Dotted Eyes has expanded its range of training courses with the addition of a one day PostGIS training course, starting in October 2010.
The PostGIS course joins Dotted Eyes’ expanding range of open source services and solutions, including GeoServer training and a new Open Source Spatial Starter Kit, which is designed to allow organisations to launch a web mapping application within just one week.
To discuss how open source is a viable alternative to proprietary software, call our Commercial Team on 01527 556920 or email info@dottedeyes.com
Dotted Eyes, the leading GIS specialist, has delivered the first in its new series of open source GIS training courses. Delegates from West Midlands Fire Service received training in the use and administration of GeoServer the leading open source, standards based spatial data publishing platform.
Tim Needham, from West Midlands Fire Service comments, “The training we received from Dotted Eyes has allowed us to replace our heavily-utilised mapping solution with an open source alternative within tight timescales. In the short-term we have seen considerable functional and performance benefits, while the year-on-year cost savings are very welcome in the current financial climate.”
The addition of an open source training capability is a natural step forward for the company which already has considerable experience in supplying open source support and development services to clients, and which uses open source technologies in its own solutions. It also follows on from Dotted Eyes’ popular and free open source seminars which have helped over a hundred delegates understand the benefits of open source.
Ben Allan, MD of Dotted Eyes, comments, “I am delighted that we have been able to add this component to our open source services offering. We now provide our customers with a comprehensive range of solutions, from top level vendors through to open source technologies, all wrapped in our complete service packages. This means that our customers can mix and match licensed and open source technology to achieve their optimal GIS environment. Our new Open Source Spatial Starter Kit and our open source courses are key to this. ”
David Crowther, Training Manager at Dotted Eyes, adds, “The GeoServer course will shortly be followed by OpenLayers and PostGIS courses, bringing a complete open source GIS technology stack under the Dotted Eyes training umbrella.”
Anyone interested in open source training from Dotted Eyes should can view the GeoServer training page, or call Craig Dean on 01527 556920.
Dotted Eyes, data and information specialists to the UK public sector and commercial business, today announces that Birmingham Health and Wellbeing Partnership (BHWP) has selected its Health Portal solution to facilitate unprecedented information sharing at every level of the Partnership organisations.
Hot-on-the-heels of the new NHS White Paper release, which focuses heavily on shared information for patients, local authorities and healthcare professionals, the BHWP announcement marks the formal launch of Health Portal, developed by Dotted Eyes to meet the burgeoning need of healthcare professionals to access, visualise and share data through a simple and cost-effective system; freeing up the resources of data analysts and decentralising cumbersome data hubs to deliver access at the point of need.
“In many ways, the key imperatives of the new healthcare reform are already established principles of Birmingham Health & Wellbeing Partnership,” said Jim McManus, Joint Director of Public Health at BHWP.
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You are invited to join our Open Source, Standards and Data roadshow as it continues its travels:
- 27th May, Leeds
- 6th July, Warrington
- 8th July, Taunton
Over 100 delegates have now taken part, and found out the benefits of implementing Open Source technology.
For more information, visit our Events page.
We’re delighted to announce that Dotted Eyes is again co-hosting the free UK FME User Group. It will be held on 29th April 2010, at Ordnance Survey’s offices in Southampton.
Don Murray, Co-Founder of Safe Software, who was described as ‘fantastic, approachable and enthusiastic’ will be joining us once again to give a lively overview of FME 2010.
Over 100 attendees joined us in 2009, and all of them rated the event as being excellent or very good in terms of usefulness. The event is suited to existing users, and those who want to find out more about FME before purchasing.
This year, the event is flanked by optional training on FME Desktop (£800 ex VAT for 2 days) and FME Server (£400 ex VAT for 1 day).
To find out more view the invitation or the agenda. Registration is available online.
We hope to see you there!
