carlsonsw.com web: www.carlsonsw.com

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CHARTIS TECHNOLOGY Our core philosophy and aim is to utilise complex Australian spatial technology to better our customers and the community’s ability to deal with spatial problems. Chartis Technology is 100% Australian owned and operated. We have a strong commercial partnership with TechnologyOne Spatial (DMS). We distribute IntraMaps, FME (Safe Software) and work with a variety of Open Source Software. Chartis Technology specialise in developing and implementing this complex technology.

Suite 17/291 Stewart Street BATHURST NSW 2795 ph: 02 63323310 em: sales@chartistechnology.com web: www. chartistechnology.com

CIVIL SURVEY SOLUTIONS An Autodesk Partner providing AutoCAD based civil and survey software, technical support and training. We service Australia wide with offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Developer of Stringer Survey and custom developments in the AutoCAD environment for civil and survey clients.

1/29 Business Park Dr NOTTING HILL VIC 3166 ph: 03 9544 5250 fax: 03 3544 9730 em: andrew.english@civilsurveysolutions.com.au web: www.civilsurveysolutions.com.au

CODY CORPORATION Serving professionals since 1981; an importer and distributor (wholesale) of quality surveying equipment and accessories that meet the standards of the professional surveyor. Distributors in Australia and New Zealand for the cutting edge range from CHC Navigation, Spectra Precision (Robotics, GIS/GPS), Juniper Systems & Pacific Crest. Based in South Australia, our portfolio includes total stations (including robotic total stations), GNSS & network rover kits, mobile mapping solutions and PDAs. 15A Adam Street HINDMARSH SA ph: 08 8340 7888 fax: 08 8340 8877 em: info@codycorp.com.au web: www.codycorp.com.au

COHGA PTY LTD Privately owned Australian company with focus on development of IT products and supply of associated professional services. Offices in Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and New Zealand and business partners around Australia, Asia and Europe. Developer of the award winning product, Weave, a spatially enabled Business Integration Framework.

Suite 405, 443 Little Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 ph: 03 9036 3711 em: info@cohga.com web: www.cohga.com

CONVERGENT COMPUTATIONS PTY LTD Developer of the survey data processing, adjustment and transformation software product Geoida for the surveying and engineering professions. ph: 08 9466 7990 fax: 08 9466 7991 em: info@convergentcomps.com.au web: www.geoida.com

CORPORATE GIS Corporate GIS is an independent strategic management consultancy focused on the spatial information industry. We undertake GIS reviews and strategies, business cases, cost/ benefit studies, user requirements/specifications, spatial data management plans, GIS health checks, market research and industry and technology surveys.

PO Box 1099 CAMDEN NSW 2570 ph: 02 80114637 fax: n/a em: bruce@corporategis.com.au web: www.corporategis.com.au

CORSNET-NSW CORSnet-NSW is a precise positioning service that gives users access to fast and accurate positioning and guidance solutions across NSW. 1 Prince Albert Rd Sydney NSW 2001 ph: 02 8258 7545 fax: 02 9233 4454 em: CORSnetCustomerSupport@lpi.nsw.gov.au web: www.corsnet.com.au

COTTRELL CAMERON AND STEEN SURVEYS A medium sized survey/mapping firm with offices in Brisbane and Dalby (Qld) and a base in the Bowen Basin providing spatially related services to government, industry and the public. All forms of land survey including engineering and mine survey; town planning; aerial photography and LiDAR capture and processing; and photogrammetry incorporating digital Mapping, digital orthophotos, etc.

Bldg 10b, Technology Office Park, 107 Miles Platti EIGHT MILE PLAINS QLD 4113 ph: 07 3400 9700 fax: 07 3841 8077 em: brucec@ccssurveys.com.au web: www.ccssurveys.com.au

COUNCIL MAP SERVER Council Map Server is an enterprise website map management solution.

It takes data in a variety of formats and allows it to be combined and published on maps. The maps produced are intuitive and interactive.

Council Map Server provides an integrated web-based mobile application that can be used on mobile devices such as iPhones, iPads and Android equivalents. In addition, Council Map Server can also present your data in tabular or grid formats with embedded links to maps. ph: +61 422 918 591 em: sales@councilmapserver.com web: www.councilmapserver.com

CRITCHLOW Critchlow specialises in geomarketing, geospatial data and solutions, emergency management and business continuity.

Using advanced geospatial analysis techniques and the latest GIS software and data, we help clients gain actionable insight into their operations. We offer a full range of geospatial services including data transformation, analysis, geocoding, data quality and geospatial custom application development 22 The Terrace L1, Qual IT House Wellington 6140 ph: +64 4 472 8244 em: info@critchlow.co.nz web: www.critchlow.co.nz

CUBEWERX AUSTRALIA The company has been developing standards-based off-theshelf software products since 1996, in response to Spatial Data Infrastructure requirements for interoperable information infrastructures. The Australian subsidiary provides local sales and consulting support. Expertise includes development, marketing and selling of web services and spatial warehousing software.

95 Sanctuary Dr BEAUMONT HILLS NSW ph: 02 9672 6856 em: brad@numaps.com.au web: www.cubewerx.com

CURTIN UNIVERSITY The Spatial Sciences Discipline within the School of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Curtin University provides quality, internationally recognised teaching and research in the areas of surveying, geographic information science (GIScience), geodesy, GNSS, photogrammetry and laser scanning, and remote sensing. The Department also offers postgraduate GIScience courses that can be fully completed by online learning.

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DAT/EM SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL DAT/EM Systems International is a leading developer of world-class photogrammetric software which makes mapping easier while providing precise data collection and smooth 3D stereo viewing.

8240 Sandlewood Place, Suite 101 ph: +1 (907) 522-3681 fax: (907) 522-3688 em: sales@datem.com web: www.datem.com

DIALOG GOOGLE SOLUTIONS PRACTICE Australia’s largest Google Cloud Premier Partner Specialising in Geospatial Industry Solutions and Google Maps API licensing.

As a Premier Google Cloud Partner we are able to bring you the industry leading enterprise solutions. If your organisation needs solutions for today’s ICT Challenges: Geospatial, Big Data, Cloud, Collaboration and Machine Learning, then you should talk with our experienced team. lvl7 /35 Boundary Street South Brisbane QLD 4101 ph: 07 3247 1000 fax: 07 3247 1100 em: google@dialog.com.au web: www.dialog.com.au/google

DIGITALGLOBE INC. DigitalGlobe is a unique imagery provider because our founders were scientists and GIS mapping users who wanted commercial access to a consistent and rapidly expanding supply of high quality earth imagery and geospatial information products. We are a responsive, flexible and easy to work with company that understands what our customers require and value, a company that delivers images and information better than anyone else.

11 Eagle Street Brisbane QLD 4152 em: peter_kinne@digitalglobe.com web: www.digitalglobe.com

DOOLEY MITCHELL & MORRISON A multi-disciplinary practice specialising in GIS, surveying, civil engineering and planning. Dedicated and experienced professionals delivering solutions that are practical and cost effective.

34 Balcombe Rd MENTONE VIC 3194 ph: 03 9583 0805 fax: 03 9583 5888 em: peter_morrison@dmmpl.com.au web: www.dmmpl.com.au

DRONE SOLUTIONS PTY LTD Drone Solutions is at the forefront of utilizing Drones for the aerial surveying and mapping of a wide variety of landforms. We have extensive experience utilizing this fast, cost-effective data capture technology. Drone Solutions operates both fixed wing aircraft and multi-rotors for high quality results.

3 Thrower Drive CURRUMBIN QLD 4221 ph: 07 5598 4838 fax: 07 5598 4838 em: mmanning@dronesolutions.com.au web: www.dronesolutions.com.au

E-SPATIAL New Zealand’s leading independent spatial consulting firm. e-Spatial’s team of consultants partner with enterprise and government agencies to maximise the benefit of spatial to their business. We help organisations make better decisions in less time to increase productivity, customer service and safety levels.

Lvl 1, 38 Waring Taylor St NZ 6143 ph: +64 4 499 3546 fax: +64 4 499 3547 em: info@e-spatial.co.nz web: www.e-spatial.co.nz

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EAGLE TECHNOLOGY GROUP Eagle Technology GIS is a full-service provider of Esri spatial information software, professional services (consultancy, implementation and project management) and support (servicedesk and training).

Alexandra Park, Green Lane West NZ 1051 ph: +64 9 639 0600 fax: +64 9 639 0610 em: marketing@eagle.co.nz web: eagle.co.nz

EAST COAST SURVEYS (AUST) PTY LTD Located in the East Brisbane suburb of Capalaba, we are suitably placed to service projects located not only in the Redlands but throughout the entire South East corner of Queensland. We are a Consulting Surveying practice employing registered Cadastral surveyors and Professional Planners capable of providing quality services to guide you through your development. We can look after your applications and liaise with various Councils, including Redland City, Logan and Brisbane City on a regular basis.

7B Natasha Street CAPALABA QLD 4157 ph: 07 3823 1029 fax: 07 3823 2691 em: info@eastcoastsurveys.com.au web: www.eastcoastsurveys.com.au/

EGIS GEOPLAN PVT. LTD. A subsidiary of Egis in India offers end-to-end multi-disciplinary geospatial services from Bangalore, India. It is working on a number of large projects in geospatial domain both within India as well as internationally. The services include the design and creation of GIS, LiDAR, 3D City Modelling, spatial data conversion, remote-sensing, CAD, BIM (Building Information Modelling), TLS (Terrestrial Laser Scanning) data processing, cartography, as well as user-friendly GIS softwares.

Egis Geoplan Pvt. Ltd. Rukmini Towers, #3/1, Plat ph: +91 0 8066997232 fax: +91-80-669 972 50 em: prathap.kr@egis-india.com web: www.egis-india.com/activities/geospatial-services-0

EMM CONSULTING EMM is a leading planning and environment consultancy that works throughout Australia and internationally from offices in Sydney, Brisbane and Newcastle. Our highly experienced professionals, some of whom have held senior national or international positions, are leaders in their fields. They lead a talented team from a range of disciplines whose skills are combined to help clients achieve their objectives in ways that contribute to sustainable outcomes.

Suite 01, Ground floor, 20 Chandos Street ST LEONARDS 2065 ph: 02 9493 5000 fax: 03 9493 9599 em: aedenhofner@emmconsulting.com.au web: www.emmconsulting.com.au/

EPSON AUSTRALIA A leading supplier of quality imaging products to the colour printing, imaging and photography markets. The new T-Series printers provide cost effective high speed water resistant printing for maps, CAD drawings and aerial photo’s 3 Talavera Rd NORTH RYDE NSW ph: 02 8899 3666 fax: 02 8899 3777 em: jwalsh@epson.com.au web: www.epson.com.au

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sector clients in Australia, New Zealand and the United States. GEIS is a GE Energy Solutions Provider.

PO Box 463 SUMMER HILL NSW ph: 02 97997252 ph: 1300 733 784 em: info@geis.com.au web: www.geis.com.au

GEO ADITHYA TECHNOLOGIES ESRI AUSTRALIA Esri Australia is the nation’s leading Geographic Information System (GIS) and location intelligence specialist. For more than three decades Esri Australia has partnered with thousands of government and commercial enterprises to deliver quality GIS solutions that have transformed the way organisations address opportunities and challenges.

Level 3, 111 Elizabeth Street Brisbane QLD 4002 ph: 07 3211 1310 em: connect@esriaustralia.com.au web: www.esriaustralia.com.au

FRONTIERSI We exist to bring the best people together to solve the most complex spatial problems. We always ask how data can be better used to understand what is happening around us. We believe in a future where collaborative research leads to accelerated industry growth, improved social wellbeing and a sustainable environment.

We are a not-for-profit partner-based research organisation with expertise in positioning, geodesy, spatial infrastructures and rapid spatial analytics.

