Current work focuses on development of 3D Cadastre and standard representations of cadastral
parcels and cadastral survey data. Recent work has been as a team member of the Surround
Consortium charged with the development of a 3D Cadastral Survey Data Model (CSDM)
for the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ICSM)
jurisdictions - Australia and New Zealand. The 3D CSDM work programme aims to create a widely adopted standard
across Australia and New Zealand for exchanging digital cadastral survey data between the survey industry and
government land administration agencies.
I am a New Zealand trained Registered Professional Land Surveyor (R.P.Surv., B.Surv. (Otago), M.Sc. and PhD (Calgary, Canada)), with over thirty years experience in Land Surveying, Geospatial Information Systems and Land Development.
My key areas of expertise focus on standards development for Cadastral Survey Systems and 3D As-Built GIS models. Industry roles are client and stakeholder facing, and project management lead. Development of feasibility work including concept schemes, cost and risk analysis; development management including urban design, civil engineering and survey design; Resource Consent and Engineering Plan Approval management; Cadastral systems and geospatial information system (GIS) integration/management. I have extensive experience leading cadastral, land development and GIS projects in New Zealand and internationally. My role within the 3D Cadastral Survey consortium is the Cadastral Survey subject-matter expert and requirements lead.
Previously, I was Professor in Cadastres and Land Tenure at the Department of Geomatics Engineering, University of Calgary. My primary areas of academic expertise covered Cadastral Surveying, land use planning & development, and Geospatial Information Systems. Research focused on participatory methods for development of livable communities with an emphasis on accessibility. I've also collaborated on various land tenure projects with a focus on systems for documenting occupation and ownership rights. While at University Andrew published over 65 times (peer reviewed journals; peer reviewed conference publications; non-reviewed publications).