Symology adopts 1Spatial’s Radius Studio for use in the Scottish Community Apparatus Data Vault

Cambridge, UK, 15^th November 2011. 1Spatial is delighted to announce that Symology Ltd, a leading developer and supplier of integrated asset management solutions, has purchased Radius Studio for use in a new project with the purpose of improving access to and sharing of information on underground assets.

The Scottish Community Apparatus Data Vault (VAULT) is a major new development, which will make underground apparatus information accessible to registered users of Road Authorities and Statutory Undertakers via the Scottish Road Works Register (SRWR).  The aim of the service is to allow timely access to information about all underground assets from a single centralised location, both to improve work planning and more importantly to ensure the safety of the operatives working on the roads. 

As the current SRWR service provider, Symology worked with the Scottish Community on a number of successful regional trial asset integration projects which made use of Radius Studio technology. The company has now adopted 1Spatial’s Radius Studio platform to automate the transformation and conflation of incoming data from multiple organisations contributing to the VAULT.

Mike Bartlett, Managing Director at Symology says “In the trials, Radius Studio was being used for only a small part of the transformation process. Over time, as we have been trained in the full capability of the product we have extended its use further, making efficiency savings by removing unnecessary standalone scripts. The flexibility and functionality of Radius Studio gives us great confidence that it will form a great platform for the long-term delivery of the service.”

Mark Plews, General Manager, UK and European Sales at 1Spatial added “We are delighted that Symology recognise the extensive capabilities of Radius Studio and the opportunity to leverage their investment in the technology beyond its initial remit.

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Socium – Revolutionising the quality of spatial data

Cambridge, UK, 1^st November 2011. Today marks a new era in the world of spatial data quality with the exciting launch of Socium. A Software as a Service company that is changing the industry by opening up the world of data quality to everyone and offering new, online data validation and management services in the cloud.

Socium Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of 1Spatial Holdings Plc. The proven technology powering the services is 1Spatial’s rules engine, which is utilised by numerous National Mapping and Charting Agencies worldwide. By embracing technology trends and using cloud technology, Socium are eliminating the need for their users to invest in software or infrastructure whilst still being able to benefit from state of the art technology.

Duncan Guthrie, Managing Director, Socium Limited said:

“We are thrilled to be launching Socium today. As a team we have a substantial amount of experience in working with organisations that experience issues of validating, maintaining and protecting the quality of their spatial data. We believe that our new services will truly help organisations to overcome these problems quickly, easily and within a very flexible payment model.”

Socium’s first offering, the Online Validation Service*, has been designed to make data quality accessible to everyone by providing an easy to use, zero cost of ownership, independent data validation solution enabling organisations to have real confidence in sharing and utilising their data to underpin their business.

Data is easily loaded into the system and validated against a set of standard or user-defined business rules with all non-conforming features being identified.

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1Spatial and University of Nottingham collaborate on OpenStreetMap data quality project

Cambridge, UK, 21st September 2011. 1Spatial is delighted to announce the company’s participation in a new, collaborative project OpenStreetMap Great Britain (OSM-GB), in partnership with the Centre for Geospatial Science at the University of Nottingham, to create a quality enhanced and topologically structured version of OpenStreetMap covering Great Britain.

OSM is a free and open worldwide map created by a community of over 450,000 volunteer contributors which has been described as the Wikipedia of maps. It is rich in detail and used in a wide range of applications on mobile devices and the web for navigation, games, search and humanitarian relief.

The OSM-GB is a 15-month research project, which has two main objectives:

• Using 1Spatial’s Radius Studio platform and data quality expertise, the research will explore rules-based processing firstly to identify, flag and then fix (where possible) any errors or inconsistencies in the OSM data and then to project the data on the British National Grid to create a repurposed dataset for the UK which will be available as a free OGC web service, a tile service or for download
• By improving the overall utility of OSM data for Great Britain, OSM-GB seeks to give increased confidence to the user community and attract users in the public sector and other domains who have not yet evaluated OSM data against their traditional sources. The project will test whether these “professional” users can be encouraged to become contributors to OSM extending the coverage and detail of OSM

An early example of the output from OSM-GB and further details of the project can be found at http://www.osmgb.org.uk

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1Spatial becomes the UK and Ireland distributor for Geocortex

Cambridge, UK, 6^th September 2011. 1Spatial has been appointed as UK and Ireland distributor for Latitude Geographics and is pleased to offer Geocortex Essentials to organisations who want to get more from their investment in ArcGIS Server.

Geocortex Essentials provides a framework of highly functional web mapping components designed to fast-track the development of ArcGIS Server based applications. The powerful integration capabilities and use of workflow technology allow organisations to realise their vision for GIS by providing highly efficient, business function specific applications, whilst minimising development effort.  Geocortex Essentials includes:

• Ready-to-use map viewers offering extensive additional capabilities
• Workflow technology that reduces development effort and streamlines user interactions
• A unique Spatial Application Infrastructure approach that delivers multiple web applications designed to accommodate inevitable technology change over time

“Geocortex Essentials helps organisations increase their return on investment with Esri web mapping technology,” explains Steven Myhill-Jones, President and CEO of Latitude Geographics, “and we believe 1Spatial is extremely well-suited to represent and help organisations in the UK and Ireland successfully implement our technology.”

Mark Plews, General Manager, 1Spatial UK and Europe Sales added: “1Spatial has always been focussed on increasing business efficiency through automation.

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Become a certified Radius Studio Practitioner with 1Spatial

Cambridge, UK, 26^th August 2011. 1Spatial is delighted to announce the launch of the Radius Studio Accreditation Programme to support customers in getting the most out of our flagship technology platform.

The programme recognises that end users can be as important as the technology they are using. It provides a way for people to develop specialist knowledge and increase their understanding around the powerful, rules-based processing technology.

With a hands-on focus, certifications are based on practical implementations of the Radius Studio technology, which can be in a variety of scenarios. There are two levels of accreditation; Practitioner and Professional, where, to be a Professional, you must already hold the Practitioner level certification.

In addition to the immediate benefits of being able to maximise your organisation’s investment in Radius Studio by exploiting the full potential of the technology, in the longer term you are contributing to both your own personal development and the skillsets available within your organisation. Practitioners and Professionals alike will have access to a help and advice from the Programme Coordinator via accreditation@1spatial.com  and obtaining each of the certifications is free.

Lee Wells, Senior Land and Property Information Officer at Staffordshire County Council and one of the first certified Radius Studio Practitioners, said:

“I’m really pleased to have been recognised for this award. For most people they are just doing their day job which involves constantly learning and evolving the way they work and this programme recognises the skills and knowledge passed on and supported by 1Spatial. Both Staffordshire County Council and myself have gained valuable resources, which have seen a real return in both quality of data and efficiency savings and we are looking to build on this with further projects in the future.”

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