What Spatial Partners does

Spatial Partners Pty Ltd is an Australian specialist geospatial and data automation agency headquartered in Collingwood, Melbourne. Founded in 2012 by Chris Stoltz AM, the firm was launched to capitalize on Australia's National Broadband Network rollout and has since broadened into a general data engineering practice serving government, utilities providers, engineering firms, telecommunications operators, and education clients. Its service portfolio is organized into three practice areas — Geospatial (problem solving, strategic advice, product and vendor selection, training), Development (bespoke spatial technology tools, existing product integration and customization), and Analysis (business insights, data hosting, transformation, quality control and visualization). Projects are delivered via a consultative, sales-led motion with discovery, implementation, and improvement cycles, and the firm positions itself as vendor-agnostic ('We never abandon what we build').

The firm's core technical stack combines custom web frontends, REST APIs, and AWS cloud resources with third-party platforms including GISCloud, Microsoft PowerApps and PowerAutomate, GE Smallworld, Comsof's FiberPlanIT, and Lavastorm. Named solutions include the Vector Data Platform for DELWP, an Automated Fibre Network Design pipeline for NBN Co and Kordia, a Construction Field Crew Management Platform for Fulton Hogan, a Tree Inspections Platform for Citywide handling over 50,000 trees, and a Consolidated Financial Reporting solution that compressed 30 days of manual work to 17 minutes. The HandyGeo Services product division publishes the GIS Cloud – PowerApps Connector as a reusable, partner-distributed integration product.

The business model is professional services revenue from bespoke consulting, development, and solution implementation, with project- or contract-based pricing that is not publicly disclosed. The firm has delivered 100+ projects to 45+ clients (per its own marketing), is privately held and founder-owned, and operates with 1-10 employees from a single Melbourne office. Strategic co-development and integration partnerships include 1Spatial Australia, Realworld Systems, GISCloud, and Microsoft; no external institutional funding, M&A activity, or geographic expansion beyond Australia is evidenced in the source material.

Name

Spatial Partners

Legal name

Spatial Partners Pty Ltd

Website

https://spatialpartners.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Spatial Partners is a Melbourne-based specialist geospatial and data automation agency founded in 2012, delivering bespoke solutions in web mapping, GIS integration, and automation for government, engineering, utilities, telecommunications, and education clients across Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geospatial Data Automation Services

NAICS

Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

GIS & Spatial Data Management Platforms (BPAMANAK)

Keywords

• Geospatial services
• Data automation
• GIS consulting
• Spatial technology
• Web mapping

Headquarters

HQ city

Collingwood

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Bespoke Solutions: Spatial Partners generates revenue by providing specialist geospatial and data automation services including consulting, bespoke development, and solution implementation. They offer fully designed and integrated solutions, specialist developers, and strategic advice on projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Spatial Partners is a specialist spatial technology and data automation agency that designs and delivers bespoke geospatial and data solutions for government, engineering, and utility clients. They build custom platforms, web frontends, REST APIs, and cloud-based automation pipelines (often integrating tools like GISCloud, Microsoft PowerApps, GE Smallworld, and AWS), and also publish reusable connector products through their HandyGeo Services product division.

