The Mining Industry Geospatial Consortium

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The Mining Industry Geospatial Consortium

• www.migc.org

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Mining Industry Geospatial Consortium

• Why?

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Current Environment

• Rampant growth.
• Speed to market is critical.
• Greater accountability, reporting marketing
  demands.
• Demand for skilled workers.

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Industry Challenges

• Workplace demands.
• Increasingly complex information environments.
• Cyclical loss of people and knowledge.
• Market perception, regulation, performance
  sustainability affect our ability to attract
  funds and the best people.

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Information Environments

• Driven by the need to deliver targeted, quality
  information faster.
• Characterized by
• Increasing numbers of specialist software
  applications and associated data formats.
• Improving interoperability (but still a long way
  to go)!
• Expanding Geospatial aware skill base.
• Partnerships with service providers.

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People Knowledge

• Participation in the industry fluctuates with
  market cycles.
• Knowledge is lost.
• Industry culture promotes short term thinking.
• Sustainable relationships, collaboration and
  knowledge sharing is difficult.

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Market regulation, performance, perception
sustainability

• Industry driven by market forces.
• Regulation is affecting how we do our work the
  skills required.
• Industry performance is difficult to measure.
• How can we plan for and minimize the impact of
  the off cycle?

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Workplace Demands

• Balancing professional development with work
  requirements.
• Attaining recognition.
• Expanding opportunities.
• Delivering better practice.

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Mining Industry Geospatial Consortium

• The MIGC is a non-profit, volunteer membership of
  Geospatial specialists working in the mining
  industry.

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MIGC Objectives
www.migc.org

• Community of Practice
• User driven
• Collaborative
• Delivering better practice.
• Promoting recognition, professional development
  and career options.
• Planning for the future.

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Current Projects

• ASDX
• Metadata
• GeoCodes

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Getting involved

• Membership US100.
• On line local presentations and discussions.
• Participation in collaborative projects.
• Development of a governing committee.