New License Broadens Appeal of National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG)

London, 18 November 2009 - The NLPG (National Land and Property Gazetteer) is more accessible than ever thanks to a new license that makes it attractive for smaller customers such as Housing Associations and Primary Care Trusts. Covering England and Wales, the NLPG can now be licensed for smaller geographical areas which brings down the cost considerably for organisations with small areas of interest.

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ESRI (UK) survey reveals the world's a small place after all

17th November 2009 - Research released today by ESRI (UK) to mark GIS Day and Geography Awareness Week has found that far from a perception of a shrinking world, the public overestimate the size of our planet ten-fold. The average guess for the 25,000 mile distance around the equator was more than 300,000 miles. On top of overstating the size of the planet, the public appear to overestimate the extent of current levels of scientific knowledge. One in five of the public feel that further scientific fieldwork is unnecessary, and half think exploration is more commonly linked to television documentaries than new discoveries.

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GGP's GIS Addresses Corporate Information Needs in South Northamptonshire

Croydon, UK, 20 November 2009 - A suite of integrated software from GGP Systems is helping South Northamptonshire District Council provide corporate wide access to essential council records. Used to maintain and manage the Council's Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) the software, including GGP's renowned geographical information system (GIS), award winning NGz gazetteer management software and intranet based eNLPG, ensures all Council Officers have access to the centralised address data. The GGP software is also helping South Northamptonshire Council improve the provision of a range of frontline services while complying with national data standards.

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1Spatial helps PSMA Australia secure international Spatial Awards

PSMA Australia, one of 1Spatial's largest Australian customers, were judged winners in the top two categories of Innovation & Commercialisation and Spatial Professional of the Year in the prestigious Asia Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards (APSEA).

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Only 3 exhibitor places left at the Underpinning Transformational Government conference and exhibition

Next week's Underpinning Transformational Government conference and exhibition has so far attracted over 275 end users from local government, police and fire as well as 22 exhibitors, making the event the largest end user focused GI event in the UK.

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