RapidMap helps Australian councils understand what is in the ground, how their stormwater network is performing and where action should be prioritised.
Our end-to-end Stormwater & Drainage Network Intelligence service brings together field verification, pit and pipe inspections, condition assessment, high-accuracy survey, GIS data, hydraulic modelling and practical stormwater management planning.
The result is more than another inspection report. Your council gains a connected, evidence-based understanding of its drainage network, helping teams move from reactive flood response to proactive maintenance, renewal, and long-term investment planning.
Stormwater assets may be out of sight, but the consequences of poor network visibility are not.
Councils across Australia are managing ageing underground infrastructure, incomplete asset registers, recurring drainage complaints, urban densification and increasingly demanding rainfall events. Yet decisions about maintenance, renewal and flood mitigation are often being made using records that are outdated, disconnected or based on unverified plans.
By connecting field observations with GIS, condition data and hydraulic analysis, councils can establish a clearer evidence base for stormwater asset management, maintenance planning and investment decisions.
RapidMap provides the verified asset data and spatial intelligence needed to distinguish between these problems.
Stormwater planning is no longer simply about locating pits and drawing pipe alignments.
Council asset managers, drainage engineers, infrastructure leaders and GIS teams need to understand which records can be trusted, how assets are connected, where defects exist and whether the network has sufficient capacity for current and future conditions.
RapidMap helps these teams work from the same reliable source of information.
RapidMap can tailor the investigation to your council’s priority catchments, known risk areas, available budget and current level of asset data maturity.
Building a Clearer View of Drainage Risk Across Hamilton
Southern Grampians Shire Council needed a practical understanding of the Hamilton drainage network to connect verified assets with flood risk, maintenance, and future renewal planning.
RapidMap with specialist partners combined modelling, targeted inspections, RTK survey, condition assessment and GIS-ready asset data to develop a ten-year Stormwater Management Plan and preventative maintenance program.
The project is helping the Council better assess flood hotspots, prioritise maintenance and plan future investment.
Stormwater & Drainage Network Intelligence provides more than a drainage audit, mapping exercise or standalone condition report.
RapidMap coordinates the different disciplines required to move from uncertain records to practical action.
Connect field verification, survey, GIS, condition assessment, modelling and planning through one coordinated program.
Use first-pass inspections to identify where cleaning, CCTV or further engineering investigation is required.
Capture accurate locations, levels, attributes and connectivity in formats suitable for council systems.
Access expertise in modelling, integrated water management, civil engineering, CCTV, cleaning, and strategic planning where required.
Move from reactive activity towards risk-based maintenance, renewal and capital works planning.
Understand what the findings mean for network performance, asset risk and future action.
RapidMap provides a practical pathway from incomplete drainage records to an informed and prioritised works program.
The service can be delivered as a complete end-to-end program or targeted to address a particular catchment, data gap or operational priority.
We begin by reviewing the information your council already holds, including GIS layers, drainage records, known complaints, priority catchments and existing stormwater planning requirements.
This establishes where better information will create the greatest value and helps avoid unnecessary fieldwork.
Key activities include:
RapidMap field teams inspect stormwater pits and pipes to verify what is actually in the ground.
Using mobile GIS, structured field forms and high-accuracy survey methods, we capture missing details, correct inaccurate records and identify unregistered assets.
Key activities include:
We assess pits and visible pipe sections using recognised condition frameworks, providing a clearer understanding of asset health, defects and serviceability.
RapidMap can use high-powered fixed-zoom camera inspections as a cost-effective first pass, helping councils identify which pipes are clear, which require cleaning and where detailed CCTV or further investigation is justified.
Key activities include:
Captured information is processed, quality-checked, and prepared for use within council GIS, asset management, and modelling environments.
RapidMap connects pits and pipes spatially, validates key attributes and links inspection media to individual asset records.
Key deliverables can include:
With specialist stormwater and environmental partners, field-verified data can be used to assess how the drainage network performs under different rainfall and development scenarios.
Hydraulic modelling helps identify capacity constraints, flood hotspots, choke points and potential mitigation measures.