Product overview

Spatial Partners is a specialist spatial technology and data automation agency offering a portfolio of custom solutions. Their offerings include bespoke platforms built for specific client needs (Vector Data Platform for DELWP, Construction Field Crew Management Platform for Fulton Hogan, Automated Fibre Network Design Pipeline for NBN/Kordia, Citywide Tree Inspections Platform for Citywide, and Consolidated Financial Reporting Solution) as well as a reusable connector product (GIS Cloud – PowerApps Connector via HandyGeo Services). Services are organized into three practice areas: Geospatial (problem solving and strategic advice), Development (bespoke spatial technology tools and product integration), and Analysis (business insights, data hosting, and visualization).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vector Data Platform (VDP) A platform for describing, loading, securing, and publishing spatial data, developed for the Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP). It includes a web frontend and REST API for internal users and external stakeholders to manage datasets such as property boundaries, forestry, environment, and fire data.
• Construction Field Crew Management Platform A single-click solution that automates dial-before-you-dig (DBYD) request generation and submission across construction areas, developed for Fulton Hogan to accelerate NBN construction workflows.
• Automated Fibre Network Design Pipeline An automation pipeline that produces AutoCAD network design drawings, single line diagrams, and splice tables for NBN Co's national broadband network, developed in partnership with Kordia and Realworld Systems using GE Smallworld and Comsof FiberPlanIT.
• Citywide Tree Inspections Platform A custom tree inspection platform built on GISCloud and Microsoft PowerApps for managing inspections of over 50,000 trees, enabling field workers to conduct inspections and generate reports efficiently with automated daily Excel extracts and emails via PowerAutomate.
• Consolidated Financial Reporting Solution A financial reporting automation tool that integrates multiple accounting systems and subsidiary companies' data via Lavastorm analytics to produce unified reports, reducing a 30-day manual process to 17 minutes for an ASX-listed education provider.
• GIS Cloud – PowerApps Connector A reusable connector product published by Spatial Partners through its HandyGeo Services division that enables pulling data and rendering maps from GIS Cloud within the Microsoft PowerApps environment.
• Geospatial Consulting Services Specialist advisory services covering geospatial problem solving, strategic advice, product and vendor selection, and user training for organisations with complex spatial data challenges.
• Bespoke Development Services Custom development of spatial technology and data tools, including integration and customisation of existing third-party products to meet specific client requirements.
• Data Analysis Services Analytical services delivering business insights, data hosting, transformation, quality control, and visualisation for complex data environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced 30 days of manual financial reporting work to 17 minutes
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• 1Spatial AustraliacoreTechnology or IntegrationSpatial Partners was invited to assist 1Spatial Australia with the development of the Vector Data Platform for DELWP. They collaborated on the continued development of web frontend and REST API for both DELWP users and external stakeholders.
• DELWP (Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDELWP is a government client for whom Spatial Partners developed the Vector Data Platform. Spatial Partners developed and deployed AWS cloud resources in consultation with DELWP's infrastructure team.
• GISCloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationSpatial Partners utilizes GISCloud as a platform component for building custom geospatial solutions. They also developed and published the GIS Cloud – PowerApps connector through their HandyGeo Services product division.
• Microsoft PowerApps / PowerAutomatecoreTechnology or IntegrationSpatial Partners builds custom solutions using Microsoft PowerApps and PowerAutomate platforms, integrated with GISCloud for enterprise clients like Citywide.
• Realworld SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpatial Partners collaborated with Realworld Systems to develop automated fibre network design solutions, building upon GE Smallworld with a design optimization engine FiberPlanIT produced by Comsof.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• 1Spatial: UK-headquartered geospatial data management and validation specialist that Spatial Partners has collaborated with on the DELWP Vector Data Platform. Both firms sell bespoke geospatial solutions into government and utilities using 1Spatial technology, making them the closest direct comparable in scope and customer profile.
• NGIS (Australia): Australia's largest dedicated geospatial services firm, offering GIS consulting, custom development, and location intelligence to government and enterprise. Closest like-for-like Australian competitor to Spatial Partners in terms of services-led geospatial delivery and target verticals.
• Geodata (AAM Group): Australian surveying, mapping, and geospatial data services provider with deep government and infrastructure exposure. Highly comparable to Spatial Partners on geospatial data capture, asset management, and enterprise mapping projects across ANZ.
• Critigen (now part of ERM): Geospatial consulting and data engineering firm (acquired by ERM) that delivers custom GIS, asset management, and location intelligence solutions to government and infrastructure clients globally. Comparable services model and customer base to Spatial Partners.
• Cyient: Global engineering and data services firm with a dedicated geospatial practice serving utilities, telecom, and government — including fibre network design and asset management work analogous to Spatial Partners' NBN and Citywide engagements.

Broad incumbents

• Esri Australia: Australian arm of Esri, the dominant GIS platform vendor, providing software, professional services, and partner enablement across the same government, utilities, and engineering verticals Spatial Partners serves. Operates as a broader incumbent with platform leverage and scale.
• Trimble: Global geospatial, surveying, and construction technology incumbent whose solutions overlap with Spatial Partners' network design and construction field crew offerings. A much larger platform player with adjacent but not directly competing professional services.
• HERE Technologies: Global mapping and location platform serving enterprise, government, and infrastructure customers with geospatial data and software. Comparable in the spatial data and mapping layer that underpins many of Spatial Partners' solutions, but operates at vastly larger scale.
• Mapbox: Developer-focused mapping and location platform used by enterprises for custom web and mobile geospatial applications. Competes with the platform layer Spatial Partners builds on (e.g., GISCloud-based web frontends) for mindshare among spatial application developers.

Regional players

• Nearmap: Australian-headquartered aerial imagery and geospatial analytics provider serving government, construction, and utilities. Regionally adjacent — overlapping in Australian customer base and use cases (property, environment, infrastructure) but operating a content/platform model rather than bespoke services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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