Scale your data collection to your needs

Rather than worry about bookings and equipment hire, Terralab provides a top to bottom field mapping service.

Leverage TerraLab’s spatial expertise to improve the accuracy and efficiency of your data collection project. By using the latest field collection hardware and software, our GIS consultants will make data collection a breeze.

Choose the accuracy you require:

  • Consumer level (~3 m accuracy) for an economical result

  • GIS level (<1 m accuracy) for a good split between cost and accuracy

  • RTK (~1 cm accuracy) for the highest accuracy

Each service is subject to availability in your project area.

Data collection projects include:

  • Fixed asset surveys such as street furniture, pipes, fence lines, electrical assets, etc.

  • Ecological work such as ecotone (change in Ecological Vegetation Class [EVC]) and significant trees mapping.

  • Mapping of archaeological digs and areas of cultural heritage.

  • Topographical surveys to create accurate 3d terrain and contours for planning purposes.

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Project example: Archaeological field survey

Objective:

Map the boundaries and features of a an archaeological dig.

How:

TerraLab used highly accurate RTK mapping equipment and our field software to map the features of a large aboriginal artefact site in Melbourne’s urban fringe. The mapping was integrated with our desktop mapping software so the results were in our system. This streamlines map production as the data is automatically formatted in web layers and maps.

Result:

The client received highly accurate mapping results of an artefact site to aid in the planning of a future development that avoided the significant area.

Project example: Rare and threatened species monitoring

Objective:

As part of a rare species monitoring program, design a field collection methodology to accurately track flora species populations.

How:

Often, ecological surveys suffer from incompatible field collection methodologies. Eg. One ecologist may take handwritten notes, whilst another lists details on a spreadsheet whilst another may use an ESRI product such as field maps or collector. Using ESRI’s Field Maps, we designed a survey for our staff and contracted ecologists to track the changes in population extent of threatened flora. Using RTK allows us to accurately and confidently report on changes in the population over time.

Result:

We have accurately monitored the change in population extent over time and reported the results to the team in charge of the managing them.

Our field mapping services include:

Positioning technologies:

  • Use of multiple constellations in our location services including Global Positioning System (GPS), BeiDou/Compass navigation satellite system, Galileo Navigation System, GLONASS navigation satellites, Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), Quasi-Zenith Satellite Sistem (QZSS)

  • Leverage of Satellite-based Augmentation Systems (SBAS) including Australia’s SouthPAN.

  • Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) and Post-processed Kinematic (PPK)

  • Precise Point Positioning (PPP)

Experience using different hardware including the following brands:

  • Trimble

  • EOS Arrow

  • Emlid Reach

  • Garmin

  • Bad Elf

Experience using different software including:

  • ArcGIS (Collector, Field Maps, Survey123, QuickCapture, Explorer, Workforce)

  • QField

  • Avenza Maps

  • SW Maps

  • GIS Cloud

  • MapBox

  • Global Mapper mobile

  • MapIt

Spatial ecology