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LOCATION ACCURACY IN THECONTEXT OF DIAL BEFORE YOU DIG

Nick Holly Country Manager

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What is Dial Before You Dig?

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Dial Before You Dig is a referral service forinformation on locating undergroundutilities anywhere in Australia.

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How does DBYD work?

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Telecom

Power

Road

Water

Gas

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How does DBYD use location?

Search location to find a dig site (address,coordinate, suburb)

Maps to show the location

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Now what?

You receive a letterconfirming yourenquiry

Listing the Utilities

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What does a Utility receive?

A set of coordinates to describe the drawnshape

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145.02716762997 -37.7733485937768145.02731246926 -37.7733655547778145.0272641895 -37.7736454107318145.02777380921 -37.7737047739788

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How does a Utility use this information?

Business rules are used to drill down throughthe spatial data sets;

Does this job affect my electricity?

Does this job affect my water? Does this job affect my gas?

Is this job within a planning overlay?

Is this job subject to any special permits?

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What does a contractor get back?

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I received this information via email

within 1 hour of completing my onlineenquiry.

Now am I ready to work?

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What else does a contractor get back?

Posted plans

Large printed plan sheets

District maps showing a much larger areathan the enquiry

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Where is accuracy most needed?

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The Job:

Users of DBYD need to ensure the location information they provide isaccurate

100% of inaccurate requests willresult 100% inaccurate responses ordelays in receiving your information

The Asset Information:

Utilities or asset owners need to ensure their information is as accurateas practical

It helps make better decisions

It helps give better answers

It helps protect the network

It helps protect those working around the network

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What is in store for the future?

A number of initiatives will help drivelocation accuracy...

Smart phones

Online collation of plans

Integration with Permitting processes

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Thank you

Questions?

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