1Spatial to present at GIS Ireland 2012

Cambridge, UK, 17^th September 2012 - 1Spatial is delighted to announce that they will be presenting at this year’s GIS Ireland 2012 event on 11^th October in Dublin.

GIS Ireland is the largest one day independent Irish GI conference held each year. Attendees will hear about the latest cutting edge technology and developments in the industry, as well as how to maximise investment in GI, from leading industry experts. The event also provides excellent peer networking opportunities.

Seamus Gilroy of 1Spatial will be presenting in the morning around the recent PRIME2 project for Ordnance Survey Ireland. PRIME2 will provide a rich spatial data framework that will open new and exciting opportunities for spatially aware business solutions. The presentation will look briefly at the background and purpose of the project, before moving on to the approaches and processes involved and then the opportunities that PRIME2 offers.

In the afternoon Local Government Track, Chris Tagg of 1Spatial will be presenting with Barry Doyle from Roscommon County Council. The joint session will outline Roscommon’s recent project to update their Road Schedule database within the MapRoad Road Management System. The presentation will look at the work the council undertook to validate, correct and align their MapRoad data using 1Spatial’s Cloud platform.

Barry Doyle, GIS Officer, Roscommon County Council said:

“It has been both interesting and rewarding to work closely with 1Spatial over the past 12 months in the definition and implementation of the MapRoad data validation and auto correction service, and break new ground in how data services can be made available to organisations such as Local Authorities. I look forward to being able to present what we have achieved to date at GIS Ireland 2012.”     

Seamus Gilroy, Country Manager, 1Spatial Ireland said:

"GIS Ireland is that one occasion during the year when we all get a chance to find out what is happening in our industry in Ireland. I always get a lot from the day and I am delighted this year to have the opportunity to contribute to the event with this presentation on our work with OSi in the delivery of PRIME2."

For additional information about these two presentations and to see the full conference agenda and registration information, please visit the IRLOGI website at www.irlogi.ie/gis-ireland-2012/

About 1Spatial
We see data differently. 1Spatial’s rules-based approach to capturing, validating and managing data enables customers to have confidence in not only their operational data, but also that with a location element. Even those with ‘big data’ are able to process and analyse information in a way traditional technologies do not allow.

By using Socium, 1Spatial’s cloud platform, to automatically validate and correct their data, customers benefit from unrivalled time and cost savings using a truly scalable, zero infrastructure environment.

1Spatial’s technology underpins data management and processing solutions across the globe. Customers range from National Mapping Agencies to Utilities, Defence and government departments, all working to improve efficiencies, reduce risk and promote continuous innovation. Visit www.1spatial.com 

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Blom Assist in Emergency Response with Ground Breaking Aerial Imagery

Monday 17th September 2012 - Blom has a longstanding history assisting Government Agencies and Local Authorities in the event of natural disasters such as earthquakes, flooding, landslides and wildfires. We fly the affected areas to capture the full scale of the disasters, and the data allows us to analyse the worst hit areas and to build a comprehensive understanding of the territories affected.

In May 2012 the Emilia Romagna region, in the middle of Pianura Padana in Northern Italy, was hit by a seismic swarm which led to a number of earthquakes, measuring upwards of 5 on the Richter scale.

Following the two earthquakes on the 19th and 28th May, Blom flew and captured 70 km² of ortho imagery at 7cm GSD, and 450 km² of 10/15cm GSD of oblique imagery. The data captured was made available for the Italian Civil Defence and Regional Government and is being used as a resource for damage estimation, rescue planning activities and clear-up operations.

The imagery was rapidly uploaded to our geoserver BlomURBEX™ in order to further facilitate immediate access to the data required by the local entities affected by the earthquake.

About Blom
The Blom Group is the largest provider of geospatial services in Europe for both government agencies and private commercial organizations and companies. Blom owns exclusive spatial databases composed of maps, images and 3D models. Focused on online services, Blom provides data and solutions to its customers in many markets and allows its partners to create high added-value applications based on Blom data models and services. This strategy is backed by Blom’s major technical capacity in aircrafts, cameras, laser scanners and mapping systems. This makes it possible for all projects to be carried out within the company, assuring a high quality product is delivered both on-time and to budget. Blom has more than 900 employees and offices in 13 countries and its HQ is located in Oslo, Norway. Blom is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (ticker BLO). For more information, visit www.blomasa.com

The demand of advanced and high quality geographical information is steadily growing from year to year. BLOM holds a strong position in the digital geodata market and aims to be the most innovative service provider and preferred choice for its customers.”