Door 34, Goods Shed Village St Melbourne VIC 3008 ph: 0406966992 em: contact@frontiersi.com.au web: www.frontiersi.com.au

FUGRO GEOSPATIAL Large Australasian provider of products and services which are purely spatial. Valuing the quality of work undertaken for clients in Australia, surrounding regions and worldwide; more than 100 staff throughout Australia; part of the worldwide Fugro group. Fugro Geospatial specialise in remote sensing, satellite imagery, high precision land survey, dimensional control, monitoring and geospatial software solutions and consulting Lvl 1, 53 Brandl Street EIGHT MILE PLAINS QLD 4109 ph: 07 3841 3433 fax: 07 3481 3466 em: fgs_apac_marketing@fugro.com web: www.fugrospatial.com.au

FUGRO LADS CORPORATION Fugro LADS are world leaders in the provision of Airborne LiDAR Bathymetric services. Fugro LADS designs, builds, operates and services the latest generation of LADS (Laser Airborne Depth Sounders) systems and provides solutions for shallow water surveys.

Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry is internationally recognised as the fastest, most efficient tool for accurate bathymetric survey in shallow, complex waters, coastal zones and reef areas. Fugro also provides hyperspectral survey services.

7 Valetta Rd KIDMAN PARK SA ph: 08 8161 4100 fax: 08 8152 0008 em: lads@fugrolads.com web: www.fugrolads.com

GEIS A leading software company specialising in geospatial software, services, web solutions, and enterprise integration. GEIS provides consultancy, solutions, products, services, and Smallworld development to telecommunication, electricity, water, and public

Geo AdithyA Technologies is one of the largest and most experienced geospatial solutions company in India with the concept of being a one-stop-solution for all geospatial needs in 2D/3D Mapping and Engineering. We provide high end geospatial solution and services for clients and companies in public and private sectors across the world. We Are providing services in Photogrammetry, LiDAR, GIS, CAD, Remote Sensing, Mobile LiDAR Remote sensing, OrthoPhoto, BIM, UAV and DGPS Survey.

No-7, Second Floor Zackaria Colony, Main Road, Cho 600024 ph: +91-9952985798 em: khushigatpl@gmail.com web: www.geoadithya.com

GEOCOMP CONSULTING Geocomp Consulting is the developer of GeoCivil spatial software and a provider of associated services including ePlan, A-Spec and the building of spatially accurate digital cadastres.

Level 2 / 517 Camberwell Rd VIC 3124 ph: 03 9809 0011 fax: 03 9809 0022 em: geocivil@geocompconsult.com.au web: www.geocompconsult.com.au

GEOCONNECT Geoconnect has Everything that you need! Rugged, hard working equipment for all your jobs. Geoconnect supplies a wide range of instruments, accessories and consumables for measuring, field work, construction, mapping and surveying applications. We carry a large inventory, and offer a vast selection of unique and branded product at the best prices. We are a leading Hexagon GeoMax distributor. For the latest products and leading measuring and positioning technology call us today.

4/ 23 Wadhurst Dr BORONIA VIC ph: 03 8644 8106 em: sales@geoconnect.com.au web: www.geoconnect.com.au

GEODATA AUSTRALIA Providing specialised consulting skills in survey and GIS cadastral database management for government and industry. Long term experience understanding survey data, boundary definition processes and developing software tools to achieve the highest accuracy and cadastral intelligence in a database environment. Tools include database interoperability, data migration (LandXML etc) and GIS land management solutions.

18 Elkin Cl MORPETH NSW 2323 ph: 02 4933 7038 em: harper@geodata.com.au web: www.geodata.com.au

GEOGRAPHIC BUSINESS SOLUTIONS (GBS) Founded in 2002 by independent GIS consultants Harley Prowse and Tony Elson, GBS has grown to become a respected resource of expert GIS consultants, project managers and GIS developers. We provide custom GIS solutions so that your people can access, use and share powerful location-based information. Our core capabilities include consulting, solution design and architecture, development of web, mobile and desktop solutions, primarily in the Esri suite. GBS is an Esri Gold Partner.

Lvl 3, 45 Mt Wellington Hwy NZ 2244 ph: +64 9 570 3875 fax: +64 9 574 6918 em: info@gbs.kiwi web: www.gbs.kiwi www.spatialsource.com.au 49

suppliers’ index GEOIMAGE PTY LTD Geoimage is Australia’s leading independent & multiple award winning specialists in Satellite Imagery and Geospatial Solutions.

We are suppliers & certified resellers of imagery from a wide range of satellite vendors, including DigitalGlobe, Airbus, BlackBridge, RESTEC, MDA & Japan Space Systems. Geoimage takes a coordinated approach to the services we supply, from acquisition through to mapping, classification and analysis, we provide the most appropriate solution to assist clients.

72 Costin Street FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4004 ph: 07 3319 4990 fax: 07 3252 9818 em: sales@geoimage.com.au web: www.geoimage.com.au

GEOMATIC TECHNOLOGIES Geomatic Technologies (GT) develops advanced mobile and spatial technology solutions to solve complex asset and data management challenges in the utility, transport and government sectors. GT’s specialises in solutions that deliver ‰Û÷Asset Intelligence’ and empower infrastructure businesses to make truly informed decisions about their assets. GT’s portfolio includes solutions and services for field service management, asset capture and inspection, spatial BI and data analytics.

4 Riverside Qy SOUTHBANK VIC fax: 9694 4244 em: enquiry@geomatic.com.au web: www.geomatic.com.au

GEOMETRY PTY LTD Software development company with core competencies of consulting, software design and development with specialised expertise in innovative database and web applications for the spatial community. Geometry solutions deliver business advantage through enabling organisations to manage their information spatially.

Geometry also has expertise in the design and delivery of web and mobile spatial applications. An innovator in mobile GIS: developed the iGIS application for iPhone and iPad. 31 Salamanca Square BATTERY POINT TAS 7004 ph: 03 6223 1999 em: info@geometry.com.au web: www.geometry.com.au

GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA Australian government spatial gateway.

Cnr Jerrabomberrra Ave & Hindmarsh Dr SYMONSTON ACT 2601 ph: 02 6249 9111 fax: 02 6249 9999 em: mapfeedback@ga.gov.au web: www.ga.gov.au

GEOSMART GeoSmart is a location based (LBS) data and services company offering bespoke web and mobile apps, online business solutions, traffic and traveller informatioin solutions, route optimisation through to street maps for New Zealand, Australia and beyond. Company is also a major collector and deliverer of map data, Points of Interest data and live traffic incident and congestion flow data for New Zealand and Australia.

PO Box 101001, North Shore Mail Centre NZ ph: +64 9 966 8730 em: info@geosmart.co.nz web: www.geosmart.co.nz

GEOSPATIAL FRAMEWORKS PTY LTD Geospatial Frameworks is a spatial information management consulting group working with government, industry and academia.

Geospatial Frameworks was established to meet the needs of government and industry in relation to geographic and land information systems and the essential policy and strategic frameworks that are such an important feature of the spatial information sector.

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Perth WA ph: 0414 747 408 fax: 0892998918 em: lesley.arnold@geospatialframeworks.com.au web: www.geospatialframeworks.com.au

GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE PTY LTD Geospatial Intelligence Pty Ltd, a Canberra-based Australian company, has been providing geospatial solutions to public and private sector customers since its inception in 2002. Location is accepted as strategically important information for policy and operational decisions. We collaborate with our clients and data partners to make sense of disparate data sets and complex location data, facilitating strategic and operational decision making.

23 Torrens Street Ground Floor BRADDON ACT 2612 ph: +61 02 6273 0111 em: info@geoint.com.au web: www.geoint.com.au

GEOSPATIAL PTY. LTD. Geospatial Australia was founded in June 2016 with an objective to provide the highest quality geospatial services to government agencies and private companies in the agriculture, engineering and environmental fields in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia.

274 Macquarie Street DUBBO NSW 2830 ph: 02 68852664 em: info@geospatial.land web: www.geospatial.land

GEOSPATIAL SERVICES - SPATIAL VENTURES Spatial Analysis, GIS, Remote Sensing; Image Analysis; Hydrogeology; Groundwater data management and modelling support; Statistical analysis; Spatial database development; Web Mapping, GIS Web development; GIS programming and automation; Capacity building GIS, Community development; Ross Rd ALTONA NORTH VIC ph: 03 93273645 em: services@spatialventures.com.au web: www.spatialventures.com.au

GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD The regional sales partner representing Vexcel Imaging (VI)- a leader in remote sensing technologies and services across the world.

Providing a broad range of geospatial solutions and expertise. These include terrestrial, aerial and radar systems for fast, efficient data capture. Also VI offers advanced image processing and geospatial integration with Vexcel Imaging’s mapping technologies including the highly successful UltraCam digital aerial camera range .

16 Drummonds Approach SECRET HARBOUR WA 6173 ph: 08 9524 9980 fax: 08 9524 9980 em: pwjones@iinet.net.au web: www.vexcel-imaging.com

GHD Around 6000 employees across five continents with clients in water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation industries. Spatial services include cartography, data capture and presentation, site and corridor selection, environmental modelling, visual impact analysis, surveying, remote sensing, image analysis, database design and GIS business analysis and implementation.

145 Ann St Brisbane QLD 4001 ph: 07 3316 3000 fax: 07 3316 3333 em: carolyn.pappin@ghd.com web: www.ghd.com

GIS PEOPLE GIS People is a vendor-agnostic and multi-disciplinary supplier of

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geospatial services. Whilst our competitors often focus on products or services from a single vendor, we work with a broad range of spatial technologies, including the latest commercial and open source software. We deliver spatial strategies, geoanalytics, cartography, webmapping, mobile app development, imagery processing, GIS training and much more across Australia and internationally.

Unit 3 / 27 Commercial Road QLD 4169 fax: 3041 6464 em: info@gispeople.com.au web: www.gispeople.com.au

GIS-VISION GIS-VISION specialises in developing and providing Geographical Information (GI) knowledge. Nowadays, the demand of geographical based decisions is highly increased. Acknowledging that, GISVISION offers a range of visionary geographical information services to customers.

40 Moojebing st BAYSWATER WA em: info@gis-vision.com web: www.GIS-VISION.com

GLOBAL GBM Global GBM specialises in best-in-class enterprise mobility solutions that connect field services with business workflows. We deliver location intelligent, real time data collection and reporting services that empower and transform business. Global GBM is a division of Exa-Min Technologies, developer of GBM Mobile, GBM Web and a complete range of location Intelligence based business solutions for smart phones and tablets.

Level 2, 143 Charlotte Street Brisbane QLD 4000 ph: 07 3210 0741 fax: 07 3210 0738 em: Harvey@geobasemap.com web: www.globalgbm.com

GLOBAL ORE DISCOVERY Global Ore Discovery is a leading geoscience consultancy with a focus on success for our clients.

Our multi-disciplinary spatial information professionals and geologists apply and develop innovative solutions for exploration, mining and precision agriculture.

Unit 6/1 Fort Lane Milton QLD 4064 ph: +61 7 3613 8800 fax: 07 3036 6273 em: jrscott@globalorediscovery.com web: www.linkedin. com/company/global-ore-discovery/?originalSubdomain=au

GLOBALPOS For the past 15 years we have provided sales, support, training and rentals for mapping into industries including forestry, mining and exploration, surveying and government services.

We have carefully selected, tough, easy to use and well supported equipment for our full range. Our loyalty to our suppliers provides us with great pricing and more importantly, exceptional support.

42A Patrick Street MEREWETHER NSW 2291 ph: 1800 636 627 em: sales@globalpos.com.au web: www.globalpos.com.au

GPSAT SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD The company is a leader in delivering to industry innovative satellite navigation equipment, technical GPS / GNSS system solutions, research and consultancy services. The sole regional distributor for NovAtel Inc precision GPS/GNSS receivers and Spirent Communications GNSS simulation equipment. Providing quality engineered solutions to defence and industrial satellite navigation applications. Offering multidisciplinary skills in electronics, software, geomatics and comms engineering and more Suite 1, 22 Aberdeen Rd MACLEOD VIC 3085 ph: 03 9455 0041 fax: 03 9455 0042 em: info@gpsatsys.com.au web: www.gpsatsys.com.au

GREY FIN SERVICES Possessing a blend of, strategic, project management and technical skills and a vast knowledge of industry. Grey Fin Services is a company focussed on providing consulting services in the Geospatial, Utilities and Engineering domains Bentleigh BENTLEIGH VIC 3204 ph: 0424152431 fax: N/A em: Marty@greyfin.com.au web: www.greyfin.com.au

GROUNDTRUTH Groundtruth developed the Pozi web map so you can share your organisation’s critical location-based information and better engage your customers whilst also improving staff productivity. Pozi is a powerful map-based enquiry tool that brings together live internal and external authoritative data sources.