Modelling may also be used at the beginning of a project to target field investigations. Field findings can then be fed back into the model to validate assumptions and improve confidence in the results.
Key activities can include:
The final stage turns asset data and engineering analysis into a practical pathway for action.
RapidMap and its delivery partners help councils prioritise maintenance, renewal and capital works according to risk, urgency, service levels, available budget and community impact.
Potential outputs include:
A stormwater pit or pipe cannot always be understood in isolation.
Its location, level, capacity and condition influence how water moves across the wider catchment. Small inaccuracies in inlet heights, pipe diameters, gradients or connectivity can significantly affect hydraulic modelling and flood risk analysis.
RapidMap combines high-accuracy field capture with spatial network analysis to help councils understand:
This creates a more complete and auditable view of the network than isolated inspections or desktop mapping alone.
Learn how councils can connect stormwater field verification, condition assessment, GIS intelligence, hydraulic modelling and strategic planning within one coordinated program.
The guide covers:
Identify sediment, roots, debris and blockages to support more targeted preventative maintenance to pits and pipes in your network
Use condition, capacity, and risk evidence to guide repairs, relining, replacement, and upgrades.
Connect known complaints and flood hotspots with verified network data and hydraulic performance.
Correct inaccurate records while providing stronger evidence for maintenance, renewal and funding requests.
Understand how densification, impervious surfaces, and upstream changes may affect network performance.
Establish a reliable baseline that can be maintained, expanded and used to test future scenarios
Stormwater network intelligence is the process of combining verified pit and pipe data, asset condition information, GIS connectivity, survey levels and hydraulic analysis to understand how a drainage network is structured, performing and deteriorating. It gives councils a stronger evidence base for maintenance, flood risk management and capital works planning.
A stormwater drainage audit may include reviewing existing asset records, verifying pit and pipe locations, capturing dimensions and materials, confirming connectivity, assessing condition, identifying missing assets and preparing updated GIS data. The exact scope should reflect the council’s known risks, priorities and available budget.
Historic GIS layers, CAD plans and asset registers may contain missing, inaccurate or assumed information. Field verification confirms what is actually in the ground, improving confidence in asset management, hydraulic modelling, maintenance planning and Before You Dig information.
RapidMap can use fixed-zoom camera technology to visually assess pipes from accessible pits. This provides a cost-effective first-pass inspection that can identify blockages, sediment, roots and visible defects. Detailed robotic CCTV can then be targeted towards assets requiring further investigation.
Not necessarily. A staged inspection program can provide broad network visibility before detailed CCTV is commissioned. Fixed-zoom inspections, asset history, known complaints and hydraulic analysis can help determine which pipes warrant more intensive investigation.
Accurate pit locations, inlet levels, pipe diameters, invert levels, gradients and network connections influence how a hydraulic model represents water movement. Field-verified data helps modellers test assumptions and improve confidence in predicted capacity constraints and flood behaviour.
Yes. RapidMap can work with specialist partners to translate verified asset data, condition findings and hydraulic modelling into a practical stormwater management plan. This may include preventative maintenance, critical asset rankings, renewal priorities and a forward capital works program.
Deliverables can include GIS-ready datasets, linked pit and pipe records, validated attributes, inspection photographs, condition ratings, Excel or CSV summaries, quality assurance reporting and data prepared for council asset management systems.
Yes. The program can be targeted to known flooding areas, priority catchments, development zones or sections of the network with poor asset data. This helps councils direct their available budget towards the highest-value investigation.
The service is primarily designed for Australian local governments and the asset managers, drainage engineers, civil infrastructure teams, GIS specialists, strategic planners and executives responsible for stormwater networks, flood risk and capital works planning. Ideal for high growth development regions.
Incomplete drainage records should not dictate how your council allocates maintenance and capital works budgets.
RapidMap can help you verify stormwater assets, assess their condition, understand network performance, and create a practical pathway for maintenance, renewal, and future investment.
Whether your council is responding to recurring flooding, preparing a stormwater management plan, improving its asset register or assessing future network capacity, the program can be tailored to your priorities, risk profile and available budget.
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