Vic’s Elite Spatial Businesses Recognised With Industry Awards
Awards for spatial innovation, people and community, women in leadership, education development, spatial enablement, spatial export, and technical excellence were given to five businesses and seven individuals.
The Awards, run by the Spatial Industries Business Association (SIBA|GITA) and the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI), celebrate the achievements of top spatial information enterprises and individuals.
Innovators with services and products related to surveying, mapping, remote sensing, geographic software, GPS technology, and location intelligence are recognised as part of the Awards.
SIBA|GITA CEO Deanna Hutchinson said that the calibre of entries speaks volumes about the Victorian spatial industry.
“I am really impressed with the level of sophistication of the projects and technology developed by these businesses, and the dedication and drive of the industry’s best professionals.
“Many people don’t understand that spatial is ‘technology in place.’ It is a valuable business planning tool, infrastructure development tool and has huge impacts on the way Australian’s live their lives,” said Deanna.
The Awards and winners include:
| Award | Winner |
| Award for Spatial Enablement | GHD |
| Award for Environment and Sustainability | RMIT University |
| Award for Technical Excellence | Spatial Vision |
| Award for Innovation and Commercialisation | CSIRO Data61 |
| Award for People and Community | City of Melbourne |
| Women in Leadership | Kelle Ireland |
| Young Professional of the Year | Danielle Cherubin |
| Undergraduate Award | Joshua Batchelor |
| Postgraduate Award | Bahnam Atazadeh |
| Professional of the Year | Mark Shortis |
| Education Development Award | Stephen Falzon |
| Excellence in Cadastral Surveying | Rachel Musgrave-Evans |
Previous Australian winners of the SIBA|GITA APSEA Awards have included: Kennedy Surveyors for an off-river storage project; AAM for the capture and delivery of a 3D digital map of the entire country of Singapore; CSBP Fertilisers and NGIS Australia who together created a website that delivered free vegetation analysis across the globe; and Geomatics Technologies for mapping the Trans-Australian Railway.
Insight GIS and other winners selected from each category in each region will be announced at the SIBA|GITA APSEA Gala Awards Evening in April 2018.