Use Case

• Australian Bureau of Statistics

  Summary 

  The Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's official statistical organisation. We assist and encourage informed decision-making, research and discussion within governments and the community, by leading a high quality, objective and responsive national statistical service.

  The principal legislation determining the functions and responsibilities of the Australian Bureau of Statistics are the Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975 and the Census and Statistics Act 1905.

  Date 

  Thursday, 16 February, 2017

  Agency/Working Group or Committee 

  Australian Bureau of Statistics

  Activity Diagram 

  ASGS_2016_Simplified_Structure_and_Summary.pdf

  Benefit Realised 

  The ABS recognises that it is operating in a dynamic environment and will undergo major transformation to strategically improve the national statistical infrastructure. Locational data will be an important component of future processes and systems that integrate administrative, transactional and traditional Census and Survey data to fulfil the future statistical requirements of the Australian Community. For example an accurately geocoded Address and Business Register will be required for the design and creation of future ABS Census and Survey frames. A nationally accurate, consistent and maintained cadastral database is required for the design of statistical area classifications such as the Australian Statistical Geography Standard requires. The geocoding to the ASGS of the Census of Population and Housing requires the accurate location of every Australian dwelling to create statistics for local areas. Statistical data linkage of administrative data sets will be an important component of a future statistical infrastructure. Locational data is commonly employed as a linkage variable.

• The National Exposure Information System (NEXIS)

  Summary 

  The National Exposure Information System is a unique capability developed by Geoscience Australia to estimate the number, cost and characteristics of the people, buildings and infrastructure potentially impacted by a man-made or natural event.
  http://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/hazards/risk-impact/nexis  

  Date 

  Thursday, 16 February, 2017

  Version 

  1.00

  Associated Stakeholder or System 

  Geoscience Australia

  Benefit Realised 

  NEXIS services a number of clients including the insurance sector. This benefit is focusing on the Crisis Coordination Centre.

  Since 2012, GA has been providing spatial support and advice to the Crisis Coordination Centre (CCC) within Emergency Management Australia (EMA) as part of our collaboration with the Attorney-General’s Department.

  A key information requirement identified by EMA was the need to quickly understand what is in an event area. To address this requirement GA designed the Exposure Report which greatly simplifies the interpretation of exposure information for timely emergency response and recovery decision-making.

  The Exposure Report is generated by extracting the relevant attributes from NEXIS such as population and building estimates, agricultural commodities and building costs, and infrastructure counts in the potentially threatened area. This automated process quickly presents the required information in a clear and easily accessible report detailing estimates of what exists in the event area.

  By improving the timeliness and accuracy of information used by the CCC, GA has enhanced the government’s ability to respond to disaster and activate appropriate financial assistance for recovery.

• 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.