The OGC Technical Committee returns to the UK for the first time in 15 years!

Cambridge, UK. 13^th June 2012 - 1Spatial is proud to announce its participation in the forthcoming Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Technical Committee (TC) meeting in Exeter from 18^th-21^st June, followed by the OGC and Association for Geographic Information (AGI) co-hosted Interoperability Day on 22^nd June.

The TC meeting is returning to the UK for the first time since 1997, when the first TC held outside of North America was co-hosted by 1Spatial and GE Smallworld and supported by the AGI. This was also the first TC at which specifications were approved and adopted (Simple Features). There is still a press release on the OGC website (see:  http://www.opengeospatial.org/pressroom/pressreleases/227 ). Next week’s TC is being hosted by the Met Office and 1Spatial’s long-standing involvement in the OGC continues as it co-chairs both the Data Quality and GeoBI Working Groups.

Following the main TC meeting, the AGI and OGC are co-hosting an Interoperability Day on 22^nd June, supported by 1Spatial. This will be of interest to anyone in the geocommunity, especially those who want to know more about what Open Government and international geospatial standards can offer them and their organisation.

If you are interested in standards policy and the EC INSPIRE Directive, or the recent UK Government consultation on Open Standards, there will be representation at the event from Central Government, Ordnance Survey Great Britain and the Met Office, amongst others. If you are more technically minded there will be a hands-on workshop where you’ll get the chance to try out OGC compliant web services and data feeds in open source software.

Dr Mike Sanderson, 1Spatial’s Strategy Director said:

“I am really pleased that UK companies have contributed to the standards movement over such a long period. Our involvement stems from the contributions made by Peter Woodsford and Mike Jackson and today 1Spatial is co-chair of the Data Quality and GeoBI domain working groups.  We are pleased to be supporting the Interoperability Day on June 22^nd to reinforce the role standards play in movements like INSPIRE.”

For more information about these events, please visit the 1Spatial website at http://www.1spatial.com/events .

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About the Open Geospatial Cconsortium
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is an international industry consortium of 454 companies, government agencies and universities participating in a consensus process to develop publicly available interface standards. OGC® Standards support interoperable solutions that "geo-enable" the Web, wireless and location-based services and mainstream IT. The standards empower technology developers to make complex spatial information and services accessible and useful with all kinds of applications. For more information, visit www.opengeospatial.org

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The FME World Tour is coming to London!

Cambridge, UK. 10^th May 2012 - 1Spatial is delighted to announce that the 2012 FME World Tour is coming to London on Thursday 14^th June, with Safe Software’s Ken Bragg confirmed as the headline speaker.

1Spatial and STAR-APIC will be co-hosting a free, one-day event at the Association for Geographic Information (AGI) headquarters in central London. Aimed at educating new and existing users, the day will offer delegates the opportunity to develop their skills through technical sessions and interactions with FME Certified Professionals and Trainers as well as fellow users.

The co-hosts are pleased to be welcoming Ken Bragg, Safe Software’s European Channel Manager, as the headline speaker for the day who, with experts from 1Spatial and STAR-APIC, will be presenting on the latest features in the Desktop and Server products of FME 2012. The presentations will also offer tips around best practice and efficiencies in using FME. There will also be a number of presentations from existing FME users detailing how they have leveraged the power of FME for their projects. For more information on the agenda and to register for this FREE event, visit the FME World Tour page www.1spatial.com/newsandevents/fme_world_tour_2012/.

Commenting on the event, Mark Plews, General Manager, UK and European Sales at 1Spatial:

“This event gives us a great platform from which to demonstrate the huge benefits of the FME technology and work directly with Safe Software and STAR-APIC for the benefit of our customers. Building on our recently established FME practice, we aim to deliver an educational and insightful programme, supported by an optional training event for delegates to maximise their FME investment.”

Tom Timms, STAR-APIC’s UK Director added:

“We are very pleased to be working with Safe Software and 1Spatial to offer an FME World Tour Event in London. These events offer an excellent opportunity to learn more about the power of FME to increase efficiency, improve spatial data processing and make spatial data available where and when it is needed.”

To complement the main event, an FME Desktop Taster training session will be running on Wednesday 13^th June, giving new and self-taught users an opportunity to acquire new skills and learn best practice methods for tasks using FME Desktop.

