Mangoesmapping is proud to be part of the 2025 IPWEA Queensland and Northern Territory (IPWEA-QNT) Annual Conference, taking place at the Royal ICC in Brisbane from 8–10 October 2025.

Our team members Ugurtan Akyurek (Geospatial Scientist / Remote Pilot) and Andrew Cleland (Software Developer turned Surveyor) will be co-presenting in Stream 9: Water & Stormwater, sharing insights from our recent work with Cook Shire Council.

Supporting Regional Councils with Smarter Asset Management

Cook Shire Council in Far North Queensland, faced a familiar challenge: fragmented and outdated water and sewer asset data. Records were often locked away in paper files, legacy GIS systems, or the memories of long-serving staff. This made it difficult to respond quickly to emergencies, created inefficiencies in maintenance, and put knowledge retention at risk.

Mangoesmapping partnered with Council to deliver a practical, two-phase solution:

1. Field capture and spatial realignment of all surface-visible water and sewer assets using RTK GNSS and total stations.

2. Implementation of a mobile-friendly, web-based GIS platform, built on open-source technology and integrated with live state datasets — accessible across Council departments and usable in the field.

This approach has delivered tangible results:

• Water meter reading times cut by up to 40%

• Data access increased five-fold

• Faster emergency response capability

• Long-term sustainability, with Council owning both the system and the equipment required to maintain it

Recognised for Excellence

We are delighted that the Cook Shire Council Water & Sewer Assets Project has been nominated in two categories at the 2025 IPWEA-QNT Excellence Awards:
🏆 Innovation and Sustainability in Water
🏆 Projects under $2M

These nominations recognise not only the technical innovation, but also the focus on sustainability and local capacity-building that makes this project a model for regional councils across Australia.

Exciting update!

We were very fortunate to win the Innovation & Sustainability in Water category for 2025.

If there’s one thing we can say about Andrew Cleland, no matter how hard the rain falls, he’s always smiling… what a contrast to be out of the high vis gear – congratulations!

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The IPWEA-QNT Annual Conference brings together leaders in public works, engineering, and infrastructure for three days of technical sessions, policy discussions, workshops, and networking.