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GIS at Darwin City Council - The State of Play 2011: Josh Forner
GIS at Darwin City Council - The State of Play 2011: Josh Forner
Josh Forner
j.forner@darwin.nt.gov.au
Overview
Data
Software and Hardware
Focus on mobile mapping
Graffiti trial project
People and Processes
Data
We have a lot!
Main categories:
Externally sourced
Infrastructure
Parks
Mapped data from other systems
Externally sourced - ILIS
Externally sourced - Imagery
Parks and Reserves, trees
Infrastructure: Roads, stormwater, paths
Ratepayers, Dogs!
Software – Three components
Create/edit
– Site License
Query/browse
– Site License
Mobile
– Dozen licenses
Other spatial systems
Not rugged
Not waterproof
Poor battery life
But CHEAP!
Hardware - Ruggedised devices
Ruggedised
Waterproof
Good battery
life
Expen$ive
Always connected Smart phones
iPhone + App
Desktop + browser
Reporting
Tracking
Closing
Surveys vs maintenance
On-going maintenance
Signs
Linemarking
Potholes (road repairs)
Trees
Graffiti ?????
Processes
Need improvement!
Processes are Ad hoc,
undocumented or non-
existent
Data is collected, but not
maintained
– One off surveys Vs
continual maintenance
People
DCC does not have a spatial section
One permanent GIS staff member in IT - me
Asset management section – two staff
Most others use GIS to browse and query rather than
edit and create data
Custodians not identified (or misidentified)
Organisation as a whole has poor understanding of
spatial data and how to manage it
We need to take next step towards maturity
GIS at Darwin City Council – The
state of play 2011
Josh Forner
j.forner@darwin.nt.gov.au
Questions?