Suburb Insights Platform for Property Selection

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Case Study Summary

Industry

Real estate

Client

Real estate agency

Project duration

6 months

Location

Australia

Team

2 FTE

Services

Full-stack web development, GIS integration, Data scraping and API integration, Responsive design

Project overview

An Australian real estate agency partnered with GIS Art to develop a platform that simplifies property selection for future homeowners. Designed for international and interstate migrants, the solution centralizes data from multiple sources to provide insights into schools, safety zones, housing prices, and more, enabling informed, quick decisions.

Сhallenge

The client struggled to provide potential homebuyers with accurate and comprehensive suburb insights on infrastructure, safety zones, and housing prices, to simplify property selection.
The data was scattered across various sources, making aggregation into a unified platform a complex task. Maintaining up-to-date suburb and property details in real time was essential but posed technical challenges.
The platform also needed to present complex information, such as school proximity, safety zones, and housing data, in a user-friendly way. Ensuring fast performance and responsiveness across devices was crucial to delivering a seamless user experience.

Our Approach

Solution

Data Aggregation and API Integration

In the first month, we focused on aggregating data from multiple sources, including Google Maps, open-source APIs, and paid services. This step ensured accurate and up-to-date suburb and property data.

Core Functionality with GIS

Over the next 3 months, we implemented the core functionality with GIS features such as an interactive map to visualize key points of interest, like schools, hospitals, shops, and safety zones, search for an address or suburb, displaying suburb data, and comparison of suburbs.

Responsive UI and other Improvements

In the final 2 months, we made the UI fully responsive to ensure seamless usability across desktops, tablets, and mobile devices. Additionally, some improvements were made based on customer feedback.

Main Features

Data Integration: Collecting geospatial data from multiple reliable sources into one database
Data Visualisation: Interactive map with overlays for infrastructure, safety zones, points of interest, etc.
Search for an Address or Suburb, with autocomplete
Suburb/Property Info: Displaying data of the selected suburb/property
Comparison of Suburbs: Report with data of the compared suburbs
Responsive Design: Ensures consistent usability across devices.

Tech Stack and Architecture

Tech Stack

GIS: Google Maps API, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
Frontend: Vue.js, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
Backend: PHP, Laravel
Database: PostgreSQL with PostGIS
Infrastructure: AWS Cloud

Software Architecture

The platform was built on a modular and scalable architecture using the MVC pattern, enabling seamless integration of new features and data sources. This design keeps the platform running smoothly, even when handling large and constantly changing datasets.

Infrastructure

Deployed on a secure, scalable cloud environment, the platform leverages AWS for hosting and PostgreSQL for efficient GIS data handling. Docker was used for streamlined deployment, ensuring faster updates.

Business Outcomes

The Suburban Insights platform delivered measurable results, transforming how homebuyers access and analyze suburb data:

Enhanced Decision Making: Users can instantly access detailed suburb insights, significantly reducing the time needed to research property locations.
Insights for Real Estate Investments: The client has received valuable insights based on the user interests for different suburbs
Decreased Data Management Expenses: Automatic scraping of geospatial data from multiple sources reduced the time needed for updating data by more than 10 times, and ensures that users have up-to-date data.
Scalability: The platform’s architecture supports future expansion to include additional regions and more detailed analyses.
Market Engagement: The platform continues to attract users, providing valuable insights.

Our solution made it easier for homebuyers to make informed decisions and improved the overall user experience. It also helped the client establish themselves as a trusted source for reliable real estate insights.

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