Mapping & GIS

As part of its year-round bushfire mitigation and vegetation management program, United Energy is using helicopters to scan and map...

Whether it’s navigating the effects of climate change or embracing the digital transformation, location intelligence could be the key to addressing...

Unitywater has unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI) heat map as the winner of its 2024 GovHack challenge.  Flow-Sense AI is...

Goulburn-Murray Water (GMW) has trialled new LiDAR-enabled drones, which the utility said have enabled faster, smarter surveying.  The water corporation...

CSIRO has unveiled the 2024 State of the Climate report, which found Australia’s weather and climate have continued to change,...

A world first global groundwater temperature modelling project has predicted that shallow groundwater will warm between 2.1C° and 3.5C° on...

As the major representative body for locators in Australia, NULCA today provides essential leadership and support to its members and...

Hunter Water’s GIS Transformation Project, in partnership with 1Spatial, aimed to migrate GIS data to the ArcGIS Utility Network for...

The Federal Government is mapping Australia’s underground water reservoirs in a first of its kind stock-take of the nation’s groundwater...

The countdown is on to Australia’s Leading Geospatial Conference, happening on the 10 - 12 May 2023 at the Adelaide...

The asset management capabilities of GIS rely on data integrated from a variety of sources. Discrepancies can often occur between...

Leveraging remote sensing, imagery, and advanced analytic technologies, Horizon Power’s Geospatial Intelligence Program aims to deliver a geospatial intelligence solution...

Utility companies are some of the most advanced users of spatial data, requiring high-quality information delivered at a large scale....

Teledyne Technologies has announced the successful completion of the acquisition of FLIR Systems. At special meetings held on 13 May...

As underground cable and distribution systems age, electrical faults occur with increasing frequency due to damage, workmanship issues and general...

Facing ongoing influences such as climate change, dam owners are under increasing pressure to ensure the safety of their assets....

by Radhiya Fanham, Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Get a clear picture of immediate bushfire risk with the Australian Flammability...

Find it faster with RIDGID utility location equipment. RIDGID utility locators feature an easy-to-use visual mapping display that allows the...

Technology has become a major part of our modern world, helping to make life easier and safer for many –...

by Imogen Hartmann, Journalist Victorian Power Networks (VPN) (encompassing the CitiPower and Powercor networks) and United Energy (UE) own and...

Many utility companies currently use a manual process, where as-constructed drawings are drawn on paper in the field before being...

As part of US energy services holding company Southern Company Gas’ goal to maintain quality asset records, the company invested...

Trees can pose a significant threat to the safety and reliability of electricity networks. A new collaborative project by Endeavour...

While global positioning systems (GPS) can currently provide 5-10m accuracy, more precise positioning is increasingly important for applications in civil...

By Kate Crawford, Paul Reed and Roshni Sharma, Locate20 Organising Committee Communication is vital to keep communities affected by bushfires...

Most utility locators have a good understanding of electromagnetic field (EMF) locators. While there are similarities between EMF and ground...

Energy Queensland has 1.7 million power poles and over 225,000km of overhead and underground powerlines across Queensland. Unfortunately, powerlines are...

Ergon Energy and Energex, as part of Energy Queensland, have won a Safe Work Award for a lifesaving tool to...

Icon Water is currently undertaking a widespread transformation program looking to align people, process and technology within its Business Strategy....

One of the long-running challenges for utilities in managing their assets has been finding ways to easily access, survey and...