Newtech Benalla Thursday 29 May 2008 Benalla Performing Arts & Convention Centre (BPACC) 57 Samaria Road, Benalla The next Newtech conference is being held on Thursday, 29th May 2008 at the Benalla Performing Arts & Convention Centre (BPACC), 57 Samaria Road, Benalla. Newtech conferences are organised and hosted by Spatial Information Infrastructure (SII) of the Department of Sustainability and Environment. Newtech conferences have been providing people across rural and regional Victoria with information on the latest technologies in land information and land management for the past ten years. Going from strength to strength, the Benalla Newtech conference promises to be a not-to-be-missed event. The program features speakers covering a wide range of topics including a presentation on the CFA pilot project EIMS (Emergency Management Systems), a Senior Analyst from Victoria Police presenting on Geographic Profiling, a presentation on Hume Emergency Management Mapping Application, an update on Spatial industry directions in Victoria, Australia and Internationally from the Director of Spatial Information Infrastructure (DSE) and much much more.

Registration |Program |Accommodation |Further Information

Registration

Newtech Benalla Registration (PDF - 20 KB)


Program & approved Presentations

CPD & FPET Points
The Newtech Benalla conference will attract:
6.5 SSI CPD Points
6 FPET points in the category 'Other'

8.30 - 9.00am	Registration
9.00 - 9.10am	Welcome and official opening
1.40 - 2.10pm	1. PEMS Demonstrator: the grid cell data platform that supports modelling Dr Tai On Chan, Principal Spatial Policy Officer, Spatial Information Infrastructure, DSE The Platform for Environmental Modelling Support (PEMS) is a demonstrator project of the Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information. This presentation will, via a number of scenarios, demonstrate the functions and potential value of PEMS. 1 Chan TO Newtech May 08 (PDF - 7.3 MB)
9.40 - 10.10am	2. Mapping from the Ground Up Chris Blackstock, GIS Officer and Tom Sanderson, GIS Officer, CFA A presentation on the CFA pilot project EIMS (Emergency Information Management System) Mapper on data collection in the field to assist with emergency management. 2 Blackstock Sanderson CFA_EIMS Newtech May 08 (PDF - 1.3 MB)
10.10 - 10.40am	3. Geographic Profiling within Victoria Police Lisa Cheong, Senior Analyst, State Intelligence Services, Victoria Police A presentation on the use of spatial technology by Victorian Police on criminal profiling to assist with law enforcement and resource management. 3 Cheong Newtech May 08 (PDF - 677 KB)
10.40 - 11.10am	Morning tea and trade exhibition
11.10 - 11.40am	4. Mobile GIS Application on CD ROM for Emergency Management at Hume City Council Recep Alakus, GIS Administrator, Hume City Council HEMMA (Hume Emergency Management Mapping Application situation is a fully interactive & portable GIS application on CD ROM/DVD with numerous map layers and various GIS processes such as redlining and buffering etc. to assist in an emergency situation. 4 Alakus HEMMA Newtech May 08 (PDF - 6.4 MB)
11.40 - 12.10pm	5. Pictometry Michael Lee, Pictometry Speacialist, AAMHatch A new viewing package system that integrates multiple oblique images and viewpoints of features such as buildings, highways etc. with GIS data to support multiple uses such as information and asset management and business strategies.
12.10 - 12.40pm	6. EmerGeo - implementing a Common Operating Picture from the incident to command centre across agencies Graeme Martin, Spatial Vision This presentation will introduce the EmerGeo platform and describe how the WA Fire Emergency Services Authority (FESA) implement a true cross agency platform for sharing a common operating picture (COP) for emergency planning and response. The presentation will also describe other agencies implementing EmerGeo. 6 Martin Emergeo Newtech May 08.ppt (PDF - 3.1 MB)
12.40 - 1.40pm	Lunch and trade exhibition
9.10 - 9.40am	7. Spatial Industry Directions and Government update Bruce Thompson, Director, Spatial Information Infrastructure, DSE Update on happenings in Victoria, Australia and Internationally. 7 Thompson Newtech May 08 (PDF - 37.7 MB)
2.10 - 2.40pm	8. Intended use of Vicmap Lite in Fire Mapping Todd Gretton, Fire Information and Systems Group, Fire & Emergency Management, DSE A presentation on how DSE fire management will utilise Vicmap Lite technology to assist emergency mapping. 8 Gretton T CFA Vicmap Lite Newtech May 08 (PDF - 2.4 MB)
2.40 - 3.10pm	9. CEO to Councillors to Ratepayers - GIS in action serving the community Daniel Lane, Mornington Peninsula Shire A presentation by the Mornington Peninsula Shire on the usage of Spatial Information across the organisation and the technologies utilised to service all parts of the Shire and their ratepayers. 9 DLane MPSC Newtech May 08 (PPS - 5.7 MB)
3.10 – 3.30pm	Afternoon tea and trade exhibition
3.30 – 4.15pm	10. NES (Notification and Editing Service) John Gallagher, Manager Data Acquisition & Management, Spatial Information Infrastructure, DSE Presentation on the DSE Notification and Editing Service being developed to provide interactive change request notification by Vicmap customers and remote editing by custodians. 10 Gallagher NES Newtech May 2008 (PDF - 1.1 MB)
4.30 – 5.30pm	Closing & refreshments