Geographic Information System
The Estate & Built Environment (EBE) Geographic Information System (GIS) provides the University’s central platform for managing, analysing, and visualising spatial information. Built on the ArcGIS platform, GIS integrates data relating to campus infrastructure, assets, property, utilities, and the natural environment, providing a trusted source of spatial intelligence to support planning, operations, asset management, and strategic decision-making across the University.
Interactive Campus Maps and Location Services
The University’s interactive campus maps provide an intuitive mapping experience across desktop and mobile devices. Designed to support staff, students, visitors, and contractors, the maps deliver current and reliable information to help users locate buildings, facilities, services, and other points of interest throughout the campus environment.
On supported mobile devices, location-enabled web maps can display the user's current position ("blue-dot" location), providing enhanced spatial awareness and assisting users with campus navigation and orientation.
EBE continues to explore opportunities to enhance the University's digital mapping capabilities, with a long-term vision of developing a comprehensive wayfinding platform that further improves campus navigation, accessibility, and the overall user experience.
Supporting Smarter Campus Management
GIS forms the foundation of the University's digital representation of its physical environment, enabling data-driven management of campus assets, infrastructure, and land resources.
EBE maintains comprehensive spatial datasets representing the University's built and natural environment, including: buildings and facilities, roads, pathways, and parking infrastructure, underground and above-ground utility networks, property and cadastral information, capital works and maintenance projects, environmental and natural resource assets.
EBE GIS services enable staff to access and interact with up-to-date spatial information through web maps, dashboards, and mobile applications. By integrating location-based data with business information, GIS supports a wide range of operational, planning, and strategic decision-making activities across the University.
Surveying and Field Data Collection
Using survey-grade Leica RTK GNSS technology, EBE captures and maintains highly accurate spatial data for campus infrastructure and assets. Mobile GIS applications, including ArcGIS Field Maps, support real-time field inspections, asset verification, condition assessments, and field data collection activities.
This integrated approach improves data quality, streamlines workflows, and ensures critical information remains current, accurate, and accessible.
Drone Mapping, Reality Capture and Spatial Analysis
EBE utilises advanced drone technology, including the DJI Mavic Enterprise platform, together with ArcGIS Drone2Map and ArcGIS Pro, to capture high-resolution aerial imagery and develop accurate digital representations of the University environment.
These technologies support a range of activities, including asset inspections, site analysis, topographic mapping, project monitoring, reality capture, environmental assessment, and spatial analysis. The resulting datasets provide valuable insights that support infrastructure planning, asset management, and evidence-based decision-making.
Access and Support
For further information regarding GIS services, web maps, spatial data, surveying, drone mapping, or custom mapping applications, please contact:
Thilantha Dammalage
Manager, Geospatial Information
Estate & Built Environment
Phone: 02 6773 1127
Email: tdammala@une.edu.au
