Workshops: Thursday 27th August 2009
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- Workshop A: Effective Data Management Strategies for Storing, Analysing, Exchanging & Disseminating Spatial Data
- Workshop B: Strategies for Maximising the Potential of Your Datasets: An In-depth Breakdown & Analysis with Best Practise Case Study Approaches
- Workshop C: Effective Strategies for Integrating Business Intelligence with GIS
8.30 - 11.30 Workshop A:
Effective Data Management Strategies for Storing, Analysing, Exchanging & Disseminating Spatial Data
With the use of spatial data at its highest within government and continuing to grow, there is now more than ever a need to place a focus on the
management of the data that comes into your department. This workshop will focus on emerging initiatives within government for storing, analyzing, exchanging, and disseminating spatial data. With case study examples, discussions will range from general spatial data management practices, to the requirements of applications that deal with data analysis and knowledge discovery tasks, such as visualisation, geospatial web service and data mining.
Highlights of this workshop include:
- Improving data access
- Implementing a web based catalogue application
- Highlighting data distribution and publication
- Understanding metadata requirements
- Improving access to and integrated use of spatial data and information
David Lemon leads the Spatial Analysis research group, which is part of the Environmental Observation and Landscape Science research program. Prior to joining CSIRO he was employed as a Senior Consultant with one of Australia’s largest providers of services to the Spatial Information industry. David’s prime skills are in the areas of spatial data access and management. As a consultant he provided advice to a wide variety of clients ranging from the Department of Defence to The Open Geospatial Consortium (USA). In recent times his focus has been on the specification of standards compliant spatial data delivery systems and catalogues. His main contribution was the specification and design of many components of the Australian Natural Resources Data Library and the Australian Natural Resources Atlas. David also wrote the specification for the National Oceans Portal and Marine Catalogue
12.30 – 3.30 Workshop B:
Strategies for Maximising the Potential of Your Datasets: An In-depth Breakdown & Analysis with Best Practise Case Study Approaches
Evolving to Meet the Needs of Government: Taking Advantage of Technology, Newly Acquired Skills & the Increasingly Available Digital Datasets
- Meeting increasing demands for accountable and responsive development planning and assessment
- Developing a coordinated and integrated information system to store, manipulate, analyse and display information about the natural and built environments
- Creating an accessible data base to help resolve environmental and planning conflicts and aid the decision making process
- Supporting environmental impact assessment, strategic planning and land management
- Providing the mechanism to integrate disparate environmental and planning data sets based on geography to support the decision making process of the Environment and Planning Department
- Providing services to both areas under a service level agreement
- Supporting the development of the socio-economic databases
- Providing direct links to the operational and strategic components of land use and infrastructure planning
Peter Brooke-Smith
Senior GIS Analyst
PLANNING SA
Providing Secure, Long-Term Data Archiving Facilities, and a Platform for Marine Data Discovery, Collaboratively Using and Sharing Marine Datasets, and Visualisation Processes
- Linking marine data repositories and related resources that currently reside in academic and government institutions both in Australia and overseas
- Developing and deploying the software infrastructure and tools to support the Australian Ocean Data Centre Joint Facility (AODCJF): The portal-like “BlueNet MEST” (Metadata Entry and Search Tool)
- Developing data deposit and licencing tools, and licence templates (including Creative Commons and uNDP licencing)
- Improving discovery of and access to BlueNet, IMOS, and other marine metadata records and data via the AODN (Australian Ocean Data Network) MEST
- Enhancing the data description and discovery standards in the marine community; and improving ease of metadata creation in the AODN
- Deploying data governance functionality; and the mechanisms to utilise data archiving facilities available within the AODN; Providing finessed permissions functionality to address various data-sharing use-cases
- Using a service-oriented-architecture: Leveraging existing informatics and distributed computing standards
- Proactively adopting standards-based foci, necessary to maintain an ongoing, interoperable, accessible and flexible network
Kate Roberts
Deputy Director – eMarine Information Infrastructure (eMII) Project
UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA
4.00 – 7.00 Workshop C:
Effective Strategies for Integrating Business Intelligence with GIS
More and more organisations are moving to Integrate Business Intelligence with GIS, however this is still one of the toughest challenges and areas to get right. This workshop will help you deliver and push forward the boundaries to conceive complete solutions for system integration. Using a tried and tested methodology, your facilitator will answer the questions you need answered and work with you to find the best approach that brings value to your organisation.
Highlights of this workshop include:
- How to effectively integrate business and spatial data: A low risk approach
- How do we do it?
- Overcoming the political obstacles: Satisfying stakeholder requirements
- Maximising legacy investments
- Identifying key ROI
- How to efficiently manage your networks
Brian Middleton is the Genera Manager (APAC) for Exor Corporation. Brian has spent the last 12 years advising businesses on using IT to improve organisational performance. He has worked with both the public and private sector in risk analysis, performance measurement, asset management and strategic focus. Brian spent 11 years with the Royal Automobile Club, 5 of those years as UK Operations Manager. Brian relocated during 2008 to Australia from his previous role as Utilities Manager (Europe) for Exor a Global Leader in Infrastructure and Asset Management solutions.
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