At GIS Pro, our goal is to help clients become autonomous with spatial data and enhance their GIS capabilities. Deep Yellow, a uranium exploration company, is a great example of this. By adopting our Enterprise GIS Solution, they transformed the way they manage and use spatial data across their organisation.

Centralised Spatial Database – A Single Source of Truth

The first step was to consolidate all GIS data into a central spatial database.
This database stores all internal GIS layers, from geology data to environmental constraints and approvals.

Public data layers are updated automatically, which saves time and reduces errors.
This automation ensures the team always works with the latest, most reliable data.

With our support, Deep Yellow’s team developed the skills to maintain this database themselves.
They are now autonomous, handling updates and maintaining data quality with confidence.

Seamless Field Data Collection with MerginMaps

For fieldwork, Deep Yellow uses MerginMaps, a tool fully integrated into the Enterprise GIS Solution.
Geologists, environmental staff, and field teams collect data directly on their mobile devices.
This covers a wide range of activities including geology mapping, rehabilitation tracking, and checking heritage sites.

Field data syncs automatically to the central database.
This gives office staff immediate access to the latest data, reducing delays and ensuring decisions are based on up-to-date information.

Web Maps for Internal Communication

Web maps play a key role in sharing spatial information across the organisation.
They allow non-technical staff to access important GIS layers, view project boundaries, and check environmental constraints.

These maps increase awareness of where things are, helping teams understand the location of key features like environmental constraints, rehabilitation areas, and infrastructure.
This spatial awareness helps teams make better decisions and reduces the risk of errors caused by outdated or incomplete information.

Staff can also print maps directly from the web portal, making it easier to prepare reports, support internal approvals, and communicate project updates.

Environmental Compliance Dashboard: Saving Time on Reporting

One of the latest additions is the custom environmental dashboard.
This dashboard tracks environmental disturbances and rehabilitation efforts across projects.

It provides real-time data needed for several mandatory compliance reports, including:

• Mining Rehabilitation Fund (MRF)
• Annual Environmental Report
• DWER Compliance Assessment Report

These reports are traditionally time-consuming and data-intensive.
With the dashboard, most of the reporting process is now automated.
The dashboard also helps detect discrepancies early, improving data accuracy before reports are due.

The Results – Efficiency, Autonomy, and ROI

By adopting GIS Pro’s Enterprise GIS Solution, Deep Yellow achieved:

1. A centralised and reliable spatial data system
2. Reliable field data collection process
3. Improved internal communication through web maps
4. Streamlined environmental compliance reporting
5. Increased autonomy, reducing the need for external GIS services

This translates directly into time savings, reduced errors, and lower operational costs.
The return on investment (ROI) has been clear, with benefits seen across departments, from exploration to environment.

If your organisation wants to improve how spatial data supports your operations, get in touch with us.
We specialise in helping small and medium mining companies become spatially autonomous, just like Deep Yellow.

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Using high-resolution LiDAR survey data from 2022, 2023, and 2024, GIS Pro compared changes against a 2018 baseline survey. This approach allowed us to systematically identify erosion features and estimate the volume of soil lost at each stage.

Our analysis provided accurate and repeatable results, helping TerraTech track erosion trends over multiple years. Field measurements conducted by TerraTech confirmed that the erosion estimates aligned with on-the-ground observations.

Reliable GIS Support Throughout the Project

GIS Pro provided continuous GIS support during the project ensuring that TerraTech had access to accurate geospatial analysis and up-to-date data for erosion monitoring.

By leveraging high-resolution LiDAR data and GIS analysis, GIS Pro helped TerraTech gain a clear understanding of erosion patterns and ensure the site remained within safety limits. Our GIS-driven approach enabled TerraTech to proactively manage erosion risks on the tailing facility.

Need to leverage GIS to analyse your spatial data? We specialise in accurate geospatial analysis to support environmental monitoring, infrastructure planning, and decision-making. Get in touch to see how we can help with your project.

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SQM sought a solution to organise their growing GIS data, which was becoming difficult to manage. They needed a way to centralise spatial data and integrate field collection tools for internal use. Initially, they contacted GIS Pro while looking for an alternative to expensive commercial GIS vendors to implement a corporate GIS system.

GIS Pro deployed a complete Enterprise GIS Solution, allowing SQM to store, manage, and access spatial data efficiently.

Ongoing GIS Support & Field Data Collection with MerginMaps

GIS Pro provides ongoing GIS support, ensuring the system remain accurate, updated, and efficient.

To enhance field operations, we deployed MerginMaps, allowing exploration teams to:

• View hazards, map geology in the field, and streamline soil sampling.
• Collect and update field data in real-time
• Improve efficiency with a seamless field-to-office workflow

A Centralised, Always Up-to-Date GIS System

By adopting MerginMaps, SQM quickly improved their field exploration workflows. The centralised database ensures that all technical teams work from the same data source, enhancing collaboration.

