1Spatial announces new appointments in Australian office

Cambridge, UK, 17^th February 2012 - 1Spatial is pleased to announce the appointment of Brett Madsen to the position of Regional Manager, Australia/New Zealand, based in the 1Spatial office located in Sydney, Australia.

Brett brings wealth of experience, having previously managed Lagen Spatial in Australia for 10 years, prior to its acquisition by the 1Spatial Group in April 2011. The appointment is the next step in the development of the business.

Brett’s appointment is just one of several changes going on in the 1Spatial Australia office. Benjamin Crockett has been appointed to the role of National Sales Manager for Australia and Matthew Robinson has been appointed Team Leader - Technical Solutions. Benjamin will be looking after the Sales and Marketing functions, while Matthew will be responsible for the Technical and Professional services functions.  In addition, Natalie Cooney takes on an expanded role as Office Manager.

Strong sales, a growing customer base and the ambition to continue building the company’s presence in the Asia-Pacific region are the reasons behind the internal changes. New positions, to be advertised shortly, will add to these positive changes and support the continued growth.

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1Spatial delivers end-to-end chart production solution to the RAF

Cambridge, UK, 1^st February 2012 - 1Spatial is delighted to announce the successful completion of the latest stage of a long term development project for No1 Aeronautical Information Documents Unit (No1 AIDU), supporting paper and digital chart production.

As provider and distributor of aeronautical charts to the MOD, No1 AIDU has to distribute mission critical data that is accurate and up to date within set timescales. Their 28-day update cycle requires production of up to 72 different En Route Charts in both paper and digital format for use by pilots and flight planners. The actual chart generation, following the data update process, takes place in a short window before final manual checks are carried out.

The new system introduces 1Spatial’s rules-based Radius Studio platform to provide configurable, automated processing capabilities to the production workflow. The new system is also based on one single database, rather than multiple datasets. By relying on a single source of truth for both En-Route charts and digital data exports, the effort of the maintenance task and the risk of inconsistencies between datasets are both reduced.

By automating large sections of the workflow, including processing the data, placing labels and cartographically clarifying the output, No1 AIDU can reduce the risk of inconsistencies between charts. This reduces both the time taken for processing the charts and the amount of manual effort required meaning they can produce a more accurate and consistent product in less time, with less risk and at a lower manual overhead.

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The Eagle has landed at 1Spatial!

Cambridge, UK, 19^th January 2012 - 1Spatial is delighted to announce the appointment of well-known industry specialist David Eagle to the position of Principal Consultant, with a specific focus on FME-related services.

1Spatial has been a supplier of FME products for over 10 years. This new position will enable the company to expand its current FME offerings to include certified training courses and consulting services and establish an FME ‘practice’.

With over 13 years’ experience in the geospatial sector, David has worked in both the public and private sector. He has held Certified FME Professional and Trainer status since 2007 and was previously the FME Product Specialist at Dotted Eyes.

Mark Plews, General Manager, UK and European Sales at 1Spatial says:

“We are delighted that David will be working with us on this exciting venture. He will not only bring his extensive experience to the table but also his passion for data and standards-based interoperability that is well-known in the industry. The combination of these elements will provide 1Spatial with an excellent grounding to develop the FME line of business.”

Commenting on his appointment, David says:

“I am really excited to have joined 1Spatial and expand the existing FME expertise of the team. Both FME Desktop and FME Server deliver a huge amount of value for process automation, data restructuring and format translation.

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1Spatial announces formation of FME ‘practice’

Cambridge, UK, 11^th January 2012 - 1Spatial is delighted to announce that the company is to expand its data management solutions portfolio and create an FME practice in the UK.

Building upon the success of the company’s FME business and Platinum Partner Status in Australia, 1Spatial has now expanded its UK market product portfolio to include training and consultancy services from FME Certified Professionals. These additional services will enable existing and new users alike to maximise their investment in FME and gain more from their spatial data.

In January 2012, 1Spatial will be launching a series of free, fully interactive online seminars for existing and new users of FME. These will include Refresher and Master Class seminars as well as covering use of FME with popular GIS technologies. The first three sessions will be as follows:

• FME Desktop for MapInfo Professional Users – Thursday 26^th January at 2pm GMT
• What’s new is FME 2012? – Thursday 16^th February at 2pm GMT
• FME Desktop for AutoCAD Users – Thursday 8^th March at 2pm GMT

Mark Plews, General Manager, UK and European Sales at 1Spatial says:

“This is an important and exciting development for 1Spatial and builds upon our core strengths in spatial data management and integration. Being able to expand our activities in the UK and deliver services with certified FME Professionals means that we can offer our customers the highest levels of service.”

To find out more and to register for one of 1Spatial’s free FME seminars, visit the 1Spatial website www.1spatial.com/fmedesktop  or contact 1Spatial’s FME team on fme@1spatial.com

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 www.1spatial.com 

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1Spatial resumes OGC TC level membership

Cambridge, UK, 6^th January 2012. 1Spatial is pleased to announce that after a lapse of eight years, the company has resumed its Technical Committee (TC) level of membership.

1Spatial originally joined OGC in 1996. Jointly, with GE Smallworld, the company hosted the first TC event outside North America in August 1997. It was also the first at which specifications were approved and adopted (Simple Features). The press release on this event remains on the OGC website to this day, see: http://www.opengeospatial.org/pressroom/pressreleases/227.

1Spatial continued to participate at the TC level for nearly a decade and Dr Paul Watson made a significant contribution to the topology definition contained in GML. Although dropping out from the TC level, 1Spatial has continued to contribute to OGC activities and has been active in the Data Quality Working Group, co-chaired by Dr Matt Beare. Participation in these activities has contributed to 1Spatial having a unique set of capabilities in data quality assessment for sharing. It recently launched a ‘Software as a Service’ data validation tool, Socium that checks spatial data against OGC Valid and Simple Features.

OGC interest in the use of location as an enabler in Business Intelligence saw the creation of a GeoBI working group at the recent Brussels TC in November coincided with 1Spatial’s interests in this area.  Dr Mike Sanderson offered to chair the newly formed GeoBI working group.

Dr Mike Sanderson of 1Spatial said:

“The level of OGC activity has increased in recent years as organisations have sought to utilise spatial data in enterprise decision-making. The need for standards to ensure that location data can play an effective role in executive decisions is something I have been passionate about for a long time.

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