Pasture Productivity · INS Compliance

Invasive Native Shrub Assessment
Survey, Mapping and LLS Certificate Applications

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Compliance Ready · Reliable Metering

Water Meter Installations by Duly Qualified Persons
Reliable, Cost-Effective, Low-Maintenance Systems

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Cadastral Mapping Services

Cadastral Extraction and Mapping
In Your Area of Interest

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Plant Biosecurity

Plant Biosecurity Mapping Surveys
Threat Identification and Density Mapping

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Caliper Investigations

Acoustic Televiewer Borehole Logging
Identify Significant Bore Issues

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Time Series Mapping

Satellite Image Processing / Analysis
Map Data Change over Time

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Water Quality Logging

Water Analysis for Crop and Livestock Health
pH - Salinity - Oxygen Monitoring

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State Standard Risk Assessment Systems

Web based Risk Assessment Systems
Worksite Hazard Identification - Risk Planning - Risk Mitigation - Reporting

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Coordinate Survey

Proposed Development or Mine Site Surveys
Corrected Coordinate Capture and Mapping

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Borehole Diagnostics · Subsurface Insight

Geophysical Investigations
Identify Structural Issues and Bore Performance Limitations

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Biosecurity Control Planning

Biosecurity Control Program Development
Identify - Survey - Plan - Eradicate

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Custom Mapping

Map Your Information for Publication
Spatial Data - Density Data - Analysis Data

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Water Quality Sampling

Water Quality Sampling Services
Metals and Isotopes

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Infrastructure Assessment

Survey and Mapping of Site or Property Infrastructure
Survey and Mapping of Key Property or Site Data

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State Standard Risk Assessment Systems

Web based Risk Assessment Systems
Worksite Hazard Identification - Risk Planning - Risk Mitigation - Reporting

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Visual Bore Assessment

Optical Televiewer Borehole Logging
Identify Bore Casing Holes or Leaks

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Condition Assessment

Bore Casing and Condition Assessment
Identify Issues before they become Problems

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Bore Testing Services

Flow and Pressure Testing of Bores
Identify the cause of Flow Issues...

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Bore Pressure Logging

Artesian Bore Pressure Monitoring
Identify Bore Potential or Limitations

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About Geospatial Australia

Our History

  • Established 2017: Geospatial Australia was founded by Aaron Colbran, Johnny Wood and Trent Thompson to deliver integrated regional services.
  • Combined expertise: three established entities merged - XGIS Australia, Geolog Australia and XDEV Australia - each bringing proven technical capability.
  • One trusted team: today we support government, landholders and industry with a single accountable service model built for western NSW conditions.

Operational Area

  • Dubbo base: we operate from the Central-West Slopes and Plains hub with direct access to western NSW clients and projects.
  • Western NSW focus: our primary service area extends west of the Great Dividing Range, including the Western Division and Great Artesian Basin.
  • Remote capability: field teams regularly work in remote border regions across south-west Queensland and north-eastern and central South Australia.

Our Customers

  • Government partnerships: we are a registered NSW State Government Service Provider supporting agencies including Planning, Regional NSW and NRAR.
  • Landholder support: we deliver bore metering, vegetation assessment and property services with practical, compliance-ready outputs.
  • Industry confidence: private clients rely on our evidence-based reporting to meet regulatory, operational and project requirements.
  • Better decisions: when information is reliable, planning, compliance, and operational choices improve across every project stage.

The Geospatial Team

Experienced specialists delivering field accuracy, technical rigour, and outcomes you can defend.
Aaron Colbran

Aaron Colbran (B.Nat.Res)

Director (GIS/Projects)
  • Natural resources leadership: trained at the University of New England with more than two decades in sustainable land and ecosystem management.
  • GIS project delivery: leads geographic information system projects, training programs and habitat assessment work across government and industry.
  • INS and development support: manages flora and fauna surveys, land capability assessments, and Invasive Native Shrub management projects.
Johnny Wood

