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LOCATE15 CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES SPEAKERS FOR THE

UNLOCKING THE POWER OF LOCATION STREAM
The organisers of the Locate15 Conference are proud to announce the speakers who
will present within the Unlocking the Power of Location stream 11-12 March at the
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The Unlocking the Power of Location stream at Locate15 will present current topics
in surveying, examples of how technology is moving the field forward and the
impact on residential and commercial real estate. In addition to the Stream Key
Speaker and presentations, there will also be a Forum where the Surveyor-Generals
or representative will highlight state and territory issues and direction and the state
of play in their jurisdiction. The panel will also be the forum to discuss issues of
National importance including the Cadastre 2034 and other issues facing the sector.
STREAM KEY SPEAKER
Prof Professor Naohiko Kohtake, Keio University, Japan
Presentation: GNSS Applications and Capacity Buildings for
Innovative Social Services
Dr. Naohiko Kohtake is an associate professor and
director of Smart System Design Laboratory at the
Graduate School of System Design and Management of
Keio University. He has worked in research and
development on avionics systems for the H-II/H-IIA
rocket at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
and on-board software at European Space Agency. He
established Geospatial and Space Technology consortium for Innovative Social
Services (http://gestiss.org) with Japanese government as one of founders in 2012.
He is a steering committee member of Multi-GNSS Asia consortium and Sentinel
Asia Project, and an adviser of Quasi-Zenith Satellite System Business Innovation
Council. He is also visiting associate professor, Asian Institute of Technology.
STREAM PRESENTATIONS AND SPEAKERS
Legal traceability for surveying and geodesy: the case for and against from
Australia & New Zealand
Associate Professor Don Grant, School of Mathematical & geospatial Sciences,
RMIT University
Dr John Dawson, Geodesy and Seismic Monitoring Group, Geoscience Australia
Mark Dyer, Surveyor-General, Land Information New Zealand

International Property Measurement Standards and the implications for the

Spatial industry.
Mike Stapleton, Landdata Surveys
CADASTRE 2034: Powering land and real property
Paul Harcombe, Intergovernmental Committee Surveying & Mapping
Innovative solutions for construction impact monitoring; The Southpoint
Experience
Lee Hellen, Land Solution Australia
Waveform datapackets: make the most of your LiDAR data
Thomas Wilson, RPS Group
Mapping a Country Fiji case study
Nick Preston & Craig Williams, HERE Maps
Unconventional survey methods
Stuart Sprott
Deformation Imposed Constraints
Chris Crook, Land Information New Zealand
Mobile Laser Scanning (MLS) evolution or revolution? How MLS technology is
changing the way road corridors are surveyed adopting innovate methods to
convert data into information
Paul Digney, Jacobs
Locate 15 is Australia and New Zealands leading spatial event for industry,
government, academia and end-users. The Conference program is designed to
energise the location industry, inspire both producers and consumers of location
information, and drive greater awareness, adoption and innovation.