Suite 3, Level 8 / 180 Russell Street Melbourne VIC 3000 ph: 0409413890 em: simon.okeefe@groundtruth.com.au web: www.groundtruth.com.au

GUTHRIE CAD/GIS SOFTWARE Manufacturer of CAD and GIS data conversion software, producing cost-effective software for data translation and viewing.

237 Jacksons Hill Road GUMERACHA SA 5233 ph: 08 8389 1915 fax: 08 9923 6200 em: sales@guthcad.com web: www.guthcad.com

GVIZ Provider of ESRI-based GIS solutions, enterprise consulting and professional services. Passionate about the application of GIS technology, with 20 years experience in GIS and surveying.

20 Naelcm Ave KILLARNEY VALE NSW 2261 ph: 02 4332 0244 fax: 02 4332 0266 em: jason@gviz.com.au web: www.gviz.com.au

HAEFELI-LYSNAR SURVEY EQUIPMENT The WA distributor for professional positioning products, including state of the art Trimble GNSS Systems, robotic total stations, laser scanning and monitoring solutions, UAV’s and 3D cameras.

Unit 2/28 Hasler Rd OSBORNE PARK WA ph: 08 9445 8811 fax: 08 9445 8822 em: info@hlgs.com.au web: www.hlgs.com.au

HANDLEY SURVEYS Handley Surveys provides engineering and licensed surveying for major infrastructure projects throughout Australasia, specialising in the modular construction of petrochemical, power and other processing plants.

5/985 Woodbrook Road KARRATHA WA 6714 ph: 08 9337 2300 fax: 08 9314 1355 em: admin@handleysurveys.com.au web: www.handleysurveys.com.au

HERE MAPS HERE, a Nokia company, is a leader in navigation and mapping. We combine highly accurate and fresh maps with cloud technology to enable rich, real-time location experiences across various industries.

To learn more about HERE, including our work in the areas of connected and autonomous driving, visit 360.here.com or go to https://company.here.com/enterprise/ Lvl 1, 4-12 Amsterdam St VIC ph: 03 9420 5935 fax: 03 9420 5901 em: david.woodlock@here.com web: www.here.com

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suppliers’ index HEWLETT-PACKARD AUSTRALIA HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world’s largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HP is available at www.hp.com.

410 Concord Rd RHODES NSW em: rachael.hunter@hp.com web: www.hp.com.au

HEXAGON GEOSPATIAL Hexagon Geospatial is the world’s leading provider of geospatial software and solutions. Organisations and government agencies in more than 60 countries rely on our software to visualise, organise, communicate and transform vast, complex data into dynamic, usable intelligence. Our software empowers customers to build and operate processes, infrastructures and cities better, safer and smarter.

Level 3, 420 St Kilda Road Melbourne VIC 3004 ph: 03 9292 9600 em: ap.marketing@hexagongeospatial.com web: www.hexagongeospatial.com

HI-TECH METROLOGY Metrology (Measurement) Equipment 2 Carl Crt HALLAM VIC ph: 03 9702 3911 fax: 03 9702 3933 em: info@hitechmetrology.com.au web: www.hitechmetrology.com.au

HIGHEXPOSURE Perfect camera for capturing images and recording videos. Keep up great work As a professional UAV aerial services provider, our company uses only state of the art high-resolution cameras and mapping software.

17/2-4 Frances St Randwick NSW 2031 Australia RANDWICK NSW 2031 ph: 1300 751 931 em: info@highexposure.com.au web: www.highexposure.com.au

HXGN SMARTNET With more than 4,000 reference stations based on Leica Geosystems technology that ensure position accuracy in any application, the service is provided 24/7 by a highly-available infrastructure and professional support team with more than 10 years of experience delivering the service. SmartNet is an open-standard correction service, able to use with any GNSS device, and is constantly monitored for integrity, availability and accuracy.

Level 3, 420 St Kilda Road Melbourne VIC 3004 ph: 03 9914 2268 em: au.support@hxgnsmartnet.com web: hxgnsmartnet.com/en-AU/

HYVISTA CORPORATION Specialising in the supply of airborne hyperspectral remote sensing data, large format digital imagery and value added information products.

11/10 Gladstone Rd CASTLE HILL NSW 1755 ph: 02 8850 0262 fax: 02 9899 9366 em: hvc@hyvista.com web: www.hyvista.com

ICON SPATIAL Icon Spatial’s focus is on Capture, Consume, Collaborate & Innovate.

Capture includes Drone/UAV Missions, Asset Pickup & 360 Image Capture; Consume includes GIS Integration, Data Feeds, & Data Consumption; Collaborate includes Real Time, Web Mapping & Social; Innovate includes VR, AR & Mixed Reality, Smart Farm & Build and the Autonomous Site.

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25 Willow Crescent WARRAGUL VIC 3820 ph: 0400738357 em: info@iconspatial.com.au web: www.iconspatial.com.au

ICONYX - A DIVISION OF RAPIDMAP Iconyx provides efficient mobile applications for multiple, concurrent field inspectors to capture and maintain spatial data for use in a wide range of management systems including: Assets, Works, Inspections, Weed Vector or Disease Management to increase organisation wide productivity.

We provide Tablet PC, Handheld, Smartphone, Web (Enterprise) Cloud and SaaS hosted solutions converging map, GPS, photos, database and communications to deliver efficient field workflows and reporting.

Our Summit solutions also provide secure integration, web services, and custom APIs to leverage Open data sources and share new geospatial intelligence with other corporate systems and stakeholders to support collaboration and engagement for smart cities initiatives in near real time.

Suite 22 / 2 Enterprise Drive BUNDOORA VIC ph: 03 9466 5200 fax: 03 9466 5222 em: lterrett@iconyx.com web: www.iconyx.com

IDS AUSTRALASIA Unit 5, 3-5 Hinkler Crt BRENDALE QLD 4500 ph: 07 3205 5524 fax: 07 3205 5536 em: info@idsaustralasia.com web: www.idsaustralasia.com

IFM - (INTEGRATED FACILITY MANAGEMENT PTY LTD) With offices in Sydney and Perth, IFM specialises in affordable, dynamic, secure Spatial Information Solutions, GIS, Asset and Facilities Management and Location based services for the public and private sectors throughout Australia and New Zealand. Whether for an enterprise corporate wide system or single user application, IFM can supply either desktop or web enabled solutions that will add spatial intelligence and better functionality to your GIS, Asset and Space Management processes, while remaining mindful to maintain your investment and integrity in existing systems and data.

Lvl 7, 20 Loftus Street Sydney NSW 2000 ph: 02 92641946 em: sales@integratedfm.com.au web: www.integratedfm.com.au

IGNSS SOCIETY A not for profit association incorporated in Queensland, Australia for professionals with an interest in the GNSS disciplines. ph: 07 5599 5007 fax: 07 5536 6366 em: krys@ignss.org web: www.ignss.org

IIC TECHNOLOGIES PTY LIMITED IIC provides end-to-end geospatial solutions to the Aeronautics, Defense, Government, Infrastructure, Marine, Oil & Gas, Transportation and Utility sectors.

93 Ashworth Avenue BELROSE NSW 2085 ph: +61 (0)2 9451 9003 em: ronald.furness@iictechnologies.com web: www. iictechnologies.com

IMAO - INTELPIX CONSULTING IMAO is a private owned independent company based in France with branches in the Americas, Africa, Middle East, Asia and Australasia, that performs aerial acquisitions all over the world for private clients but also for clients like the World Bank, the European Development Found and many others international cooperation and development agencies.

With 10 operational aircraft around the world, our activity is focused on vertical photogrammetric imagery, oblique photography and Lidar.

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Level 19, AMP Place, 10 Eagle Street Brisbane QLD ph: 07 3303 0888 fax: 07 3303 8445 em: luc.vanhoorick@imao-au.com web: www.imao-fr.com

INSIGHT GIS GIS software and services provider, specialising in the implementation of GIS into organisational business processes and core information systems. Long track record developing spatial solutions, especially in green field sites.

2 Gregory Street SANDY BAY TAS 7005 ph: 03 6234 5833 fax: 03 6234 5899 em: info@insightgis.com.au web: www.insightgis.com.au

INSTITUTION OF SURVEYORS NSW The independent professional organisation representing surveyors and survey related professionals in NSW since 1891, with over 1300 members in Australia and overseas. Our monthly journal, Azimuth, is a premier professional publication for surveying in Australia. We run regular CPD-approved events including the two-day Australia Day seminar, and the NSW EISSI excellence awards. Our 8 regional groups, young surveyors and seniors groups, each run their own events across NSW. Lvl 4, 162 Goulburn St SURRY HILLS NSW 1300 ph: 02 92642076 fax: 02 9261 8102 em: isnsw@surveyors.org.au web: www.surveyors.org.au

INTECH SOLUTIONS Intech solves difficult data quality and data matching challenges especially involving customer data and location for Australian and NZ organisations. Our solutions include address verification, phone number and email verification, geocoding and geoboundary tagging, and advanced probabilistic data matching for deduplication, data integration, entity extraction, intelligent search, master data management and single customer view. Solutions available as on premise software, SaaS, hybrid, and in be Lvl 7, 35 Spring St BONDI JUNCTION NSW ph: 02 83052100 fax: 02 8305 2199 em: sales2016@intechiq.com web: www.intechsolutions.com.au

INTEGEO Integeo’s Map Intelligence saves customers the high cost of integrating location analytics into solutions and being locked into particular combinations of business intelligence and GIS products.

We have ‘out of the box’, fully integrated solutions with a common end-user interface for combinations of ArcGIS (Server and OnLIne), Pitney Bowes Spectrum Special, GeoServer, BusinessObjects, Cognos, Tableau, Qlik Sense, MicroStrategy, as well as Excel.

PO Box 533 Hazelbrook ULTIMO NSW 2779 ph: 02 94053391 em: info@integeo.com web: www.integeo.com

INTERGRAPH CORPORATION Intergraph Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I) provides geospatially powered solutions to the public safety and security, defense and intelligence, government, transportation, photogrammetry, utilities and communications industries. Intergraph Government Solutions (IGS) is an independent subsidiary for SG&I’s US federal business. Intergraph SG&I is one of two divisions of Intergraph Corporation. Intergraph is part of Hexagon.

Level 3, 420 St Kilda Rd Melbourne VIC ph: 03 9292 9643 fax: 03 9292 9601 em: fiona.lorenzini@intergraph.com web: www.intergraph.com.au

INTERNATIONAL MAP INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION A worldwide organisation of the mapping, geospatial and geographic information industry. Membership has the potential to increase business, enable networking with peers and further knowledge and understanding of the mapping industry. Membership spans more than 50 countries on six continents, representing over 500 companies and organisations.

147 Unley Rd UNLEY SA ph: 08 8357 1777 fax: 08 8357 3001 em: imiaap@chariot.net.au web: www.imiamaps.org

IOJ AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY IOJ provides a wide range of aerial survey, mapping and environmental monitoring services across Australia using high-res metric, 4 band, digital imagery and simultaneous HDV. From infrastructure asset recording to small habitat mapping, we offer cost-effective, rapid response and processing. HDVI imagery also available for measurement of plant vigour derived from 4band imagery.

79 Chastons Rd APSLEY VIC em: ian@ioj.com.au web: www.ioj.com.au/

ISA SOLUTIONS ISA Solutions provides innovative, sophisticated & affordable GIS, Spatial & Web based solutions to the business problems of commercial, not for profit and government organisations. We specialise in Esri ArcGIS & open source GIS software such as QGIS, PostGIS, PostgreSQL, MapServer & MapProxy.

