Building an Enterprise GIS: QGIS, PostGIS and GeoNode
PLS
Australian lithium producer PLS has rapidly evolved into an ASX100 listed company and a leading supplier of hard rock lithium. To manage their expanding workforce and increasingly complex operations, they engaged us to establish a high-quality, open source enterprise GIS solution.
- QGIS
- PostGIS
- GeoNode
Building an open source enterprise GIS
Since 2021, Mammoth has worked alongside PLS to build and develop their GIS capability as their spatial data and operational needs have grown.
What began with Mammoth providing PLS's GIS capability grew into a broader enterprise GIS project. This included establishing QGIS as a core part of their GIS environment, implementing a central PostGIS database and developing a web mapping system with GeoNode. We also developed map templates, styles and workflows to make day-to-day GIS work more consistent.
Building GIS capability
When PLS brought their first dedicated GIS staff member into the team, Mammoth worked alongside them to build their skills and confidence. This included mentoring across QGIS, PostGIS, scripting and the wider GIS environment, as well as providing support on real projects and day-to-day GIS work.
From support to independence
After several years of working alongside the PLS team, their internal GIS capability is now well established. The systems, data and workflows are in place, and the team is largely self-sufficient in their day-to-day GIS work.
Mammoth remains available when specialist advice or additional support is needed, but the goal has always been to build a GIS capability that PLS can manage themselves.
