Lecturer and Head of the UGM Geodetic Engineering Department, Prof. Trias Aditya, was one of the main speakers at the 1st ASABA Geo Tech Summit 2024 which was held at the Mercure Samarinda Hotel, 19 September 2024. The event which was organized by ASABA, known as one of the biggest Survey & Mapping Equipment Service Providers in Indonesia (eg SOKKIA, CHC), was attended by more than 90 participants and mining companies in Kalimantan. ASABA Summit featured speakers: Sumarlin, S.T. (ESDM Mining Inspector), Dr. Ir. Barlian Dwinagara, M.T., IPU. (Deputy Chair of the PII Mining Engineering Vocational Agency – UPNV YK Lecturer) and Prof. Trias Aditya, Ph.D., IPU. ASEAN Eng. Trias Aditya delivered a talk on the topic: “Digital Twins and Geospatial Technology for Mining Operation Efficiency and Safety”.
ASABA’s Surveying Division is and will collaborate with the UGM Geodetic Engineering Department in the fields of Education and Research. These include research collaboration in the field of 3D Mapping with LiDAR, development of Digital Twin and also the provision of software grants and LIDAR survey tools for Tridharma Higher Education activities in the field of surveying and mapping at UGM. On the occasion of ASABA Sumit, Trias Aditya also had the opportunity to meet several alumni who work in the mining sector in various sites in Kalimantan.