We’re delighted to release our training schedule for January to early September 2008. Courses include Introduction to MapInfo Professional, MapInfo Professional Advanced, Vertical Mapper and FME.
Our training delegates benefit from:
- A custom built training suite with TFT flatscreens;
- Full disabled access;
- Buffet lunch (all dietary requirements catered for, on request)
- Free telephone technical support for one month after the course to help them put what they have learned into practice
- FME delegates are trained by the only FME Certified Trainer in the UK.
Don’t just take our word for it though! Here are some comments made by training delegates in 2007: (more…)
Staff at Dotted Eyes were delighted to help a local organisation, Birmingham City Mission, to map the most effective route for their annual Christmas present delivery to 3,000 needy Birmingham children.
Dotted Eyes’ Data Team provided a look up table of postcodes to Easting and Northing coordinates, enabling the Mission to plan the best route for its van delivery drivers.
PB MapInfo have released a patch for MapInfo Professional which can be downloaded here. The release notes are available from PB MapInfo’s website.
The new release adds the following functionality:
- Upgrades to the curved labelling capability;
- Various issues relating to working with databases, geocoding, importing/exporting, localisation, selection/querying and more; and
- New projection support for Ireland and Germany.
To find out more about MapInfo Professional software, view our software or training pages.
OGCbuying.solutions announced today that Dotted Eyes is to be an accredited supplier on the Geographic Information Services and Solutions (GISS) Catalist framework agreement.
OGCbuying.solutions, part of HM Treasury, shortlisted ten UK suppliers following a rigourous tender process in accordance with EU procurement procedures. (more…)
Clive Tugwood from Entec, an Environmental and Engineering Consultancy, played our Spot the Difference game, based on two NAVTEQ maps, and won a sat nav. He will also receive £800 worth of free Introduction to MapInfo Professional or FME training at our GIS training suite in Worcestershire.
For your chance to win a sat nav, visit our registration page before 17th December!
We will be closing our offices for the day on Friday 14th December, to allow us to host our staff Christmas Party. We apologise for the inconvenience, but after such a busy year we have a lot to celebrate together, including one of our customers, Sustrans, winning £50 million from the Big Lottery Fund.
We will be closed on UK Bank Holidays over Christmas and New Year.
On behalf of Dotted Eyes, I would like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas. We look forward to speaking to you all in 2008. In the meantime, we hope Santa uses his GIS to ensure your presents are delivered on time!
We were delighted to hear that the Sustrans Connect2 project has won £50 million from The Big Lottery Fund: the People’s £50 Million Lottery Giveaway .
Sustrans, the UK’s leading sustainable transport charity, will use the funds to invest in walking and cycling UK-wide as part of a five year project.
For more information, please visit Sustran’s Connect2 website.
Thanks to all of you that entered our MapInfo Professional training competition in conjunction with the August 2007 edition of GiSProfessional. We were delighted with the number of applications which illustrates the importance of ongoing professional development.
Congratulations to Kate Rennie from Cleveland Police who wins £500 worth of MapInfo Professional training from Dotted Eyes. For those that were unlucky enough not to be drawn from the hat, you can still benefit from our Christmas special offer of £50 discount per delegate on our next MapInfo Professional Advanced training course in Bromsgrove on 18th and 19th December. To take advantage of this offer please complete the booking form and return it by 11th December 2007. (more…)
As a special Christmas offer, we are pleased to offer you a discount of £50 per delegate when you book places on the MapInfo Professional Advanced public training course being held at our Bromsgrove offices on December 18th and 19th.
To take advantage of this offer please complete the booking form and return it by 11th December 2007.
