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

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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

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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