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Locate Podcast

by Roshni Sharma

Advancements in digital technology are transforming the way we all do business, and location is fast becoming the nerve centre of the digital future. Why? Because in our global environment, location matters. And most data include a location component that, when unlocked, will open new lines of inquiry, analysis and understanding. Welcome to the Locate podcast – where we share with you a deep dive into the lives, motivators and future legacies of some of the key players of the Locate Conference, Australia’s annual national gathering for custodians of location data creation and management.

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  1. 25 Adrian Turner

    “I’m engaged in this because I was stuck in the fires with my two brothers. We fought for six and a half hours for neighbours in the house. We saved the property, but we shouldn’t have come out of it.” Adrian Turner, CEO of Minderoo Foundation Fire and Flood Resilience Initiative, joins us in…

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  2. 24 Dr James Johnson & Mr Tom Hamilton

    Join Dr James Johnson (CEO, Geoscience Australia) and Mr Tom Hamilton (Director, Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation) as we hear from this powerhouse duo about opportunities, innovation, and inclusion in relation to government's role in a spatially-enabled Australia. We explore just…

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  3. 23 Dr Stefan Hrabar

    Listen in to hear how innovative drone technology is being used by Emesent to access hard-to-reach spaces and create point clouds, improve safety outcomes, and even being used on the latest 007 movie sets. Dr Stefan Hrabar, CEO and Co-Founder of Emesent, will be presenting his keynote "From CSIRO...

  4. 22 Dr Monica Wachowicz

    What makes industry-university collaborations succeed? And why is this vital for our industry, and Australia's economy? Join us as we speak with Dr Wachowicz, Associate Dean of Geospatial at RMIT University and Cisco Innovation Chair in Big Data. She is a world-renowned expert in Geospatial Data...

  5. 21 Dr David Gruen AO

    We're delighted that Australian Statistician, Dr David Gruen AO, joined us on the Locate Podcast to speak about his keynote at Locate22, Building Geospatial data capabilities across the Australian Public Service. Join us in this episode as we explore with him the ways in which geospatial data...

  6. 20 Fiona McKenzie

    Join us as we welcome Dr Fiona McKenzie to share with us why we, as an industry, should be thinking a lot more about megatrends. Fiona explores with us the sorts of influences that megatrends have on the process of disruption and innovation, why leveraging them helps us to remain relevant and on...

  7. 19 Alexis Smith: IA not AI

    Alexis Smith is the founder and CEO of the automated business intelligence brand, IMGeospatial. IMGeospatial creates market-leading data intelligence products via machine learning, artificial intelligence, automatic feature extraction and remote-sensed data for multiple industries, globally.…

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  8. 18 Kellen Crouse

    New York State Police's Senior Intelligence Analyst, Kellen Crouse, will provide an inside look at the crucial role of geospatial analysis in solving a missing person case turned homicide in his keynote presentation at Locate21, 'The geography of crime: How the NY State Police catch a killer'.…

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  9. 17 Alison Rose

    How do we create a location-enabled Australia? What are the steps along the way, and why is it important? Join Alison Rose, Geoscience Australia's Chief of Place, Space and Community, as we discuss this and more in this delightful conversation. Prior to her appointment as Chief of Geoscience...

  10. 16 Alan Duffy

    Welcoming Prof Duffy to our podcast, for a broad-ranging but very thought-provoking discussion on speak about space and spatial. This episode is a teaser for his keynote presentation at Locate21, where he will speak on this in much more detail. As he says - awareness within the academic and...

  11. 15 The future of space and spatial (panel discussion)

    What does the future hold for space and spatial coming together, and why will it be faster and better than we can begin to imagine right now? Join some of the brightest minds in this space (pun intended) as we explore these questions and more! Featuring Professor Anna Moore (Director of ANU's...

  12. 14 Building a National Growth Roadmap for the Space and Spatial Industries Together

    Welcome to today’s episode of the Locate Podcast, where we explore the 2030 Space and Spatial Roadmap and the future of space and spatial with three leaders in these spaces – Peter Woodgate, Eva Rodriguez-Rodriguez and Glenn Cockerton. Today Laura Kostanski and myself, Roshni Sharma, will speak...