Johnny Wood

Director (Water/Business)
  • Western NSW experience: co-founder and Director with extensive government and Western Lands Commission history across Dubbo and Walgett.
  • Water and geophysics: leads bore inspections, surveys and investigations for government, landholders and mining clients.
  • Meter compliance: certified water meter inspector and installer, specialising in ultrasonic and conventional flow meter systems.
Ben Wood

Ben Wood

Technical Officer (Geology/Water)
  • Field engineering: designs and implements practical bore system and flow meter solutions for challenging site conditions.
  • Geology support: applies solid geological expertise to mapping and project analysis where subsurface conditions matter.
  • Planning outputs: supports GIS teams with property resource plans and reports that stand up to technical review.


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EARTHWORK AND TERRAIN SURVEY

Earthwork and terrain outcomes depend on defensible survey control. We provide GNSS and precision field survey for levees, channels, storages and buried assets, with deliverables ready for design, machine control and as-built verification.

GNSS Survey for Earthworks

  • Construction-ready data: GNSS survey supports levees, channels, dams and storages with formats suited to machine control.
  • Design verification: layout and as-built checks help confirm infrastructure is built to specification on the ground.
  • Pipeline support: reliable position and level data underpins buried infrastructure and earthwork projects.

Precision Survey in Remote Locations

  • Regional specialists: we deliver precision survey where access, communications and conditions are challenging.
  • Robust field methods: proven equipment and workflows produce dependable data in remote and outback environments.
  • Project confidence: ideal for rural earthwork, terrain modelling and infrastructure projects that cannot afford survey error.

Survey Point Staking

  • Real-time GNSS: we use live GNSS corrections to map predetermined coordinates directly in the field with advanced GPS positioning.
  • Centimetre accuracy: correction-enabled workflows deliver centimetre-level accuracy even in remote and regional areas.
  • Typical targets: bore holes, infrastructure placement, target identification, and fence positional accuracy validation.

GEOSPATIAL SERVICES

Geospatial Australia delivers end-to-end services - capture, processing, analysis and reporting - to support clear, defensible decisions.

Geospatial Processing

  • Reliable datasets: we structure, clean and standardise spatial data so it works consistently across teams and systems.
  • Faster workflows: quality processing reduces rework and creates a stronger foundation for analysis and reporting.
  • Practical control: we establish or adapt your data system to match project needs, not the other way around.

Geospatial Analysis

  • Meaningful insight: we convert complex spatial datasets into clear, project-specific findings your team can use immediately.
  • Decision-grade intelligence: we convert field data into practical knowledge your team can act on with confidence.
  • Advanced methods: geoprocessing tools and proven analytical workflows reveal patterns, constraints and opportunities.
  • Decision support: outputs support planning, environmental management and operational choices with evidence behind them.

Geospatial Reporting

  • Timely delivery: processed and analysed data is presented in formats suited to your audience and deadline.
  • Survey to reporting: our workflow combines accurate capture, GIS analytics, and clear reporting for defensible outcomes.
  • Flexible outputs: reports can be generated as spreadsheets, PDF documents, map booklets or full map series.
  • Publication ready: data-driven reporting supports approvals, stakeholder communication and field use.

Mobile Field Survey Development

  • Field-ready capture: mobile surveys collect spatial data, text, calculations, photos, video and audio in one workflow.
  • Cloud integration: captured information is sent securely for retrieval, processing and analysis.
  • Tested before live: we design, test and refine your surveys before production deployment.

Survey Map Series

  • Survey-based mapping: accurate survey data mapped for flood-works zones, pipe and syphon placement.
  • Works plans: elevation analysis and worksplan maps for dozer and excavator operators.
  • Avenza ready: high-resolution map series for real-time field navigation.

Vegetation Survey

  • Compliant pathways: integrated assessments help you pursue clearing certificates with confidence and legal clarity.
  • Field verification: on-ground survey confirms vegetation status before decisions are made.
  • Reduced risk: avoid costly guesswork - we provide a clear, defensible path aligned with NSW requirements.

