Services

Advisory Services

Spatial data that holds up when
a decision depends on it

The Geo Lab advises government agencies, municipalities, PMOs, utilities and planning teams — data assessment, quality assurance, interface co-ordination and capability building, delivered from experience on programmes at capital scale.

ONE SITE · ONE DEFENSIBLE NUMBER0100 mNORTH48 PLOTS612 m² minimumgeodesic areasWADI SETBACK30 m, mapped4 PLOTS INSIDEre-planned beforethey were soldevery figure heretraces to a source
A site, its constraint, and the number that decides it — measured on the drawing rather than argued about afterwards.
Years in delivery
15+
Programmes
NEOM · Aramco · Green Riyadh
Certified
FME · LEED GA · ENV SP

What we do

Six ways we engage

Each engagement produces something you own and can run without us. We would rather leave capability behind than a dependency.

SURVEY · BASE DATACADASTREMASTER PLANSUBDIVISIONAPPROVAL05DATA ASSESSMENT04STAKEHOLDER CO-ORD01EXECUTIVE ASSISTANCE06QC / QA REPORT03TEAM TRAINING02ONE-TO-ONE TRAININGWHERE WE ATTACHmost clients start at the stage that hurts, then widen
Where each service attaches to the land development sequence. Most clients start at the stage that hurts, then widen once the first piece of work has paid for itself.
01

Programme support

Executive Assistance Services

Professional support that keeps GIS projects organised, accurate and moving — the co-ordination layer most technical teams do not have time to run themselves.

PHASED LAND RELEASEPH 1 · HANDED OVERPH 2 · LIVEPH 3 · GATEDPH 3 · GATEDTRACKEDweekly againstthe programmeREPORTEDone page, forthe people whosign things offRelease gated on funded infrastructure, not on optimism.
Phase one handed over, phase two live and tracked weekly, phase three gated until its infrastructure is funded.

What you get

  • Delivery tracking against the programme schedule
  • Document control and version discipline
  • Meeting preparation, minutes and action tracking
  • Progress reporting written for an executive audience

Who it is for

Programme directors, PMOs, GIS managers carrying delivery on top of technical work

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02

One to one

Personal GIS Training

One-on-one sessions built around your actual work, not a generic syllabus. We use your data, your platform and the problems currently on your desk.

WHAT YOU LEARN TO PRODUCEon your data, your platform1 · SURVEY POINTS2 · CLOSED FABRIC3 · LAND USE4 · APPROVED SHEETTITLE · SCALE · CRSFour steps, each one checkable. The recordings of every session are yoursto keep, so the sequence survives the engagement.
The sequence you will repeat on the job — survey points, closed fabric, land use, an approved sheet with a title block.

What you get

  • Scoping session to establish the real skill gap
  • Live working sessions on your own datasets
  • Recorded walkthroughs you keep
  • Follow-up support window after the engagement

Who it is for

Analysts moving into senior roles, professionals transitioning into GIS, managers who need working fluency

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03

Team capability

Customized GIS Training for Companies

Tailored workshops that lift team efficiency, data accuracy and spatial insight — designed around your platform, your data model and your delivery standards.

ONE STANDARD ACROSS THE SHEET SETBEFORE · three planners, three conventionsAFTER · one drawing standardlayer names differsymbology differsno legendsame layers · same symbology · same title blockCapability is assessed per skill before the workshop and reviewed after it,on your own drawings — so the spend has a number against it.A sheet should not need the person who drew it.
The same site drawn three ways, then drawn one way. Assessed per skill before the workshop, reviewed after it.

What you get

  • Pre-training capability assessment across the team
  • Workshop built on your own data and workflows
  • Exercise pack and reference material your team keeps
  • Post-training competency review

Who it is for

Government agencies, municipalities, utilities and consultancies onboarding or upskilling teams

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04

Interface management

Stakeholder Co-ordination

Connecting teams, consultants and contractors so spatial data moves cleanly between them. Most spatial data problems are interface problems wearing a technical costume.

INTERFACES ON ONE SITELAYERSplotsroadutility3 CLASHESfound beforeanyone builtCorridor inside a sold plot · alignment across a boundary · services under a roadOne register: who owes which layer to whom, in what CRS, by when.
Three consultants over one site. The clashes are found on the drawing, before anyone builds to them.

What you get

  • Interface register — who owes what data to whom, and when
  • Agreed exchange formats, CRS and schema across parties
  • Co-ordination cadence and escalation route
  • Data handover protocol with acceptance criteria

Who it is for

Multi-consultant programmes, joint ventures, and clients managing several delivery partners

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05

Diagnostic

Data Assessment Report

A comprehensive review of your spatial datasets identifying accuracy, completeness and usability gaps — with a defect register you can act on rather than a verdict.

PARCEL FABRIC · INSPECTEDclean runSLIVEROVERLAPUNCLOSEDDEFECT REGISTERSLIVER0.4 m gap · 2 parcelsOVERLAP18 m² claimed twiceUNCLOSEDboundary not snappedeach with a remediation estimateA register you can act on, not a verdict you have to argue with.
A sliver, an overlap and an unclosed boundary — each written into a register with a remediation estimate.

What you get

  • Geometry, topology and coordinate reference system audit
  • Attribute completeness, domains and schema conformance
  • Positional accuracy assessment against a control sample
  • Prioritised defect register with remediation effort estimates

Who it is for

Organisations inheriting data, preparing for migration, or before committing to a platform

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06

Assurance

QC / QA Report

Detailed quality control and assurance analysis confirming spatial data integrity and compliance — the independent check that makes a delivery defensible.

SUBMITTED LAYOUT · CHECKED3.0 m2.4 mBUILDINGACCESS ROAD · 6.0 mAGAINST YOUR STANDARDPLOT AREA612 m² ≥ 600FRONT SETBACK3.0 ≥ 3.0SIDE SETBACK2.4 < 3.0COVERAGE64% ≤ 65%ACCESS WIDTH6.0 ≥ 6.0One finding blocks acceptance — measured, cited, returnable.
Every dimension measured against your own standard. One short setback blocks acceptance, cited and returnable.

What you get

  • Independent validation against your delivery specification
  • Severity-rated findings: what blocks acceptance, what gets logged
  • Contractor deliverable review and acceptance recommendation
  • Signed QC record suitable for audit

Who it is for

Clients accepting contractor data, PMOs with assurance obligations, regulated delivery

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How we work

Four steps, no surprises

1

Scope

A short call to establish what decision the work has to support. If we are not the right fit, we say so here.

2

Assess

We look at the actual data, systems and constraints — not a questionnaire. Findings are evidenced, not asserted.

3

Deliver

A document, framework or capability you own outright, written so your team can use it without us.

4

Hand over

Walkthrough with the people who will run it, plus a support window while it beds in.

Client stories

Trusted on the ground

“Exceptionally skilled in GIS. His problem-solving and teamwork were remarkable.”
Milovan Mladenovic Wet Utilities Technical Lead
“Deep GIS knowledge — supported all teams efficiently and responsibly.”
Marco Fernandes Architect
“Professional, reliable, and easy to work with.”
Douglas Langmead Senior Development Consultant

Not ready for an engagement?

Start with the tools

The same frameworks we use on client work are available as ready-to-use resources — checklists, specifications, calculators and playbooks.

Let's talk about your programme

Bring your current architecture and your next twelve months of commitments. We will work through where the real risks and the real opportunities sit.