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About Business Information

About Business Information. Mission Statement. The survey and data management team strives for technical, operational and innovative excellence, and subscribes to the missions and ideals of the DWAF. Knowledge workers in an information technology era.

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About Business Information

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  1. About Business Information

  2. Mission Statement The survey and data management team strives for technical, operational and innovative excellence, and subscribes to the missions and ideals of the DWAF.

  3. Knowledge workers in an information technology era The staff of Business Information are very aware that we ourselves are knowledge workers, and what we produce is information input into other peoples work. We attempt to have all our information outputs in digital format, compatible with our clients needs, for ease of distribution, storage and manipulation.

  4. What do we do? • Surveys: • Dam deflection surveys • Cadastral surveys • Topographic • Hydrographic surveys

  5. What do we do? • Production of maps and plans: • Geo-hydrological Mapping Series • From photogrammetry • Cadastral compilations • Zoning maps • Ad hoc maps • Forestry maps

  6. What do we do? • Data Management:- • Corporate Spatial database • Intranet metadata system • Digital Spatial Archive • Map Library (maps & photos) • Map Shop

  7. Legislated Functions:- • NATIONAL WATER ACT (36/98) • Sect 23: determination of quantity of water available • Sect 64: Expropriation of property • CH. 12: Safety of Dams • CH. 13: Part 2: Servitudes • CH 14: National Information Systems • Sect 141, 142 & 145: Provision and access to Information for the public

  8. Legislated Functions • NATIONAL FORESTS ACT (84/98) • Sect 26: Servitudes in state forests • Sect 27: Leasing of state forests • Sect 49: Expropriation of property

  9. Legislated Functions • WATER SERVICES ACT (108/97) • CH 10: National Information SystemSect 77, 81, 79: Servitudes, Expropriation and transfer of assets

  10. Outsourced Services • Cadastral surveys • Aerial Photography • Some mapping (aerial/cartography) • Large data capture/editing projects e.g. rivers, scanning 1:50 000’s • Expertise & quality of work inhouse tends to be high

  11. What do we strive for? • happy clients • happy staff keeping abreast of the latest technical developments • efficiencies : data flows, automation • innovation : new products & services • representivity

  12. Organogram

  13. Examples of us living up to our mission • Technical excellence:- • Introducing GPS to Hydrographic Surveys • Establishment of a Corporate GIS • Introducing digital photogrammetry • On line specifications on intranet • GPS for Abstraction control • ‘IT”erise the directorate

  14. Examples of how we live up to our mission • Operational Excellence: • Restructured the directorate into clear reporting structures and responsibilities • Customer Surveys • Centralised IT Project Management System (with cost accounting) • Streamline data flows:- (compatablity of systems) data conversion, combination & processing

  15. Examples of how we live up to our mission • Operational excellence: • Benchmarking • Time saving through automation -hydrographic • Departmental co-operation: GIS Management Policy • GIS Data Standards • GIS Users Group • Corporate GIS Training • Courses on GIS, Surveying,etc. • ”Get Digital”

  16. Examples of how we live up to our mission • Operational excellence:- • Attending to Regional Office problems:- • Appointment of DD • Setting & documenting standards • Auditing • Training (revised training syllabus) • Map Shop & Intranet Café

  17. Examples of how we live up to our mission • Innovative Excellence: • Corporate GIS • automating Hydrographic Surveys • Digital Spatial Archive • Training Centre • Internet (distributing data & info) • Applications for remote sensing???

  18. Patriotic People-centred Pioneering Partnership Performance-focussed Democratic Development Diversity Disciplined Dedicated And the DWAF culture we try to live up to:-

  19. Open Honesty Integrity Everyone to contribute their ideas Speak up Multi-cultural aesthetically Open door policy First name terms Dress to be yourself SPOT-SHOT diversity management committee at least monthly section meetings Business Information Culture

  20. Budget2003/4 R’000 Personnel (68 staff) 8285 Administrative 1400 Stores 340 Equipment 1300 Prof Services 2810 TOTAL 14135

  21. Representivity 2003/4 Head Office • B 36 W 26 • M 34 F 28 • Management B 0 W 4 (50% F) • Control Tech. B 2 W 6 (25% F) • Prod. staff B 34 W 22 (40% F)

  22. Generally ... meeting BP targets Challenges: IT support Current: move to geodatabases for interfacing of Corporate GIS with other DWAF information systems

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