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1Spatial wins top Safe Software sales awards

Sydney, Australia, 1^st May 2012 - 1Spatial is delighted to report that the company received two top sales awards at the recent Safe Software Value Added Reseller (VAR) Event in Vancouver, Canada.

1Spatial Australia was named as a Top Sales VAR at the annual event in Safe’s hometown of Vancouver. The award for Top Sales recognises the highest overall sales performance amongst the VARs across all products in the Safe Software range. 1Spatial Australia was also presented with the award for Top FME Server sales, which was shared with con terra GmbH.

Part of the 1Spatial Group, based in Cambridge, UK, 1Spatial Australia has been a Safe Software reseller for over 10 years and has been a Platinum Partner since 2010. The awards further strengthen the 1Spatial Group’s partnership with Safe Software, following the announcement earlier this year of a new ‘FME Practice’ in the UK, offering training and consultancy services from FME Certified Professionals.

Commenting on the awards, Brett Madsen, Regional Manager – Australia/New Zealand for 1Spatial added:

“It’s great to be recognised by Safe in this way. The FME products provide great functionality and benefit to our customers and Safe provide thorough and professional support. The awards are testament to the hard work of the team here in Australia and we don’t intend to stop now! It’s also great to be using our experience to work with our colleagues in the UK, supporting their efforts to build a strong FME customer base right across the group.”

Sonia Grewal, 1Spatial’s Partner Manager at Safe Software said:

“We’re pleased to be able to celebrate 1Spatial’s success with them in this way. 1Spatial have such a strong technical capability in our products and great attention to detail when it comes to ensuring the customers’ needs are satisfied with local support, training and consulting services.

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1Spatial Successfully Completes LAM Data Discovery Phase at United Utilities

Cambridge, UK, Thursday 19^th April 2012 - 1Spatial is pleased to announce the successful completion of the initial ‘data discovery’ phase of the Linear Asset Management (LAM) Programme for water company United Utilities (UU).

The LAM programme is concerned with implementing a new Geographic Information System (GIS) across UU’s business, enabling enterprise-wide access to its linear asset information. As part of the associated data migration activity, UU is taking the opportunity to improve the quality and completeness of its existing data. This will enable UU to make informed investment decisions to ensure the company meets regulatory requirements cost effectively, as well as complying with its responsibilities in relation to the transfer of private sewers bill. As a consequence, UU will be able to contribute more meaningfully to the 2014 Price Review, which will dictate the limits on the prices that UK water companies can charge.

1Spatial, in conjunction with system integrator Wipro, has been working with UU through a series of interactive workshops to analyse and understand its existing asset data sources and to define acceptable standards of quality. These measures will enable UU staff to have increased confidence when working with the data and enhance the reliability of UU’s regulatory compliance and monitoring activities.

Ian Costigan, Head of ICT Business Solutions at United Utilities said:

“Our focus at United Utilities is on providing better service to our customers and one of the ways we’re doing this is to give our employees a better view of what’s happening right across our asset base. Good data is the foundation of this programme and we’re delighted to be using 1Spatial’s expertise to help us build a clear picture for UU.”

Dr Michael Sanderson, Director of Strategy at 1Spatial added:

“We are delighted to be working with UU to deliver insight and recommendations for approaches that will move the company forward.

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Transform your approach to Data with 1Spatial at GeoDATA

Cambridge, UK, 20th March 2012 - 1Spatial is delighted to announce the company’s participation in four of the GeoDATA events during April, May and November this year.

GeoDATA 2012 is an educational seminar series targeted at local authority personnel and is run by the GeoInformation Group. The events will bring together leading spatial data professionals and provide a forum for sharing invaluable advice on how to think smarter and do more with geographic information.

1Spatial will be presenting and exhibiting at the events in London, Manchester, Glasgow and Bristol, giving fresh insight into how to prepare, translate, transform, validate and share spatial data across organisations. Experts will be on hand to demonstrate how, with the right tools, you can achieve the highest quality and consistency of spatial data and deliver it to the right people at the right time.

The GeoDATA 2012 events are free* to attend and you can register now for any of the four locations that 1Spatial is supporting via the 1Spatial website at: http://www.1spatial.com/news_events/geodata.php 

Nic Snape, Managing Director of 1Spatial added:

“After the success of GeoDATA 2011, we are pleased to be supporting the event series this year.

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