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KBS Disaster Broadcasting Center GBS Korea has built GIS contents that can update, visualise and use disaster information in real time for KBS Disaster Broadcasting Center. Due to four very distinct seasons with various climate environments in Korea, preparation was needed for a variation of natural disasters such as typhoons, dust-contamination, wild fires and earthquakes. Therefore, weather [...]

GBS has worked with Ravensdown for over 10 years. The relationship is built on significant trust where our team is highly integrated into their business. This case study video provides some insight into our working relationship with them. FROM OUR CLIENT “The HawkEye® solution has more than lived up to our expectations. The GBS team [...]

‘Walk the Line’ Android application - supporting community groups and volunteers The Department of Conservation (DOC) commissioned GBS to create an Android Mobile Application which enables DOC Rangers to navigate to traps and capture trap details. In 2013 DOC’s focus moved to working with communities, the Walk the Line application was seen as an opportunity [...]

Toolkit approach gives Powerco the power to build customised viewer solutions By producing a series of re-usable functionality components, GBS has made it easy for Powerco to quickly assemble superior customised map viewers in-house. Background Powerco is New Zealand’s second-largest natural gas and electricity distribution company. Their business is in lines and pipes – the infrastructure [...]

GBS is an authority in Geospatial Strategic Consulting Background GBS provides consulting on a number of levels; from technical advice and solutions architecture, BA, and requirements gathering for solutions, to high level geospatial infrastructure (GI) strategies for organisations. For all of these consulting services, our aim is to assist organisations in leveraging their investment in GIS. Effective consultation, assisted by [...]

Walking Access Mapping System: New Zealand for all to see In 2010 the New Zealand Walking Access Commission worked closely with geospatial solutions developers Geographic Business Solutions (GBS) to create the Walking Access Mapping System (WAMS) – an interactive web-accessed map that shows Kiwis exactly where they have access. Recently, an enhanced version of the [...]

HawkEye® gives Ravensdown a valuable competitive advantage IIn June 2017 Ravensdown launched HawkEye®, the latest product in their offerings to enable smarter farming for a better New Zealand. Collaboratively designed and built by GBS and Ravensdown, HawkEye® is a mapping, record keeping and decision support tool that lets farmers see their records, test results, nutrient [...]

Nelson City Council - NMAP Nelson City Council (NCC) engaged Geographic Business Solutions (GBS) to replace their existing internal web mapping application. Their requirements were to include all existing tools and functions, as well as building a number of customised tools to give the users increased functionality in a stylish, high performing, user friendly interface. Projects Deliverables Increase [...]

Top of the South Maps – External Web Viewer Nelson City Council (NCC) and Tasman District Council (TDC) engaged Geographic Business Solutions (GBS) Ltd in October 2010 to develop an external – public facing web mapping portal. The ‘Top of the South Map Viewer’ has been operational since then at http://www.topofthesouthmaps.co.nz/ NCC and TDC have [...]

GBS supported the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) with the design, development and release of MapHub, a solution comprised of a range of user-focused mapping capabilities based on Portal for ArcGIS (Portal) and integrated with new Geospatial Enterprise Framework. The MapHub solution provides NZTA with a centralised portal of geospatial information and enables their business to [...]