There are a multitude of organisations in Australia and New Zealand pursuing spatial data supply chain initiatives. There is little to no co-ordination of these developments, leading to duplication of effort, wasted investment and missed opportunities. This presentation presents the results of the CRC-SI “Alignment Study”; an inventory of these initiatives, gaps and overlaps and research opportunities that arise.

1. SPATIAL DATA SUPPLY CHAINS
IN AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
Overlaps, Gaps and
Opportunities
Maurits van der Vlugt
Spatial Information Strategist

2. OVERVIEW
Problem Statement (“Why this Project?”)
Spatial Data Supply Chains (“Why do you
Care?”)
Project Approach (“How did we do it?”)
Outcomes (“What did we find?”)
Next Steps (“What now?”)

3. SDI: DELIVERING FUNDAMENTAL
SPATIAL DATA FOR DECISION MAKING
Common Reference
Framework
Reliable
Consistent
Authoritative

4. CRITICAL ENABLER
 Spatial Data Supply
Chains (SDSC)
 Multi Source
 Consistent, Reliable
 Automated, Flexible,
Distributed
 E.g. PSMA’s G-NAF,
BoM’s GeoFabric
Source: CRC-SI

6. WHAT MAKES A GOOD SDSC?
Single Point of Truth;
Continuously updatable from multiple
sources;
“Supply Views”;
Version Management;
Automated Update and Distribution;
Automated Input (sensors or VGI).

7. HOWEVER…
 Myriad of initiatives
 In relative isolation
 Re-inventing wheels
 Duplicating Effort
Can we improve this?

8. SDSC ALIGNMENT STUDY
Identify SDSC initiatives in ANZ
Comparative Analysis
Gaps and Overlaps
 Re-usable components?
 Joint R&D and investment opportunities?

9. APPROACH
1. Quick Scan of 2. Alignment 3. Collaborative
relevant Study Demo Project
initiatives
• Review ANZ • Validation of • Public-Private
Initiatives Ph1 outcomes • Working
• Analysis • SDSC demonstrator
Framework Reference • Contributions to
• Review & Architecture standards
Analyse • Detailed processes
• Scientific Analysis • IP development
Literature • Recommendati
Review ons for
• Identify Alignment and
Strategic Collaboration
Partners & • Input to
Opportunities Research
• Proposal for Ph Agenda
2 • Proposal for
Demo Projects

10. OUTCOMES
37 Project approached, 32 Responses
Largely Government
Only 7 Automate entire supply chain
50% in pre-production stages
Only 6 out of 32 having a full, long term
sustainable governance framework in place

11. # of
Business DriverDRIVERS
BUSINESS Projects
(N=32)
Maintain a consistent, authoritative
dataset to support evidence based 10
decision making
Meet statutory obligations 9
Improve data access & sharing across
8
organisations
Improve efficiency & reduce
5
duplication
Publish data for scientific research 4
Improve value & service to
3

12. # of
Audience Projects
(N=32)
Government agencies 25
Public organisations and business
14
groups
Scientific Community 10
General Public 6

13. DOES THE PROJECT/SYSTEM HAVE:
35
30
25
20
15
Don't Know
10
No
5
Yes
0

14. SYSTEM MATURITY
In production, with
2 Governance Framework
6
In production
8
Prototype/trial
Under development
10
6 Other

15. ‘BEST OF BREED’ PROJECTS
Automated
 Publish
 Maintain
 Extract
Mature
 In production

16. SHORTLIST FOR PH2 ANALYSIS
 LINZ Data Service
 Maori Land Geographic Information
System
 PSMA Systems
 SISS - Spatial Information Services
Stack
 SLIP Enabler
 The Australian Hydrological
Geospatial Fabric (Geofabric)
 VSDL - Victorian Spatial Data
Library

17. CONCLUSIONS
 Status of SDSC:
 Infancy
 Supply Driven
 Developed in Isolation
 Capability Gaps
 Automation
 Maturity
 Standards
 Plenty of Opportunity for Collaboration
 re-use of components
 Joint investment and R&D

18. NEXT STEPS
 Integrate QLD & NSW in
Ph 1 Analysis
 Ph 2 : from early 2012
 Detailed analysis of shortlisted
projects
 Reference Architecture
 R&D Agenda
 Scope collaborative demo
project

19. THANK YOU – QUESTIONS?
 Acknowledgements
 CRC-SI (Kylie Armstrong, Mary Sue Severn)
 Project Participants
 More Information
 Http://www.crcsi.com.au/Research/Program-3/SDI-Alignment-Study
 Maurits.vandervlugt@mercuryps.com.au