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EDALA Technical Update Forum

EDALA Technical Update Forum. LGA of SA Jim Hullick Board Rooms Local Government House, 16 Hutt St 15 January - 9.30 – 12.00 Purpose of forum To increase awareness about EDALA Prepare for the delivery of system improvements to EDALA. OVERVIEW OF EDALA. Greg Walker

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EDALA Technical Update Forum

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  1. EDALA Technical Update Forum • LGA of SA • Jim Hullick Board Rooms • Local Government House, 16 Hutt St • 15 January - 9.30 – 12.00 • Purpose of forum • To increase awareness about EDALA • Prepare for the delivery of system improvements to EDALA

  2. OVERVIEW OF EDALA Greg Walker Project Manager – Planning SA 15 January 2004

  3. Agenda • Brief history of EDALA • Utilisation within Industry • Benefits of EDALA

  4. What is EDALA? • e_Business system for Land Division Development Applications • Application processes: • Application lodgement • Fee payment • Application assessment • Decisions • Lifecycle supported: • Development Approval • Certificate of Approval • Presentation to Land Titles Office

  5. The Land Division Process

  6. Council User Roles • Council Planner Functions • Approve/reject Land Division Development Application • Attach Decision Documents • Trigger/receive automatic email notifications • Administration Functions • Maintain user information and Authority information

  7. EDALA History • Oct 1999, Feasibility Study • June 2001,Tender completed • April 2002, phase 1 in production • Mar 2004, phase 2 launch

  8. Utilization within Industry • 85% of all new applications are created through EDALA • Major surveyor firms using EDALA (80%) • Councils using EDALA (about 40%) • (Limited direct marketing to Councils) • Used by all Referral Agencies • About 3,500 LD Application/per annum

  9. Benefit to Business • Industry • 24*7 availability • Better application data • Better tracking • Councils • Better application and tracking • Small Councils – first time with a management tool for LD • PSA • Fewer deposits at Front Counter • Fewer telephone enquiries • Applicants (Surveyors) • Better application and tracking • Fewer deposits at front counter

  10. Upside Very easy to use Quicker than mail Reproduction of good quality plans Good technical support Downside Dual entry of data Enter data into Council System, then also into EDALA Council User Feedback

  11. Potential Phase 2 enhancements • Council EDALA Changes • Printer friendly print of Application Form • Email notification on DAC Consultation • Email to differentiate new and existing applications • Email notification on last Referral response • Display of fees on Lodgement summary screen • Display of LTO Plan Deposit Information • Council System Integration • XML Interface for Council Systems

  12. XML Project Initiative • National Development Assessment Forum: • Development of national Development Assessment XML standard to operate between proponents and all Australian jurisdictions. • Local Government Association of SA: • Supporting XML data exchange standard and process for subdivision proposals. • Promoting use of national standards.

  13. XML Functionality • Web Service Functionality • EDALA forward application, documents, and any changes to Council • Council forwards ‘response’ and any response document to EDALA • Council forward ‘Decision’ and any document to EDALA • Council response to ‘CoA’ • EDALA forwards ‘CoA’ Certificate advise • EDALA forwards ‘LTO Deposit’ data.

  14. XML Process Forwarded on any change to process, eg Application, Decision, Plan deposit, withdraw. Council enter their decision into their systems, and results forwarded to EDALA. Document links provided by EDALA and Council and shared by ftp Web service.

  15. Summary • After 18 months • Good for the Applicants • Some efficiencies and integration to be introduced for PSA • Some benefit for some Councils • Futures • Launch of Certificate of Approval process • Addressing Council system integration requirements with XML interface • Enhancement program.

  16. DA Interface Project Objective • Using a ‘web services’ approach, develop a solution that enables the EDALA to interface with Council systems for Sub-Division Development Applications. Funding source • ALGA’s National Interoperability project

  17. DA Interface Project Stage 1 – Develop XML Schema • Work directly with core Local Government system provider • XML Schema for data Transfer- EDALA and Council.pdf released to all vendors for comment (June 2003)

  18. DA Interface Project Refinement of XML Schema (August 2003) • XSD files defined • Released to vendors for comment

  19. Example XML files Example lodgement Notify Decision Respond To Referral Download CoA

  20. DA Interface Project Stage 3 - DA Interface Web Services • XML transport / messaging system • Handles transport for the XML • Platform independent

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