Victorian Spatial Smart Tag March 31 st 2005 Bruce Thompson Spatial Information Infrastructure Mark Judd Geomatic Technologies

Earlier this year the US Department of Labour identified geotechnology as one of the three most important and emerging fields, along with nanotechnology and biotechnology.

background Spatial information should be a fundamental tool for Government and business –But isn’t Why not? –Difficult to obtain: poor access and distribution –Difficult to understand and apply: knowledge/expertise –Expensive to process and apply: hardware, software, specialist staff

background Mapping/Design/GIS Less than 1% of Staff Create and maintain data Desktop application High level of training Analysts Less than 5% of Staff Make business decisions Desktop application Application level training Non-technical users Typically 95% of Staff Need access to data Web/mobile application MS Office/Browser

Victorian spatial smart tag (VSST) addresses these issues Improved access and distribution –Direct delivery to the desktop from a web service Basic, but effective functionality –Easy to understand and apply Leverage existing infrastructure –Standard, existing hardware and software, users in a familiar software environment

the original VSST concept Microsoft Smart Tag recogniser Smart tag function recognises address ‘patterns’ provides a “tag” menu with related options

the VSST concept as developed Existing objective, benefits retained –Improved access, improved ease of use, leverage existing infrastructure –Two additional potential benefit areas identified Automated population and processing of government transactions (applications forms, …) –More accurate, more efficient, less manual intervention Aggregated information available for strategic planning and service delivery –Potentially, a complete, accurate, reliable and current view of government service delivery

VSST components Client Application/User interface –Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access or Outlook) Web Form or any product that can interface with a web service Web Service and Function Datastore –Browser access to spatial information and administration Spatial Information Datastore –The spatial information servicing user requirements Audit and Aggregated use Datastore –information generated by use of the system, then available for analysis and modelling

demonstration forms

key functions and data Address verification –Property address from Vicmap Property –Postal address from Salmat AMAS postal engine Get Information –Collector Districts/ASGC, postcode, LGA, departmental region or boundary, electorates, zones, …, any spatial overlay Get Image –Aerial photography, satellite imagery, property boundaries, contour lines, Melway and Vicroads Country Roads Directory

VSST testing partner case studies DOI –Administration, desktop rollout, Government hosting costs Vicroads –Change of address for vehicle licensing and registration –Section 32 Form DSE –Section 54 - Neighbourhood Report for planning applications Victoria Police –Basic emulation of Police incident report

VSST benefits Simple productivity gains –Maps, images and spatial information available to all Process and transaction gains –Forms, processes completed more accurately, quickly, effectively, access to single authoritative sources Strategic planning and service delivery –Rich information source for performance monitoring, modelling and analysis, and strategic planning Savings –Avoidance of GIS capital and recurrent costs

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49Bell Street Coburg Spatial engine TID 7046

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49Bell Street Coburg North Spatial engine TID 7046 Michael Smith Transaction log

49Bell Street Coburg North Spatial engine TID 7046 Michael Smith Transaction log TimeDateAddressAGSCCDid Bell Street Coburg Hill Road Toorak Smith Avenue Kew …………

Fit with Government Policy and Strategy Victorian Spatial Information Strategy –Custodianship, single authoritative sources, whole-of- Victorian-Government approach ICT Infrastructure Strategy –Geospatial data management one of fourteen opportunities for whole-of-Victorian-Government approach Government –Putting people at the Centre, GVT 2 –Government innovation working for Victorians Privacy Commissioner engaged and supportive

Implementation opportunities Simple productivity gains –WoVG roll-out of recogniser to desktops, administration roles established within departments Process and transaction productivity gains –Development of Word documents, web forms, XML ‘call-outs’ from existing applications for specific transactions and processes Strategic planning and service delivery gains –Leverage VSST audit log content for service delivery modelling and analysis, support for strategic planning

implementation considerations Extension to mobile devices –Smartphones, PDAs, CDMA equipped notebooks etc all able to access VSST, subject to business approval National implementation –Strong interest at Commonwealth level, and in other jurisdictions –Victoria can take a national leadership role, supported by ABS Partnering –The value of the private/public partnership approach taken for VSST should be recognised, and promoted

implementation considerations Hosting arrangements –Hosting options within Government and from an external provider have been developed for comparison purposes W-o-V-G licensing for spatial information –Most Vicmap spatial information at least partly licensed, some top-up required –Licensing of other content (aerial photography) may be W-o-V-G, or by individual agencies as required

discussion