Industry Facts
Spatial Interoperability Demonstration Project (SIDP)
SIDP was an AusIndustry funded Project that involved some 30 private sector, government and industry organizations committed to building a capacity for the management of emergencies such as bushfires and severe storms. The Project was completed in 2005 with all its technical and demonstrator material being made available free of charge to the public.
Demonstrator:
Please click here for a new demonstrator of spatial interoperability at work.
Materials:
Factsheets - FS1, FS2, FS3, FS4, FS5, FS6
Notional Architecture
Scenarios
Executive Briefing
Note: The Notional Architecture documentation is approximately 9 Mb in size and the Executive Briefing Powerpoint is more than 14 Mb in size. The 6 scenario .wav files total more than 40 Mb. Should you wish copies of this material please contact ASIBA's Communication Manager Jeannine Lee (jlee@asiba.com.au).
Report
Dateline: Canberra, 27 April 2006
Title: Strategy Workshop on Education and Skills Development for the Spatial Industry
Summary: Workshop Report: " ... The industry needs to provide people with spatial skills to meet the growing range of user needs, even if those users were not part of the spatial industry. Therefore, the focus for E&SF is not just on jobs within the industry, but also on skilling people who work in user communities ..." full version
Communique
Dateline: Canberra, 27 April 2006
Title: Meeting the growing demand for people with spatial skills
Summary: " ... National bodies in the Australian spatial industry have agreed to a coordinated strategy to address the growing shortage of people with spatial skills in Australia. The strategy will focus on recruitment, retention and user needs ... " full version
Survey
Dateline: Melbourne, 27 October 2005
Title: Victorian Spatial Information Industry Census
Summary: The survey, undertaken in September 2005, asked about products, overall revenue, full time equivalent staff (FTE) numbers and the percentage of total work which was spatial in nature and that which was undertaken outside Victoria...full version.
Dateline: Canberra, 19 July 2006
Title: Science, Engineering and Technology Skills Audit Report
Summary: The Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop MP launched the Australian Government’s Science, Engineering and Technology Skills Audit on 19 July 2006. This audit is part of the Australian Government’s commitment to developing Australia’s potential through research and innovation. The audit process involved comprehensive consultations, public submissions and a number of research projects that aimed to develop a comprehensive picture of skills issues in Australia. The summary report brings together the key outcomes of the audit...full version of Summary Report 679Kb.
The Report refers to the concerns of the spatial sciences sector. The supporting document, which is the result of a Case Study of the spatial information business sector, is also available (Download here 160Kb).
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