Geographical Information Systems are an important management tool in Environmental Planning and Resource Management. The ability to rapidly assess and analyse various sets of data in one environment / media can be crucial to cost-effective project management, ecological planning and resource management. C&R Consulting offer new and innovative services in the field of GIS as a stand-alone service, or in conjunction with any other C&R Consulting services. This includes a total mapping process, from infield collection of spatial data to complex evaluation of environmental factors.
A new area recently developed by C&R Consulting in the GIS field is Geo-Referenced Video Mapping (GRV Mapping). GRV Mapping integrates DVD Video image with GPS data in a format that can be overlain on to aerial photographs, satellite imagery, topographic, soils, geological and/or vegetation maps GIS data, to produce an extremely useful tool for investigative planning, asset and resource management, environmental management and monitoring, auditing, and most other development projects. Geo-Referenced Video Mapping solutions can significantly reduce project costs by reducing the number of site visits and providing a visual and temporal record of progress or environmental impact.
Spatial data analysis and visualisation is fast becoming one of the most important tools for facilitating natural resource management. C&R's GIS experts have provided valuable
input to contaminated land studies, groundwater and borefield studies, soils maps and Drainage Management Plans (DMPs).
Examples of past projects include: Rapid mapping of linear disturbances e.g. Powerlines; Production of quality detailed soils maps over extensive areas; Borefields mapping; GRV Mapping of large river systems to assess pollution sources; and Aerial GRV Mapping of a Great Barrier Reef Island for drainage management and vegetation mapping.
