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My brilliant geospatial career 6 dec 2011
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My Brilliant Geospatial Career
Why you should have one too
Jose DiaconoCheltenham Girls High
It’s all about where
• Where is the illegal logging of orangutan habitat?• Where is the criminal?• Where is the nearest ATM?• Where is the high voltage electricity cable?• Where can I buy vintage fashion?• Where are the flood victims?• Where is the water being used or wasted?• Where is the party this Saturday night?
Satellite technologiesAerial photographyMeasuringMappingAnalysing
Indoors and outdoors
Geospatial TechnologiesA specialised form of information technology
Marketing Town Planning Banking
Geospatial technologies used inIN
Insurance Weather Forecasting Mining Precision Agriculture 3D Simulation and games
Insurance
Transport
Markets
iPhone App
www.crosscountryapp.com
Sport
Deforestaction
State of the art Technology + human ingenuity
State of the art Technology + human ingenuity
What subjects?
• Maths 3 unit (required)• Physics (preferred)• Software Design and Development• Information Technology• Geography• Design
* Don’t be put off by the ATAR of 91
We need designers!
Other skills
• Good written and verbal communications• Problem solving• Eager to learn
Courses• Surveying• Geo Information Systems• TAFE Diploma/Certificate
Courses• Subjects within another degree– Engineering, Geography, Environmental, History,
Science, Vet, Medicine, MarketingPolitics, Law…..–Postgraduate
Atlas NSW
Atlas NSW
Population
Population
Where to Study?
• University of NSW• UTS, Newcastle (subject within engineering
etc)• TAFE (Ultimo, Wollongong , Newcastle
Find out more…
Find out more…
Study PathwaysWhere to study
Ace Day Jobsspatialsurvey
Why a career in spatial?
Why a career in spatial?
• Skills shortage = career opportunities + $• Women are popular!• Interesting and satisfying• Flexibility• Travel• Work in– Government– Large or small private sector– Own business/self employed