What Outline Global does

Outline Global Pty Ltd is an Australian geospatial intelligence company founded in 2009 and headquartered in Doncaster East, Melbourne, that provides aerial imagery capture, LiDAR, thermal and multispectral surveys, and AI-driven analytics predominantly to the mining sector, with additional government and environmental clients. The company operates proprietary Gtech™ camera pod systems — Gtech™ G1500 and G2800 multispectral cameras, Gtech™ LX240 and LX480 airborne laser scanners, and Forward-Looking Infrared thermal sensors — mounted on a national manned aircraft fleet and operated by BARS-certified in-house pilots. Analytics are delivered through its proprietary EQBE™ (Environmental Quality Block Engine) platform and adjacent modules including Automated Disturbance Mapping (ADM), Digital Monitoring Reporting and Verification (dMRV), erosion modelling, and species habitat detection (notably Malleefowl nest identification), with computer vision, object detection, GEOBIA, and Landform Evolution Models applied to produce analysis-ready data packages in regulatory submission formats such as POW-S and PRCP.

The business serves a customer base of 240+ organizations, dominated by tier-1 Australian and global mining majors (BHP, Rio Tinto, FMG Fortescue, Newmont, Glencore, Anglo American, AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields, Iluka, Mineral Resources Limited) and federal and state government agencies (Landgate WA, Queensland Government, Sustainability Victoria, Parks and Wildlife Service). Revenue is generated through custom-priced project-based aerial survey engagements with deposit and progress billing, monthly recurring monitoring subscriptions, and one-time regulatory data packages; the company has stated a deliberate transition from project-based work to long-term enterprise partnerships and AI-driven product subscriptions. The workforce is approximately 40 people drawn from 16 countries, organized across aviation, engineering, growth, delivery, finance, and account management functions, with offices in Melbourne, Perth CBD, Jandakot, and Brisbane, and ISO 9001:2015 certification across the full capture-to-delivery workflow.

The company is privately held and backed by long-term investment partner Armitage Associates. In 2025 it underwent a CEO succession — founder Ross Lewin moved to a board-only role, Phil Delaney briefly served as CEO, and Cameron Selkrig was appointed CEO effective 4 May 2025 — alongside a strategic cloud and AI partnership with Oracle (Oracle Excellence Awards 2025 finalist) and product launches including dMRV, EQBE™ Erosion Modelling, EQBE™ Malleefowl Nest Detection, and a POW-S fast-track mining approvals data package, signalling an explicit pivot toward cloud-native, AI-differentiated geospatial products.

Name

Outline Global

Legal name

Outline Global Pty Ltd

Website

https://outlineglobal.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Outline Global is an Australian geospatial intelligence company that uses its proprietary Gtech™ camera pods and EQBE™ AI platform to deliver aerial imagery, LiDAR, and AI analytics for mining compliance and environmental monitoring to tier-1 miners and government agencies across Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aerial Geospatial Survey & Mining Intelligence

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (54137), Support Activities for Mining (213)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382)

akta.pro primary industry

Remote Sensing & Geospatial Vision (satellite/drone imagery) (HDAAAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM), Remote Sensing & Earth Observation Analytics (Satellite/UAV/LiDAR, Image Processing) (EUAHAKAD), Remote Sensing & Geospatial MRV (Satellite, Aerial, LiDAR, SAR) (EUABACAF)

Keywords

• Aerial geospatial imagery
• LiDAR mapping services
• Mining environmental monitoring
• Geospatial AI analytics
• Aerial survey services

Headquarters

HQ city

Doncaster East

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Airborne Geospatial Data Capture Services: Project-based aerial survey services for high-resolution imagery and LiDAR capture. Fees are quoted in proposals, with payment schedules including deposits, interim progress payments, and final payments. Data ownership transfers to client upon completion. BARS-certified survey operations with own aircraft and pilots.
2. AI & Analytics Insights Products: AI-powered insights derived from captured geospatial data, including EQBE™ modules (Malleefowl detection, vegetation classification, erosion monitoring, disturbance mapping). Delivered as decision-ready data packages, potentially as recurring monitoring subscriptions.
3. Data Packages for Mining Regulatory Submissions: Turnkey data packages for mining approvals (Program of Works - Spatial Lodgement) including imagery, LiDAR, elevation data, ML/AI insights, and submission-ready spatial formats. One-time project fee per data package.
4. Subscription Monitoring Programs: Monthly aerial monitoring programs for ongoing environmental compliance. Customers select areas to be covered regularly (e.g., monthly) for continuous stakeholder reporting and regulatory compliance monitoring.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Outline Global is an Australian aerial geospatial intelligence company that captures high-resolution imagery, LiDAR, multispectral and thermal data using its proprietary Gtech™ camera pods deployed on a national fleet of manned aircraft, then applies AI analytics through its EQBE™ engine to deliver decision-ready data for mining compliance, environmental monitoring and infrastructure inspection. Core deliverables include imagery and LiDAR capture services, AI-powered insights modules (Malleefowl nest detection, erosion modelling, Automated Disturbance Mapping), dMRV services, and turnkey data packages for mining regulatory submissions (POW-S, PRCP, MCP).

