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August 18th, 2017
2017 South Australian Spatial Excellence Awards Winners Announced

The 2017 Asia Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards South Australia (APSEA-SA) were celebrated at a gala dinner at the Adelaide Convention Centre on Friday the 11th August. This annual event is an opportunity to acknowledge the outstanding achievements of individuals and organisations advancing our industry in South Australia. Delicious food, great wine and the glorious surroundings of the evolving Adelaide Riverbank precinct contributed to a very successful evening.

On behalf of the SIBA|GITA Board and staff we would like to thank everyone who submitted or nominated for awards, but most importantly we congratulate all the Industry and Individual winners at the APSEA-SA 2017 for their outstanding submissions.

Below are the names of all the winner’s.

We also have included the closing dates and links to the Spatial Excellence Awards  that are still open for submissions. We strongly encourage you and your company to enter a project. The Spatial Excellence Awards provide a stepping stone for organisations and individual winners to be nominated in the Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards (APSEA) – the only awards event in the Asia Pacific region that recognise the excellent achievements of both individuals and organisations engaged in the surveying and spatial information industry.

The 2017 APSEA’s winners will be announced at a Gala Dinner to be held in Adelaide in 2018

Industry Award Categories
Spatial Enablement Award
Winner: Friends of Sturt Gorge
Project: Friends of Sturt Gorge Web Map

Innovation and Commercialisation Award
Winner: Aerometrex and Jacobs
Project: MetroMap

Technical Excellence Award
Winner: Michael Grear Surveys
Project: North Terrace Adelaide Tram Extension Survey

 

Environment and Sustainability Award
Winner: Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia
Project: The 2016 Adelaide Hills and Northern Adelaide Plains Land Use Mapping

Small Project Award (Regional Only)
Winner: Vinehealth Australia
Project: Boundary Rider

 

Individual Award Categories

 

Award Winner
Professional of the Year Greg van Gaans
Young Professional of the Year Tom Jeffrey
Education Development Award Stephen Fildes
Postgraduate Student Award Iffat Ara
Undergraduate Student Award Tasya Sarira
Women in Spatial Award Georgie Cassar
JB & JW Calder Award Michael Pohl
Presentation of Surveying Licenses Damian Holland and John Baker