Bathymetric LiDAR for Waterway Management AAM were commissioned to survey for a project that involved 645 km2 over a coastal and waterways network in Eastern Australia. The site had a shallow drafted estuary, where bathymetric information was needed to maintain the usability and safety of the waterways. The area was subject to dynamic coastal processes. […]

Surveying a Rail Corridor for Transport New South Wales Overview AAM were commissioned to conduct a 2.7km railway corridor Mobile Laser Scanning (MLS) survey to determine its Building Information Model (BIM) suitability. This required accurately defining assets and utilities with dense point cloud information for feature survey and 3D modelling production. . Situation The survey […]

Background AAM was commissioned to undertake Aerial LiDAR, A3 Digital Orthophoto Imagery, Oblique Imagery, Rendered 3D Building Models and Building Footprints for the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) metropolitan area measuring 2,950 square kilometres. AAM provided previous aerial imagery coverage of the Soccer World Cup Stadiums and the full metropolitan area to assist property valuations. The […]

Volumetric Survey of Tarong PowerStation Ash Storage Facility Overview Understanding and managing risk is crucial within the power generation and mineral extraction industries. Risk mitigation underpins safe practice forming a key part planning for production, operations, waste management and rehabilitation. Stringent legislation also requires high standards to be enforced by the industry. Situation Stanwell Corporation […]

Brisbane City Council eBIMAP Increasing map service performance to enhance customer experience Brisbane City Council is the largest local government in Australia with over 1 million residents. The Council is committed to responsibly managing the city. It strives to set and maintain the highest service standards to ensure real value is delivered for Brisbane’s ratepayers […]

Background As our climate changes, heatwaves are getting hotter, longer and more frequent. Urban areas already suffering from the heat island effect will bear the brunt of these harsher heat events. Urban heat islands are areas of the urban environment that are significantly warmer than the surrounding landscape. In particular, areas with a larger thermal […]

AAM received the highly coveted J.K. Barrie Award and the People and Community Award at the Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards. APSEA recognise and celebrate individual’s and organisation’s achievements within the spatial information industry across the Asia-Pacific region. The J.K. Barrie Award is the apex of achievement in the spatial industry with AAM receiving it at […]

Airborne LiDAR & asset modelling for effective powerline vegetation management Power Line Monitoring for the Energy Sector The safe operation of its 11,000 plus kilometre transmission network is the highest priority of this transmission owner and operator. With assets located in high fire danger areas, and sections of densely vegetated transmission line corridors at risk […]

Laser Scanning to BIM: Melbourne City Baths Background The iconic Melbourne City Baths, which first opened in 1860, provides health and fitness facilities and maintains the largest swimming pool in the Melbourne CBD. Although it is a beautiful building, it is showing its age. In response to the need to pro-actively manage the site, the […]

Overview The University of Melbourne undertook redevelopment work to its site. In particular, the Old Commerce Building was demolished. Due to its façade being of significant heritage value, it needed to be retained whilst the remainder of the building was demolished. It was imperative that the construction works did not cause any movement and potential […]

In 2014 the Prime Minister’s Office of Singapore unveiled Virtual Singapore1, a dynamic three-dimensional (3D) city model and collaborative data platform, including the 3D maps of Singapore.  When completed, Virtual Singapore will be the authoritative 3D digital platform intended for use by the public, private, people and research sectors. It will enable users from different […]

Dynamic city planning through advanced GIS capability Porirua is located on New Zealand’s North Island, one of four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area. Porirua City Council (PCC) comprises a community of 52,000 people. PCC’s plan for 2015-25 will see the Council make a significant investment in new infrastructure and city centre development. AAM […]