Latest Blogs
Read our latest blog posts from GBM Konect.

Konect + AI Vol. 1: Claude speeds up dataset prep
AI keeps moving, and so does what Konect does with it. We’ll keep adding to this series as the capability grows to keep you up to date.

Webinar: 9 tools Konect connects to
Konect isn’t a standalone data collection app — it’s built to plug into the platforms your team already relies on, from GIS software to dashboards to your database.

Konect 2 is here. This is the story behind it.
Konect 2 is now generally available. We sat down with Russell Shooter (CEO) and Michael Conlan (Senior Software Developer & Team Lead) to speak on why Konect needed a rebuild, what field teams told them when they first saw it, and what’s different day-to-day.

9 Tools Konect Already Connects To (And How Each One Improves Your Team’s Workflow)
Konect isn’t a standalone data collection app. It’s built to plug into the platforms your team already relies on, from GIS software to dashboards to your database. Nine of those connections, and what each one saves you, below.

Konect 2 Update: The Managed Public Beta Is Open & General Release Is Around the Corner
Konect 2 is a complete ground-up rebuild of the Konect platform. Built for the realities of fieldwork, so your team’s work doesn’t stop when coverage does, and new features and fixes reach you faster.

Webinar: Konect 2 – The next generation of the Konect platform
Over the past several weeks, we’ve been sharing Konect 2 with select customers and reseller partners through private First Look sessions. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, and we’re now ready to open the doors to our entire community.

Konect Community: How the chatbot became a shared knowledge hub
Backing up spatial data is essential for both platform support and disaster recovery. While Konect instances are backed up daily by the platform to ensure that environments can be restored in the event of a system-wide failure, customers are responsible for backing up all projects, lists, queries and basemap data.

Smart backup strategies to keep your Konect data safe
Backing up spatial data is essential for both platform support and disaster recovery. While Konect instances are backed up daily by the platform to ensure that environments can be restored in the event of a system-wide failure, customers are responsible for backing up all projects, lists, queries and basemap data.

Konect featured in Roads Online
GBM Konect has become a fundamental tool for Melbourne’s Banyule City Council, with the location-based data collection and asset maintenance tool ensuring the efficient delivery of essential services that residents depend on.

Webinar: A Customer Perspective – Real-World Insights from Banyule City Council
The fourth webinar in our series focused on real world insights shared by Banyule City Council. In this exclusive webinar, Scott Nutt shared how the Konect App is driving innovation, efficiency and real-world impact at

The Evolution of Location-Based Data Collection Applications
A chance chat with a tree contractor led one Tasmanian council to overhaul its operations. Sorell Council’s GIS team has transformed its operations by expanding its use of the Konect mobile data platform – from tree inspections to dog registration, waste collection, stormwater modelling and capital works planning.

Konect featured in Council magazine
A chance chat with a tree contractor led one Tasmanian council to overhaul its operations. Sorell Council’s GIS team has transformed its operations by expanding its use of the Konect mobile data platform – from tree inspections to dog registration, waste collection, stormwater modelling and capital works planning.