What We Do
ICSM Working Groups and their Activities
ICSM manages the majority of its work through its various Working Groups. Some of these are permanent committees while some only exist for the life of a specific project or parts thereof.
Current Working Groups are:
| CGNA |
The Committee for Geographical Names of Australasia
This Working Group was formed in 1984 and adopted as a permanent ICSM Committee in 1993.
Its role is to coordinate, promote and communicate the consistent use of geographic place names. |
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| DFTSC |
Data Framework Technical Sub-Committee
This working group was formed in 2001 to manage the maintenance, implementation and further development of the ICSM Harmonised Data Model which was released by ICSM in 2000.In 2007, in recognition of the importance of harmonised data capture to all spatial industry activity, it was agreed that the DFTSC should become a permanent ICSM Committee. |
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| Elevation-SIG (or ESIG) |
Elevation Special Interest Group
The National Digital Elevation Model Special Interest Group was formed in late-2007 to offer technical assistance in the development of a high resolution national digital elevation database.
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| ePlan |
Electronic Lodgement and Transfer of Survey Data Working Group
Formed in 2003 to develop and impliment a national cadastral digital data transfer standard. |
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| GTSC |
Geodesy Technical Sub-Committee
This permanent Committee was formed 1992, but since the creation of ICSM in 1988 a number of other Working Groups had existed to manage specific geodetic issues. At various times a number these specific geodetic working groups had existed concurrently with GTSC - for example GDA implementation.
Its role is to provide advice on geodetic issues and to develop and maintain a compatible geodetic infrastructure across Australia and New Zealand. |
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| IMAGERY-SIG(or ISIG) |
Imagery Special Interest Group
Formed in 2006 to monitor and report on emerging technical issues associated with remotely sensed, aerial data, especially digital photography. |
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| PCCR |
Permanent Committee on Cadastral Reform
Formed in 1999 to assist in the development of a coordinated approach to cadastral reform. |
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| PCTI |
Permanent Committee on Topographic Information
This permanent Working Group was formed in 2003.
Its role is to focus on issues relating to topographic information (with emphasis on topographic mapping).
It is to specifically aim to:
» minimise duplication of effort; and
» develop consistent approaches to data collection, management
and delivery.
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| PCTMSL |
Permanent Committee on Tides and Mean Sea Level
Formed in 1979 and adopted as a permanent ICSM Working Group in 1988 when ICSM was formed.
Its role is to coordinate national databases of tidal records; as well as develop national standards and best practice guidelines for tides and mean sea level related matters. |
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| RWG |
Roads Special Interest Working Group
This Working Group was established in 2005 in recognition of the need to establish and maintain a nationally consistent approach to capturing roads information. |
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| Addressing-SIG (or ASIG) |
Review of Street Addressing Standard Working Group
This Special Interest Group was formed in 2008 to undertake a routine review of the Australia and New Zealand Rural and Urban Addressing Standard: (AS/NZS 4819:2003). This standard had been developed by a previous ICSM Working Group - SAWG (see below for a brief history). |
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Previous Working Groups include:
| All-Hazards |
All-Hazards Symbology Special Interest Working Group
This Working Group was formed in 2005 to oversee the initial stages of the creation of an Australasian All-Hazards Symbol library. It was disbanded in 2008 having successfully fulfilled its Terms of Reference. |
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| ASDI |
Australian Spatial Data Infrastructure Working Group
In 2007, in recognition of the importance Australian Spatial Data Infrastructure (ASDI) to the Australian spatial industy, established an ASDI Working Group to review the current status of the ASDI and to develop a vision for its future.This was disbanded in 2008 having having published an in-depth review of the ASDI on the ICSM website. |
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| GDA |
Geodetic Datum of Australian
This committee was created in 1998 and, after a number name changes which reflected changes in the focus of its work, it was disbanded in 2004.
Its role was to develop, implimentaion and promotion a new geocentric datum for Australia - GDA94. |
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| NTWG |
Native Title Working Group
Formed in 2001 to contribute to increased 'certainty' in identifying native title rights and interests, and to develop a data model for native title information. It was disbanded in 2008 having successfully fulfilled its Terms of Reference. |
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| SAWG |
Street Addressing Working Group
This Committee was formed in 1998 and disbanded in 2005.
Its role was to develop and impliment the Australia and New Zealand Rural and Urban Addressing Standard (AS/NZS 4819:2003). |
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| TIWG |
Tidal Interface Working Group
This Committee was formed in 2001 and disbanded in 2006.
Its role was to review and document the definition of boundaries in the tidal interface, with a particular focus on
rationalising the number of definitions currently in use. |
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