CAIRNS QLD em: info@isasolutions.com.au web: www.isasolutions.com.au

JACOBS GROUP (AUSTRALIA) Jacobs is one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of technical, professional and construction services. In Australia, Jacobs is comprised of engineers, project managers, GIS professionals, surveyors, planners, scientists and ICT specialists. The spatial group, with over 120 people, provides key skills and technologies to clients and projects in all industry sectors. In Dec 2013, Jacobs acquired Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) and continues to provide all spatial services offered by SKM 177 Pacific Highway North Sydney NORTH SYDNEY NSW em: mary-ellen.feeney@jacobs.com web: www.jacobs.com

JENSEN BOWERS Jensen Bowers is a Brisbane based consultancy of professional surveyors, town planners and development advisors. We specialise in property development, resources, infrastructure, government and institutional sectors and for over 100 years have been servicing Queensland’s development industry with all their land surveying, development approvals and town planning needs. Our professional expertise includes cadastral surveying, town planning, urban design and development and planning advisory.

72 Costin Street FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4004 ph: 07 3852 1771 em: enquiry@jensenbowers.com.au web: www.jensenbowers.com.au

JIROTECH Jirotech is a leading systems integration and software development company, with core expertise in geospatial systems, open source software, standards development, information management, the PostgreSQL database, web based systems, IT infrastructure, enterprise support and training.

Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf, 19-21 Pirrama Rd PYRMONT NSW ph: 02 80999000 fax: 02 80999099 em: sales@jirotech.com web: www.lisasoft.com

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suppliers’ index JOHNNY APPLESEED GPS A specialist Australian supplier of GPS and rugged hardware with four offices. A trusted supplier for more than fifteen years of equipment from Garmin, RAM Mounts, DJI, Trimble, Magellan, Handheld, Hemisphere, OmniSTAR, and handheld products.

1311 Ipswich Rd ROCKLEA QLD 4107 ph: 07 3717 8555 fax: 07 3848 7585 em: geoffreym@ja-gps.com.au web: www.ja-gps.com.au

KEAYS SOFTWARE Keays Software develops software for civil engineers and surveyors.

Software for road design, surveying, surface modelling, 3D Visualisation, water supply, sewerage, drainage. Interface to AutoCAD. Development of software in AutoCAD. ADAC and A-Spec data transfers.

9/621 Coronation Drive TOOWONG QLD 4066 ph: 07 3870 1711 fax: 07 3870 1784 em: products@keays.com.au web: www.keays.com.au

LAND EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LEI are an experienced and progressive international development consulting organisation specialising in land administration, land governance, land policy and urban management. Our expertise encompasses design, implementation, evaluation and a range of training options across land sector projects. LEI have managed projects across more than 25 countries across Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Pacific.

Suite 12, Kembla Terraces, 74 Kembla St WOLLONGONG NSW 2520 ph: 02 4227 6680 fax: 02 4228 9944 em: kanthony@landequity.com.au web: www.landequity.com.au

LAND SOLUTION AUSTRALIA An award-winning professional consulting surveyors business specialising in spatial data capture and management, including land title and urban planning, engineering and construction surveying, precise GNSS, site management and quality control, as constructed documentation, terrestrial laser scanning, automated monitoring and 3D documentation.

24 Finchley Street Milton Brisbane QLD Q4064 ph: 07 3366 3525 em: Survey@landsolution.com.au web: www.landsolution.com.au

LAND SURVEYS NO PROBLEMS JUST SOLUTIONS With over 140 professional and committed staff, Land Surveys provides full surveying services specialising in resources surveying, infrastructure surveying, commercial construction surveying, land development surveying and 3D mapping and modelling, including aerial surveying and laser scanning. Land Surveys has offices around Australia; Karratha, Port Hedland, Darwin, Mackay, Brisbane and its head office based in Perth.

19 Brennan Way WA 6984 ph: 08 9477 4477 fax: 08 9477 4499 em: admin@landsurveys.net.au web: www.landsurveys.net.au

LANDAIR SURVEYS Land engineering and aerial surveyors 1/87-91 Heatherdale Rd Ringwood VIC 3134 ph: 1300130158 em: erik@landair.com.au web: www.landair.com.au

LANDGATE 1 Midland Square MIDLAND WA 6936 ph: 08 9273 7373 fax: 08 9273 7691 em: accountmanagers@landgate.wa.gov.au web: www. landgate.wa.gov.au

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LANDGIS An Australian company dedicated to providing professional GIS services for managing land-related information. Our customised solutions help organisations in the local and state government and private sectors maximise the benefits of GIS technology.

9 Jindalee Close ROWVILLE VIC 3178 ph: 03 8740 3186 em: manager@landgis.com.au web: www.landgis.com.au

LANDPARTNERS LIMITED (SYDNEY) LandPartners is a leading built environment firm, bringing together professionals working nationally across inter-discipline projects and one of the largest built environment consultancies in Australia. Company works with major property developers and government agencies -landmarks which are innovative concepts, structures or systems of their era across the following disciplines: Surveying, Mapping and GIS, Town Planning, Urban Design, Water and Sewer Servicing 23-29 South Street RYDALMERE NSW ph: 02 9685 2000 em: roy.lowe@landpartners.com.au web: www.landpartners.com.au

LASER AND SURVEY SOLUTIONS Brisbane based company offering measurement solutions and systems for metrology, scanning, coordinate and traditional survey needs. Drawing on world leading manufacturers including Faro, Sokkia, Spectra Precision, Juniper Systems and Ashtech, offering instrument solutions for all measurement and positioning needs. Fully experienced support, service and repair team.

237 Montague Rd WEST END QLD 4101 ph: 07 3846 3385 fax: 07 3844 3907 em: sales@laserandsurveysolutions.com.au web: www.laserandsurveysolutions.com.au

LASER TECHNOLOGY AUSTRALIA P/L LTA distributes the TruPulse range of laser rangefinders plus a variety of related apps for Android and iOS. we have bundled packages including lasers, brackets, rugged Android devices and data capture apps.

Training and consultation on field data capture projects is also offered.

U9/ 58 Mahoneys Rd THOMASTOWN VIC 3074 ph: 03 94604000 fax: 03 94604011 em: info@lasertechnology.com.au web: www.lasertechnology.com.au

LATITUDE AUSTRALIA SOFTWARE A comprehensive management package for surveying, engineering and spatial science businesses that need to track time on projects, or manage projects, employees, tasks, files and related information.

268-272 Victoria Ave CHATSWOOD NSW 7002 ph: 02 8002 4087 em: sales@LatiBiz.com web: www.LatiBiz.com

LATITUDE GEOGRAPHICS Based in Victoria, Canada: developer of the Geocortex software suite of products used by organisations for cost-effective and efficient delivery of web-based mapping solutions with the Esri ArcGIS platform. We provide web-based GIS implementations around the world through a network of partners; our exclusive business partner in Australia is AAM Group (www.aamgroup.com).

200 - 1117 Wharf St Victoria, British Columbia V8W 1T7 Canada ph: +12503818130 em: marketing@latitudegeo.com web: www.geocortex.com

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LEICA GEOSYSTEMS With close to 200 years of experience pioneering solutions to measure the world, Leica Geosystems products and services are trusted by professionals worldwide to help them capture, analyse, and present spatial information. Leica Geosystems is best known for its broad array of products that capture accurately, model quickly, analyse easily, and visualise and present spatial information.

Level 3, 420 St Kilda Road Melbourne VIC ph: 03 9292 9600 em: info.anz.geo@leica-geosystems.com web: www.leica-geosystems.com

LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY Lightwave Technology offers an extensive product range of Survey Consumables, Optical Instruments, Lasers, Total Stations, GPS and Machine Control Systems. Lightwave Technology are suppliers for Sokkia, FARO, Ubexi, AGL, CST and David White. Our Bayswater facility has a full electronic and mechanical workshop staffed by experienced factory trained technicians. We are able to service all brands, both optical and laser-based instruments, plus machine control components and metrology instruments.

14 Stephenson Rd BAYSWATER NORTH VIC ph: 03 9720 6222 fax: 03 9720 6565 em: justin@lightwavetechnology.com.au web: www.lightwavetechnology.com.au

LISTECH PTY LTD Our agile software solutions are specifically designed to solve the complex problems associated with surveying and engineering.

Shaping data into actionable information vital for understanding, planning and executing work, our solutions empower everyone to be most efficient and productive.

Level 3, 420 St. Kilda Rd. VIC 3004 ph: 613 9005 1105 em: support@listech.com web: www.listech.com/default.aspx

LOCATABLE SOLUTIONS Locatable Solutions has only recently been established after years of contracting experience for Local and State Government agencies in South Australia working on geospatial project design, management and delivery; enterprise system administration and web mapping solutions.

Clients include: Wine Australia, City of Tea Tree Gully, CFS, Natural Resources Adelaide and Mt Lofty Ranges Adelaide SA ph: 61 412958784 em: locatablesolutions@gmail.com web: www.linkedin.com/ company/locatable-solutions/

M2M CONNECTIVITY M2M Connectivity is a supplier of GNSS antennas from Tallysman, We also supply 3G/4G and satellite wireless modems to connect equipment from remote locations.

1 Barrett St VIC ph: 03 9696 3011 fax: 03 9372 1588 em: info@m2mconnectivity.com.au web: www.m2mconnectivity.com.au

MAAD SOLUTIONS Focussed on providing easy to use technology solutions for Maintaining, Accessing and Auditing spatial and textual Data. MAAD Solutions has helped many businesses at many worldwide locations to fully understand and integrate their geographical data and related information within multi-media environments, including the web

and desktop platforms - including the popular application MAAD2GO (Geographically Organise, Maintain - Audit - Access and Display your spatial or textual Data). em: info@gomaad.com web: www.gomaad.com

MAPC An authorised distributor of surveying instruments and GIS/GPS equipment from companies such as Nikon, Ashtech (Magellan Professional), CHC and other leading brands. Supplying products for surveying, GIS, construction and engineering professionals, including total stations, theodolites, laser levels, automatic levels, surveying accessories and rugged field PDAs and Tablet PCs; full support for all products. Software includes ArcPAD, ARES 3D CAD, SiteMaster, EziField, and ProLog. 1st Fl, 92 Lambton Rd BROADMEADOW NSW 2291 ph: 02 4950 9882 fax: 02 8572 9429 em: info@mapc.com.au web: www.mapc.com.au

MAPDATA SERVICES MapData Services is the region’s leading end-to-end data solutions company. The company provides easy access to the world’s best datasets, content and data technologies – and uses these tools to create smart solutions that deliver valuable insights.

Level 1, 414 Kent Street Sydney NSW ph: 02 8436 2800 fax: 02 8436 2888 em: info@mapdataservices.com web: www.mapdataservices.com

MAPPING & HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS An Australian hydrographic survey company; 40 years experience on projects within Australia, South East Asia, Papua New Guinea, Africa, the Pacific and Middle East. MHS offers a range of hydrographic disciplines executed by specialised hydrographic surveyors, geophysicists and marine scientists using advanced technologies and systems.

31 Byron St BULIMBA QLD 4169 ph: 07 3399 8566 fax: 07 3899 1515 em: john@mhshydro.com web: www.mhshydro.com

MAPPT Mappt䋢 is a powerful low-barrier-to-entry GIS app that allows users to harness the power of offline mobile data collection with one light, compact device. Mappt is easy to use, low-cost and breaks away from the traditional dependency on pre-existing desktop packages. Furthermore, Mappt is completely offline and built to be agnostic and interoperable. This is why businesses in over 120 countries in industries ranging from education and mining, to agriculture and asset management choose Mappt.

28/12 Cowcher Place BELMONT WA em: hayley@takor.com.au web: www.mappt.com.au

MAPSHED Offering server centric products based on SOAP, Java, and WSDL, which support scaleable, enterprise distribution of solutions to multiple client devices. The web services are applicable to the eGovernment, finance, utility, military, emergency, telco, and property/ real estate industry sectors. lv 7, 140 Ann street Brisbane QLD www.spatialsource.com.au 55

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MAPSOFT Producing software for the spatial industry including custom software for clients with special needs. Promising on time delivery at an affordable price with personal service. Flagship product is miniCAD. 34a Cranstons Road MIDDLE DURAL NSW 2158 ph: 02 9680 3999 em: ian@mapsoft.com.au web: www.mapsoft.com.au

MAPTEK A global provider of software and hardware technology for the mining industry, specialising in 3D applications that add value to exploration, survey and mine planning. Maptek I-Site systems combine highly accurate 3D laser scanning hardware with point cloud processing software. Ease of set up, portability, rapid and safe data acquisition and powerful, in-built processing and modelling tools are hallmarks of Maptek laser scanners.

