Navigation Aids and Obstacles

Input datasets

Commonwealth 3

NT 2

QLD 1

Airports - Queensland

SA 3

TAS 1

LIST Infrastructure Points

VIC 1

VIC Vicmap Hydrology

WA 2

National Dataset

National Navigation Aids and Obstacles

Theme

Transport

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Custodian

Geoscience Australia

Location, height and description of infrastructure, markers or other devices on land which may aid travellers in determining their position or safe course.

Dataset Purpose

This dataset is also known as vertical obstructions or vertical obstacles due to the importance of this information for aeronautical safety as pilots must chart courses that maintain a lowest safe altitude above on-ground obstacles.

Navigation aids and obstacles on land include:

Transmission lines
Buildings
Radio towers and masts
Skyscrapers and other tall structures
Chimneys on power plants

Use Case

Australia Maritime Boundaries

Summary

Geoscience Australia has the primary role in the delineation of Australia's domestic and international maritime limits and boundaries. An output of this activity is the development of the Australian Maritime Boundaries (AMB) data.

Date

Wednesday, 7 June, 2017

Agency/Working Group or Committee

Geoscience Australia

Version

1.00

Benefit Realised

Australian Maritime boundaries are a digital representation of Australias Limits and Boundaries established under the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 and associated proclamations. These datasets are created to assist in mapping and decision making across integrated government and non-government users in the Australian Marine Jurisdiction.
Emergency Management Australia

Summary

The Crisis Coordination Centre (EMA) is responsible for providing whole-of-government situational awareness to inform national decision-making during a crisis. The centre:

Centralises and coordinates information across the Australian Government, states and territories during a crisis in Australia

Coordinates Australian Government physical and financial assistance for disaster relief - it is responsible for managing national disaster recovery payments and ensuring states and territory governments, individuals, businesses and primary producers impacted by disasters are well supported through the Commonwealths relief and recovery programs

Supports the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade during major emergencies and events overseas

Maintains Australian Government response plans and arrangements for responding to domestic and international incidents

Date

Thursday, 16 February, 2017

Agency/Working Group or Committee

Emergency Management Australia

Associated Stakeholder or System

Attorney-General's Department

Benefit Realised

Baseline data - geographic datasets to support situational awareness and analysis for response and recovery.

NEXIS data - for an EMA Exposure Report Product – This is a profile of what is in the footprint of an event (footprint could be hazard or LGA) which calls upon useful "baseline data" as social and economic indicators. This product would be fed into EMA's "National Impact Assessment Model (NIAM)" that needs baseline data to make an assessment of an event’s severity.

"Footprints" of a disaster event (observed for flood and bushfire or modelled if observed isn't available) - from states/territories or satellite, or modelled. This would be used to refine the application of the NIAM (benefits in constraining assistance to area impacted than LGA impacted).

They need to make an impact and damage assessment for NDRRA – to estimate the impact of an event’s overall initial cost and then assess the level of govt financial assistance (based on infrastructure damage and community impact, or benchmark cost)

To know that mitigation efforts and spending are infact reducing the recovery costs (narrow the nexus between mitigation and recovery). Need to determine the cost benefit analysis of mitigation measures and hotspots for mitigation efforts.
Realising the benefits of precise positioning: Mining

Summary

Precise positioning technology offers an exciting opportunity for all Australians. The ability to identify a location anywhere in Australia with a real-time accuracy of three centimetres enables a range of activities to be conducted more efficiently, from growing crops to constructing roads and navigating transport networks. The industries that have been early adopters have already realised the benefits of their investment — economically, environmentally and socially.

Widespread access to precise positioning technology is estimated to boost the national economy by between $7.8 and $13.72 billion1 by 2020. Geoscience Australia is playing an important role in fostering the uptake and ongoing development of this technology through the National Positioning Infrastructure Capability.

This program will establish the necessary infrastructure on the ground that provides the foundation for the technology.

The National Positioning Infrastructure Capability will ensure all Australians have an opportunity to access continuous, reliable and precise positioning information.

To better understand these benefits and how this technology is currently being used in Australia, read the five case studies. They provide a snapshot of the new and innovative uses that will continue to arise as the technology continues to evolve and more industries get involved.

[1] ACIL Allen Consulting, 2013, The value of augmented GNSS in Australia., Accessed 24 August 2015.

http://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/positioning-navigation/positionin...

Date

Wednesday, 22 March, 2017

Agency/Working Group or Committee

Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping

Version

1.00

Associated Stakeholder or System

Geoscience Australia

Benefit Realised

Increases returns

The mining industry has been an early adopter in the use of precise positioning technology. Positioning plays a role in all activities along the production chain, from site surveying to extracting deposits, boosting the industry's productivity and profitability along the way.

Saves time

Precise positioning technology allows drilling equipment to extract resources in exact locations in accordance with mine plans and identified mineral deposits. It also allows mining operators to safely identify the location of trucks at any point in time, what they are carrying and where it is being deposited.

Benefits the environment

Precise positioning information enables site surveying to be conducted with a high level of accuracy, ensuring areas of environmental or cultural significance are safeguarded.
Realising the benefits of precise positioning: Construction

Summary

Precise positioning technology offers an exciting opportunity for all Australians. The ability to identify a location anywhere in Australia with a real-time accuracy of three centimetres enables a range of activities to be conducted more efficiently, from growing crops to constructing roads and navigating transport networks. The industries that have been early adopters have already realised the benefits of their investment — economically, environmentally and socially.

Widespread access to precise positioning technology is estimated to boost the national economy by between $7.8 and $13.72 billion1 by 2020. Geoscience Australia is playing an important role in fostering the uptake and ongoing development of this technology through the National Positioning Infrastructure Capability.

This program will establish the necessary infrastructure on the ground that provides the foundation for the technology.

The National Positioning Infrastructure Capability will ensure all Australians have an opportunity to access continuous, reliable and precise positioning information.

To better understand these benefits and how this technology is currently being used in Australia, read the five case studies. They provide a snapshot of the new and innovative uses that will continue to arise as the technology continues to evolve and more industries get involved.

[1] ACIL Allen Consulting, 2013, The value of augmented GNSS in Australia., Accessed 24 August 2015.

Date

Wednesday, 22 March, 2017

Agency/Working Group or Committee

Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping

Version

1.00

Associated Stakeholder or System

Geoscience Australia

Benefit Realised

...Reduces costs

Accurate information is vital for the construction sector. Precise positioning technology was embraced quickly for site surveying, machine guidance and asset management activities as every small increase in accuracy translates easily into cost savings.

...Saves time

Precise positioning technology allows site surveying to be better integrated with building activities and ensures earth moving equipment is guided precisely to plan. Operational efficiencies have a significant impact on reducing project timelines.

...Benefits the community

Greater site control has important social benefits. Construction sites can be made safer through continuous tracking of personnel and equipment. Completing projects on time means less disruption to public access roads and footpaths.