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Now’s the time to buy the additional licences you need or upgrade to the latest versions as Dotted Eyes is offering 10% off FME licences and MapInfo Professional purchases until January 25th 2010, even if your current arrangements don’t expire until the end of March 2010! The offer includes:
- New licences
- Upgrades
- Maintenance
And just in case you think you might get a better offer elsewhere, we also guarantee to beat any other offer you’ve had! As long as we can verify it, of course…
To benefit from this offer call 01527 556920 or email us outlining your requirements. Please quote “WEBSEASON” to receive the special pricing. Terms and conditions apply.*
*Terms and Conditions
The customer must quote “WEBSEASON” at the time of placing an order. The promotional code cannot be retrospectively applied. Orders must be received and acknowledged before the closing date of 25/01/2010. Dotted Eyes reserves the right to terminate this offer without notice. This cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer, and only applies to direct sales.
We’re delighted to announce the launch of Contractor Portal, a web application for local government organisations that simplifies the distribution of Ordnance Survey and other spatial datasets to their contractors.
Local authorities carry a significant workload when distributing datasets including preparation and completion of paperwork, selection and processing of datasets, timely distribution of the completed data cutouts and compliance with strict licensing terms.
Contractor Portal provides an automated, audited workflow that streamlines the entire licensing and ordering process. It enables contractors to access data on a self-service basis and allows authorities to manage their data distribution through a real-time console.
For more information contact us on 01527 556920 or register for our webinar on 25th September at 10AM.
NHS emergency planners in Bristol and the Avon region are developing their swine flu pandemic response strategy with spatial data from Dotted Eyes.
The work involves four primary care trusts and is part of a national drive to co-ordinate the distribution of antiviral stocks in the event of a major disease outbreak.
Dotted Eyes data has been used to identify the optimum number and locations of antiviral collection points. Key factors are population statistics and travel times to community pharmacies.
Trevor Foster, GIS Manager at the Avon IM&T Consortium, said: “We took the geographic spread of collection points and performed travel time analysis using TrafficMap, a road network dataset. We determined drive times using road speed parameters in conjunction with RouteFinder software.
We were able to generate zones to identify how accessible the collection points were from the road network. That has allowed us to see where there is a need for more centres.”
As a direct result of the GIS support, the emergency planners have agreed the need and locations of several additional centres to bolster capacity in the Avon region. Overall capability will include community pharmacies, hospitals and other NHS sites.
Dotted Eyes Managing Director Benjamin Allan said: “This is a prime example of the power of GIS to support vital strategic decisions on resource priorities in the NHS. Presenting data in a spatial way can bring an on-the-ground scenario to life in a way that spreadsheets or narrative reports cannot.”
As well as TrafficMap, the GIS analysis has involved the postcode point product MailerMap and various scales of Dotted Eyes raster mapping including 1: 10,000 scale boundary data.
The mapping datasets are available to healthcare organisations across England
Read more about the agreement, or contact Dotted Eyes on 01527 556920.
We’ve already hired some great graduates, but we need two more to help us lead the field in spatial intelligence. We need driven, innovative, energetic professionals who want to make a difference. Ideally, they will be due to graduate from a GIS course this summer, or have graduated in the last few years.
The successful candidates will be joining our Professional Services Team, which is responsible for support, training, consultancy and data management.
If you meet our criteria, please apply for a place at our Open Day on 10th July at our Midlands HQ. Download our PDF for more information, or apply online.
Local government data users are invited to an informal round table workshop where they can meet with other local government CAD and GIS users and managers, plus experts from Dotted Eyes and Autodesk, to openly discuss the data related challenges which face them each day, and explore potential solutions.
Whether someone is a CAD user trying to access maps or a GIS user managing spatial data, they can find out through networking and idea sharing how to benefit from the increased efficiency possible through CAD and GIS integration.
If you’re a local government data user please register online for this FREE breakfast event, to be held at the Royal Armouries, Leeds, on 25th June from 8.30 AM to 11 AM. All delegates will have free entry to the Royal Armouries immediately after the event.
For more information contact our Commercial Team on 01527 556920.
If you aren’t free that day, please contact us so we can help you evaluate your CAD strategy free of charge.
