Scisys and Ordnance Survey Join Forces

SCISYS is proud to announce that it has become an Ordnance Survey Licensed Partner. Specialists in providing IT solutions within government, environment, utility, space science and defence markets, SCISYS joins Ordnance Survey’s Licensed Partner programme at a time when public and private sector organisations are increasingly relying on location data to deliver their business services.

Steve Brignall, SCISYS CTO commented, "SCISYS is excited by the opportunities brought about by this partnership. Having worked already with Ordnance Survey and its data products we are more than aware of the potential. Ordnance Survey data is used by organisations across a broad spectrum of industries and increasingly this data is used to deliver key business services. Matching our systems integration and service provision expertise with Ordnance Survey’s world class data creates a strong joint offering”.

Ordnance Survey is the recognised market leader in its field and is relied on for its mapping expertise. Together with its partners, it provides a wide range of internationally renowned products for government, business and the individual – from complex digital information to traditional walking maps.

At the heart of Ordnance Survey is a vision that, together with its partners, it will be the content provider of choice for location-based information in the new information economy.

For more information contact the Environment team at SCISYS UK:  +44 (0)1249 466466 or via email at environment@scisys.co.uk

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SCISYS forms partnership with key mapping supplier, Esri

SCISYS is proud to announce a strategic technology alliance with market leading commercial software provider Esri. The new technology partnership not only compliments both companies strengths in spatial data and information management but also enables future collaboration offerings to UK markets.

Specialists in providing integrated business and spatial solutions within government, environment, space science and defence markets, SCISYS joins Esri’s Partner programme at a time when UK national, regional and local authorities use of spatial data services is on the increase and new technologies such as ArcGIS Online are helping to power the spatial data revolution .

Steve Brignall, SCISYS CTO commented, "SCISYS is excited by the opportunities brought about by this partnership. Having worked already with Esri and its products we are more than aware of the potential. Esri technologies are used by some of the largest data providers and national mappings all over Europe so matching our systems integration and service provision expertise with Esri’s technology platform creates a strong joint offering”.

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SciSys accepted as a supplier of Cloud services to the UK Government

SciSys is pleased to announce that it has been accepted as a supplier of Cloud services to the UK Government.   The Government Procurement Service (GPS) has established a catalogue of suppliers, known as the G-Cloud, to facilitate the supply of the entire range of cloud services from hardware to specialist consultancy on moving to the cloud.

Steve Brignall, SciSys CTO commented:  “The UK Government has had the provision of IT services via the cloud as a strategic priority for some time, and the G-Cloud is a significant step to realising the benefits of the cloud.  Inclusion on this catalogue is vital for any supplier who wishes to continue providing IT services to the UK Government.  Our inclusion on both the lots we tendered means we will continue to bring premium value to existing and new Government customers”

SciSys have been successful in achieving entries in both lots that it applied for: Google Mapping services and Helpdesk provision (With Cherwell) in the Software As A Service (SAAS) lot and integration, implementation, application management / support and Google Mapping Consultancy on the specialist cloud services lot.

This is a first step towards the formation of the G-Cloud; further services can be added at a later date, subject to GPS approval, and SciSys will be actively building a portfolio of cloud services in the future.

For more information on this press release please contact SciSys on +44(0)1249 466466 or via info@scisys.co.uk

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SciSys delivers Systems Integration for the Coal Authority

SciSys led partnership delivers seamless Systems Integration for the Coal Authority

SciSys’ Environment Division, working on behalf of the Coal Authority, has delivered the first phase of an innovative spatially enabled corporate business information system known as Inferis. 

Working in close co-operation with leading software suppliers, IBM Software and ESRI, Inferis provides the Coal Authority for the first time with an enterprise wide spatially enabled solution that facilitates smarter working via corporate data sharing and service re-use. 

Commenting on the delivery of Inferis Steve Pennell, Director of Mining Information and Services, said “The Coal Authority undertakes several complex business operations involving legacy coal mining with public safety to the fore. What has impressed me about the SciSys team is the way that they have established an open delivery focussed relationship both with ourselves but also with their own partners and suppliers. The development of this close relationship between customer and suppliers has been central to the seamless delivery of Inferis.” 

On behalf of SciSys, David Jones, CEO said “Like any large Systems Integration project, delivering Inferis has not been without its technical and operational challenges. The smooth implementation of the project is down to the excellent relationship we have formed with the Coal Authority and the collaborative approach of the three delivery parties, ourselves, IBM Software and ESRI.” 

For more on the SciSys approach to bringing value using mapping and GIS and a full case study on Inferis see www.scisys.co.uk.

For more information contact the SciSys Business Communications Team on +44 (0)1249 466466 or by email on marketing@scisys.co.uk

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Sciscys hosts workshop on spatial data with key Government Agencies

Demonstrating its commitment to the integration of spatial and non spatial solutions, SciSys Environment Division held an inaugural seminar for public sector organisations to debate the challenges and opportunities associated with making Spatial Data available in the public domain.

Attendees from a variety of organisations including UK Location Programme, the Forestry Commission, Welsh Government, Ordnance Survey, the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and the British Geological Society gathered to hear presentations from a number of senior thinkers in the environmental data sectors.

Chaired by Professor Mike Jackson, Director of the Centre for Geospatial Science at Nottingham University and a non-executive director of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), the day provided a series of thought pieces, invoking serious discussion as well as the opportunity for attendees to network with presenters and participants alike.

Professor Jackson commented “The SciSys Spatial Data Day was an excellent event that sparked lively debate around the real issues that face public sector initiatives such as INSPIRE, the Transparency Agenda and the challenges of sharing public data within and outside of Government. The SciSys workshop generated some real insight into these areas stimulated by excellent presentations and the depth of know-how, implementation and operational experience from the experts present!”

To read a full account of the day and download the presentations please visit http://www.scisys.co.uk/markets/environment/dataday.aspx

About SciSys

SciSys is a leading developer of ICT services, e-Business and advanced geospatial technology solutions which operates in a broad spectrum of market sectors including environment, utilities, defence, government, communication, business services, media and broadcast, space and transport. An active AGI member, SciSys has developed an extensive Geographic Information Systems (GIS) capability tracing the increasing maturity of GIS services from standalone mapping products through to fully integrated, web-enabled decision support tools. SciSys is expert in the use of the major commercial and open source GIS products and have extensive experience of integrating these products into business systems.  Customers include the Environment Agency, BBC, RNLI, MOD, the European Space Agency, the Coal Authority and UK Power Networks. The group has offices in Chippenham, Bristol and Reading in the UK and in Bochum, Darmstadt and Oberpfaffenhofen in Germany.