Mapping & GIS

Ergon Energy has entered into a new partnership that will aim to generate 50 per cent of Queensland’s electricity from...

In November 2009, a startup business called SmartNet Aus took its first steps with the provision of high-precision RTK GNSS...

​Melbourne Water is asking residents of The Basin to submit registrations of interest to have a rainwater tank installed on...

The NSW Government Land and Property Information (LPI) department have announced the implementation of Esri Australia’s Smarter Scheduling NSW (SSN)...

One of the biggest challenges facing utilities today is managing their buried assets, and understanding and updating the data available...

Stockton Drilling Services was recently called to the site of the New Royal Adelaide Hospital to help confirm the exact...

Since its development began almost 30 years ago, SA Water has developed its geographic information system (GIS) into a robust...

Unmanned aerial systems are being employed for asset inspection by a growing number of utilities throughout the world. Using drones...

by Natalie Hunter, Secretary, NULCA Australia While utility locating is certainly not a new industry, many misconceptions remain about what...

Keeping remote workers safe and addressing duty of care requirements are critical concerns for utilities, as more than ever, staff...

Augview has taken top honours at the inaugural New Zealand Spatial Excellence Awards, receiving the Supreme Excellence Award and the...

How do you deal with conflation of datasets? – Derek, GIS technician at a gas utility Questions answered by Evan...

Sydney Catchment Authority is seeking tenders for GIS based classification of riparian buffers in 34 drainage units. Submissions for this...

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced up to $2.1 million in funding for National ICT Australia (NICTA) to...

The South Australian State Government has accepted a prestigious international award for its innovative use of GIS. Communities and Social Inclusion...

New real-time technology could shave millions of dollars from the operational costs of Australian businesses, according to Esri Australia Business Solutions...

Augview is a GIS application that relies on accurate satellite positioning data for the application to be used effectively. Here,...

Questions answered by Evan Bollard, GlobalPOS GNSS expert Evan Bollard says: All GNSS equipment requires a sufficient number of channels to...

When looking to improve the capabilities of its staff in the field, Tasmania’s Aurora Energy turned to Motion Computing for...

Developers, consultants and contractors are now able to log in to a new South East Water portal integrating Google Maps...

Power and Water Corporation will soon begin an intensive monitoring program in Buffalo Creek and Shoal Bay to assess water quality as...

Question from Peter, Brisbane Questions answered by Evan Bollard, GlobalPOS GNSS expert Evan Bollard says: This is the proverbial ‘how long is...

Motorola Solutions has been awarded a contract to manage and support network operations for QGC’s liquefied natural gas project in...

One of the United States’ leading vegetation management (VM) experts, in partnership with GIS specialist Esri Australia, has advised Australian...

How the past is creating the future for SA Water’s GIS project Geographic information systems (GIS) have become integral to...

Sydney Water Corporation (NSW) is currently seeking expressions of interest for pre-qualification from suitably qualified providers to assist in developing...

Questions answered by Evan Bollard, GlobalPOS Even though this may at times be considered more of a GIS question, it...

Questions answered by Evan Bollard, GlobalPOS From an application point of view it is necessary to consider what accuracy is...

Our Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Expert is Evan Bollard. Evan has over 30 years of experience in the specification,...

Questions answered by Evan Bollard, GlobalPOS Most people know of the existence of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and what...