Property Assessment For INS Management

  • Pasture productivity: Invasive Native Shrubs reduce feed availability - we identify management options that protect carrying capacity.
  • Strategic planning: property assessments and control plans are developed in consultation with your operational goals.
  • End-to-end support: from initial assessment through to LLS certificate submissions, we guide each step with technical certainty.

Tree Removal Planning

  • Legal clarity: surveys identify tree-clearing methods under NSW rules and relevant federal EPBC considerations.
  • Confident planning: understand what can be cleared, where, and under what conditions before work begins.
  • Landholder partnership: we work with you to find practical, compliant opportunities in farm situations.

Threatened Species Clearance

  • Plant community validation: plot-based survey with Plant Community Type checks and threatened species ID.
  • Site condition: on-ground assessment supports clearance and compliance reporting.
  • Western NSW: remote, arid and floodplain areas west of the Divide - for miners and developers seeking approval.

INS - VEGETATION and BIOSECURITY PROJECTS

Evidence-led project outcomes across vegetation, mapping and biosecurity management
Vegetation community assessment

Vegetation Community Assessment

  • Regional floodplain survey: vegetation communities were assessed across Coolibah floodplains in Category 1 and Category 2 lands.
  • Ground-truthed mapping: on-site verification confirmed community status, condition and suitable set-aside areas.
  • Compliance-ready outcomes: final reporting prescribed certificate-based authorisation and allowable activities with mapped evidence.

Tree Assessment

  • Condition assessment: on-ground survey records tree health and structural characteristics for management planning.
  • Measured evidence: diameter and key tree metrics are captured to support defensible reporting.
  • Management value: outputs help clients prioritise intervention and maintain vegetation compliance.
Reverse helicopter time-series mapping

Reverse Helicopter Time-Series

  • Change detection: time-series analysis mapped vegetation and land-condition trends across multiple survey periods.
  • Priority zones: outputs identified trend areas and intervention priorities for targeted management.
  • Measurable planning: clients gained a clear basis for action with evidence-backed spatial outcomes.
Geospatial PDF map book

Geospatial PDF Map Book Development

  • Large-site challenge: extensive survey data for existing and proposed water structures required structured map presentation.
  • GIS map series: coordinate-based map books were generated to display key information clearly across the full site.
  • Field navigation: index grids were added so contractors and engineers could use maps efficiently on site.
Density mapping

Density Mapping

  • Hotspot identification: density mapping reveals concentrations of activity across landscapes and datasets.
  • Versatile application: suited to community, farm and bush data captured in diverse field programs.
  • Goal-aligned presentation: methods are selected to present data in the format needed to achieve project objectives.
Biosecurity weed density mapping

Biosecurity Weed Specie Density Mapping

  • Weed pressure mapping: survey data was analysed to show species density and infestation patterns across the site.
  • Targeted control: spatial outputs support prioritised eradication and resource-efficient treatment planning.
  • Operational clarity: field teams receive maps that translate complex survey data into actionable zones.
Irrigation area survey map series

Irrigation Area Survey Map Series

  • High-accuracy elevation: survey points including precise elevation data were organised into structured map series.
  • Satellite backdrop maps: multi-map PDF deliverables support field use, engineering review and agency consultation.
  • Licensing support: compartment-based map books assist works licensing with transportable, high-resolution documentation.
Survey point mapping

Survey Point Mapping

  • Infrastructure survey: existing and proposed water structures were mapped from captured survey coordinates.
  • Scalable presentation: GIS map series display key data clearly even across large and complex sites.
  • Contractor ready: indexed map books support efficient navigation for engineers and field crews.
Published map development

Published Map Development

  • Publication standards: maps are prepared for stakeholder, regulatory and public-facing publication requirements.
  • Professional cartography: layout, symbology and annotation are tuned for clarity and technical credibility.
  • Delivery confidence: clients receive polished map products suitable for print and digital distribution.


The First Law of Geography states that "everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things." Waldo Tobler, 1969.

We apply this principle with modern field survey and GIS analytics to convert local observations into reliable regional decisions.




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