The Centre for eCommerce and Communications (CeCC) is located within the Office of Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation) at Federation University Australia. Key areas of applied research, commercial activities and community engagement include eResearch, digital futures and spatial research. Spatial research projects vary in their scale, complexity and technology use. This presentation illustrates how different approaches and technologies are being utilised in diverse contexts

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Spatial Research @ FedUni

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Background
• The Centre for eCommerce and Communications (CeCC) is located
within the Office of Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) at Federation
University Australia.
• Key areas of applied research, commercial activities and community
engagement include eResearch, digital futures and spatial research.
• Spatial research projects vary in their scale, complexity and
technology use.
• This presentation illustrates how different approaches and
technologies are being utilised in diverse contexts

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Visualising Victoria’s Groundwater
• The VVG portal provides
access to groundwater data
from across Victoria.
• It features a unique state-
wide map of over 275,000
bores, providing access to a
user-friendly database
offering the most
comprehensive view of
groundwater data in Victoria
• Web-based 3D Visualisation
tools.

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Sport and Recreation Spatial
• A national geographic information
system (GIS) for presenting spatial
data.
• Provides the sport and recreation
sector with increased capacity for
research, strategic planning, and
development of participation
programs and facilities.
• Technology
– Map server, Open layers, Spatially
enabled database, Thematic maps, Large
dataset (ERASS 10 year survey),
queryable layers, sortable layers,
transparent layers

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Netball 2012
participation rate by
postcode

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Integrated Fire Management Planning
• An interoperable spatial information
system for Barwon South West
stakeholders
• Providing access to the most current
relevant information and fire risk data
• Supporting the community to develop
integrated regional and local fire
management plans.
• Technology
– Open layers, VicMAP API
• Features
– Layer stacking, layer transparency,
interoperable data

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DEPI fire history
and planned burns

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GRDC online farm trials research
• The Online Farm Trials Research
project is funded by the Grains
Research & Development
Corporation (GRDC)
• Aims to provide improved and
enhanced access to historical
and future farm trials information
and data using online systems.
• Interactive digital library and farm
trial information database

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Corangamite Soil Health Knowledge Base
• A project has been initiated by the
Corangamite Catchment
Management Authority, to construct
an online repository of soil health
information and knowledge
• Includes reports, research papers,
maps and descriptions related to:
• current and past soil series
mapping
• land capability and suitability
assessments
• agricultural trials
• soil research and investigations

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Historical maps
• The Eureka Stockade: An
Interactive History portal
contains historical overlays
and points of interest in the
Ballarat area around the time
of the Eureka Stockade.
• Dynamic map is an
interactive spatial interface to
the underlying information.

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Natural Disaster Research
In response to the landslide
events of January 2011 in the
Grampians National Park,
Federation University Australia
have been engaged by Northern
Grampians Shire to investigate
the social, economic and
environmental impact of the
events

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FedUni Commute
• A visualisation containing over
1250 FedUni staff members will
soon be released to illustrate the
benefits of telecommuting, and
the university's environmental
impact from staff commuting.
With the 2014 addition of the
Gippsland campus, this will show
more commute patterns than the
original UB Commute
visualisation (2012)

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Dairy Innovation Australia
• C-Milk is an acronym for a Collaboration on
Milk Industry Knowledge.
• The web accessible prototype platform
provides dairy industry participants with a tool
for monitoring and benchmarking milk
production and quality
• For the first time delivering a single point of
access to the relevant dairy data from across
Australia to achieve this.
• Technology
• Open layers, Spatially enabled database,
Dynamic layer generation from production
database, Custom geographical regions

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Regional ICT studies
Extensive experience in coordinating regional and local ICT
planning projects:
• Great South Coast Regional Communications Strategy
• Yarra Ranges Opportunity Assessment for Economic and
Community Growth through the Broadband Economy
• Wimmera Southern Mallee and Central Highlands ICT
studies
• Moorabool Community Broadband and
Telecommunications Strategy
• Ballarat ICT 2030 strategy
Research results presented using innovative approaches:
• Live geographical analysis of business and community
survey data
• Technologies : Customised Lime Survey package, Google
Maps API

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Australian Digital Soil Mapping
• OzDSM is a collaborative workspace for
researchers working on digital soil
mapping (DSM) in Australia.
• DSM utilises numerical methods and
information technologies to produce
predictive maps of soil types and their
properties.
• Technologies include Map server, Open
layers with features incorporating
• Features: Spatially enabled database,
Layer querying

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Soil landform map