2012 NT Spatial Excellence Award Winners
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
INDUSTRY AWARDS
- Young Spatial professional of the Year: Amy Peterson
- Service to the Spatial Community: Vic Stephens
INDUSTRY AWARDS
- Innovation and Commercialisation: Bushfires Research, Bushfires NT
- Land Titling and Development: Office of the Surveyor General, Department of Lands and Planning
- Infrastructure and Construction: Aerometrex
- Environmental Sustainability: Vekta Pty Ltd
- Spatially Enabled Government: Salmat (Highly Commended: RapidMap and City of Darwin)
Young Spatial professional of the Year: Amy Peterson
Amy Petersen is a surveyor with the NT Department of Lands and Planning and manages the Territory Government’s Global Navigational Satellite Systems (GNSS) Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) network. She is an active Young Professional and is recognised as a leader both in her work place and within the profession. Amy plays a key role on the SSSI NT Regional Committee and is the NT Young Professional representative at the national level. She is the driving force behind NT Spatial and volunteered as the conference convenor and organiser for NT Spatial 2011 and has played a lead role in organising NT Spatial 2012. Amy is highly regarded and respected by her peers in the work place and profession and has displayed leadership qualities far beyond her years. Amy has recently been involved in recruitment strategies or initiatives for the Office of the Surveyor General. Amy, and a fellow colleague, travelled to the University of Tasmania and presented to graduates and industry about their work experiences and her migration to the Territory and lifestyle. Her presentation style and her open and honest approach made an impression as her involvement has resulted in two new employees, from Tasmania, within the last year.
Service to the Spatial Community: Vic Stephens
Mr Stephens has been the Senior Director of Land Information, Department of Lands and Planning since 1993, successfully directing and leading the Division comprised of the Office of Valuer-General, Office of Surveyor-General, the Northern Territory Land Information System and Land Information Services.
Mr Stephens has been the Northern Territory Government representative on the Australia New Zealand Land Information Council (ANZLIC) since 1986 and on the Board of the Public Sector Mapping Authority (PSMA) since 1993.
Vic was instrumental in the development of the Northern Territory Land Administration Information System (LAIS) in the 1980’s and a founder of its successor, the Integrated Land Information System (ILIS), arguably the most sophisticated land information system in Australia today.
The Spatially Enabling Government (SEG) initiative for the Territory is a direct result of Vic’s personnal drive and leadership to have government information spatially integrated for improve efficiency and economic outcomes.
He has managed the outsourcing of valuation services through the AVO for over 20 years and in conjunction with the review of the Land Valuation Act created the Territory’s first independent Office of Valuer-General.
Mr Stephens has been a member of the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI) since its inception and a member of the subcommittee for Spatially Enabling Government (SEG) assisting the Organising Committee for this Conference.
Mr Stephens has been the Northern Territory Government representative on the Australia New Zealand Land Information Council (ANZLIC) since 1986 and on the Board of the Public Sector Mapping Authority (PSMA) since 1993.
Vic was instrumental in the development of the Northern Territory Land Administration Information System (LAIS) in the 1980’s and a founder of its successor, the Integrated Land Information System (ILIS), arguably the most sophisticated land information system in Australia today.
The Spatially Enabling Government (SEG) initiative for the Territory is a direct result of Vic’s personnal drive and leadership to have government information spatially integrated for improve efficiency and economic outcomes.
He has managed the outsourcing of valuation services through the AVO for over 20 years and in conjunction with the review of the Land Valuation Act created the Territory’s first independent Office of Valuer-General.
Mr Stephens has been a member of the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI) since its inception and a member of the subcommittee for Spatially Enabling Government (SEG) assisting the Organising Committee for this Conference.
Innovation and Commercialisation: Bushfires Research, Bushfires NT
The first methodology to be accepted by the Australian Government’s Carbon Farming Initiative is for the abatement of Greenhouse Gas emissions from savanna burning in north Australia. When applied, the projects have the potential to provide indigenous people with proper and fair incomes for management on traditional land: for the mitigation of wildfire; the improvement of biodiversity; the employment of traditional practices and; the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
The methods for emissions calculations were developed collaboratively, in the field with indigenous rangers and in the laboratory with national and international collaborations. An extensive suite of site data describe relationships between biomass fuel accumulation and fire effects. Sattelite derived mapping describes the season and occurrence of fire, and the classification and accumulation of biomass fuels. Combined, this research and these spatial data provide an innovative commercial product that will enable indigenous Australians into the work place on their own terms.
