Mapping & GIS

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

Bushfire risk is one of the most the significant safety issues for electricity networks. Historically, this risk has been managed...

Bays, inlets and rivers are under increasing pressure from urbanisation, population growth and climate change to continue to properly serve...

There is an urgent need for improved access to water quality information to better understand the impacts of climate —...

Energy Networks Australia has released new interactive maps of Australia’s energy grid to help identify optimal areas for new renewable...

Drones have opened a new frontier of mapping and inspection possibilities for the civil construction industry, according to Nick Smith,...

Companies with geographically distributed offices and field crews face challenges in the continuous and near real-time management and tracking of their...

Hinchinbrook Shire Council (QLD) is seeking a GIS profession service provider for a fixed period of two financial years effective...

The recently released 2026 Spatial Industry Transformation and Growth Agenda (2026 Agenda) represents a change for the industry and aims...

The International Symposium on Digital Earth and Locate17, running from 3-6 April at Sydney’s International Conference Centre, will provide an...

by Anthony Johnstone, Access Detection A new range of high quality utility-locating equipment has hit the market, all offering impressive...

Leica Geosystems, a global leader of measurement and digital reality capture technologies, has teamed up with Geolantis, a provider and...

A unique industry partnership has brought together a range of energy data together in the one tool – making it...

There’s a lot going on underground that all utilities need to know about. It’s essential to know what assets are...

Documenting and understanding and the location of utility infrastructure is of critical importance– particularly when it comes to managing these...

Flying an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) beyond visual line of sight has long been a benchmark of sorts for operators...

The Spatial Industries Business Association (SIBA) and the Geospatial Information Technology Association Australia and New Zealand (GITA ANZ) have merged,...

C.R. Kennedy is hosting a UAV/Accura Roadshow, with staff members and RPA/Accura experts on hand to explore the latest in...

If you’ve worked in, or been a consultant to, a utility, then you would understand the complex processes required to...

Mobile GIS solutions have been available for some time, and there are many competing products to select from. However, with...

The impact unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is having on utility asset inspection and management has been considerable in recent years,...

State-­of-­the-­art aerial surveys and high definition photography of Essential Energy’s electricity network have improved the quality of data collected as...

A $5 billion infrastructure network, 20,000km of water and sewerage mains and 1.4 million customers distributed across South East Queensland:...

Knowing the precise spatial position of assets, especially those buried underground, allows utility operators to rapidly locate their assets when...

Mitigating the risk of fire associated with certain electricity assets is vital in Australia’s bushfire prone climate. However, traditional methods...

The Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning has partnered with 17 Victorian water corporations and VicWater to trial...

TransGrid has installed their first ever gas insulated switchgear (GIS) building as part of the rebuild of their 132 kV...

Cyient Limited has developed a market-leading mobile application called FOMS for managing field asset information. Cyient’s mobile-based solution is founded...

A mobile and spatial technology company has won the Victorian Spatial Excellence Award for Innovation and Commercialisation. Geomatic Technologies (GT)...

The University of Technology Sydney’s Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) has released a set of maps that show possibilities for...