Each year our industry professionals, organisatons and all tiers of government come together to share our work and celebrate the Tasmanian Geospatial Sector.
This year, the Tasmanian Surveying and Geospatial Conference will be held on Friday 21st November 2025 at the C3 Convention Centre, South Hobart.
Welcome Anthony O’Flaherty, former GCA Tas Chair, TASSIC Member, Head of Business Intelligence & Analytics RACT
9:15am
Reassessing the roles and responsibilities of professional associations Michael Giudici, Surveyor General of Tasmania, Chair Place Names Advisory Panel
9:40am
Expose: Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ICSM) Annaliese Walster, Chair, Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying & Mapping (ICSM)
10:10am
Tasmanian Spatial Information Committee (TASSIC) update Maurits van der Vlugt, Chair, TASSIC
10:35
MORNING TEA
Plenary Session | Chair: Maurits van der Vlugt
11:10am
Positioning Australia – Enabling Precision, Resilience and Innovation in Geospatial Practice Dr. Anna Riddell, Director, GNSS Analysis Section, Positioning Australia Branch, Space Division, Geoscience Australia
11:30am
From the Field to the GIS: Streamlining Asset Data Transfer at TasWater Martin Ankor, Survey Program Coordinator, & Cal Wright, Asset Data Services Specialist, TasWater
11:55am
Sponsor Forum C.R. Kennedy UPG Aptella ACSIS
12:30
LUNCH & SPONSOR EXHIBITION
Afternoon Streams
SURVEYING Chair: Michael Giudici
GEOSPATIAL Chair: Anthony O’Flaherty
1:10pm
Insitute of Surveyors (IST) AGM Andrew Birch, IST President
1:15pm
Geospatial 2.0 – “The End of the World is Nigh – Repent Your Sins” Robert Rowell, CEO & Founder, Insight GIS
1:30pm
Surveyors Regulations 2014 Review Michael Giudici, Surveyor General of Tasmania
1:40pm
Unlocking the Power of Spatial Data with 1Spatial and FME Zinnia, Business Development Manager, 1Spatial Australia
1:50pm
National Training Solutions for Surveyors Craig Sandy, Surveyor General of Victoria
2:05pm
When to use Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR): to GWR, or not to GWR? Anthony O’Flaherty, TASSIC Member, Head of Business Intelligence & Analytics RACT
2:10pm
How Royalties can fund the future of Surveying Simon White, CEO, The Surveyors’ Trust
2:30pm
Forum: A casual conversation about disruptors and opportunities, incluidng GenAI and GeoAI
2:30pm
Lady Bay Investigation Joel Murray
2:50pm
SIO Plan Format, and Statutory Status Neville McGuire
3:10
AFTERNOON TEA
Closing Session | Chair: Paul Digney
3:30pm
UTAS Showcase
University of Tasmania 2025 Geospatial Overview Professor Arko Lucieer, Head of School, Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences, Professor of Remote Sensing Dr Steve Harwin, Lecturer in 3D Analysis & Geospatial Science, Course Coordinator for BGeospSci
Digital Transformation in Geoparks: Designing Digital Tools for Conservation Dr Mark Williams, Lecturer in Geographic Information Science and Remote Sensing, Course Coordinator for MEnvGeospSci
Honours/Masters Student Presentations A new method for modelling inundation: the voxel approach Jack Henry, UTAS Honours Student
4:20pm
Forum: What’s next for the Tasmanian Geospatial Sector Michael Giudici (Facilitator), Maurits van der Vlugt, Paul Digney, Anna Riddell, Anthony O’Flaherty
4:50pm
Closing Remarks Paul Digney, Global Principal & Practice Leader Geospatial, Jacobs
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