These case studies feature real-world applications and demonstrate the benefits of SouthPAN:
- improved accuracy
- reliability
- availability of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) positioning across New Zealand and Australia.
Each case study highlights the challenges faced by industry users and demonstrates how SouthPAN has helped deliver greater outcomes.

Scion field crews’ data collection three-to-five times faster with SouthPAN
Scion has used SouthPAN services to achieve their vision of precision forestry and to improve the processes and productivity of the forestry wood and biomaterial sectors.

Page Bloomer significantly boosts efficiency with SouthPAN
Page Bloomer are making use of SouthPAN’s early open services to consistently monitor, map, and manage their research and trial sites.

Preserving our cultural heritage: Aiding legislative requirements for accuracy
Australian Cultural Heritage Management (ACHM) assist their clients in understanding the stakeholder engagement and regulatory processes necessary to successfully manage complex cultural heritage issues.

Drone Safety: Avoiding positional uncertainty
Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS), commonly known as drones, continue to gain popularity due to their versatility and utility across a wide range of industrial applications.

Ship Ahoy! Assisting safe passage for ships in Port Phillip Bay
A sea pilot, maritime pilot, marine pilot, harbor pilot, port pilot, ship pilot or simply pilot, is a mariner who has specific knowledge of an often dangerous or congested waterway, such as harbours or river mouths.

Subsurface sampling for stability: The importance of accuracy for safety and planning
Civil engineering, infrastructure, construction, and mining projects are vital contributors to the Australian economy. The Mining and Construction sectors alone deliver an estimated 21.4 per cent of Australia’s GDP every year.