This one day seminar for councils and NHS organisations, hosted by Dotted Eyes in conjunction with Autodesk, will help attendees maximise their return on investment in CAD software. Autodesk will outline a user case study on behalf of a local council, showcasing how AutoCAD Map 3D brings together design and geographic information, and Dotted Eyes will present on key issues such as configuration, optimisation of data storage and future proofing.
For more information, view the attached seminar invitation.
We are delighted that Tom Burslem from Cycle City Guides has been asked to present to the MapInfo User Group UK & Ireland (MUGUKI) on January 28th, 2009.
Cycle City Guides use GBM Mobile to create cycle maps in situ. These maps are collated back in the office using MapInfo Professional. It’s a far cry from the early days when the company’s surveyors used coloured pens and paper to create maps!
Visit Cycle City Guides’ website to view maps created by the company.
Two Dotted Eyes data sets, InterestMap and MarkerMap, have been chosen by Communities and Local Government for inclusion in the Pan-Government Agreement. The products, which were part of a successful bid placed by Exeter-based Landmark Information Group, in conjunction with Dotted Eyes, will be available under the Agreement from 1st April 2009.
Dotted Eyes Chairman Jamie Justham comments: “We’re delighted that the British Government has selected Dotted Eyes products as part of the Pan-Government Agreement. This decision cements our reputation for adding value to the high quality datasets produced by Ordnance Survey, a standing strengthened in 2008 by the award of a major agreement to supply digital maps to the NHS in England and Wales. ”
For more information, visit our PGA2b web pages.
Dotted Eyes will be running various events in 2009, focusing on mapping and health. The first of these events will be hosted at our offices in Bromsgrove on the 5th March, and is aimed at PCTs. Attendees at the event are welcome from both organisations that are Members of the NHS Agreement, and organisations who have not yet signed up. Presentations at the event will focus on case study examples including addressing health inequalities, World Class Commissioning, mapping healthy living, using third party data sources to improve mapping, and siting services using GIS.
The PCT event will encourage networking and best practice sharing between organisations, and there will be plenty of opportunities for discussion and questions. Organisations can send more than one delegate to this free event, which includes a networking buffet lunch. Find out more on our NHS Events page.
Our other 2 events will be held on the 25th February, at the NHS Information Centre offices in London. These events are designed to introduce the Agreement to potential Members, and will include examples and user driven content based on the best practice use of mapping in health. Visit our NHS Events page to find out more, and register for the morning or afternoon session.
If you would like any further information then please contact Andrew Brittan on 01527 556925 or andrew.brittan@dottedeyes.com
Buy a new licence for MapInfo Professional before 30th October 2008, and you can attend a Introduction to MapInfo or Advanced MapInfo public course at half price, saving £250. Course delegates learn how to use the software more effectively - saving time and effort.
Course places must be taken by 31st March 2009.
For more information, contact Paula Holdstock on 01527 556930.
**STOP PRESS. You can now take a Vertical Mapper course half price instead, saving £175**
We are about to embark on another wave of expansion at Dotted Eyes and we’re looking for talented and committed individuals to help drive the business forward.
We have Data Supply Coordinator, Account Manager and Web Developer vacancies at our Bromsgrove offices, near Birmingham, but we are also on the look out for an experienced sales person based in the South East who will be able to service the needs of our healthcare clients. We are extremely well placed in this sector, having won a landmark 4 year contract to supply digital map data to the NHS.
Visit our Careers section to view full job descriptions and find out how to apply.
We’re delighted to sponsor AGI for the second year in a row. It’s been an exciting year for us so we’ve got a lot to display at AGI.
Stand visitors have the chance to find out about the mapping datasets and services available to around 500 organisations as part of the NHS Mapping Agreement. Those interested in crime and community safety will be able to view our web based crime mapping application, originally developed for West Midlands Police, which is attracting considerable interest countrywide in the light of the recent Casey Report. Councils and other organisations with holdings of OS MasterMap can take a look at the new features introduced in SuperpOSe 5.1, including the heralded ability to view historic map data. And, by no means least, everyone has the chance to spot Dotted Eyes’ new MD and other staff in full 80’s get up at the AGI party!
Our GIS specialists are already booking appointments with current and potential customers, so if you are planning to attend and would like to meet up off-stand with one of our experienced advisors please contact the Commercial Team on 01527 556920 or email info@dottedeyes.com.
MapInfo has confirmed that it will have shipped all MapInfo Professional 9.5 to maintenance customers by the end of July.
Any maintenance customers who haven’t received their upgrade by August 6th can email us and we will investigate the delay on their behalf.
If you are not on maintenance, but would like a quotation for an upgrade, please contact our Commercial Team on 01527 556920.
You are invited to join Safe Software’s UK FME User Group 2008, hosted by Dotted Eyes.
This event is suitable for experienced and novice FME users. GIS professionals who are interested in how the adoption of FME may benefit their organisation are also encouraged to attend. FME is the industry standard platform for translating, transforming and integrating spatial data, offering a complete interoperable solution which eliminates data barriers in organisations and enhances data sharing capabilities.
Session topics include Don Murray, the President of Safe Software, giving an overview of product direction, case studies from FME users, such as the Environment Agency, and a masterclass on the new functionality in FME 2008, given by Dotted Eyes’ FME Certified Trainer. Lunch will provide the opportunity for networking with fellow GIS professionals.
The event will take place at Dotted Eyes Bromsgrove offices from 10.30 am - 3.15 pm.
Register online or call the Commercial Team on 01527 556920 for more information.
Dotted Eyes has been chosen by the NHS in England and Wales to provide digital mapping data to the NHS in a landmark four-year agreement.
The company has been awarded the contract following an OJEU competitive tendering process run by The NHS Information Centre (The IC) on behalf of both ambulance trusts and the wider NHS in England.
The new arrangement provides NHS organisations with a range of digital mapping data products available through a fixed schedule of prices.
Ben Allan, managing director of Dotted Eyes, said: “Around 500 NHS organisations including NHS trusts, strategic health authorities and primary care trusts can apply to purchase mapping data under the scheme. All 11 ambulance service NHS trusts have already signed up and we delivered a full set of core data products to them within hours of the contract being signed.”
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