It’s one of those times of year when flooding is highly likely across the UK. If you are responsible for your organisation’s housing, then you will be considering whether you are able to proactively assess the risk to your properties, prioritise prevention measures and collaborate effectively with your local authority?
Read MoreThe Local Government open data incentive scheme is designed to encourage councils to publish open data in a consistent format on popular themes. Three themes are in scope from June 2014 to March 2015: planning applications, premises licenses and public toilets.
Read MoreAt our conference last week, Chris Sale from London Borough of Newham gave a presentation on a digital service that we have created with Newham. I'd like to give you a bit more information about it in this blog post, because it's a great example of how the principles of the Government Digital Strategy are just as relevant at the Local Government level.
Read MoreDon’t miss Alan’s treasure hunt, X marks the spot! In this session Alan will have you competing to find famous buildings and landmarks using your smart phone and the Collector App. Alan will be monitoring your progress in real time using the operations dashboard.
Read MoreHear Alan Bristow, Director of Road Space Management at Transport for London, present the role of GIS in managing London’s road space. With the population in London set to grow to 10 million by 2031, transforming London’s road space is a vital task.
Read MoreWhen looking for potential sites to place a wind farm there are many factors to take into consideration. For example where are the highest wind speeds? Where are these locations in relation to public places and animal habitats? Where is the power requirement? How long will the cable need to be? Will the site be visible? Will we get planning permission?
Read MoreHear Vickie Withnell, Group GISAdvisor, give an insight into Manchester Airport Group’s (M.A.G) use of ArcGIS for spatially managing long term asset planning.
Read MoreJohn Allan, Commercial Director, and Ben Tilley, GIS Business Support Analyst, will demonstrate how GIS is used to identify wind farms that are likely to interfere with flight radars and how they determine where to focus their efforts to minimise the impact on the airspace.
Read MoreAn article entitled ‘
’ (author: Stuart Sumner) published this week in the May 12th issue of Computing, has Jos Creese, CIO of Hampshire County Council talking about the ability of Local authorities to deliver optimal services. This is something close to our heart at Esri UK and in fact Hampshire CC are a customer who have been successfully using LocalView Fusion and
for some time, as a part of a centralised drive to provide better services to citizens. In the article Jos notes that “Whats important is to design interfaces so that citizens can do what they want, when they want and how they want. Its better simpler and cheaper”. Online digital mapping is one means for Local Authorities to achieve this for many services – from finding nearby amenities like recycling facilities to reporting potholes or sharing census, demographic and other data for their area.
Read MoreSustainable cities are designed to be self-sufficient for energy and facilitate low-carbon living. These sustainable developments are paramount to preserving resources and protecting the environment. When planning the construction of a sustainable city it is important to make sure that facilities are placed in the optimal location.
Read MoreWe can no longer afford to do nothing. Every year, vital habitats are eroded or lost all together; global cities become more overcrowded and polluted; and even small organisations can have an irreversible impact on environmental issues extending from local communities to global warming. No matter what business activity we are engaged in, we all have a responsibility to act sustainably – and location analysis can help us.
Read MoreIn a competitive climate, it’s more essential than ever that retailers invest in their businesses to stay fresh; but funds have never been so limited. The public and the government are demanding greener practices and greater sustainability; yet supply chains are becoming more complex and unwieldy. More customers want a service that’s tailored to their personal wants and needs – yet all the while retail operations are growing more global.
Read MoreAre you under pressure to get things done fast? Are you sending your resources to the right place at the right time to ensure maximum efficiency gains?
Read MoreAre your grounds maintenance costs too high? Are you paying contractors for grounds maintenance areas that do not belong to you? Are you scheduling your planned and reactive maintenance efficiently? Can you apportion services charges accurately?
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Spatial NI is poised to transform the way in which public sector organisations in Northern Ireland store and share information. It has the potential to deliver significant, sustainable cost savings and reduce the carbon footprint of government at the same time
.” Suzanne McLaughlin, GI Strategy Co-ordinator, Land and Property Services.
Read MoreGeographic information is no longer the preserve of the specialists, and is now being put into the hands of many more people thanks to the web, the cloud and proliferation of mobile devices. Businesses and organisations are using the power of location data to drive improved operational efficiency and new business insight.
Read MoreIt’s tough, isn't it? Economic growth remains slow; public spending is constrained; and consumer confidence is damaged. But let’s face it, these are facts not excuses. Trading conditions may be difficult, but, with a little creativity and advanced technology, organisations are nonetheless confronting the economic realities and boosting their business performance by making sustainable and significant improvements to their operational efficiency.
Read MoreAre your resources located in the right place at the right time? Do they have the right tools to carry out their job efficiently? Are they informed with accurate information?
Read MoreAre your assets located in restricted areas? How would a service strike impact your operations?
Read MoreIncreased competition from new entrants, a lack of capital and the need to cut costs are forcing insurance companies to double their efforts in the search for competitive advantage. Location analysis can be used to create fresh insights and improve core business processes such as risk assumption and claims management.
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