  13. 13 - How has COVID transformed and disrupted the spatial industry: Looking to the future

    In this special episode to round out the year, we take the chance to reflect upon how the COVID-19 global pandemic has and continues to change the geospatial industry, now and into the future. Join us with Mina Jahanshani (Senior Consultant, GeoPlex), Evan Quick (Digital Engineering Asset…

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  14. 12 Dr Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse

    We’re very glad that you could join us for this insightful and thought-provoking conversation with Dr Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse, diving into his journey from one of India’s premier Universities through to where he is today as Executive Director, Strategic Consulting & International Relations…

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  15. 11 Melissa Harris

    Join us for this fantastic opportunity to catch up with Melissa Harris, Executive Director, Strategic Land Assessment and Information, Land Use Victoria within the Local Infrastructure group of the Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and Deputy Chair of ANZLIC…

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  16. 10 Peter Woodgate

    In this episode, we speak with Peter Woodgate, a true leader in our industry, about the 2030 Space and Spatial Industry Growth Roadmap, what ‘tech for good’ means for the future of location intelligence and the opportunities for growth for our industry’s future. Join us on July 22nd for a Q&A...

  17. 09 Maurits van der Vlugt

    Journey with us as we speak with Maurits van der Vlugt, Chair of the Locate Conferences Australia Board, about where the Locate conferences have come from their beginnings in Canberra in 2014, what the vision for Locate conferences is moving into the future, and how the themes of Locate Connect…

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  18. 08 Gary Johnson

    Join us to speak today with Gary Johnson, Chief Innovation Officer with ESRI Australia, who are the Keynote Speaker Sponsor for Locate21. We explored today with Gary how we can think differently about spatial as being fundamentally grounded in business solution-making, and how approaching the…

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  19. 07 Paul Reed

    In this episode, we speak with Paul Reed, Convenor of the Locate20 and Locate21 Conferences, Chair of SSSI QLD and Principal Surveyor and owner at East Coast Surveys (Aust) Pty Ltd. We have a delightful conversation with Paul about what makes Locate Conferences unique, how Locate is designed to...

  20. 06 Graeme Newton

    Join the CEO of Cross River Rail Delivery Authority, Graeme Newton, to hear about some real-life examples of how convergences take place, why collaboration can create better business outcomes and why innovation brings it all together. Graeme Newton has led a number of large-scale, high profile…

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  21. 05 Adam Ferrier

    In a world with an increasing rate of technological advancement around location technologies along with automation and machine learning, the spatial industry is moving ahead in leaps and bounds. We already see how spatial underpins every other industry on earth and is no longer special. So the...

  22. 04 - Bruce Thompson

    We’re excited to be joined today by Bruce Thompson, one of Locate20’s plethora of interesting and engaging plenary keynote speakers. Bruce Thompson, Executive Director of Spatial Services with the NSW Government. Bruce is responsible for the State of New South Wales’ geodetic and positioning...

  23. 03 - Karen Joyce

    Today we have Dr Karen Joyce joining us, who we’re excited to hear from during out plenary keynote presentations at Locate20. Dr Karen Joyce is a scientist, academic, educator, and business co-founder who loves to prove that science is more than lab coats and test tubes. She has a diverse history...

  24. 02 - Nyall Dawson

    With us today is one of our Locate20 plenary keynote presenters, Nyall Dawson. Nyall has been a developer with the QGIS project since 2013. During this time he has contributed over 5000 additions to the project, and today is one of the most active developers on the project. Nyall’s contributions...

  25. 01 - Nadine Alameh

    I’m very pleased to introduce you today to Dr Nadine Alameh, our guest for this episode and one of our plenary keynote presenters at Locate20. Nadine takes us through a whirlwind of an episode covering wide-ranging topics from why the world needs interoperability, the challenges industries all…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Advancements in digital technology are transforming the way we all do business, and location is fast becoming the nerve centre of the digital future. Why? Because in our global environment, location matters. And most data include a location component that, when unlocked, will open new lines of inquiry, analysis and understanding. Welcome to the Locate podcast – where we share with you a deep dive into the lives, motivators and future legacies of some of the key players of the Locate Conference, Australia’s annual national gathering for custodians of location data creation and management.

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Roshni Sharma

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