1. Information Technology Solutions Innovation & Collaboration The SME Perspective sfuller@thinkspatial.com.au

2. Information Technology Solutions There’s got to be a better way to do this. Innovation – Our approach – Examples Collaboration – Our experience – Examples Questions Overview

3. Information Technology Solutions Our Approach – Adaptation, improvisation, but your weakness is not your technique! – Innovation, for us, is a mindset There’s (possibly) a better way! Try things Doesn’t always work out! Innovation @ ThinkSpatial

4. Information Technology Solutions Example: Survey Marks

5. Information Technology Solutions Upside – CSV for survey controller Quick, easy, no mistakes. – Google Earth KML Big picture. Eliminate possibilities (e.g. trees, marks in roads). Navigation in the field (tablet, smartphone). – Paperless (reason to buy an iPad!) Downside – We are slightly lazier with our search constraint. – Minor tweaks once or twice a year. Example: Survey Marks

6. Information Technology Solutions SMESCoords Demo

7. Information Technology Solutions Google Apps for Business Dropbox – Collaboration. – Sharing. Buy one, get n free. – Versioning (incremental backup). – Mobile devices. Zapier – If this happens, then do this for me. Example: Web Services

8. Information Technology Solutions Repetitive tasks in AutoCAD. – Time consuming. – Error prone (forget, miss steps, etc). Automate these processes. Example: Automation

9. Information Technology Solutions Example: Automation

10. Information Technology Solutions Freelance development… – www.freelancer.com www.freelancer.com – www.elance.com www.elance.com – www.odesk.com www.odesk.com No Progammer?

11. Information Technology Solutions Our Experiences – CRC-SI Positioning Program LiDAR Compliance and Quality Assurance Tool – University of Melbourne Internships Residential Field Camp Collaboration @ ThinkSpatial

12. Information Technology Solutions Compliance – Purchaser ICSM Standard Requirements. Custom requirements. – Supplier “ticks off” requirements. Provides additional details Example: comQAT

13. Information Technology Solutions Quality Assurance – Automatically verifies delivered data for: Presence Corruption Completeness Compliance – Verifies data accuracy Suitability of independent control. Vertical accuracy from independent control. – Visual Checks Examine individual tiles for defects/problems. Verify entire dataset or a random sample. Multi-user. Example: comQAT

14. Information Technology Solutions The Result? – Standardised approach Project specification Delivery QA – Huge time savings 1 Terraabyte LiDAR dataset Before: 6-8 weeks After: 2-3 days – Reduced Project Management Comprehensive, standardised, reporting Minimises effort on re-supply Example: comQAT

15. Information Technology Solutions Questions?