The Technology Centre
Network Mapping is unique in industry in that all client-focused activities are carried out internally by a dedicated team of technicians, engineers and project managers. This ‘no outsourcing’ approach allows complete control over workflows and process and facilitates continuing innovation in key industry sectors. The focal point of this activity is found in our ‘Technology Centre’ – a hub of 50+ people who exist to serve the business on current projects and conduct forward looking research and development.
The Technology Centre boasts state-of-the-art IT facilities, with high capacity data servers, networking and parallel computing. It is structured around 6 key groups, the structure designed to efficiently carry out project tasks and support activities:
• The Operations Support group provide 24 hour support to field survey crews and prepare logistics and flight planning material.
• The Project Support Group provide direct technical contact with clients, analysing and understanding survey characteristics such as transmission network layout, product deliverables and contributing to workflow design.
• The Remote Sensing team take aerial LiDAR, downward and oblique photography, video, aerial weather and thermal imagery and prepare extremely accurate datasets ready for further analysis.
• The GIS/Mapping team specialise in LiDAR point classification and topographic feature mapping, taking cartographic and engineering outputs into GIS and CAD systems.
• The Powerline Engineering team design, model and analyse high voltage power systems to produce accurate as-built models, optimised new-build layouts and behavioural and performance characteristics, displayed in geospatial formats, plan drawings and reports
• The Research and Development group are focused on anticipating industry needs and creating new products and services to better serve our clients. They contribute to industry publications and events, adding to public domain knowledge and ensuring the Technology Centre is at the cutting edge.
This centralised arrangement has led to the development of unique-in-industry systems to drive the large scale, quick turnaround projects demanded by our clients. The Technology Centre has designed and implemented a proprietary workflow design and data management system that allows very large complex projects containing millions of files and terrabytes of data to be efficiently processed – this ensures efficient and correct product delivery. This system also allows client end-products to determine custom processing workflows and the characteristics of in-field data capture, allowing flexibility and the ability to meet our client’s needs exactly.
The Technology Centre ensures that each and every project is planned and executed to maximum effectiveness, producing world-class geospatial and engineering products.