Personnel

Geoffrey Higham

The principal of Geoproject Solutions is a consultant in surveying and mapping with more than 35 years experience. He has served the needs of clients in important industry sectors -

• Spatial data custodianship and services
• Development of natural resources
• Urban development
• Infrastructure construction

Geoffrey Higham brings experience gained around the world, including team leadership roles in significant projects and a range of consultancy assignments. More than 35 years in Australia, Africa and Asia, as an independent consultant and previously with large surveying, mapping and engineering groups.

Consultancies have included

• Implementation of online map system for real estate sales information
• Study of existing sources for proposed gas pipeline route
• Effects of new GDA datum introduction
• Web-based spatial data distribution
• Developing standards for surveys of indigenous sites
• Assessment of client requirements.

Experienced project leader, project responsibilities include

• Planning and completing a complete map directory for major resource company in Pilbara
• Startup of one of Australia's largest asset data collection surveys
• Introduction of GIS to a mapping department
• Dimensional control and analysis - including North Rankin and Goodwyn A platforms, Australia's largest.
• Engineering and construction surveys, 3D data analysis
• Introduction of a QA/QC system

Geoffrey is a Licensed Surveyor and a Certified Professional Member of the Spatial Sciences Institute of Australia. He has contributed to the community though service on the WALIS (W.A. Land Information System) Advisory Committee and as chair of a sub-committee, advising government collaborative agency on community and industry needs.

After a survey cadetship in WA, Geoffrey qualified as a Licensed Surveyor in 1972. The following year he moved to South Africa, joining a large firm of civil engineers as company surveyor. He was responsible for in-house survey needs of the firm and provided surveying and mapping advice for engineering staff. In 1979 he returned to Perth and worked in a range of senior roles for Associated Surveys, later Fugro Survey. In 1999 he established Geoproject Solutions.

During postgraduate studies his research project was "Computer assisted alignment reconstruction", to investigate methods used for reconstructing lines from sampled points. The result demonstrated an improved schema for reconstructing man-made alignments from minimal sampled data.