Spatial information (SI) describes the physical location of objects and the metric relationships between objects. The SI industry is a specialised component of the broader information technology sector and has scientific and technical links to many other disciplines such as: environmental science; engineering; computing and information systems; health delivery; logistics; planning; resource management; and electronics.

Applications as diverse as ambulance dispatch services; bushfire management; and commercial asset mapping are all the core business of the SI industry, which operates in a ‘platform technology’ environment. The CRC for Spatial Information (CRCSI) provides leadership in R&D and innovation to create new opportunities for Australian business and users.

Australia aims to be a world leader in spatial information applications that are affordable, usable and readily available — any time, any place — through the Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information.

The CRCSI develops and transforms spatial information for practical and everyday use through research, education, collaboration and commercialisation and technology transfer.

The CRCSI involves the partnership of more than 50 organisations from corporate, government and university sectors around Australia.

Australians are set to benefit greatest from CRCSI research in the development of:

• New and Emerging Industries, in particular the risk management sector
• Safer Communities
• Improved Environmental and Resource Management

Further Information

Visit the CRC-SI website.