Product overview

Outline Global offers a unified geospatial intelligence platform centered on its proprietary Gtech™ aerial camera and LiDAR systems, combined with AI-powered analysis modules. The core offering consists of Gtech™ camera pods (G1500, G2800) and LiDAR systems (LX240, LX480) deployed from crewed aircraft for wide-area capture. Analytics capabilities are delivered through the EQBE™ (Environmental Quality Block Engine) platform, which provides automated disturbance mapping (ADM), digital monitoring/verification (dMRV), and specialized detection modules for environmental compliance. The Mapping Portal enables cloud-based access to Analysis-Ready Data (ARD). The portfolio is unified by a single capture-to-insight workflow where aircraft-mounted sensors feed standardized data into AI models for regulatory reporting, environmental monitoring, and infrastructure assessment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gtech™: Proprietary camera pod system including Gtech™ LX-series (LX240, LX480) for LiDAR capture and G1500, G2800 multispectral aerial camera systems. Australia's first portable, high resolution, survey grade portable camera pod system commercialised between 2012-2014.
• EQBE™
• dMRV
• ADM

Products and services

• Imagery Solutions Aerial imagery capture and processing services providing high-resolution RGB, multispectral and thermal imaging for mining, environmental and infrastructure applications across Australia.
• LiDAR Solutions Airborne LiDAR capture services delivering high-density point clouds for Digital Elevation Models, Digital Surface Models, and terrain analysis across mining, infrastructure and corridor mapping projects.
• Gtech™ Camera Pod System Proprietary aerial camera pod system combining LiDAR (LX240, LX480), multispectral (G1500, G2800) and thermal sensors into a modular platform that is rapidly deployable across Outline's national aviation fleet, enabling capture of high-resolution imagery and LiDAR for mining, environmental and infrastructure applications.
• EQBE™ (Environmental Quality Block Engine) AI-powered environmental monitoring platform delivering multi-dimensional analysis (X, Y, Z, Time, Change, Impact) for automated feature detection, vegetation classification, erosion monitoring, species habitat identification and disturbance mapping using machine learning models trained on Outline's 15+ years of proprietary geospatial data.
• Automated Disturbance Mapping (ADM) Computer vision AI system that automates the detection, segmentation and mapping of mining disturbance features such as drill pads, tracks and sumps, producing shapefiles with confidence attributes suitable for inclusion in regulatory submissions.
• dMRV (Digital Monitoring, Reporting and Verification) Digital Monitoring, Reporting and Verification service for mine rehabilitation and environmental confidence, combining aerial data capture with computer vision models to enhance the accuracy of rehabilitation analysis and maximise consistency in regulatory reporting.
• Mining Approval Fast-Track Data Package (POW-S) Turnkey data package for Western Australian mining approvals (POW-S spatial lodgement) including imagery, LiDAR, elevation data, ML/AI insights and submission-ready spatial formats, designed to compress approval timelines.
• Outline Insights (Mapping Portal) Cloud-based platform providing access to geospatial data, AI/ML analytics outputs and Analysis-Ready Data (ARD) for environmental monitoring, mine rehabilitation, infrastructure and urban development use cases.
• Subscription Aerial Monitoring Programs Recurring monthly aerial monitoring programs in which customers select geographic areas for regular capture and AI-powered change detection, providing continuous stakeholder and regulatory compliance reporting.

Quantifiable outcome

• Months of PRCP work compressed into days with single comprehensive aerial survey and automated feature detection
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability10 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OraclecoreTechnology or Integration · 20 March 2025Outline Global is developing cloud-based geospatial AI with Oracle, integrating Oracle's advanced AI solutions into the Outline platform to enhance capabilities in delivering precise and actionable insights across sectors including agriculture, mining, and urban development. Outline was named finalist in the Oracle Excellence Awards 2025 in the Applications Innovation on Oracle Database category. Kevin Kwok (Head of Growth) presented at Oracle CloudWorld Sydney 2025.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Nearmap: Australia-headquartered aerial imagery company selling high-resolution, frequently-updated imagery via a subscription/SaaS model. Most directly comparable Australian peer in terms of customer base (mining, government, infrastructure) and productized imagery-as-a-service offering.
• Woolpert: US-based architecture, engineering, geospatial (AEG), and survey firm with strong aerial LiDAR/survey practice following its acquisition of AAM Group (which itself had major Australian operations). Compares on aerial geospatial capture + analytics delivery model.
• NV5 Geospatial: Division of NV5 Global providing geospatial data acquisition, LiDAR, hyperspectral, and AI analytics to government and commercial clients. Comparable in combining aerial survey capabilities with derived analytics.
• Quantum Spatial: North American aerial survey, LiDAR, and geospatial analytics firm specializing in large-area geospatial data acquisition and derived analytics — a direct workflow parallel to Outline's capture-to-insight offering.
• Aerometrex: Australian aerial imagery, LiDAR, and photogrammetry provider serving mining, government, and infrastructure. Closest direct domestic competitor to Outline's core aerial capture and derived-data offering.

Broad incumbents

• Maxar Technologies: Global satellite imagery and geospatial intelligence provider with Earth observation, analytics, and 3D mapping products. Competes on the geospatial-source side for mining and government monitoring use cases.
• Trimble: Global geospatial technology vendor offering surveying, mapping, GNSS, and analytics software/hardware used by mining and infrastructure customers. Competes more on the platform/analytics layer than direct aerial capture.
• Fugro: Global geoscience and survey services firm serving mining, energy, and infrastructure with aerial and site characterization services. Larger, more diversified incumbent that competes for similar mining and infrastructure geospatial contracts.
• Planet Labs: High-cadence satellite imagery provider with an analytics platform serving agriculture, mining, government, and sustainability. Comparable as a recurring-data subscription source for mining and environmental monitoring.

Others

• Esri: Dominant GIS/mapping software platform provider (ArcGIS) that Outline's Mapping Portal and Analysis-Ready-Data outputs integrate with. Not a direct competitor but ecosystem-defining infrastructure for geospatial workflows and likely integration partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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