A Local-State Government Spatial Data Sharing Partnership

A Local-State Spatial Data Sharing Partnership Model to Facilitate SDI Development
Case# P6 comments
1 GIS position has been vacant for extended periods of time
4 BCC has implemented a learning and development group for GIS that encourages
mentoring, mutil-skilling through work exchanges and external project placement
8 A centralised GIS team was only created about 2 years ago (more efficient). Prior to this
there, we more GIS staff but decentralised (inefficient).
9 Purposeful training and opportunities for development are part of our ongoing training and
development plans - they must be relative to the work being done including future planned
work.
11 Our staff turn over is directly related to the opportunities our GIS offer the for professional
development. Those which leave have (one exception)gone to higher management or
technical supervision roles
16 no official 'unit', and due to other commitments, I dint have the ability to further my skills in
this area
20 Really need an extra staff member, but Council current financial position prohibits this to an
extent.
34 distance (therefore travel costs) increases the prices significantly
36 Our location limits the availability to attend anything!
38 Q6a: Should this question be more specific by asking for qualifications in geomatics?
Q6b: We have had a 100% turnover in two years. This has been by natural attrition, but has
allowed the section to go from a section with staff with no qualification in geomatics to a
section which now has a very high qualifications in geomatics.
44 The best value proposition that exists for training is on-site and vendor based courses.
Existing tertiary level training, while providing good background and overall appreciation of
the science, provides little benefit to the usefulness of a prospective employee.
52 Use Consultants. No on staff GIS Officers
55 Hopelessly understaffed and understood - but getting there. I have been here 6 months.
56 Whilst there are 2 effective positions within the GIS sub-unit, they are occupied by 3 people
59 AD in Civil Engineering 1986
Due to complete degree end of 2005
60 Note: Less than 1 full time employee dedicated to maintenance of GIS
62 Until Aug 2004 GIS was done by part time by a non-GIS specialist in house or by external
consultants - mostly for PIP property updates. One year appointment of a full time GIS
specialist in Aug 2004 will become a permanent position after recruitment this month.
63 no dedicated gis unit - only what officers have learnt in developing systems
66 GIS Admin currently studying at Postgraduate level
67 Delatite Shire de-amalgamated in October 2002, forming Benalla Rural City and Mansfield
Shire. This has caused major adjustments in the GIS before and after the de-amalgamation.
A lot of work needed to be done to split the GIS into two separate municipalities, hence the
daily routines were continually being interrupted. Over this period, the organisation/staff had
been restructured many times.
68 Limited opportunities due to remoteness of Council from main centres where these courses
are conducted
70 For the last 15 years the GIS staff has been one going from 2 days a week to full time. GIS
also does database administration. Organisation support is excellent for updating skills.
72 Currently in process of sourcing additional member of staff for GIS functions. Possibly
located within Planning/City Development section of council.
79 For the Rural Road Numbering Project, I had an additional 2 Fulltime Staff for 1 and a half
years.
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