Contacts:
Website:  www.blomasa.com
Tel +44 (0)1934 311 000
info.uk@blomasa.com

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Ecosystem Services Come to Town, a conference exploring the integration of nature into the built environment

Monday 15 October 2012 • 10.00 — 18.00

The Natural History Museum • Cromwell Road • London SW7 5BD

‘We the mayors and governors of the world’s leading cities… ask you to recognize that the future of our globe will be won or lost in the cities of
the world.’ Copenhagen Climate Change communiqué, December 2009

Booking and further details: www.IHDC.org.uk/conference

Fees and Booking
Standard Fee £145.00 | Reduced fee £105.00

Contact
Blanche Cameron
E IHDCconference@reset-development.org
T +44 (0) 20 7749 2512
M +44 (0) 7731 304 966

Local Government Boundary Reviews in England Go Digital

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) has partnered with Informed Solutions to launch its local area consultation portal.  Based on the InformedCONSULT platform, the cloud-based portal transforms how the Commission engages with the public on electoral boundary reviews, delivering interactive street-level mapping and allowing users to review and comment on changes in their local areas.

Alan Cogbill, Chief Executive of the LGBCE explained: “The portal represents a breakthrough in the way we consult and manage public engagement.  Councillors, parishes, community organisations and members of the public will all be able to make their case to the Commission in a way that’s accessible and extremely easy to use.

The portal makes it easier for local residents to look at our proposals at a level of detail that suits them and it will help them make the most effective case to the Commission if they want to challenge or support recommendations. It significantly increases the reach of the Commission’s consultation process in a cost effective way.”  

InformedCONSULT (Informed Solutions’ Consultation and Collaboration Platform) provides a secure, public portal that uses intuitive mapping, gazetteer and the latest web technologies to guide the public quickly and easily through the consultation process.  The secure service also supports the Commission meeting its statutory legal and audit requirements.

Seth Finegan, Informed Solutions’ Director of Consultancy Services said: “We are pleased that our platform continues to be seen as the ideal solution for modernising complex, area-based public consultation processes. Providing an interactive online service encourages greater public engagement and high quality responses; whilst reducing the administrative burden on the LGBCE. In very practical terms, the consultation portal offers exceptional levels of flexibility and value for money.”

To view the LGBCE consultation portal, please go to: https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk.

Informed

Informed is a truly independent professional services and specialist systems integration practice.  We deliver exceptional value by providing clients with simple, high performing solutions to complex business problems, particularly where place or location is important (www.Informed.com).

The Informed Solutions Consultation and Collaboration Platform is available through secure public cloud and the UK Government CloudStore (http://gcloud.civilservice.gov.uk/cloudstore).

For more information about our services contact us on:

Tel: 020 3042 2000 / 0161 942 2000 or email Paul.Collins@Informed.com.

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LGBCE

The Commission is responsible for undertaking reviews of local authority electoral arrangements, including reviews of the number, names and boundaries of its wards or electoral divisions (county, borough or district council). The Commission consults publicly during the review process and welcomes the views of councils, community groups and members of the public as it draws up initial recommendations and before it puts forward final recommendations. It carries out around 25 electoral reviews each year, with each review lasting around 52-62 weeks and involving three phases of public consultation.

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GeoPlace Announce Agenda for the 2012 Everything Happens Somewhere Conference

London, 12^th September 2012 – GeoPlace, the centre of excellence for the management of spatial address information and streets data for Great Britain, is pleased to announce the agenda for the forthcoming ‘Everything Happpens Somewhere’ conference.

Being held in London on 25^th October, the conference aims to support local government address and street information specialists, together with street naming and numbering officials.  All working in those professions are invited free of charge.

Primary to the day will be six sessions, repeated throughout the afternoon, all intended to offer valuable information to delegates.  Session One will advise on how to promote address and street data within a local authority, whilst Session Two will look at the reasons and benefits of linking VOA and PAF data to the AddressBase products.

Session Three, led by the National Land and Property Gazetteer Custodian, will highlight tips and topics that could be useful to local authority work and give information on how to use the current Data Entry Conventions documents to maintain excellent address data.  Session Four will be similarly focused on street data.

Session Five will look at local authority use of AddressBase and Session Six will focus on a discussion about including public rights of way within local street data.

The Everything Happens Somewhere conference will also see the presentation of the Exemplar Awards, which recognise the vital role address and street information professionals play in local service delivery.   Celebrating achievement, innovation, creativity, best practice and hard work, the main categories include:

• Best Example of Street Naming and Numbering Policy Implementation Award, sponsored by LGA
• Citizen Award, sponsored by UK Location
• Improvement and Efficiency Award, sponsored by the Local Government Association
• Integration Award, sponsored by Ordnance Survey
• Services Award, sponsored by Socitm
• Peer Award for English and Welsh authorities
• Scottish Address Gazetteer Custodian of the Year

Speaking of the conference, Richard Mason, Managing Director of GeoPlace said, “Now in its seventh year, the Everything Happens Somewhere conference has consistently provided the Country’s biggest forum for address and street information specialists.”

“In the tough economic climate, their work is even more vital in driving local authority efficiency and it is our aim to facilitate and aid this work through this years’ conference.”

For more information about the conference or to register as a delegate, please visit www.geoplace.co.uk.

Contacts:

GeoPlace contact: Gayle Gander, Head of Marketing, +44(0)207 747 3500, E-mail: gayle.gander@geoplace.co.uk, www.geoplace.co.uk