31 Flemington St GLENSIDE SA ph: 08 8338 9222 fax: 08 8338 9229 em: solutions@maptek.com.au web: www.maptek.com

MARC COMPUTER SERVICES LandMark Surveying Engineering Software. Land.xml creation of DP. 99 Felton Rd CARLINGFORD NSW 2118 ph: 02 9630 8927 fax: 02 9630 2196 em: landmarc@bigpond.net.au web: www.landmarksoft.com.au

MEIER IT PTY LTD Meier IT Pty Ltd is an Australian software company providing customised spatial applications specialising in desktop, web and mobile development technologies.

PO Box 7153 MOUNT CROSBY QLD ph: 07 3201 0423 fax: 07 3201 0425 em: info@meierIT.com.au web: www.meierIT.com.au

MERCURY PROJECT SOLUTIONS Mercury Project Solutions delivers services to top tier clients in both the public and private sector to solve complex location business problems. We are about thinking and doing: strategy and implementation. Ultimately, Mercury is about delivering business results that really matter to you. We are with you all the way: from Idea, via Planning to Execution. Services we provide: Strategic Consulting Spatial and Information Architectures Implementation Planning Project and Program Management 2b Alsop Walk CARINE WA 6020 ph: 0408 054 565 em: maurits.vandervlugt@mercuryps.com.au web: www.mercuryps.com.au

MICRONICS Manufacturer of Innovative DGPS systems for Mining and Asset Management. EEMIS Exploration Systems for Heritage Site avoidance and and drillsite status. Custom design GIS Asset management software for cost effective and optimised client operations.

Engineering DGPS hardware design for Exploration and Plant collision avoidance. DGPS design is from Submeter to cm RTK applications.

New release product is FTSlim, rugged, lightweight Decimetre systems especially designed for exploration.

84 Telford Cres WA ph: 08 9344 8808 em: micron@iinet.net.au web: micronicsgps.com

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Developer of Bing Maps; its rich imagery and quality geospatial data is already being used by thousands of organisations, governments and developers worldwide. APIs that enable the creation of innovative applications; data can be better displayed, and business insight improved.

1 Epping Rd NORTH RYDE NSW ph: 02 9870 2677 fax: 02 9870 2466 web: microsoft.com/maps

MIPELA GEOSOLUTIONS Combining the latest technology with 20+ years of innovation and experience, Mipela GeoSolutions continue to automate our clients business processes, integrate systems and deliver reliable solutions that stand the test of time, assisting people and businesses to make informed decisions by connecting people with information‰Û?.

5 Prospect St FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4001 ph: 07 3252 5589 fax: 07 3252 2477 em: sales@mipela.com.au web: www.mipela.com.au

MONITUM Monitum is a gloabel leader in structural and geotechnical montoring for complex infrastructure maintenance and construction projects.

Accredited international standards ISO9001:2015, ISO14001:2015 and AS/NZS4801:2001 24 Finchley Street Milton Brisbane QLD Q4064 ph: 0735540291 em: admin@monitum.com.au web: www.monitum.com.au

NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL (AUST GOVERNMENT) The National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT) assists people to facilitate timely and effective native title outcomes through delivery of a wide range of services. Set up under the Native Title Act 1993, the tribunal is a federal government agency, and is part of the Attorney-General’s portfolio.

Commonwealth Law Courts, 1 Victoria Ave WA 6848 ph: 08 9425 1000 fax: 08 9425 1193 em: enquiries@nntt.gov.au web: www.nntt.gov.au

NAVIGATE NAVIGATE’s major business specialities include geospatial database design and construction as well as data engineering and the provision of tailored geospatial datasets. These skills enable our team to efficiently build the NAVMap and PSMA Data product suites.

Our finished data products incorporate a unique set of engineering enhancements to the raw data and our re-engineered products are able to be implemented immediately into the client geospatial technology environment without further processing by the end user thus saving significant End User time and effort.

Suite 202, 10-12 Clarke St CROWS NEST NSW 2065 ph: 02 94363820 em: navigate@navigate.com.au web: www.navigate.com.au

NEARMAP.COM nearmap is a global leader in the provision of geospatial map technology for business, enterprises and government customers.

We have a history of working successfully with small and large organisations across the building & construction, architectural, defence and utility industries. We also partner extensively with local and municipal governments throughout Australia.Our philosophy is built on a foundation of innovation and professionalism and we strive to deliver the most recently updated PhotoMaps with stunning picture resolution.

Level 6, 6-8 Underwood St NSW 1225 ph: 02 8076 0700 fax: 02 8076 0701 em: queries@nearmap.com web: www.nearmap.com

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GIS applications that drive cost efficiencies and add to the business value chain.

PO Box 126 BURSWOOD WA ph: 08 9355 6000 fax: 08 9355 6099 em: info@ngis.com.au web: www.ngis.com.au

NEXTCORE NextCore is changing the game of drone LiDAR with its NextCore Cloud post-processing platform allowing you to generate point clouds easily with the control you need.

NextCore has a refined, straightforward workflow meaning you can be sure you’re getting the data you want, every time.

Key Specifications: Flight Time on an M600 - 23 Minutes (using TB48s) Absolute Accuracy - <50mm (RMSE @ 50m) Scannable Area in One Flight - 50 Ha (1/2 square Km) See www.nextcore.co for more information.

2, Frost Drive 2 MAYFIELD WEST NSW 2304 ph: +61 417 633 781 fax: NA em: nextcore@airsight.com.au web: www.nextcore.co

NGIS AUSTRALIA As a leading provider of location-based technology solutions, NGIS Australia offers unparalleled expertise in applying advanced spatial technologies across a broad range of business environments.Backed by sophisticated project management and independent advisory services, our solutions are designed to custom-fit each organisation.

We specialise in leveraging geospatial data and creating innovative

NORTH SURVEYS PTY LTD T/A NORTHGROUP CONSULTING NorthGroup Consulting offers a full range of Surveying, Mapping, Data Management and Town Planning solutions that surpass client’s expectations. Our mission is to maintain and enhance the companies’ reputation for providing innovative, visionary, practical, viable solutions and to provide excellence in surveying services across the entire industry spectrum of operations while enhancing staff satisfaction and career paths in a safe and healthy work environment.

3A/32 Billabong Street STAFFORD QLD 4053 ph: 0733549700 fax: 0733549797 em: jarmstrong@northgroup.com.au web: northgroup.com.au

NUMAPS NuMaps provides access to Census 2006 and 2011 data supplied by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. We have structured the ABS data into Thematic Map overlays which are available via OGC, WMS & WFS web service requests. Subscribers to our service can overlay these Thematic Map Overlays (DemographicDrapes) atop commercially available base maps such as supplied by Google, Yahoo, Bing and OpenStreetMap or into any OGC compliant GIS product.

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suppliers’ index OMNILINK LTD Managing data for corporate and government clients for nearly 30 years. Focusing on acquisition, collation and improvement of property, location and spatially related data for business and its use within information management systems. OMNILINK works in the education sector to support property information management. As a data specialist, OMNILINK is a reseller for PSMA Australia. OMNILINK consults on spatial data management.

139 Johnson Road West Melton RD5 Christchurch 7675 ph: 03 3474965 em: info@omnnilink.co.nz web: www.omnilink.co.nz

OMNILINK PTY LTD OMNILINK is a successful property and location data management company, which has been providing enterprise data management and integration services for over 30 years. OMNILINK has developed specific expertise and skills to acquire, collate and improve data for Government, education and business. OMNILINK has offices across Australia and New Zealand, and is now working with new customers in the United Kingdom.

10 East Parade Suite 1 Eastwood Corporate Centre EASTWOOD NSW 2122 ph: 02 98048807 fax: 02 9804 7901 em: marketing@omnilink.com.au web: www.omnilink.com.au

ONESPHERE OneSphere is an Australian spatial services company providing advisory, analysis and development services involving GIS, Spatial, Remote Sensing and Location Information technologies. We support a wide range of industries across Australia including emergency services, transport, environment, utilities and all levels of government.

Suite 880, 29 Smith St PARRAMATTA NSW ph: 02 8324 7484 em: enquiries@onesphere.com.au web: www.onesphere.com.au

OPEN SPATIAL AUSTRALIA Providing enterprise spatial solutions to utilities, local and central government, campuses and airports. Our solutions are based on Open Geospatial compliant technologies through partnerships with Autodesk and Oracle. Open Spatial, established 10 years ago, is an Australian owned and operated company. Early success in the region is attributed to tier one water utilities and councils manifest by more than 40% market share in Victorian water utilities.

Lvl 8, South Tower, 1-5 Railway St CHATSWOOD NSW 1515 ph: 02 9904 7077 fax: 02 9904 7577 em: iedwards@openspatial.com.au web: www.openspatial.com.au

OPENEARTH OpenEarth provides consultancy, design, development and hosting in a wide range of spatial application areas, specialising in GIS, web mapping, Location-Based Services (LBS) for telecoms and browserbased asset management applications. It also provides SmartImages which are powerful, stand-alone applications delivered within ordinary images. SmartImages can extend asset support to mobile devices even when away from the network. OpenEarth have been providing spatial services for over 15 years.

21 King George St LAVENDER BAY NSW ph: 02 9922 5363 fax: 02 9922 4062 em: info@openearth.com.au web: www.openearth.com.au

ORBIT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Established in 1994, Orbit Australia provides geographic information

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products and services. Orbit produces raw satellite imagery for various applications and GIS-ready imagery products, for government and private sector users. Orbit is committed to maintaining a partnership with our clients by delivering customised, high-quality solutions in an affordable and timely manner.

Suite 145 National Innovation Center Australian Te EVELEIGH NSW ph: 02 9209 4022 fax: 02 9310 7232 em: Info@orbitaustralia.com web: www.orbitaustralia.com

PANALYTICAL BOULDER (FORMERLY ASD INC.) PANalytical Boulder (formerly ASD Inc.) is the global leader in remote sensing and hyperspectral measurement solutions, providing unparalleled ground truthing results. Our rugged, portable FieldSpecå¨ 4 line of spectroradiometers provides the freedom to rapidly collect high-quality spectra in the field. Trusted by top research experts at thousands of universities and research institutions, ASD’s full-range spectrometers are used in more than 70 countries.

2555 55th Street, Suite 100 BOULDER CO ph: 303 444-6522 fax: 303 444-6825 em: NIR.info@panalytical.com web: www.asdi.com

PCI GEOMATICS PCI Geomatics has been developing complete and integrated software featuring the tools professionals need for remote sensing, digital photogrammetry, image analysis, map production, mosaicking and more for over 30 years. Our strength lies in our uncompromising dedication to being second to none in the imagery processing pillars that are at the foundation of the geospatial world.

50 West Wilmot St ON Canada ph: +1 (905) 764-0614 fax: +1 (819) 770 0098 em: vetter@pcigeomatics.com web: www.pcigeomatics.com/

PELICANCORP PelicanCorp is a niche provider of software and services to Utilities, Asset owners and to the Before You Dig industry specifically for the ‘Protection of Essential Infrastructure’. Our team has over 40 years experience working with Councils and Utilities to deliver improved management of Dial Before You Dig processes as well as Corridor Access and Works permitting and works collaboration.

Level 2, 600 Victoria Street VIC ph: 03 8413 5200 fax: 03 8413 5299 em: anz.sales@pelicancorp.com web: www.pelicancorp.com

PERMUTO Through our Information Transformation processes we gather what you have and provide direction and leadership on how you can better represent your business information. Our staff is some of the best in the industry. With over 20 years experience delivering quality solutions to customers across Australiasia. In our short time we have delivered services to both Commercial, Government and NFP clients.

We have partnered with Safe Software and Socrata. Two leading data management companies.

Level 36, 1 Macquarie Place Sydney NSW ph: 02 8075 4542 em: sales@permuto.com.au web: www.permuto.com.au

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mining and building projects. At Position Partners we are committed to increasing productivity for our customers and building lasting business relationships around high calibre positioning activities.

7 Transit Dr CAMPBELLFIELD VIC ph: 03 9930 7111 fax: 03 9930 7170 em: info@positionpartners.com.au web: www.positionpartners.com.au

PHOTOMAPPING Now celebrating its 50th anniversary, Photomapping Services has a solid track record of providing Precise Spatial Solutions, economically. We are a mapping and airborne imagery specialist with a focus on acquisition, manipulation, management and presentation of geospatial data.

