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We offer GIS project management competencies in the following areas:
Much of the work undertaken by OBERDRIES CONSULTING LTD has been project focussed, often bringing together participants from a diverse array of backgrounds. Through this experience we have developed strong interpersonal skills, an enthusiasm for team dynamics and an innovative results-oriented work ethic.
Able to address strategic matters with clarity.
Able to relate effectively across all levels of the business organisation.
Able to communicate complex and difficult messages clearly and with integrity.
Experienced in coordinating other project participants and small development teams.
Able to motivate and empathise with team members
An open communication style.
Comfortable making presentations to groups.
Competent in report writing and technical documentation.
A recognised ability to think analytically and innovate.
A problem solver.
 
 We offer GIS technical competencies in the following areas:
Open Source Geospatial Software Solutions PostgreSQL / PostGIS spatial database management systems; the UMN MapServer web mapping environment; and scripting UMN MapServer map files.
Spatial Systems Review and Analysis Spatial systems review; business requirements analysis; feasibility studies; functional specifications; and quality assurance.
GIS Project Planning GIS project scoping, task identification, time-line and costs determinations.
Systems Documentation and Training Preparation of detailed project documentation and implementation of systems training.
Geodatabase Design and Implementation All aspects relating to geodatabase design and implementation, predominantly in the ESRI software environment.
Geodatabase Data Modelling (UML) The Unified Modelling Language (UML), used as a CASE Tool, provides an easily understood diagramming notation for the design of the ESRI geodatabase schema. The benefits of designing your geodatabase using UML are two fold. Firstly it brings a discipline to the process of creating geographic objects, requiring you to scrutinise definitions and associations. Secondly, it provides geodatabase schema documentation as diagrams able to be understood by developers and managers alike.
Geodatabase Tuning and Administration Database management approaches and techniques to insure that your geodatabase environment is performing optimally.
Asset Management / Geodatabase Systems Integration Database design and modelling methodologies to enable tightly-coupled integration between asset management systems, property systems and geodatabase environment.
Spatial Data Translations The extraction, transformation and loading of spatial and attribute data from one data format or system to another.
Geoprocessing Tasks Undertaking complex geoprocessing tasks on spatially enabled data sets.
New Zealand Coordinate Transformations Migrating vector and raster spatial data sets between the different geodetic datums and map projections in use in New Zealand
Custom geocoding data models (using FME®) The application of FME® to develop custom geocoding data models from road centreline address range data.  The new data models deliver performance gains on geocoding requests that are 15X faster than traditional methods and more data rich.
Cadastral Shift Adjustments (using FME®) The application of FME® (Safe Software) to develop a number of specialised and automated routines to undertake New Zealand Cadastral Shift Adjustments (conflation processsing). Utility Services, District Plan and a number of other commonly maintained GIS data sets are derived from, or related to, an underlying survey parcel land base. Historically the survey parcel land base, or Digital Cadastral Database (DCDB), was created by digitising hardcopy record sheets. Between 2000 and 2002, in the main centres of population and land development, LINZ refined the spatial definition of cadastral boundaries to survey accurate standards. The result is the LINZ Core Records System (CRS). With the uptake of CRS, those groups with responsibilities for the ongoing data maintenance of other dependent GIS data sets were confronted with the need to shift these layers in such a way that the spatial relativities are retained with the CRS, as they were with DCDB. This conflation processing is able to be implemented without corrupting any of the topological relationships inherent in the original data sets.
www.safe.com/solutions/success-stories/success_cityofmanukau.php
GeoCompliance GeoCompliance is a customisable software solution to manage the validation and exchange of compliant engineering as-built information between a Data Provider and a Data Custodian. GeoCompliance uses the Geographic Markup Language (GML) as an intermediary data validation and delivery format, thereby providing a stand-alone solution that functions independent of the CAD and GIS software platforms being used by the respective data supplier and data custodian organisations.
www.geocompliance.co.nz