Nick Holly Country Manager

LOCATION ACCURACY IN THE CONTEXT OF DIAL BEFORE YOU DIG

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What is Dial Before You Dig?

Dial Before You Dig is a referral service for information on locating underground utilities anywhere in Australia.

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How does DBYD work?

Gas

Telecom

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Power

Water

Road

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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 letter confirming your enquiry Listing the Utilities

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What does a Utility receive?

A set of coordinates to describe the drawn shape

145.02716762997 -37.7733485937768 145.02731246926 -37.7733655547778 145.0272641895 -37.7736454107318 145.02777380921 -37.7737047739788

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How does a Utility use this information?

Business rules are used to drill down through the 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?

I received this information via email within 1 hour of completing my online enquiry. 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 area than the enquiry

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Where is accuracy most needed?

The Job:
Users of DBYD need to ensure the location information they provide is accurate 100% of inaccurate requests will result 100% inaccurate responses or delays in receiving your information

The Asset Information:

Utilities or asset owners need to ensure their information is as accurate as 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 drive location accuracy...
Smart phones Online collation of plans Integration with Permitting processes

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Thank you
Questions?

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