Experts in a broad range of geospatial disciplines, our range of cuttingedge remote sensing technologies, modern twin-engine aircraft and dedicated flight crews can respond to aerial LiDAR and Digital Photography requests throughout Australia, Asia and the Pacific region.

We operate our own aircraft with the following systems: precise Optech LiDAR, Leica ADS100 digital photographic sensors and oblique cameras. We distribute the Australian film archive from 1930 and offer precise film scanners. Products include: Orthophotos, DEMS, GIS, Precise 3D modeling & LiDAR. 133 Abbotsford St NORTH MELBOURNE VIC 3051 ph: 03 9328 3444 fax: 03 9326 6476 em: ps@photomapping.com.au web: www.photomapping.com.au

PSMA AUSTRALIA PSMA Australia provides broad and sustainable access to authoritative, national location data derived from Australia’s federal, state and territory governments and its private sector partners.

PSMA location data is packaged as datasets and delivered via Application Programming Interface and web services.

PSMA Australia’s partner network embeds PSMA location data into software solutions and tailors solutions to meet specific business needs.

Unit 6, Level 2, 113 Canberra Ave GRIFFITH ACT ph: 02 6260 9000 em: enquiries@psma.com.au web: www.psma.com.au

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PITNEY BOWES Pitney Bowes is a global technology company specialising in location intelligence, customer information management, customer engagement, and global eCommerce solutions. For more than 20 years Pitney Bowes has provided easy-to-use location based solutions to help make businesses more profitable and governments improve service delivery. Our customers experience greater productivity, power and precision via an integrated Location Intelligence suite that includes desktop, web, cloud, mobile, data, asset management, data quality, and professional services.

Level 1, 68 Waterloo Road MACQUARIE PARK NSW 1670 ph: 02 9475 3500 fax: 02 9475 3599 em: locate.anz@pb.com web: www.pitneybowes.com/au

QLD Survey Pegs (QSP) has been developing and manufacturing quality hardwood peg and smooth stake products for over two decades. Combining experience Ed Bowden and family members have had in the surveying, mining and construction industries they offer safer, quality products plus fast, reliable service. Many years of sourcing hardwood downfall from Australian timber mills has enabled QSP to build relationships with suppliers, ensuring continued supply of QSP Brand of pegs and smooth stakes for d 36 Burrows St WONDAI QLD 4606 ph: 07 4169 0585 fax: 07 4169 0629 em: sales@qldsurveypegs.com.au web: www.qspaust.com.au

RAPID MAP SERVICES RapidMap has provided the following spatial data services to Local and State Government, utilities and private industry since 1994: • Asset data capture including condition assessment and defect identification • GIS and desktop mapping, data analysis and data management • High accuracy GPS surveys • Compliance audits including DDA assessments and costs of reparatory works • Data auditing and cleansing Suite 22, 2 Enterprise Dr BUNDOORA VIC ph: 03 9466 5200 fax: 03 9466 5222 em: info@rapidmap.com.au web: www.rapidmap.com.au

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POSITION PARTNERS With more than 200 people in offices Australia-wide, in South East Asia and New Zealand, Position Partners is the largest Australianowned company focussing entirely on the distribution and support of positioning and geospatial solutions for surveying, civil works,

You can contact one of our 8 offices based in Australia and NZ to start confident on your next survey/scan/mapping project requirements.

6 Meridian Place Suite 29 NSW 2153 ph: 1800 961 668 em: sales@realserve.com.au web: www.realserve.com.au

RIA MOBILE GIS Provider of integrated mobile GIS solutions. Based in Tasmania with a customer base spread across the country, we have extensive experience www.spatialsource.com.au 59

suppliers’ index in providing integrated mobile solutions across utilities, environmental, mining; local, state and federal government agencies including Emergency Services and Defence. We develop solutions for ArcPad and ArcGIS Mobile, integrating with ArcGIS Desktop, Server and Mobile. We are the developers of GeoDrive, a video mapping plugin for ArcPad and ArcGIS. Lvl 1, 53 Salamanca Pl Hobart TAS ph: 03 6223 6444 fax: 03 6223 4381 em: tim.price@riamobilegis.com.au web: www.riamobilegis.com.au

RICS (ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS) With around 100,000 qualified members, over 50,000 students and trainees in 140 countries, RICS provides one of the world’s leading professional qualifications in land, property, construction and the associated environmental issues.

Suite 2, Lvl 16, 1 Castlereagh St Sydney NSW 2000 ph: 02 9216 2333 fax: 02 9232 5591 em: australasia@rics.org web: https://www.rics.org/oceania/

RIVERINA INSTITUTE TAFE The Spatial Information Services courses offered at Riverina Institute are tailored to anyone interested in the Spatial Information sector. Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS), we’re able to offer you state-of-theart training that will launch you into a career in your chosen field. Whether you need to study from afar or prefer a blend of on-campus/distance education, our flexibility means you get to study in a way that suits you. web: www.rit.tafensw.edu.au/

RJ CONSULTING Geographic Information Systems, GIS, spatial,, information management, documentation, metadata, training, quality assessment.

Post Office, Shop 7 11 Bay Drive MEADOWBANK NSW 2114 ph: 61414898035 em: rjconsult@outlook.com web: au.linkedin.com/in/rosscjohnson

RMIT UNIVERSITY RMIT University enjoys an international reputation for excellence in professional and vocational education and outcome-oriented research.

At RMIT University, we work closely with industry to provide up-to-date training in the real-world skills highly sought after in this growing field.

Job opportunities in the surveying industry are abundant and employers all over the world are crying out for trained graduates in surveying.

GPO Box 2476 Melbourne VIC ph: 03 9925 8359 fax: 03 9925 4377 em: thierry.demathieu@rmit.edu.au web: www.rmit.edu.au

RPS With one of Australia’s largest Surveying and Mapping teams, RPS uses state-of-the-art technology to capture, interpret and present the spatial data you rely upon. From high resolution point cloud scans to highaccuracy LiDAR and photogrammetric mapping, our specialists operate from 21 locations across metropolitan and regional Australia. RPS is a leading provider of spatial services for urban growth, infrastructure, energy, mining and natural resource management projects.

743 Ann St FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4006 ph: 07 3237 8899 fax: 07 3237 8833 em: bill.farry@rpsgroup.com.au web: www.rpsgroup.com.au

RUPPELLS GRIFFON Suite 211, 283 Alfred Street NORTH SYDNEY NSW ph: 02 8006 5156 em: info@ruppellsgriffon.com web: www.ruppellsgriffon.com

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SBG SYSTEMS SBG Systems offers a complete line of inertial sensors based on the state of the art MEMS technology, such as Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS), Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), Inertial Navigation Systems with embedded GPS (INS/GPS), etc. SBG Systems products are suitable for defense, industrial & research projects such as unmanned vehicle control, antenna tracking, camera stabilisation, and surveying applications.

3 bis chemin de la Jonchere ph: +33 1 80 88 45 00 fax: +33 1 80 88 45 01 em: sales@sbg-systems.com web: www.sbg-systems.com

SBL KNOWLEDGE SERVICES LTD SBL Geo-Spatial Services provides a complete range of geo-spatial services from very complicated three-dimensional analyses to simple digitisation. As client satisfaction is one of our organisation’s core goals, we constantly strive for the benefit of our customers by providing costeffective solutions in spatial domain in a speedy manner and with a high level of accuracy. GIS Services, Remote Sensing Services Photogrammetry Services Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) LiDAR Services BIM service Carnival Infopark - Phase II 682030 ph: +91 (0) 859 023 3999 em: info@sblcorp.com web: www.sblcorp.com

SCHLENCKER MAPPING Providers of 3D Mobile Laser scanning, point cloud analysis, feature and asset extraction and measurement of building floor levels.

Photogrammetry, GIS, Imagery and LiDAR specialists.

Unit 4/10 Depot St BANYO QLD 4034 ph: 07 3256 9955 em: tye.s@schmap.com.au web: www.schmap.com.au

SENDERO RESOURCES INNALOO WA em: alejandro.vega@senderoresources.com.au web: senderoresources.com.au

SIMPLE GIS SOFTWARE Provides lightweight but powerful GIS mapping software for Windows PCs, laptops, and tablets. Supports, creating, editing, and publishing of spatial data as well as geocoding, routing, GPS integration, and navigation support. Customize and extend through integrated scripting environment.

8055 Hwy 3128 Pineville, LA 71360 USA ph: +1 (318) 473 9209 em: contactus@simplegissoftware.com web: www.simplegissoftware.com

SKYLINEGLOBE AUSTRALIA SkylineGlobe Australia Pty Ltd is the authorised reseller of Skyline Software Systems Enterprise 3D Visualisation suite in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Malaysia. With SkylineGlobe Enterprise Edition, you have all the software necessary to create, view, analyze, edit, and share 3D environments. This all-in-one solution provides a full Application Programming Interface (API) that enables you to customize, develop and deliver advanced solutions suited to you and your customers requirements.

SA 5154 em: sbowd@skylinesoft.com web: www.skylinesoft.com

SOFTROCK SOLUTIONS Providing slope monitoring technology used to detect movement and deformation. Offering a range of solutions, from fully automated robotic systems, cost effective GPS, through to analysis software for interpreting automated and manually collected data; full training and support provided.

We sell and promote Leica monitoring equipment and software.

Unit 1/75 Miguel Rd BIBRA LAKE WA 6965

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ph: 08 9418 1411 fax: 08 9418 1166 em: bernie@softrock.com.au web: www.softrock.com.au

64 Sylvan Rd TOOWONG QLD fax: 07 3145 0130 ph: 1300 733 784 em: info@spatialbusiness.org web: www.spatialbusiness.org

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SOKKIA Sokkia is a world-leading manufacturer of precision measuring systems. Sokkia’s diverse product line provides complete measurement solutions for surveying, mapping and GIS, industrial measurement and construction applications. Sokkia provides turnkey solutions for surveyors worldwide. Sokkia Corporation markets Total Stations, Data Collectors, Digital Levels, and a full complement of field accessories through a nationwide distribution network.

16900 W 118th Terrace KS ph: +1-800-4-SOKKIA web: www.sokkia.com

SPA GEO TECHNOLOGIES PVT LIMITED Spa Geo technologies Pvt Ltd (SpaGeo) (an ISO 9001:2008 certified company) is one of the leading provider of GIS, Remote Sensing, photogrammetry, LIDAR ( Aerial, Mobile, terrestrial, UAV ), and GPS hardware and software products and services to clients in India and Abroad. SpaGeo holds more than 10 years of experience in producing base Geospatial and IT technology.

Corp office: 8A, third floor, Mahaluxmi Metro Towe 110092 Olathe, KS 66061, USA ph: +91-120-4567200 fax: +91-120-4567100 em: info@spageo.co.in web: www.spageo.co.in

SPATIAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS Spatial Business Systems Spatial Business Systems provides advanced software and services solutions to the utility and telco industry world wide. The company has an unparalleled combination of talent and software offerings to help companies leverage their investments in geographic information systems (GIS) and computer-aided design (CAD). As a full-service provider, we provide solutions that range from management consulting to detailed technical delivery services.

Suite 12, 799 Springvale Rd VIC 3930 ph: 03 8555 2663 fax: 03 5971 1688 em: greghouse@spatialbiz.com web: www.spatialbiz.com

SPATIAL INDUSTRIES BUSINESS ASSOCIATION LTD GEOSPATIAL INFO & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION ANZ (SIBA|GITA) SIBA|GITA’s purpose is to foster an opportunity-rich environment for its members. SIBA|GITA represents the spatial industries collectively, and provides our members with a voice enabling business-related issues and activities that may be more expensive, difficult or impossible to do individually to be addressed: SIBA|GITA does this in three main streams of activities; Creating future demand, Creating a better business environment and Providing direct business support

Application developers, web developers and GIS consultants. Offering innovative solutions to meet client business requirements, and maintaining long term successful relationships through professional support and cost effectiveness. Developer of map enabled applications to provide powerful and efficient spatial business solutions.