Website: http://www.nretas.nt.gov.au/natural-resource-management/bushfires
The methods for emissions calculations were developed collaboratively, in the field with indigenous rangers and in the laboratory with national and international collaborations. An extensive suite of site data describe relationships between biomass fuel accumulation and fire effects. Sattelite derived mapping describes the season and occurrence of fire, and the classification and accumulation of biomass fuels. Combined, this research and these spatial data provide an innovative commercial product that will enable indigenous Australians into the work place on their own terms.
Website: http://www.nretas.nt.gov.au/natural-resource-management/bushfires
Land Titling and Development: Office of the Surveyor General, Department of Lands and Planning
This project required the Survey Services work unit of the Office of the Surveyor-General (OSG) to survey high accuracy (geodetic quality) survey control and project manage parcel surveys in 22 major Aboriginal Communities located in the Territory. These communities are also Growth Towns as identified in the Territory 2030 Strategic Plan.
To date survey control has been established and surveyed in 21 communities, 273 geodetic control marks have been determined with respect to the Territory’s geodetic datum GDA 94 and vertical datum AHD, and approximately 4,500 new parcels will be created.
The survey required surveyors to work in remote areas all across the Territory in often trying conditions, both physically and mentally. The task required careful logistical planning, the use of state of the art survey equipment and implementation of new techniques, applications and systems to transfer positions from datum marks into each community.
The densification of geodetic control and introduction of a cadastre into these communities has provided a spatial data reference layer for each township which subsequently facilitates the development of strategic and operational land use plans, the creation of leases and sub-leases, a framework for a formal land tenure system, and 3 dimensional survey control for other geospatial activities in the regions.
Website: http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/lis/survey/index.shtml
To date survey control has been established and surveyed in 21 communities, 273 geodetic control marks have been determined with respect to the Territory’s geodetic datum GDA 94 and vertical datum AHD, and approximately 4,500 new parcels will be created.
The survey required surveyors to work in remote areas all across the Territory in often trying conditions, both physically and mentally. The task required careful logistical planning, the use of state of the art survey equipment and implementation of new techniques, applications and systems to transfer positions from datum marks into each community.
The densification of geodetic control and introduction of a cadastre into these communities has provided a spatial data reference layer for each township which subsequently facilitates the development of strategic and operational land use plans, the creation of leases and sub-leases, a framework for a formal land tenure system, and 3 dimensional survey control for other geospatial activities in the regions.
Website: http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/lis/survey/index.shtml
Infrastructure and Construction: Aerometrex
Aerometrex has very successfully completed one of the longest corridor surveys ever undertaken in Australia, the National Broadband Network Aerial Survey, under contract to Visionstream. The survey of 9,158 linear km included 2,170 linear km of high‐resolution aerial imagery and digitised feature data in the Northern Territory, along the Ghan rail alignment from the SA border to Darwin, and the Tennant Creek to Qld Border road alignment.
The National Broadband Network will bring substantial benefits to the Northern Territory with a 21stcentury communications system based on fibre‐optics. As a side‐benefit, the Territory Government has also obtained a continuous set of aerial imagery along 2 of its major transport routes.
The project has strong echoes of the past; the N‐S route is the same one established by John McDouall Stuart (1861) and Charles Todd (1870) to establish the latest communications technology of the day, the Overland Telegraph Line.
Website: http://www.aerometrex.com.au/
The National Broadband Network will bring substantial benefits to the Northern Territory with a 21stcentury communications system based on fibre‐optics. As a side‐benefit, the Territory Government has also obtained a continuous set of aerial imagery along 2 of its major transport routes.
The project has strong echoes of the past; the N‐S route is the same one established by John McDouall Stuart (1861) and Charles Todd (1870) to establish the latest communications technology of the day, the Overland Telegraph Line.
