spatial@gov® Conference
15 - 17 November 2011
National Convention Centre Canberra

spatial@gov^® Conference & Exhibition

spatial@gov® Conference and Exhibition 2011 was once again held at the National Convention Centre Canberra from 15 – 17 November.

spatial@gov® 2011 built on the success and momentum of last year. Over 500 delegates gathered at the industry’s key event, to examine how spatial information, services and capabilities can be applied across government and the benefits they bring. The tagline adopted for 2011 was Positioning Australia, focusing on how Australia is doing against other countries in spatial development. The focus for 2011 lead to the well received introduction of an International theme to the conference for 2011.

The 2011 Conference program covered six topical themes, including spatial@defence, Emergency Response, Access to Public Sector Information, International, Virtual Australia and Water Security.

The 3-day event consisted of a technical Exhibition and Open Day, Showfloor Theatre Program, Conference Program with over 80 local and international speakers, networking events and Conference Dinner featuring the Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards (APSEA).

Keynote speakers included:

• Drew Clarke, Secretary of the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism

• Senator the Hon. Kate Lundy, Senator for the ACT

• Colin McDonald, Chief Executive of Land Information New Zealand

• Prof. John McMillan, Australian Information Commissioner

        and representatives from:

• The Attorney-General’s Department

• The Murray-Darling Basin Authority

• The Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government

Senator the Hon. Kate Lundy on the VIP Exhibition Tour at the Geoscience Australia stand.

Drew Clarke delivering a keynote at the spatial@gov® Conference

2011 marked the 10 year anniversary of several key events and milestones for national spatial data development, including:

•         The Action Agenda

•          Access and Pricing Policy

•          Office of Spatial Data Management (now Office of Spatial Policy)

•          ANZLIC National Office

•          PSMA Australia

•          ASIBA (now SIBA)

•          Geoscience Australia

Dan Paull (PSMA Australia), Alan Smart (SIBA), Liz Marchant (ANZLIC), John Weaver (OSP) and Adam Lewis (GA) celebrating 10 years at the spatial@gov® Welcome Reception

Key highlights at the event included the launch of:

• The Bureau of Meteorology’s Geofabric V2.0 at the Open Day Showfloor Theatre

• Geoscience Australia’s 1 Second (30m resolution) SRTM Digital Elevation Model (DEM)       datasets and derived products and the Landcover map and dataset, at the Welcome Reception   which was sponsored by Office of Spatial Policy.

spatial@gov® Exhibition Showfloor

The launch of Bureau of Meteorology’s Geofabric V2.0 at the Open Day Showfloor Theatre

The Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards (APSEA) Industry 2011 were held in conjunction with the spatial@gov® Conference 2011, and were presented at the spatial@gov® Conference Dinner at the National Museum of Australia on 16 November 2011. The APSEA Industry awards recognised significant achievements of organisations in the Asia-Pacific region engaged in the spatial information industry.

Congratulations to the following winners:

• Innovation and Commercialisation
  MillMapper by Scanalyse Pty Ltd, Curtin University and CRC SI

• Land Titling and Development
  Climate Change Future Coasts Project by Rapid Map – Services Division and Bass Coast Shire Council

• People and Community
  Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Register and Information System by Aboriginal Affairs Victoria, Cohga Pty Ltd and Hyro Ltd

• Infrastructure and Construction
  Metricon Stadium by Vekta Pty Ltd and Watpac Construction QLD Pty Ltd

• Environment and Sustainability
  Monitoring Soil Erosion Risk by University of Adelaide and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (SA)

• Spatially Enabled Government
  Victorian Land Use Information System by Department of Primary Industries

• SIBA Chairman’s Award
  Rex Banks. Editor, Landmark Magazine

• J. K. Barrie Award for Overall Excellence
  Metricon Stadium by Vekta Pty Ltd and Watpac Construction QLD Pty Ltd

Peter Berner, MC of the spatial@gov® Conference Dinner and the Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards (Industry) 2011

Winner of the J. K. Barrie Award for Overall Excellence - Vekta Pty Ltd and Watpac Construction QLD Pty Ltd

Winner of the SIBA Chairman’s Award – Rex Banks, Landmark Magazine

View photos from spatial@gov® 2011.

View presentations from spatial@gov® 2011.

The spatial@gov® 2011 Organising Committee would like to thank all sponsors, exhibitors, speakers and attendees for their support in making this another successful event for the spatial community.

Mark your diaries for spatial@gov® 2012 from 20 – 22 November 2012 at the National Convention Centre Canberra.

spatial@gov® is the only geospatial event organised in conjunction with the peak organisations in Australia and New Zealand representing the public, private, research and professional sectors of the spatial community; including ANZLIC—the Spatial Information Council (representing all governments of Australia and New Zealand), and the German Government (through global associate Deutsche Messe AG).

2011 Features:

• 6 Themes 
• 80+ Local & International Keynote Addresses
• Exhibition of Leading Geospatial Technologies
• Exhibition Open Day
• Welcome Cocktail Reception
• Networking Opportunities
• spatial@gov® Dinner at the National Museum Australia
• Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards (APSEA) Industry 2011

Who should attend:

Government and business representatives who are involved in:

• Policy development
• Program delivery
• Service delivery
• Supporting education, research and/or training
• Improving internal business processes
• Providing spatial or ICT support services
• Working in eGovernment or eBusiness activities
• Spatial and GIS  professionals
• Place-based policy
• Location-based services
• Remote sensing services 
• Online services
• Surveyors, Cartographers, Topographers, Demographers 
• Mapping Services 

spatial@gov® Exhibition Open Day
15 November 2011

spatial@gov® Exhibition Open Day on Tuesday 15 November at the National Convention Centre in Canberra, gave you the opportunity to meet with the spatial industry to talk about how spatial information, services and capabilities can be applied to across government. The application of spatial (or location-based) information can enhance governments’ ability to deliver the appropriate services to where they are needed; as well as supporting policy development, delivering programs and streamlining business practices.

Visitors had the opportunity  to claim their complimentary ticket for the spatial@gov® Open Day and hear from our exhibitors about the latest spatial technologies and how they can benefit government operations.

In order to further expose the capabilities of the spatial community to a wider audience the Organising Committee was providing an additional day for the technical exhibition on Tuesday 15 November.

The Open Day provided an excellent opportunity to view the technical exhibition and listen to a program of presentations by the Event Sponsors for no entry fee.

Welcome Reception Sponsor