Call for Papers for the Eighth European Petroleum User Group 2012

Aylesbury, July 4th 2012 – Esri UK is pleased to invite proposals for presentations and panel sessions for this year’s European Petroleum User Group Conference, 8th to 9th November at the Congress Centre, Great Russell Street, London WC1.

The two-day event, open to all who work with GIS in the petroleum and pipeline industries, brings together the European petroleum community to discover how the industry is gaining efficiency, lowering costs and addressing the key issues of the day.   Fundamentally the event aims to share how delegates can walk away with ideas and tools proven to drive value from their respective GIS investments.

For guidance, this year’s suggested technology themes are:
 

• Web GIS and web mapping – utilising the Cloud
• Spatial data management
• Integration with GeoScience application hubs
• Geodesy and coordinate reference systems

Alternatively, this year’s suggested application themes:
 

• Exploration, development and production
• Asset and facility management
• HSE applications
• Environmental applications
• Risk management and planning

If you are interested in sharing your expertise and submitting a paper, send your outline thoughts to sqamar@esriuk.com; the deadline for submitting the completed call for papers is Friday 7th September 2012.  For more information please click here.

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Demonstrating ‘ArcGIS In Action’ at the Esri UK Annual Conference

Aylesbury: April 24, 2012 – Improving productivity, sharing and collaboration with the ArcGIS system will take centre-stage at this year’s Esri UK Annual Conference.   With the imminent launch of ArcGIS 10.1, the event will showcase new capabilities and demonstrate how organisations can extend the reach of their existing GIS and transition to next-generation GIS concepts and platforms, without jeopardising their current GIS investments

The one-day conference will also feature  presentations from customers around the UK showcasing innovative, proven approaches to solving complex business challenges with GIS, most notably:
 

Boots, the UK’s leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer, will talk about how it uses GIS to better understand customer demographics and behaviours, analyse individual store performance at both a local and regional level and maximise store outreach to strengthen customer catchment.

The Energy Saving Trust, charged with helping energy utilities and other government and non-government organisations work faster towards a low carbon economy, will discuss how GIS plays a crucial role in understanding how energy efficiency schemes are currently, and can be better delivered.

The Thames Tunnel Project; for the past three and a half years the project, for a major new sewer to protect the River Thames from increasing pollution, has been using GIS to manage data, perform analysis, visualise and share information amongst stakeholders.   A demonstration of its web-based tools and iPad app will show how the central GIS has been extended to deliver efficiency and ease of access to the right information, at the right time.

Foster and Partners; having pioneered a sustainable approach to architecture from urban masterplans to product design, Foster and Partners’ presentation will illustrate how an in-depth understanding of spatial conditions is key to developing an intelligent design solution.

For more details of the conference agenda, and to register, please go to the conference website.

About Esri
Esri UKis the leading provider of geographic information system (GIS) technology, helping businesses become more profitable and public service more efficient through a better understanding and analysis of location-based information. Esri offers an extensive range of GIS technology and professional services and is the only company in theproviding a complete and entirely integrated GIS solution.
Esri UKhas been providing GIS solutions for over 20 years to a wide range of markets including Central & Local Government, Commercial, Defence & National Security, Education,  Public Safety, Utilities & Telecommunications, as well as catering for system integrators and application developers through the Esri Developer Network.

Customers include Hampshire County Council, Birmingham City Council, Defra, the Environment Agency, Metropolitan Police Service, Ministry of Defence, Ordnance Survey, RSA Group, Scottish Power and The Crown Estate.

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Esri UK Helps Crimestoppers Step Up Its Fight Against Crime

Aylesbury, March 22nd 2012 – Esri UK, the leading provider of geographic information systems (GIS), has announced a strategic partnership with the charity Crimestoppers, to explore how GIS can help the charity make more accurate information about criminal activities available to the police.  As part of the partnership, Esri UK will provide Crimestoppers with software and consultancy skills.

With more than 90,000 calls expected to its UK bureau this year alone, Crimestoppers anticipates that GIS could play a major role in helping the organisation make the best use of the information received. For example, GIS could be used in conjunction with call centre systems to plot the precise locations of crimes, whilst continuing to ensure the anonymity of callers.   This more accurate, detailed information could help the police in its official investigations and help improve both the detection and prevention of crime, once the information has been analysed and passed onto them.

