CRC for Spatial Information (now FrontierSI)

The Australia and New Zealand Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information (CRCSI) was established under the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Program in 2003. The CRC Program is an Australian Government Initiative. The CRC for Spatial Information is no longer receiving Commonwealth funding and is no longer part of the CRC Program. For 15 years we brought the best people together to solve the most complex spatial problems. With our partners we transformed research outcomes into meaningful change. We influenced new public data access policies and contributed to major national and international initiatives. From agriculture and defence, to health, climate change and the built environment, we realised tangible benefits for our partners. Between 2010–2024 our research impact will exceed $875m. Our partners included federal and state government agencies, universities and over 50 companies. During our lifetime the CRCSI and its partners invested more than $160 million (cash and in-kind) to Australian and New Zeland R&D. Our achievements were recognised internationally. Our ambitious program of work addressed market failures and supported critical spatial infrastructure in Australia and New Zealand so that essential government delivery services run more effectively, giving substantial productivity gains in health, energy provision, agriculture, defence and urban planning; so that we are equipped to adapt to and deal with climate change impacts and to ensure Australian and New Zealand industry and end-user capacity building is enhanced.