Suite 105, 11 Chandos St ST LEONARDS NSW ph: 02 9438 4600 fax: 02 9438 4677 em: info@spatialintelligence.com.au web: www.spatialintelligence.com.au

SPATIAL JOBS ONLINE An online jobs notice board dedicated to the spatial industry, which covers professions such as land and hydrographic surveying, cartography, GIS, engineering and mining surveying, remote sensing and photogrammetry.

PO Box 1700 NEWCASTLE NSW em: info@spatialjobs.com.au web: www.spatialjobs.com.au

SPATIAL SCIENTIFIC PTY. LTD. Spatial Scientific is the owner of the AeroScientific brand, a global leader in aerial camera control software (the Aviatrix flight management system) and FlightPlanner flight planning software.

AeroScientific products are configured to work with large, medium and small format aerial cameras, mounted on both manned aircraft and UAVs. Spatial Scientific also provides remote sensing and airborne imaging solutions spanning a range of industries, such as agriculture, viticulture, and mining.

PO Box 520 BLACKWOOD SA 5051 em: info@aerosci.info web: www.aerosci.info

SPATIAL SOLUTIONS Cost-effective, professional, timely and dependable service - we can help you get the most out of your IT and spatial systems. We give you access to professionally trained and specialised staff who will enable you to deliver your project by complementing the existing in-house team or by being your Spatial/IT team.

L6, 12 St Georges Terrace WA 6892 ph: 08 9218 9777 fax: 08 9200 5639 em: admin@spatial-solutions.com.au web: www.spatial-solutions.com.au

SPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD With over 20 years of experience on road, rail and mine infrastructure, Spatial Technologies has a broad range of services and capabilities to offer you. Spatial Technologies specialise in accurate data capture using the latest technologies available known as Reality Data Capture.

With highly accurate data capture methods, you as a user can be more productive and utilise resources more efficiently. This is achieved by capturing more detail and in shorter time frames, than traditionally done.

554A Main Street MORDIALLOC VIC 3195 em: contact@spatialtechnologies.com.au web: www.spatialtechnologies.com.au

SPATIAL VISION Spatial Vision is a leading specialist in information and spatial technologies. Integrating geographic and organisational data, we provide business systems, advanced spatial analyses, reliable planning systems and practical mapping applications to address some of the country’s most pressing environmental, economic and resource issues. Open source and commercial GIS; Cloud services www.spatialsource.com.au 61

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and NBN; mobile platforms; crowd sourced and government open data. To find out more please contact us on 1300 36 67 96 575 Bourke Street level 8 Melbourne VIC ph: 03 9691 3000 fax: 03 9691 3001 em: info@spatialvision.com.au web: www.spatialvision.com.au

SPATIALISED Spatialised is a consultancy with deep experience creating innovation in field research, data services, and business thinking.

A technical background in science logistics, field data collection, airborne LIDAR and image analysis, massive data wrangling and earth systems science gives Spatialised an ability to develop ‘full stack’ science - from planning observations to delivering products.

A deep involvement in the open geospatial community and open data standards (OGC) provides an ability to create and nurture collaborative communities.

Collaboration-focussed, Spatialised has no competitors, only amazing people we haven’t worked with yet!

14 Bunny St Weston 2611 ph: 0427091712 em: adam@spatialised.net web: spatialised.net

SPECTERRA SERVICES The company’s primary focus is to design, develop and build optical instruments, processing systems and analysis tools for vegetation specific manned and unmanned airborne remote sensing projects.

The output high resolution Digital Multi-Spectral Imagery is a powerful tool for mapping and monitoring vegetation status across intensive and extensive landscapes; working to improve the economic,

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agronomic, technical and environmental performance of landresource based projects.

4/643 Newcastle St LEEDERVILLE WA ph: 08 9227 9644 fax: 08 9227 9744 em: info@specterra.com.au web: www.specterra.com.au

SPECTRA PRECISION Spectra Precision is a division of Trimble Navigation Limited and focuses on meeting the core needs of surveyors and field data collection specialists. The product family of Spectra Precision includes the following: - Optical Instruments - GNSS receivers - Survey Data collectors - Software - GIS mobile mapping systems. This includes the Spectra Precision, Nikon, Ashtech and SECO brands.

Level 1, 120 Wickham Street FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4004 ph: 07 3216 0044 em: gil_norrie@spectraprecision.com web: www.spectraprecision.com

SPECULAR PTY LTD Specular represent Phase One Industrial in Australia and consult and supply the worlds best medium format aerial camera systems.

Suite 104, 134 Cambridge Street VIC ph: 03 9091 2111 em: info@specular.com.au web: www.specular.com.au

SPOOKFISH LIMITED Spookfish is an innovative aerial imagery company. It began as a small start-up company with a big dream: to create a lasting digital legacy for future generations that shows the detail of Australia’s evolving

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social, cultural and economic footprint.

Technology Park, 10 Brodie-Hall Drive Bentley. WA WA 6102 ph: 1 300 77 66 51 em: enquiries@spookfish.com web: www.spookfish.com

SPUR, POWERED BY LANDGATE SPUR is a location technology hub, powered by Landgate with a proven track-record in innovation, ambitious to help your venture succeed. Whether you are from government or industry, a developer or start-up, a researcher or a business, SPUR brings together Landgate’s services in a fresh, dynamic way providing you with access to data, resources and key contacts, in the one place.

1 Midland Square WA 6936 ph: 08 9273 0787 em: spur@landgate.wa.gov.au web: www.spur.wa.gov.au

SUPERGEO TECHNOLOGIES SuperGeo Technologies Inc is a leading global provider of GIS software and solutions. Since its establishment, SuperGeo has dedicated itself to providing state-of-the-art geospatial technologies and comprehensive services for customers around the world. SuperGeo is the professional GIS vendor, providing GIS-related users with complete GIS solutions for desktop, mobile, server and Internet platforms.

5F, No. 71, Zhouzi Street, Taipei, 114, TAIWAN ph: +886-2-2659 1899 fax: +886-2-2659 0612 em: staff@supergeotek.com web: www.supergeotek.com

SURVEY SOLUTIONS SURVEY SOLUTIONS supply a range of the latest GNSS receivers and 3D scanners. Brands of GNSS include SOUTH & SATLAB with prices starting from A$12,900+GST. Both brands provide an accurate and reliable solution with extensive reference sites all over NZ & Pacific. 3D scanners available include ARTEC, GEOMAGIC and GEOSLAM Survey accessories can be ordered through our SHOPONLINE. Service, repair, training and technical support is available. We are surveyors with 25 years experience worldwide Unit 3, 16 Curly McLeod Way, Mount Maunganui New Zealand Hamilton 3175 ph: 64-7-2622110 em: anna.palathinkal@sssi.org.au web: www.surveysolutions.co.nz

SURVEYING & SPATIAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE (SSSI) The not-for-profit national body representing surveying and spatial science professionals from Australia, New Zealand and abroad. SSSI actively promotes and advances the surveying and spatial disciplines, representing professionals in: land surveying, spatial information and cartography, remote sensing and photogrammetry, hydrographic surveying, and engineering and mining surveying.

27-29 Napier Close DEAKIN ACT 2600 ph: 02 26282228 fax: 02 6282 2576 em: anna.palathinkal@sssi.org.au web: www.sssi.org.au

SURVEYING SA Want a profession that doesn’t box you in? Surveying and spatial science professionals work indoors and outdoors, travel the world using the latest technology and liaise with architects, engineers or developers - the variety is limitless.

Lvl 7 West, Zurich House, 50 Grenfell St Adelaide SA 5001 ph: 08 8212 0343 em: trysurveying@alifewithoutlimits.com.au web: www.alifewithoutlimits.com.au

SURVEYING TASK FORCE Want a profession that doesn’t box you in? Surveying and spatial science professionals work indoors and outdoors, travel the world using the latest technology, and liaise with architects, engineers or developers - the variety is limitless.

Suite 204, 21 Bedford St NORTH MELBOURNE VIC ph: 03 9326 8173 em: trysurveying@alifewithoutlimits.com.au web: www.alifewithoutlimits.com.au

SURVEYTEC SALES AND SERVICE Established 29 years as a surveying equipment supplier, Nikon dealer and responsible service centre. Offering a wide range of precise field measuring equipment. Manufacturer of specialised field accessories, small runs of custom made items to suit your work. Schonstedt Underground Locators, ranging from magnetic field locators to search for buried marks, critical to tie in field data, through to service locator systems in search of pipe or cables.

Combined kits so you’re ready for all sites.

9 Dalmont St HIGHETT VIC ph: 03 9555 9640 em: robert.vass@bigpond.com web: www.nikonpositioning.com

TATUKGIS Comprehensive TatukGIS object API with 750 classes and 19,000 documented methods and properties offering comprehensive GIS functionality and native support for just about every common geospatial industry vector/image/grid data format and spatial database. Company also makes a general-purpose desktop GIS Editor, free GIS Viewer, and free Coordinate Calculator.

Plac Kaszubski 8/105 Gdynia, Poland 81-350 ph: +48 (58) 620 9262 em: sales@tatukgis.com web: www.tatukgis.com

TAYLORS Taylors have a team of over 160 professionals including town planners, urban designers, architects, landscape architects, civil engineers, licensed surveyors, field surveyors, draftspeople, project managers and development strategists.

Having both Australian and international experience, our extensive network extends nationally through Victoria and Queensland, and to the Asia-Pacific region through New Zealand and Indonesia.

We deliver the best possible solutions for our clients regardless of the challenge. We recognise the importance of a seamless, integrated service approach that combines innovation and project visioning with commercial understanding and quality outcomes.

8 / 270 Ferntree Gully Road, NOTTING HILL VIC 3168 ph: 03 9501 2800 em: n.pendlebury@taylorsds.com.au web: www.taylorsds.com.au

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suppliers’ index TECHNOLOGYONE In 2015, TechnologyOne acquired Digital Mapping Solutions (DMS). TechnologyOne Spatial is an integrated enterprise solution that enables any geographic information to be easily visualised and analysed. It provides spatial context to many areas of your organisation including property, planning and development, and physical infrastructure and operational work management.

540 Wickham Street Brisbane QLD 4006 ph: 07 3167 7300 em: t1salesandmarketinghelpdesk@technologyonecorp.com web: www.technologyonecorp.com/local-government/spatial

TELEDYNE OPTECH Optech develops, manufactures and supports advanced LiDAR and imaging-based survey instruments. With operations and staff worldwide, Optech offers both standalone and fully integrated LiDAR and digital camera solutions for airborne mapping, airborne laser bathymetry, mobile mapping, mine cavity monitoring and industrial process control, as well as space-proven sensors.

300 Interchange Way VAUGHAN ON ph: 1 906 660 0808 em: Judah.Westby@teledyneoptech.com web: www.teledyneoptech.com

THE VIRTUAL GIS GROUP Founded in 1996, The Virtual GIS Group has been offering geospatial professional services to a wide range of clients throughout Australia. The organisation is based on a collaborative business model, deploying industry specialists for specific tasks which are coordinated and managed by The Virtual GIS Group Director, Andrea Herklots. The Virtual GIS Group aims to offer targeted solutions that bring true value to business, providing integrated outcomes that build on existing investments in data.

53 Wesley St Side access LUTWYCHE QLD 4030 ph: 0421 317 372 fax: NA em: andrea@virtualgis.com.au web: www.virtualgis.com.au

THOMPSON SURVEYING CONSULTANTS Thompson Surveying Consultants are a leading provider of surveying services in the South West and greater Western Australian region.

Survey House Unit 6, 18 Casuarina Drive WA 6231 ph: 08 9721 4000 fax: 08 9721 2720 em: info@thompsonsurveying.com.au web: www.thompsonsurveying.com.au

TERRAPAGES TerraPages provides online mapping products and services, along with address validation tools and many geocoding products and services. TerraPages is also a Full Access Reseller of all PSMA datasets. Company also has a mobile mapping development arm, creating apps in the Android and Iphone space.

Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf, 26-32 Pirrama Rd PYRMONT NSW ph: 02 9009 5060 fax: 02 9009 5099 em: sales@terrapages.com web: www.terrapages.com

THE INTERMEDIA GROUP The Intermedia Group is a leading Australian publishing, event management and technology business. Intermedia provides one of the most comprehensive and targeted B2B advertising networks in Australia.

