The acquisition of geospatial skills is now considered an important attribute of graduates, particularly in job markets and subsequently in the workplace of work. Some are already describing it as the “Fourth R” and a new landscape for science. With the rise of computer technology and several developments in spatial data collection, geospatial techniques are becoming cheaper, faster and more user-friendly. This allows more and more people from diverse backgrounds to learn these skills and become spatially aware. Most of these people use these techniques in their respective disciplinary fields. Geographic information systems (GIS), which enable the integration, analysis and visualization of data from different geospatial techniques, are now recognized as a multidisciplinary tool. GIS knowledge will influence the way students learn different disciplines. GIS skills and knowledge help visualize information and thus provide insight into data from a different perspective. Additionally, GIS allows the integration of data from different disciplinary areas with existing GIS data. Acquiring GIS skills and knowledge is known to improve students' spatial thinking, which is considered an important attribute of graduates. These graduate attributes are sought after in recent educational reviews in Australia and overseas. The paper talks about the importance of GIS combined with spatial thinking in different disciplinary areas and how this can reshape higher education. The article also presents a case study demonstrating the level of spatial awareness among students and the multidisciplinary nature of GIS.Keywords: geospatial technologies, geographic information systems, GIS and spatial thinking, GIS...... middle of the article... .... Understanding place: GIS and mapping across the curriculum. Redlands: ESRI Press. Smith, J.M., Edwards, P.M., & Raschke, J. (2006). Use technology and research to improve student understanding of watershed concepts. Journal of Geography, 105(6), 249-257.Swenson, NG (2008). The past and future influence of geographic information systems on hybrid, phylogeographic, and speciation zone research. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 21(2), 421-434. Tate, NJ, Jarvis, CH and Moore, KE (2005). Locating spatial thinking in teaching practice. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 29(2), 87-91. Wilder, A., Brinkerhoff, J.D., & Higgins, T.M. (2003). Geographic information technologies and project-based science: a contextualized professional development approach. Journal of Geography, 102(6), 255-266. Wing, M.G. and Sessions, J. (2007). Geospatial Technology