MapAI
Turn spatial data into instant answers with GenAI-powered location intelligence
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Challenge
• Organisations pay for expensive spatial data and geographic information system( GIS) infrastructure that they struggle to use efficiently.
• Non-technical staff wait days for GIS specialists to answer location questions, creating bottlenecks that impact productivity and competitive advantage.
Solution
MapAI is an AI-powered conversational platform that allows users to ask complex spatial data questions in plain language and receive instant answers. It eliminates expensive GIS bottlenecks and reduces query times from days to seconds. The platform securely integrates existing internal and external data sources without requiring migration. Revenue comes from SaaS subscriptions and implementation services for enterprise clients.
Target customers / end-users
• local government agencies
• geospatial platform companies
• companies with existing spatial data infrastructure but non-technical users, such as utility companies
Progress
• secured AUD500K pre-seed( 2024) + AU $ 1.3 million seed funding + three-year commonwealth grant funding
• first paying customer acquired in disaster management
• four proof-of-concepts completed with government / commercial organisations
• three Geospatial Council of Australia awards recognising innovation and technical excellence
Spinout / Startup
TRL 4
Multidisciplinary team
Housing & Connected Communities
MapAI is a partnership between FrontierSI and UNSW. They combine geospatial expertise with AI research capabilities to offer a unique competitive advantage. MapAI has AUD1.3 million in seeding funding, secured its first paying customer in disaster management, and won three Geospatial Council of Australia awards.