41 Bridge Rd Glebe NSW 2037 ph: 02 8586 6128 em: jon@intermedia.com.au web: www.spatialsource.com.au

THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND SCHOOL OF GEOGRAPHY, PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT A growing population, urbanisation, loss of biodiversity, climate change and natural resource management are some of the biggest issues facing our world today and threatening our future. The School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management is at the forefront of tackling these issues through innovative research, worldclass teaching and our links with government and industry.

School of Geography Planning & Environmental Manag ST LUCIA QLD ph: 07 3365 6455 fax: 07 3365 6899 em: gpem@uq.edu.au web: www.gpem.uq.edu.au/

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TOPCON POSITIONING SYSTEMS Designs and manufactures precise positioning products and solutions for the global surveying, construction, agriculture, civil engineering, mapping and GIS, asset management and mobile control markets.

Parent company, Topcon Corporation (Tokyo Stock Exchange - 7732), was founded in 1932.

7400 National Dr Livermore CA 94550 em: information-tps@topcon.com web: www.topconpositioning.com

TOTAL HYDROGRAPHIC Total Hydrographic specialises in shallow water hydrographic surveying. We utilise many unique devices such as remote control vessels and amphibious survey vessels to capture data through the entire transition from land to water. Bathymetric surveys, Sonar, Beach monitoring, Dredging surveys and Hydrology surveys.

5 Driftwood Close SEABROOK VIC 3028 em: tim@totalhydrographic.com.au web: www.totalhydrographic.com.au

TOTAL SURVEY SYSTEMS PTY LTD Importer and distributor (Sales - Service - Hire) of a wide range of Surveying and GNSS equipment. Supported by full factory service facilities on site. Total surveying solutions tailored to your individual needs ranging from basic Total Stations, CORSnet solutions, Automated Gyro Systems and monitoring systems. All survey accessories from SECO, Yamayo Tapes, Gammon Reels, HP calculators and Quickclose software. Training and support available for all equipment.

7 South St RYDALMERE NSW 1701 ph: 02 9638 0055 fax: 02 9638 3933 em: hugh@totalsurvey.com.au web: www.totalsurvey.com.au

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TRIMBLE GEOSPATIAL Trimble is a leading provider of advanced positioning solutions. By integrating sensors, field applications, real-time communications, field and back-office processing, modeling, and analytics, Trimble Geospatial solutions facilitate a high quality, productive workflow and data exchange to drive efficiency, productivity, safety and value in organizations of all sizes. The result is rich accurate data that can be transformed into the intelligence you require to make informed decisions.

10368 Westmoor Drive CO 80012 ph: +1 (303) 635 9243 em: cecelia_fresh@trimble.com web: www.trimble.com/geospatial

TRIMBLE POSITIONING Trimble correction services provides reliable and accurate satellite delivered positioning technology throughout the world. Trimble is suitable for a wide range of applications and industries including agriculture, mining, mapping and GIS, survey, land administration, construction and defense. Our precise, accessible services help GNSS professionals in an ever-expanding range of industries to achieve new levels of accuracy and productivity. To find out more visit www.trimble.com/positioning-services.

1 Puccini Crt WA 6872 ph: 08 9322 5295 fax: 08 9322 4164 em: au_corrections@trimble.com web: www.trimble.com/positioning-services

UAS AUSTRALIA UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS UAS Australia are a provider of Surveying accessories (over 90 to choose from), Smart - Plane UAV from Sweden, Agi- Soft Pro point cloud software, PDAs and hand-held controllers from Juniper and others, Carlson Field software CHC RTK GPS systems, Base radios and controllers and the Site Pro MAX Robotic/ TS Tripod with 3 year warranty.

17 Jellicoe St LINDEN PARK SA 5065 ph: 0408688826 em: sales@UAS-Australia.com.au web: www.UAS-australia.com.au

UDG Specialist provider of wide format printing equipment, software, consumables, and expert advice on GIS printing applications. Supplier to major government departments, and to Department of Defence [holder of NATO Commercial and Government Entity Code - Z0HA6].

Suite 4, 84 Church St VIC ph: 03 9690 7888 fax: 03 9690 9455 em: sales@udg.com.au web: www.udg.com.au

UNIVERSAL INSTRUMENTS 326 Pacific Hwy LINDFIELD NSW ph: 02 9416 5335 fax: 02 9416 1538 em: henry@universalinstruments.com.au web: www.universalinstruments.com.au

UNIVERSAL SPATIAL SOLUTIONS We have universal spatial solutions for surveying, construction,

engineering, metrology, civil measurements, mining, archeology, education and architecture. Quality brands : SOKKIA FARO UBEXI 3D laser scanners, survey instruments, construction lasers & level accessories - tripods, staves, total stations, theodolites, digital levels, GPS, GNSS, network GIS. Universal Spatial Solutions Pty Ltd is a national company based in Brisbane with experienced professional staff providing solutions to various industry disciplines.

PO Box 206 FERNY HILLS QLD 4055 em: sales@uss3d.com.au web: www.uss3d.com.au

UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA (UC) The Faculty of Education, Science, Technology and Mathematics offers 3-year degrees in Environmental Science, IT, Science and Education. Within these degrees are undergraduate units in Geographic Information Systems. Standard entry requirements apply for all study at UC - see UC website at www.canberra. edu.au. Staff members also engage in academic research and consultancies on specific projects within their expertise in environmental science and ecology. Contact us anytime +61 2 62015650 Faculty of Education, Science, Technology & Mathem BRUCE ACT 2617 ph: 02 62015650 fax: 02 6201 2328 em: george.cho@canberra.edu.au web: www.canberra.edu.au

UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES Teaching and research in surveying and geospatial engineering, with special emphasis on Earth Observation (Geodesy, Lidar, photogrammetry, optical and radar remote sensing), Navigation/ Positioning technology (GPS/GNSS, indoor positioning, multi-sensor integration, signal processing and receiver hardware design, Locata), Positioning Algorithms, Positioning Infrastructure studies (geodetic datum and CORS network design), and Space Systems Engineering (micro-satellite spacecraft and mission design) Surveying & Geospatial Engineering Group NSW 2052 ph: 02 9385 4205 fax: 02 9385 6139 em: c.rizos@unsw.edu.au web: www.engineering.unsw.edu.au/ civil-engineering/types-of-surveying-and-geospatial-engineering

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QLD (USQ) FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING We have developed a reputation as a leading provider of engineering and surveying programs across Australia and internationally. Our high quality, flexible delivery programs have seen us grow to become Australia’s leading provider of engineering and surveying programs to the workplace. Within our undergraduate and postgraduate programs you can specialise in GIS, Surveying or Urban and Regional Planning.

West St TOOWOOMBA QLD ph: 07 4631 2525 fax: 07 4631 2526 em: jonesra@usq.edu.au web: www.usq.edu.au

UPG (ULTIMATE POSITIONING GROUP) UPG has been helping organisations in the South Pacific gather, analyse and use geospatial data for just on 130 years. From urban and outback Australia to the shores of Papua New Guinea, we work with the world’s leading technology suppliers to deliver solutions that specifically meet our customer’s needs across industries including land surveying, construction, utilities and local government, mining, waste management and field services management.

33 Allison St BOWEN HILLS QLD ph: 07 3851 8300 fax: 07 3252 1275 em: qldoffice@upgsolutions.com web: www.upgsolutions.com www.spatialsource.com.au 65

suppliers’ index UPG (ULTIMATE POSITIONING GROUP) NSW Across our group of companies, we work with customers to implement transformational technology that will help tackle some of the greatest challenges industries are facing. UPG have been helping organisations in the South Pacific gather, analyse and use geospatial data for more than 126 years. By implementing and leveraging the right technology, your geospatial data won’t just be data; it will be the intelligence you need for better decision-making in your organisation.

277 Lane Cove Road Unit 3 MACQUARIE PARK NSW 2113 ph: 02 8873 0705 em: scott_barling@upgsolutions.com web: www.upgsolutions.com

VH INFOSOLUTIONS We specialize in providing following geospatial services - GIS, photogrammetry - AT, DTM, DSM, Orthophoto rectification, LiDAR, remote sensing, 3D city modeling, data conversion, mapping, cartography, imagery and customized GIS application software production. We also provide engineering and AEC production services. For more information and sales enquiries please contact at info@vectorhead.co.in and asd@vectorhead.co.in.

New Delhi 110001 ph: +911147084355 em: info@vectorhead.co.in web: www.vectorhead.co.in

VISION COMMUNICATORS Offering specialist, high resolution, vertical and oblique aerial imagery for all GIS applications; also terrestial imagery using equipment that elevates the remote camera to 12 metres. Australia-wide operation; no job too small. Pro-video also acquired with or without geo locations. All projects guaranteed as fit for purpose.

28 Kensington Ave DUBBO NSW 2830 fax: 6884 9771 em: visionco@bigpond.net.au web: www.visioncommunicators.com.au

VISIONMAP Founded in 2004, VisionMap is a leading manufacturer of state-ofthe-art digital automatic airborne mapping systems VisionMap’s innovative data acquisition and automatic image processing systems optimize mapping work, setting a new standard for productivity in the geospatial data industry.

19 HaBarzel 2 Tel Aviv, Israel ph: +972-3-6091042 fax: +972-3-6091043 em: info@visionmap.com web: www.visionmap.com

VW MAPS PTY LTD Our work appears in print, on the web, in videos and on 3-dimensional models. Among our clients are publishers such as National Geographic, Penguin and Melbourne University Publishing; government organisations such as City of Port Phillip, Wine Australia and the Consulate of Switzerland in Melbourne; businesses such as real estate companies Elders and CBRE and numerous wineries and wine associations; and not-for-profits such as the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.

3 Younger Court Kew VIC 3101 ph: 0424127492 em: mvw@vwmaps.com web: www.vwmaps.com

WALKER GEOSPATIAL & DATA ANALYSIS We provide consulting services to a diverse range of clients across Australia, including government organisations and businesses.

We have the most up-to-date Geographic Information System (GIS) capabilities, ensuring that we make full use of geographic information

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as a powerful tool to communicate and visualise location based information and your business objectives.

More and more government and commercial organisations are coming to the understanding that analysing spatial and business data enables them to make more informed decisions. It helps governments to improve service delivery and makes businesses more profitable.

68 Beatty Lane YACKANDANDAH VIC 3749 ph: 0418 170 835 em: info@walkergeospatial.com.au web: www.walkergeospatial.com.au

WHELANS AUSTRALIA Whelans is a Western Australian consultancy that provides a wide range of professional services including: Surveying, Aerial Surveying, Mobile and Terrestrial Laser Scanning, Urban and Regional Planning, Geospatial Solutions and Custom Graphics.

Suite 4, First Floor, 40 Hasler Road OSBORNE PARK WA 6915 ph: 08 6241 3333 fax: 08 6241 3300 em: whelans@whelans.com.au web: www.whelans.com.au

WYSIWYG 3D PTY LTD Wysiwyg 3D is a leading 3D laser scanning service provider. Founded in 2003 our multi disciplinary firm comprises both professional engineers and surveyors with a wealth of experience in all aspects of 3D laser scanning, 3D Measurement and 3D Inspection services.

Our range of laser scanning technologies are a combination of both laser and structured light scanners including portable co-ordinate measuring machines (CMM’s) to our terrestrial scanners and vehicle mounted scanning systems.

Unit 1 22-24 Norman St PEAKHURST NSW ph: 02 9153 9974 fax: 02 9153 9973 em: info@wysiwyg3d.com.au web: www.wysiwyg3d.com.au

YELLOWFIN Yellowfin is a global Business Intelligence (BI) software vendor passionate about making BI easy. Yellowfin is headquartered and developed in Melbourne, Australia, offering a highly intuitive 100 percent Web-based reporting and analytics solution. Founded in 2003 in response to the complexity and costs associated with implementing and using traditional BI tools, Yellowfin is a leader in mobile, collaborative, embeddable BI, Location Intelligence and data visualization. www.yellowfinbi.com 360 Elizabeth Street Melbourne VIC 3000 ph: 03 9090 0454 em: lachlan.james@yellowfin.bi web: www.yellowfinbi.com

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