13th September 2010, Cambridge UK. 1Spatial, provider of intelligent data quality and integration solutions, have today announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Critchlow, providers of spatial data quality and processing services. Under this agreement Critchlow will provide 1Spatial software and solutions to clients in the New Zealand market.
Today’s announcement represents the second major expansion into the APAC region for 1Spatial with the recent appointment of Guy Perkins as Managing Director for Asia Pacific. There is a growing need in this market for clean, validated and trusted spatial data. No longer are organisations satisfied with just making do, instead, they are finding that they can achieve significant productivity gains by enriching business processes with accurate and accessible location-based data.
“Our customers are always looking for solutions to effectively and efficiently manage their location-based data", said Jos Kunnen, Critchlow’s Chief Executive, “and the benefits 1Spatial software provides are dramatic. The work, for organisations that produce and distribute maps and need to ensure the associated information is accurate and easily accessible, will literally be reduced from hours to minutes.”
Critchlow will be adding 1Spatial’s solutions to its existing offerings, thus making them available to more than 250 government and commercial customers throughout the New Zealand market. 1Spatial’s technology will complement and enhance Critchlow’s current data service operations by significantly increasing levels of automation, thus reducing the amount of time for quality assured, value added data products to reach the market.
“Our partnership will enable 1Spatial to deliver its unique, scalable and secure solutions to both the public and private sectors across New Zealand. We look forward to a mutually rewarding relationship”, commented Duncan Guthrie, Corporate Development Director, 1Spatial.
In addition to managing and maintaining its own NationalMap datasets, Critchlow processes very large datasets for many clients who will clearly benefit from 1Spatial’s powerful technology approach. With both parties demonstrating breadth of experience in local and central government as well as utilities, transport and engineering, this alliance will bring vital new solutions to an ever increasing client base underpinned by 1Spatial’s long-standing relationship with Land Information New Zealand (LINZ).
About 1Spatial
1Spatial is an industry leader in the provision of intelligent data quality and integration solutions for organisations worldwide that need to trust their location-based information. For more than 40 years, 1Spatial has been providing solutions and services to public and private sector organisations who handle high-volumes of business critical data. By automating the transformation of complex and distributed data into accurate and valuable information, organisations can improve operational efficiently, reduce costs, manage compliance and improve decision-making. These solutions are delivered through its own sales and services team with headquarters in Cambridge, UK. For more information, visit http://www.1spatial.com/
About Critchlow
Founded in 1991, Critchlow is a New Zealand owned and operated company specialising in the development of location intelligence solutions. Using our data, professional services and software, we help organisations leverage their spatial information to make better business and operational decisions.
Critchlow’s areas of expertise include data quality solutions, route optimisation and transport planning, demographic analysis, site selection, customer and competitor analytics, network and asset management and emergency management. For more information visit http://www.critchlow.co.nz/