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Development and comparison of two interaction indices between extractive activity and groundwater resources

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SMART EduBlog- Johan Barthelemy – Traffic Micro-simulation- Image 1By Dr Johan Barthelemy

Groundwater and rock are intensively exploited in the world. Given the population density and environmental pressures, quarry lateral extension may be limited. Hence the only solution for the rock operators is to excavate deeper as long as the deposit structure makes it possible. Consequently the water table of the geological formation exploited might be reached when the quarry is deepened. A dewatering system is therefore installed so the quarry activities can continue, possibly impacting the nearby water catchments. Continue reading →

Crowd-sourcing Twitter data as a solution to emergency response to flooding in Jakarta

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15785336539_294f5ee35d_oBy Dr Tomas Holderness & Dr Etienne Turpin

The early June release of the PetaJakarta.org White Paper marked the end of the first phase of the ground breaking research program. Continue reading →

Interactive prototyping of interactivity

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profile photoBy Professor John Sören Petersson

In today’s world with ever more systems and services constantly released, designing human-machine interaction is a must. The problem with interaction design is not that we are not good at interaction. Social skills vary across individuals, but seeing two strangers, possibly even without a mutual language, making up a mutual understanding step-by-step clearly indicates the human ability to interact and thus to shape interaction. Continue reading →

SMART Metadata System

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By Tim Davies

Ever since the ceremonial turning of the sod, the SMART Infrastructure Facility has had its sights firmly fixed on establishing a National Infrastructure Data Centre. Policies were created, a framework was established and procedures with colourful flowcharts were produced. These tools were all well and good; however the vision of the National Infrastructure Data Centre was never going to be realised while all the data SMART had collected and produced remained hidden within the depths of its shared drives and databases; hidden in such a way that not even the SMART academics themselves knew the full extent of the SMART data collection. Continue reading →

Discussing regional employment estimations

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P1014714By Ashkan Masouman, Associate Research Fellow

This was my second presentation at the Western Region Science Association (WRSA) Annual Meeting (first being in 2013). So far, WRSA has been the only conference I have attended which has two sessions dedicated to input-output techniques and innovations. The chair, Prof. Geoffrey Hewings, and many of the attendees were experts in this field, and they all provided useful feedback into my research. Continue reading →

Public Infrastructure Investment in the 2000s: Lessons from the ‘Perfect Storm’

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Joe Branigan for blogBy Joe Branigan

Australia’s ongoing productivity performance and standards of living depend fundamentally on efficient and high quality infrastructure. Perhaps no other area more directly showcases the quality of current and past government administrations than decisions on public infrastructure — including how it is planned, prioritised, funded and delivered. Continue reading →

Infrastructure in the 22nd Century: Report

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In May, SMART Infrastructure joined with the NSW Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for a forum entitled: Planning NSW Infrastructure in the Twenty-Second Century.

The PAC has just released it’s report on the forum.

The Committee recommends that the NSW Government review the issues and
themes outlined in this report and advise the Committee on NSW’s long term
infrastructure planning and delivery capabilities

Access the full report [PDF] and view the PAC’s webpage on forum proceedings here.