Additionally, GIS Pro maintains public datasets, ensuring SQM’s GIS system is always up to date with minimal effort.

A Trusted GIS Partner

GIS Pro continues to support companies needing cost-effective, scalable GIS solutions. Our expertise ensures better decision-making, efficient field data collection, and ongoing support.

Want to optimise your GIS operations? Contact us today.

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Requirements and Objectives

TransAlta needed maps that were not only accurate but visually compelling. The objective was clear:

1. Create maps that stakeholders could easily understand
2. Facilitating better decision-making and effective reporting.

To meet this goal, GIS Pro developed tailored maps that effectively conveyed complex spatial data in an easy-to-understand format.

Map Illustrations for Clear Communication

Additionally, TransAlta required map illustrations to clearly communicate concepts and generalized information. Illustrations serve as powerful tools to simplify intricate data, making information accessible for presentations and stakeholder discussions. GIS Pro’s experience in designing map illustrations ensured that these visuals clearly represented the essential details while maintaining clarity and visual appeal.

Professional Cartography

GIS Pro’s expertise in cartographic principles ensured the delivery of maps that were both professional and engaging. The maps were designed with careful attention to color, scale, and layout blending in TransAlta’s reports. This approach significantly improved the clarity of reports and presentations provided to TransAlta’s stakeholders.

Results and Client Satisfaction

TransAlta was satisfied with GIS Pro’s ability to deliver quality maps aligned with their communication goals. The visual enhancements made complex information accessible, aiding in the presentation of essential information to a broad audience.

GIS Pro continues to support TransAlta by providing mapping solutions that transform data into clear, visual stories, enhancing stakeholder engagement and supporting strategic planning.

If you need mapping support, get in touch with us. View our GIS Services page to learn how we can assist your operations.

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We implemented GIS Pro’s Enterprise GIS Solution to meet these goals.

What we delivered

• Automated Spatial Database: Public data like geology, tenements, and environmental datasets update automatically. This reduces manual work and ensures data is always current.
• Field Data Collection with MerginMaps: Teams now collect data directly on their mobile devices, even offline. Pre-configured forms minimise errors and save time.
• Complete Autonomy: Chalice staff can manage their own data using QGIS and MerginMaps, making updates or adjustments when needed.

Objectives we addressed

Chalice wanted a system that could:

• Ensure reliable, validated data collection.
• Streamline the process, reducing time spent on admin tasks.
• Be easy for field teams to use, even with minimal training.
• Adapt on the go, like adding new sample points in the field.
• Standardise workflows across all sampling programs.

Added value: Safety Monitoring in Real-time

We also set up web maps to show project progress and improve safety. These maps integrate with Garmin InReach devices, so managers can track crew locations. The map also pulls in real-time hazard information from Emergency WA, helping the team avoid risks.

If your exploration programs face similar challenges, our Enterprise GIS Solution can help. Contact us to see how we can support your team.

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A New Way to Explore WAMEX Data

WAMEX is a vast mineral exploration repository containing drilling data and geochemistry results. This information is essential for industry professionals analysing past exploration activities and identifying new opportunities. The new online interface makes it easier to search and download relevant datasets.

Website: https://wamexgeochem.net.au/

Key Features:

• Interactive Maps & Tables: Query geochemistry data and visualize exploration results.
• Fast & Efficient Searches – Optimised queries despite massive datasets.
• Downloadable Database Files: Get data in SQL Server or PostgreSQL format.

GIS Pro’s Role in the Project

GIS Pro provided expertise in backend and database management, ensuring the system could handle the scale and complexity of WAMEX data. The team managed PostgreSQL and PostGIS infrastructure on AWS, setting up resources to meet the performance required for fast data querying and data delivery.

Ongoing Support: GIS Pro is responsible for quarterly data updates, ensuring the database stays current.

Overcoming Key Challenges

1. Data Volume: Some tables contain over a billion records with dozens of attributes, requiring careful structuring for performance.
2. Speed Optimisation: The system was designed to allow fast and responsive searches despite the large dataset size.

The Future of WAMEX Geochemistry

The website is continuously evolving as user feedback from GSWA helps improve functionality. Future updates will enhance usability, ensuring the platform remains a valuable resource for mineral exploration professionals.

Looking for GIS solutions for your organization? Get in touch with us today or explore our Enterprise GIS Solution services to see how we can help streamline your geospatial workflows.

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Burgundy Diamond Mines needed a clear understanding of tenement opportunities in Western Australia to guide their strategic priorities. GIS Pro provided a comprehensive GIS solution, delivering web maps that managers could use for informed decision-making.

Ongoing GIS Support Throughout the Project

For one year, GIS Pro provided ongoing GIS support, ensuring data accuracy and system reliability. We worked closely with Burgundy Diamond Mines to help them review tenements, assess priorities, and streamline operations.

