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Asia Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards (APSEA) 2008

Asia Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards (APSEA) 2008

The fifth Asia Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards were held on Tuesday 18 November 2008, as part of the Asia Pacific Spatial Innovation Conference.

The awards are jointly hosted by the Australian Spatial Information Business Association (ASIBA) and the Spatial Sciences Institute (SSI). They are the premier event for recognising the excellence of professionals and projects in the spatial information and technology industries in a range of categories.

Senator the Hon Kim Carr, the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research was invited to the awards evening by the two associations. The Minister congratulated the associations for bringing to attention so much inspiring work.

At the Western Australian Spatial Excellence Awards (WASEA) held in July 2008, the then-Minister for Land Information, Hon Michelle Roberts MLA commented that she hoped that Western Australia would perform just as well at APSEA 2008 as they did at APSEA 2007, when it took nine of the 16 awards.

By winning seven of the 17 awards on offer, WA has fulfilled that wish.

Congratulations to all the winners at the 2008 Asia Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards:

ASIBA Chairman’s Award	Pat McNamara
J K Barrie Award for Overall Excellence	CRCSI Sichuan Earthquake Rescue Efforts Support CRCSI, UNSW, ERSDAC (Japan)
Environment and Sustainability	State of the Environment Report, Spatial Analysis Department of Environment and Conservation (WA) and Environment Protection Authority (WA)
Infrastructure and Construction	Eneabba to Moonyoonooka 330 kV Transmission Line Corridor Selection Process, WA Sinclair Knight Merz
Innovation and Commercialisation	Indji Watch: A Spatial Hazard Monitoring System iintegrate Systems (NGIS), WA
Land Titling and Development	Gippsland Subsidence: Monitoring of Millimetres Across Kilometres AAMHatch (VIC) and Victorian Department of Primary Industries
People and Community	CRCSI Sichuan Earthquake Rescue Efforts Support CRCSI, UNSW, ERSDAC (Japan)
Spatial Enabled Government	Shared Land Information Platform (SLIP) Government of WA (Landgate, Department of Agriculture and Food, Fire and Emergency Services Association, Department of Planning and Infrastructure)

SSI Awards - Professional Eminence and Excellence in the Spatial Sciences		Peter Holland
SSI Individual Awards:
Education and Professional Development		Dr Peter Gibbings (QLD)
Service to the Spatial Community		Eugene Browne (WA)
Spatial Professional of the Year		Nanette Helder (NT)
Spatial Student Award, Undergraduate		Patrick Fitzgerald (WA)
Young Spatial Professional of the Year		Josh Forner (NT)
Spatial Teacher of the Year		Philip Houweling (WA)
The Spatial Sciences Institute President’s Award		Jonathan Saxon (NSW)