Towards a Positioning and Location Policy for Victoria Olaf Hedberg Chair, Victorian Spatial Council Survey and Spatial Information Victoria 2008 Summit 17 September 2008

Introduction  Victorian Spatial Information Strategy The landscape – technology; growth in bandwidth, computer power, information creation; development not slowing down; the fundamental ingredient – the data; robust management approach 4 strategic directions  Positioning and Location Trend towards positioning and location technologies Draft policy Next steps

Trend toward positioning and location technologies  Convergences Increasing connectivity of personal information devices Creation of ‘location-based services’  Forces Digital and instantly available content Increased functionality in smaller devices Reductions in price Growth of digital bandwidth

Extent of impact  There were approximately 1.3 billion RFID tags and two billion mobile service users in The RFID market is expected to grow rapidly over the next ten years. In 2016, the global RFID market could be almost ten times the size that it is in 2007 Source: European Union  By 2010, 60% of the worldwide cellular population will be trackable via what is being called the ‘follow-me Internet’ Source: Gartner Research

Extent of impact  Spatial data and sensor technology … will improve our scientific understanding of Australia's scarce water resources and will revolutionise the way scientists gather data. Wireless sensor networks act as 'macroscopes' allowing a study of environmental indicators, such as salinity, at a fine scale over a considerable area Source: Gavin Walker, CSIRO, February 2007

Extent of impact  Benefits to agriculture and the environment from the adoption of Controlled Traffic Farming (CTF) reported in a range of studies include: 5 – 50% increases in crop yields 30% reductions in insecticide use 15% reduction in seed, spray and labour costs 25% reduction in machinery investment costs Reductions in water run-off and soil erosion, impact on water quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and stress to farmers Source: Allen Consulting Group, 2007

Benefits and issues  Benefits Track progress Measure what is happening and when Guide vehicles Accurate, cheap, efficient Reduce our impact on the environment  Issues Fitness for purpose Privacy, OHS, and IR Use in legal and commercial environments Differing requirements and expectations of an increasing range of users

Challenge  A policy framework to allow the best use of positioning and location information  Positioning Policy addressing Infrastructure Fitness for Purpose

Positioning Policy - Principles  Positioning Infrastructure Purpose Flexibility Efficiency Custodianship

Positioning Policy - Principles  Fitness for Purpose Assurance Access/Availability Compatibility Accuracy Reliability Integrity Privacy

Other issues  OHS, industrial relation and privacy implications  Location derivative of a position

Next Steps  Forum of invited stakeholders test the themes and commence a period of validation  Industry-specific policies, procedures and/or best practice guidelines  Identify opportunities and challenges identify key issues that will require more attention in the future

Towards a Positioning and Location Policy for Victoria Thank You