Capabilities

Cartography

Print and Digital: Offering comprehensive map creation services for both traditional print formats and interactive digital platforms. Customisation for aesthetic and functional requirements, supporting both static and dynamic maps through a secure online portal for easy access and sharing.

Database Management

Implement and maintain GIS databases ensuring data integrity, security, and accessibility. Services include data normalization, optimization, and integration with existing business systems. This ensures that spatial data is accurate, up-to-date, and usable across various departments or project teams.

Mobile Device Data Collection

Facilitating field-based data gathering with mobile GIS applications, tailored for use on smartphones and tablets. This includes real-time data capture, synchronization with central databases, and support for offline data collection in remote areas, enhancing fieldwork efficiency and accuracy.

GIS Support and Training

Providing dedicated training sessions and ongoing support for GIS software and tools, tailored to the skill levels and needs of users. This ensures that all team members can leverage GIS technology effectively, from basic mapping to complex spatial analysis.

Aerial Imagery

Managing the procurement of high-resolution aerial and satellite imagery, including negotiation with vendors to secure the best quality and price. Services extend to processing this imagery into usable formats, orthorectification, and publication for use in GIS systems or public viewing platforms.

Conversion and Integration

Translation of data from BIM or CAD into formats that can be used ensuring seamless data integrity. Merging these GIS capabilities with other business systems to offer enhanced spatial analysis, visualization, and operational efficiency.

Reporting

Producing specialized maps and datasets for compliance with internal government regulations and requirements.

Upgrades

Oversee the maintenance of GIS infrastructure, including software updates, server management, and integration with new technologies. This involves strategic planning for upgrades to meet future needs, ensuring scalability, security, and performance optimization.

Mining

Exploration

Integration of geological, geophysical, and geochemical data to identify potential mineral deposits. This includes processing satellite and airborne sensor data along with ground surveys.

Mine Planning and Operations

Infrastructure Design: Design of mining infrastructure such as haul roads, pit roads, access tracks, operational centres, tailings dams, utilities and related infrastructure.

Environmental and Safety Monitoring

Hazard Assessment: Modelling soil erosion, water pollution, subsidence, aiding in safety planning and emergency response.
Rehab and Closure: Planning and executing rehab activities, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations and optimising land restoration efforts.

Data Management and Visualization

Storing and managing spatial data, making it easier to analyze trends, perform spatial queries, and maintain accurate records over the mine's lifecycle. All possible in proprietary and open source databases - relational, file based, cloud based and raster databases.

Local Government

Asset Management:
- Track roads, streetlights, water/sewage mains and similar assets health to plan maintainence and upgrade tasks
Area Management
- Track cemeteries, beaches, parks, wetlands, ovals to plan ground work by field crews such as arborists and gardners.
Transport Management
- Track buses, trams, bike lanes, parking and paths to optimise use and reduce shortages.
Permit Management
- Track building permits /development applications to ensure
Regulatory Enforcement
- Track noise complaints, barking dogs and building codes to assist officer inspections

Front-end spatial solutions

Dashboards
- Environmental - displaying compliance, KPI's, locations of field work and
- Mining - Daily, monthly and yearly metrics, forecast work locations for exploration, development and rehab teams
- Safety - Incident status and locations, outstanding incidents and focus areas
Survey Forms - where location data is optional/irrelevant
- Environmental - Water, dust, noise, rehab
- Mining - Stockpile, vehicle
- Safety - Record Incident details
- Daily checks - vehicle checks
Field Apps
- Environmental - Capture weed locations by point or polygon
- Mining - Navigate to remote mine block for field inspection
- Safety - Record incident details
StoryMaps
- Tell a story using rich content and spatial data to engage a variety of audiences
- Use custom webmaps, 3D scenes, videos, photos and audio
Hub
- Connect with communities to share content and assist decision making

Altomaps is a specialist in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), offering services across Australia.

I focus on delivering high-quality, practical solutions tailored to the mining, local government, and environmental sectors.

expertise covers:

Designing enterprise and mobile GIS systems
Building and managing databases
Data conversion and migration
Developing custom software and tools
Implementing complete GIS solutions
Optimising system performance
Providing ongoing maintenance and support
Conducting training sessions
Integrating GIS with other business systems and data sources

I combine in-depth knowledge of both proprietary (e.g., ArcGIS tools like Survey123, StoryMaps, Dashboards, Experience Builder) and open-source geospatial technologies. This allows me to recommend and implement the best-fit approach for each client's needs.

I help clients integrate GIS seamlessly with their existing data systems, automate workflows for greater consistency and efficiency.

My primary goal is to streamline your processes, deliver value, and equip you with the knowledge and skills to manage and maintain the solution independently.

If you're in mining, local government, or environmental management anywhere in Australia and need GIS support — from field data collection (e.g., via Survey123 forms) to interactive storytelling (e.g., via StoryMaps for compliance or stakeholder reports) reach out, I'd be happy to discuss how I can assist with your project.

p. 0418 529 032

e. heath@altomaps.com.au

Heath has 20 years experience in GIS, IT and environmental fields.
Leveraging an IT background, Heath has delivered and managed GIS projects in Australian mining industry, waste industry, state and local governments as well as environmental consultancies.

Key projects have been collaborating and communicating effectively with all internal and external stakeholders to assess needs, address business issues and deliver strategic solutions for site planning and management of site operations. This has included work with surveyors, engineers, mine planners, community, electrical, heritage, vendors and contractors.

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