Cost-Effective GIS Alternative

Initially, Burgundy Diamond Mines approached GIS Pro while searching for an easy-to-use GIS solution. We provided a tailored corporate GIS system that met their needs without the high costs associated with proprietary vendors.

GIS Pro continues to support companies looking for efficient, cost-effective GIS solutions. Our expertise ensures better decision-making, seamless field data collection, and reliable GIS support.

Want to optimise your GIS operations? Contact us today.

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Challenge: Restoring Confidence in Exploration Data

For a resource company heavily dependent on spatial data, a reliable GIS system is essential. Sandfire Resources spatial data was fragmented, difficult to access, and lacked consistent maintenance.

To ensure that future exploration and operational decisions were based on accurate and accessible spatial information, the company required a new GIS system that could consolidate existing datasets and support ongoing data management with minimal overhead.

Solution: A Consolidated GIS System with QGIS

To address this, GIS Pro was engaged to review, redesign, and implement a GIS solution tailored to the company’s exploration workflows.

The solution included:

• Consolidating existing spatial data into a single, structured geodatabase.
• Integrating spatial layers with existing corporate datasets to provide a comprehensive view of exploration data.
• Deploying QGIS as the primary software for geologists, ensuring that spatial data was easily accessible and could be directly utilised in day-to-day workflows.

Outcome: Enhanced Data Confidence and Streamlined Workflows

With the new GIS system in place, Sandfire Resources quickly regained control of its spatial data. The system restored confidence in the accuracy and completeness of exploration datasets while enabling more efficient workflows across the team.

Working with GIS Pro has exceeded our expectations. Vincent is a rare mix of an advanced database and GIS practitioner with a passion for open source development. This means he can creatively tackle complex projects with an almost unlimited toolkit and achieves results at much lower cost than if constrained to using traditional, proprietary software. I would happily recommend GIS Pro to anyone seeking bespoke spatial development services.

Rob Healy

Project Geologist at Sandfire Resources

Learn More About GIS for Exploration and Mining

For resource companies, explore our Enterprise GIS Solution (powered by PostGIS, QGIS, and MerginMaps) to streamline data access, simplify field collection, and improve decision-making.

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Australian Potash partnered with GIS Pro to design and deploy a cost-effective Enterprise GIS Solution based on QGIS. The system supports all stages of their project, from mine development and environmental management to hydrology and geophysics.

Spatial data is easily accessible to the whole team, in the office, on the web, and on mobile devices in the field.

Project Background

Australian Potash first contacted GIS Pro while exploring alternatives to expensive commercial GIS software.

They needed a corporate GIS system to manage data across departments. Their existing options were costly and offered limited flexibility for team-wide access.

After evaluating open-source technologies, Australian Potash chose GIS Pro to implement a QGIS-based solution tailored to their needs.

The Solution

GIS Pro delivered a flexible GIS infrastructure, powered by an centralised spatial database.

The system connects:

• QGIS desktop for spatial analysis, map production, and advanced GIS work.
• A web mapping portal to give project staff easy access to data and print maps themselves, even without GIS expertise.
• QField, a mobile app used on site for data collection.

In the field, teams use QField to view environmental constraints, avoid no-go zones, and collect field data directly into the system.

Ongoing GIS Support

Throughout the lifetime of the project, GIS Pro provided ongoing GIS support.

This included system updates, data integration, map production, and user assistance as project requirements evolved. Our team worked closely with Australian Potash to ensure the system always reflected the latest data and supported new operational needs.

Conclusion

This Enterprise GIS Solution supports Australian Potash in every phase of their project, from planning to compliance. By combining open-source technology with ongoing expert support, GIS Pro delivered a system that is powerful, affordable, and future-proof.

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IGO engaged GIS Pro to increase their GIS capabilities by deploying a web mapping portal. This gave IGO the tools to create and share focused web maps across their business, making spatial data more accessible to everyone.

GIS Pro also helped IGO’s team become fully autonomous in managing and publishing web maps.

Project Background

IGO’s GIS team had already established a GIS Strategy using open-source GIS tools. They chose QGIS as their GIS desktop solution and PostGIS for data storage.

To extend GIS access beyond the technical team, they needed a user-friendly web portal to share maps and data with the broader organisation.

IGO wanted a cost-effective corporate GIS system that could work with their existing tools.

The Solution

GIS Pro deployed a web mapping portal tailored to IGO’s needs. The portal allows staff to:

• Access live spatial data from any web browser.
• View focused maps for exploration, environment, and operations.
• Share data across teams without needing GIS software on every computer.

Key Benefits for IGO

Cost-effective and flexible GIS system.
Easy access to GIS data across the organisation.
Improved field-to-office data flow with QField.
Full control and independence over their GIS platform.

Need to increase the GIS capabilities for Your Business?
If you want to expand GIS access across your organisation without high licensing costs, GIS Pro can help.

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