Warehousing & Logistics

Site Selection & Risk

• FHI (Flood Hazard Index) — A composite susceptibility index useful for rapid “go/no-go” screening of candidate parcels. Based on DEM (digital elevation model), hydrology and terrain/surface characteristics.
• HAND (Height Above Nearest Drainage) — Measures relative height above drainage network; used to flag low-lying land prone to inundation before purchase or lease.
  Products: HAND from DEMSA2/SUDEM.
• DEM/DTM/DSM — Elevation data at various resolutions: useful for pad placement, stormwater planning, assessing visibility/obstacles. E.g. high resolution DEM (2–5 m), DSM / DTM to capture terrain features.
  Products:
  DEMSA2 L1 (2 m DEM),
  DEMSA2 L2 (DSM), DEMSA2 L3 (DTM),
  SUDEM5 (5 m), SRTM 90 m

Access, Drive-times & Catchments

• Drive-time service areas — catch how many suppliers/customers or labour pools fall within 10/20/30-minute polygons.
  Products: Network Analyst service-area layers / OD matrices
• Road networks — routing, haul and last-mile planning; identify chokepoints around flood-prone segments.
  Products: Road base layer, FHI
• EV-ready road networks — assess and map electric vehicle (EV) accessibility, including charging station locations, optimal EV routes, and catchments constrained by battery range. Identify gaps in charging infrastructure, simulate drive-time catchments for EVs, and support planning of future EV corridors.
  Products: EV charging station layers, EV drive-time/catchment polygons, EV-optimised routing networks.

Earthworks, Platforms & Drainage

• Slope / Aspect / Curvature — terrain derivatives for platform grading, stability and drainage fall directions.
  Products: DEM derivatives (DEMSA2/SUDEM)
• Flow Direction & Flow Accumulation — trace downslope flow and upslope catchments to place inlets, culverts and attenuation basins.
  Products: Hydrology suite
• Contours (50 cm options) — detailed contouring for pad layout and quantity checks.
  Products: Contours from DEMSA2 L3

Exposure, Insurance & Compliance

• Buffering & setbacks from rivers, wetlands, and water bodies to meet regulatory permitting and reduce risk exposure.
  Products: Distance-to-water suites (proximity layers to rivers, wetlands, ocean).
• Property-damage risk models — layer stacks | Clutter Maps (FHI/HAND/Slope/roughness/position) to support underwriting and business-interruption studies.
  Products: Risk-model inputs
• Land-cover & Protected Areas — SANLC 2018 and SAPAD/PACA to evidence baseline and constraints.
  Products: SANLC 2018 Land Cover  Protected/Conservation Areas

Context & Operations

• Viewshed / Line-of-Sight — visibility of gantries, masts and CCTV; shadowing around railyards and ports.
  Products: Viewshed / line-of-sight analysis using DSM / DEM products
• API & CAD-ready delivery — live portal/API + GIS & CAD formats for engineering and facilities teams.
  Products: GeoSmart API / Portal / CAD deliverables.