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| Newtech Colac
29 November 2007
Colac Otway Performing Arts & Cultural Centre (COPACC)
Cnr Gellibrand & Rae Sts, Colac
The next Newtech conference is being held on Thursday, 29th November 2007 at the Colac Otway Performing Arts & Cultural Centre (COPACC), Cnr Gellibrand & Rae Sts, Colac.
Early Bird registrations will now close on Friday 16th November 2007.
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 nine years.
The program features speakers covering a wide range of topics including a presentation on the insight into the many surveying challenges in the construction of the Southern Star Observation Wheel at Docklands by Ultimate Positioning, the SSI Award Winning Spatial Waste Collection & Incident Recording System at Hume Council, Mapping Emergency Locations by AusSoft, a presentation on Integrating spatial data with Virtual Earth Technology by Geomatic Technologies, an update on Spatial industry directions in Victoria, Australia and Internationally from the Director of Spatial Information Infrastructure (DSE) and much more.
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Registration |Program | Further Information
Registration
 Front Cover and Rego Form (PDF - 1.7 Mb)
Program
| 8.30 - 9.00am | Registration |
| 9.00 - 9.10am | Welcome and official opening |
| 9.10 - 9.40am | 1 Spatial Industry Directions and Government update
Bruce Thompson, Director, Spatial Information Infrastructure, DSE
Update on happenings in Victoria, Australia and Internationally, including the National Address Management Framework. |
| 9.40 - 10.10am | 2 Southern Star Observation Wheel
Nick Pawley, National Survey Product Manager, Ultimate Positioning
The many and unique challenges with the construction of the Southern Star Observation Wheel at Docklands in Melbourne. |
| 10.10 - 10.40am | 3 Spatial Waste Collection and Incident Recording System at Hume City Council
Recep Alakus, GIS Administrator, Hume City Council
The Spatial Waste Collection & Incident Recording System streamlining workflows whilst improving the proactive reporting of maintenance and amenity issues at Hume City Council. |
| 10.40 - 11.10am | Morning tea and trade exhibition |
| 11.10 - 11.40am | 4 GPSnet Update - Now and into the Future
Hayden Asmussen, GOSnet Applications Manager, Spatial Information Infrastructure, DSE
An overview of current & evolving GNSS technology, update on current status of GPSnet, illustrate how it can be used, equipment compatibility, projects using GPSnet and an outline of the future. |
| 11.40 - 12.10pm | 5 Victoria's Spatial Information Custodianship Program
Danny Broadbent, Datamaxx Technologies
An update on the status of the State Government Victorian Spatial Council custodianship program, including some relevant scenarios for various users & custodians so people can see how it works. |
| 12.10 - 12.40pm | 6 Vicmap Property Upgrade Program
Geoff Menner, LogicaCMG
Vicmap Property upgrade processes and program using survey accurate spatial information. |
| 12.40 - 1.40pm | Lunch and trade exhibition |
| 1.40 - 2.10pm | 7 Mapping Emergency Locations
Mitch Oake, AusSoft Solutions Pty Ltd
A remotely access automated system named BART (Brigade Alert Response Timer) that produces maps and incident material to assist with CFA emergency response. |
| 2.10 - 2.40pm | 8 Integration of Billing System into GIS at Wannon Water
Dennis Taberner, GIS Coordinator, Wannon Water
Wannon Water project on the linking of corporate billing information and GIS products to support customer service, optimisation of resources and revenue management. |
| 2.40 - 3.10pm | 9 Victoria's Statewide Digital Elevation Model Improvement Project
Christina Ratcliff, Spatial Information Infrastructure, DSE
Overview of Improvements and Changes to the Vicmap Statewide Digital Elevation Model.  10 Ratcliff Victorias DEM Improvement Program Nov 07 (PPS - 10.8 MB)
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| 3.10 – 3.30pm | Afternoon tea and trade exhibition |
| 3.30 – 4.15pm | 10 Microsoft Virtual Earth or Google Maps for the Enterprise: Fantasy, Reality or Threat?
Ross Caldow, Business Development Manager, Geomatic Technologies
Integrating Spatial Data with Virtual Earth Technology and challenges for the future. |
| 4.30 – 5.30pm | Closing & refreshments |
Further Information
For further information about Newtech conferences, please email newtech.info@dse.vic.gov.au
This document was last reviewed on 31/08/2007.
© 2007 by the State of Victoria
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