Website: http://www.aerometrex.com.au/
Environmental Sustainability: Vekta Pty Ltd
Managing an extractive industry within a World Heritage listed National Park is a sensitive and complex exercise. ERA’s Ranger Uranium Mine near Jabiru is a high profile example of this. Comprehensive, reliable and accurate spatial data is an essential component underpinnning planning and decision making in mine development and environmental mangement. The areial and ground survey undertaken by Vekta Pty Ltd over the mine and mineral leases, yielded baseline data of unprecedented accutacy and coverage. The integration of elevation, imagery and jurisdictional information provides ERA with the required infromation to support the sound environmental management of the site. The data has been used across the organisation by different business units and is a prime example of the importace that fundamental spatial data plays in balancing industry and the environment.
Website: http://www.vekta.net.au/
Website: http://www.vekta.net.au/
Spatially Enabled Government: Salmat
SalmatILIS is the commercialization, worldwide of the Northern Terrotory’s integrated Land Information System via a unique and exclusive licensing agreement contracted between the NTG and Salmat Ltd with Relational Data Systems (RDS) contracted to the parties for the provision od product maintainence, support and development.
The Northern Territory Government, through the Department of Lands and Planning has signed a unique license with Salmat Ltd. For the Commerialisation of NTG’s intellectual property that has facilitated the successful exporting of the integrated Land Information System (ILIS) for use by any Territory, State or Country, requiring the very best in Land and Property information.
The License Agreement has already delivered a result via a significat $30,000,000 plus long term contract with the South Australian Government, with many new and equally significant opportunities under negotiation. ILIS is now the only Land Information System to be used by more than two Jurisdictions, which we see as a clear indication of its future success. The unique License Agreement is a testimony to not only the application itself but to the ingenuity of its creation and in its implementation with its partners. It is already delivering significant growth in private ICT business and employment in the Northern Territory as well as significant revenue for the NT Government.
Website: http://www.salmat.com.au/
The Northern Territory Government, through the Department of Lands and Planning has signed a unique license with Salmat Ltd. For the Commerialisation of NTG’s intellectual property that has facilitated the successful exporting of the integrated Land Information System (ILIS) for use by any Territory, State or Country, requiring the very best in Land and Property information.
The License Agreement has already delivered a result via a significat $30,000,000 plus long term contract with the South Australian Government, with many new and equally significant opportunities under negotiation. ILIS is now the only Land Information System to be used by more than two Jurisdictions, which we see as a clear indication of its future success. The unique License Agreement is a testimony to not only the application itself but to the ingenuity of its creation and in its implementation with its partners. It is already delivering significant growth in private ICT business and employment in the Northern Territory as well as significant revenue for the NT Government.
Website: http://www.salmat.com.au/
A Highly commended award in this category was also awarded to: Rapidmap and City of Darwin.
“Pathways to Quality” is a fascinating insight into the City of Darwin’s Pathway Network Data Update and Condition Survey project as collected and processed by RapidMap to deliver exceptional spatial data quality for asset and risk management across Darwin.
The clever use of GIS analysis and processing of historic data, creation of new spatial objects, combined with leading edge spatial technology field data capture systems, intelligent customised mobile GIS software and survey expertise by RapidMap, demonstrates innovation and spatial excellence in practice.
The approach used by RapidMap enabled an efficient use of resources across a challenging environment to deliver the project ahead of time and exceeded the clients expectations.
The complexity of the asset network and data requirements were addressed with the significant improvement to the data models at City of Darwin and highlights the benefits of outsourcing data capture to experts who work in partnership to achieve great results.
Website: http://www.rapidmap.com.au/ Website: http://www.darwin.nt.gov.au/
“Pathways to Quality” is a fascinating insight into the City of Darwin’s Pathway Network Data Update and Condition Survey project as collected and processed by RapidMap to deliver exceptional spatial data quality for asset and risk management across Darwin.
The clever use of GIS analysis and processing of historic data, creation of new spatial objects, combined with leading edge spatial technology field data capture systems, intelligent customised mobile GIS software and survey expertise by RapidMap, demonstrates innovation and spatial excellence in practice.
The approach used by RapidMap enabled an efficient use of resources across a challenging environment to deliver the project ahead of time and exceeded the clients expectations.
The complexity of the asset network and data requirements were addressed with the significant improvement to the data models at City of Darwin and highlights the benefits of outsourcing data capture to experts who work in partnership to achieve great results.
Website: http://www.rapidmap.com.au/ Website: http://www.darwin.nt.gov.au/
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