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NGIS wins WAITTA award: Most effective platform
NGIS Australia won the Most Effective Platform category for FERTview, partnering with CSBP Limited at the Western Australian Information Technology and Telecommunications Awards (WAITTA). NGIS Australia also confirmed a National finalist position for the Most Disruptive Technology category with GreenPrecision, also partnering with CSBP Limited. The recognition at WAITTA for building disruptive and sustainable solutions is

Driverless cars will change how we live
Riding the RAC Intellibus – a view to the future I went on the RAC Intellibus in March to see what the future of driverless vehicles might look like. The future is very bright and it is going to change how we live in ways that we might not expect. The bus ride itself

Who is your “Hey Bob”?
by Richard Bentley, Executive Director Do you have a “hey Bob” in your office? Your chief “hey Bob” will be easy to spot. They are the anointed power user of a piece of software/system or several pieces of software or systems. The problem with the office Bob is they are probably one of your least

NGIS finalists in three ICT Innovation awards
WAITTA INCITE AWARDS: NGIS Australia has been nominated as finalist in three categories at the WA Information Technology and Telecommunication Alliance Awards. NGIS Australia is the most recognised company in the awards, finalists for most disruptive technology, most effective platform and most impactful social benefit. The WAITTA INCITE awards recognise innovation across the information and

NGIS win APSEA People and Community Award
NGIS Australia won the regional Innovation and Commercialisation award at the Asia Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards in April. The APSEA awards recognises excellence by organisations and individuals in the spatial industry across the Asian Pacific region. NGIS Australia, in partnership with CSBP Limited, received the Innovation and Commercialisation award for their technology, GreenPrecision. Green Precision

NGIS wins water grant to innovate in market
NGIS is set to undertake a feasibility study with the help of the Business Research Innovative Initiative Grant 2017. The BRII Grant will allow NGIS to tap into innovative solutions for current problems within Australian water markets. The focus of this feasibility report will be to improve the transparency and reliability of water market information

Groundwater management gets boost with new tool
The Perth Groundwater map allows you to easily visualise groundwater information within the Perth metropolitan area. Designed to help water-bore drillers, irrigators and private householders establish groundwater bores within the watertable, under the Earth’s surface. This map is useful for indicating suitable areas for development, measuring depths and indicating groundwater salinity levels for approved groundwater licenses. Built by

Finding water register information now easier
The Department of Water’s Water Register map now allows you to search, view and print all water licensing and availability information for both surface and groundwater resources. Providing an interactive and intuitive map allows you to access all licensing and resource information at any point of interest within WA. The Water Register Map is crucial in facilitating

Carto: turn your business data into intelligence
Mapping data in your business has historically been the domain of GIS experts and has relied on complex software that takes time to learn. Strong business cases were needed to justify building applications to display data. Enter Carto: one of the biggest disruptions to the business intelligence industry yet. Carto is a cloud based GIS system for

Geofencing: perfectly timed communications for better business
You park at your local shopping centre and your phone buzzes. It’s an instant notification from the centre’s bakery: “Fresh-baked rye bread 50% off today!” This kind of timely, relevant and useful B2C communication is made possible by geofencing and if you’re not already using geofencing technology in your business, now is the time to