Esri UK and Crimestoppers will also explore how GIS could be used to help the public provide more detailed information online.  By integrating web-based GIS services into Crimestoppers’ existing website, the public could simply go online and plot the location of crimes or suspect incidents or sightings. This and other similar GIS applications could help Crimestoppers improve the speed and effectiveness of its collaboration with the public.

“We are confident that a more geo-spatial approach to crime detection will be of enormous benefit to Crimestoppers,”

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Esri Wins 2012 IBM Beacon Award for Best Industry Solutions for Government

IBM Beacon Awards Recognize Technical Excellence, Industry Expertise, and Innovative Solutions for IBM Technology and Services

Redlands, California — March 01, 2012

Esri was named winner of a 2012 IBM Beacon Award for Best Industry Solutions for Government in recognition of Esri Maps for IBM Cognos. This honor is awarded each year to a select number of IBM business partners to recognize information technology excellence, commitment to skills attainment, industry knowledge, and innovative solutions based on IBM technology and services.

"Esri shares IBM's vision for a smarter planet," said Esri president Jack Dangermond. "Esri Maps for IBM Cognos helps deliver that vision by integrating Esri maps and data into IBM Cognos Business Intelligence reports, providing powerful analytics capabilities."

The Beacon Awards are a central and vital element of IBM's business partner recognition program. Announced at the IBM PartnerWorld Leadership Conference (held this year in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States) and selected by leading industry influencers and IBM executives from among hundreds of nominations, IBM Beacon Awards recognize a small number of IBM business partners that have demonstrated business excellence in delivering IBM-based solutions resulting in client transformation and business growth. This year's awards recognized business partner achievements in 27 award categories.

"The IBM Beacon Awards were established more than a dozen years ago to recognize business partners globally for their excellence and innovative solutions based on IBM technology," said Mark Hennessy, general manager, IBM Global Business Partners & Midmarket. "Our winners are business partners that have delivered unique and innovative solutions that raise the standard for business excellence, bringing client value. We congratulate Esri on winning the Beacon Award for Best Industry Solutions for Government and demonstrating its ability to provide value by creating Esri Maps for IBM Cognos."

For more information about the IBM Beacon Awards, including information about winners and finalists, visit https://www304.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/ContentHandler/pw_com_prb_beacon.

To learn more about IBM PartnerWorld, a comprehensive program that offers marketing and sales resources, training, certification, and technical support to help create new revenue and market opportunities for IBM business partners, visit http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld. To find an IBM business partner with a particular set of skills, a technology reseller, or a consultant with industry expertise, visit the Business Partner Locator at https://www-304.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/bplocator/search.jsp.

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Esri UK appointed to supply cloud-based GIS services to the UK Public Sector

Aylesbury; February 23rd 2012 - Esri UK, the country’s leading supplier of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), has been appointed by the Government Procurement Service to supply cloud-based GIS services to the UK public sector under the new G-Cloud Framework Agreement. The G-Cloud Framework has created an online catalogue (the “CloudStore”) from which customers may select and purchase from over 1,700 information and communications services available to the UK public sector. Our G-Cloud services include a web-based Geographic Information System that allows customers to create and publish their own bespoke maps, combining a range of basemap options with the customer’s own geospatially-referenced data. Esri UK’s GIS services are listed in the Software as a Service (SaaS) genre within the catalogue.

According to the Cabinet Office: “The G-Cloud framework is set to revolutionise the purchasing, management and delivery of public sector IT services and the way suppliers work with government. Public sector organisations will be able to purchase “off-the-shelf” IT services from CloudStore on a “pay-as-you-go” basis rather than having to develop their own systems. This model means the government can use what it wants, when it wants it, and save money by avoiding duplication of services that cannot be shared..”

“Esri UK applauds the Government’s initiative to launch G-Cloud and we are proud to be part of the programme” said Stephen Leece, Esri UK’s General Manager for Government. “We look forward to delivering cloud-based GIS services to the public sector and to offering enhanced solutions in future G-Cloud phases.”

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