Three men and one woman pose in front of a Vicmap banner. Two of the men are holding an award.
L to R: Peter Bean, Chief Executive Officer, and Juan Pufleau, Senior Spatial and Data Analyst at the City of Kingston, Matthew Barber, Executive Director of Spatial Services and Planning Solutions, and Alena Moison, Director Vicmap Spatial Services, Department of Transport and Planning (DTP).

10 November 2025

The City of Kingston has been recognised as a leader in geospatial excellence, taking home the 2025 Vicmap Custodianship Award. They were awarded for their outstanding contributions to data quality, stewardship and innovation.

The Vicmap Custodianship Award celebrates data custodian organisations and individuals who demonstrate exceptional dedication to maintaining and improving Vicmap, Victoria’s foundational authoritative spatial data.

With gratitude, we present the 2025 Vicmap Custodianship Award to the City of Kingston and Juan Pufleau. We recognise your inspiring commitment to data stewardship and thank you for your ongoing contributions.

Matthew Barber, Executive Director Spatial Services and Planning Solutions, Department of Transport and Planning

City of Kingston shows us a leading example of how local governments can successfully align their road register data with Vicmap Transport, supporting seamless integration.

The award was received by Juan Pufleau, Senior Spatial and Data Analyst, and Peter Bean, Chief Executive Officer at City of Kingston.

The award was presented at the end of the October Vicmap Users Reference Group (VURG) meeting. VURG membership is open to Victoria’s community of spatial data custodians and practitioners. To hear about future events, email us at vicmap@transport.vic.gov.au.

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