OS VectorMap Local enables customisation of maps for print or web use, and now it’s available under the PSMA it’s an extremely cost-effective choice of background mapping for any public sector organisation.
This short webinar will show you how to customise your mapping using OS VectorMap Local and group layers to make the data easier to use. It will give you a headstart in using this scalable dataset to best effect.
The webinar will be held on Tuesday 12th July at 3pm. Register now to reserve your place.
About OS VectorMap Local
OS VectorMap Local is available free of charge to the public sector under the Public Sector Mapping Agreement, but only in its raw state. Our Miso Data Optimiser service translates and optimises this data, and delivers it through a web portal, so it’s ready to use. Find out more by reading the infosheet.
Dotted Eyes is pleased to be exhibiting at this year’s NHS Confederation Conference in Manchester, 6th-8th July.
The 2011 event programme has been designed to explore the key challenges health leaders will face during a period of transition, together with opportunities to discuss how the new system can deliver high quality care for patients and the public.
Visit us on stand D36 and find out how we help healthcare professionals easily visualise, publish and share their location data, enabling better informed decision making for the provision of services to patients.
Dotted Eyes is pleased to announce the appointment of two new team members.
Matt Longman joins as Head of Professional Services and has worked in the GI industry for 20 years both within the private and public sectors. He brings a wealth of expertise in delivering high quality services to GIS users both internally and via public facing websites.
Whilst GIS and Land Charges Manager for Ashfield District Council he achieved national recognition by winning the Ordnance Survey Award for Innovation and represented the East Midlands at a national level as a member of LOGGIC.
Matt commented “I’m really excited to be joining Dotted Eyes as the Head of Professional Services, the company has a great track record for supporting the needs of the GI community through software applications, high quality consultancy and data. I have every confidence that we can tailor our services to meet the demands of our customers during these challenging times.”
Also, joining the Professional Services team is Andrew Millard, an experienced GIS Consultant and also a former employee of Dotted Eyes. Andrew has worked for both local government and global enterprises gaining a broad range of GIS knowledge in MapInfo, ESRI, specialist tools and browser based applications along with valuable experience in pre-sales and implementation technical consultancy.
Commenting on his return to Dotted Eyes, Andrew said, “I have always maintained a great respect for Dotted Eyes and with my broad and diverse experience I was thrilled to have the opportunity to rejoin the team. I believe that the open source direction being taken by the company is the way forward and I am looking forward to helping expand its presence in its existing markets and opening new opportunities.”
Members of the Dotted Eyes team will be at the Local Government Group Conference ‘Localism Works’ at the ICC in Birmingham from 28-30 June.
The conference looks at how the role of local government should be defined following the Localism Bill and how their increased powers affect the way public services are delivered.
Visit us on stand B14a and find out how our new solution based on open source technologies helps local authorities develop new ways of delivering public services.
If you’re planning to attend and would like to arrange to meet with one of our team, please contact us on 01527 556920.
Building up Open Source, Open Standards, Open Data research
Dotted Eyes is delighted to be the Gold Sponsor at the third Open Source GIS Conference which is taking place on 21&22 June at the Centre of Geospatial Science, University of Nottingham.
The event is widely recognised as one of the leading forums for discovering the latest developments and technology advances in Open Source and Open Data, and for networking and collaborating ideas for the future.
Join us on our stand where we will be showcasing Local Government Portal, our new Open Source based solution, which offers an alternative approach to web mapping.
Demonstrations will run throughout each day of the conference, so if you are interested in reducing costs through a fully supported Open Source based solution, it is well worth paying us a visit.
Our 3 peaks challenge team return safe and sound after successfully climbing (and descending) Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon. Congratulations to Matt Asbury, James Bowler, David Eagle, Charlie Gilbert, Vickie White and Steve Davies. Luckily the weather stayed fine throughout and they managed to complete the challenge within their 24 hour target – suffering only a few bumps and bruises along the way!
With 13 hours of climbing and over 9 hours of driving in between peaks, there was little time for rest stops, food or sleep! Not forgetting that Steve was also tasked with driving the group up to Ben Nevis for the start and back from Snowdon once the challenge was complete.
Money raised through donations from colleagues and friends will go to the nominated charities; Parkinson’s UK and CLIC Sargent.
See our 3 peaks challenge gallery below – click the images for a larger view.
Members of Dotted Eyes staff are gearing up to take on the National 3 Peaks Challenge this weekend. Our 5 climbers: Matt Asbury, James Bowler, David Eagle, Charlie Gilbert and Vickie White, will be helped along the way by driver Steve Davies.
The challenge involves climbing the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales and our intrepid group will attempt to complete the challenge within an impressive 24 hours.
Covering a distance of around 24 miles with approximately 10,000 ft of ascent the climb begins in Scotland on Friday afternoon. Our climbers will take on the mighty Ben Nevis (1,334m), followed by a drive down to the Lake District for an early morning ascent of Scafell Pike (978m) and finally Snowdon (1,085m) in North Wales – by which time Steve will have driven them over 1,000 miles!
Managing Director, Ben Allan stated “I am proud to support the staff in such a demanding endeavour and have no doubt they will succeed in scaling all 3 peaks.”
Charities being supported include Parkinson’s UK and CLIC Sargent, which have special meaning to those taking part. If you would like to make a donation you can follow the links: Parkinson’s UK and CLIC Sargent all contributions gratefully received.
Keep track of our team’s progress in real time by visiting our ’3 peaks’ page from 5pm this Friday 10th June – 3G signal reception permitting!
Dotted Eyes staff rose to the challenge when tasked to create a new and exciting garden area for the children at a school in Bromsgrove. Each year the company donates a day to work on a project in the local community and last Friday 20th May, 30 members of Dotted Eyes’ staff visited Charford 1st School with gardening tools at the ready.
Taking an unused and overgrown area of the school’s grounds, the challenge was to transform it into an attractive garden, complete with giant chessboard for the children, in just one day. Among the finishing touches also created were new benches, flower beds, a pathway and lawn area.
Bromsgrove’s MP, Sajid Javid visited the site to see the progress being made and show support for this community driven project.
Ben Allan, Managing Director of Dotted Eyes stated, “With funding cuts taking effect throughout the public sector, it was unlikely that this school would have had the opportunity to carry out this work themselves. We are delighted to be able to offer our help in this way.”
The project also relied on the kind support of businesses such as building supplier, Travis Perkins who helped with the provision of materials for the chessboard and pathways, and local nursery Singleton’s who donated plants for the new flower beds.
Head Teacher Anita McLaren stated, “We are all very excited about the new garden which gives the children an opportunity to learn about chess in a new and fun way. It is also shows them how well communities can work together.”
Dotted Eyes is pleased to announce today the re-appointment of Steve Davies to its development team. Steve is one of 4 employees who have recently rejoined Dotted Eyes after varying spells away from the business. Previously instrumental in the creation of a number of key projects including the Miso InfoShare online service, Steve returns to his role as senior software engineer.
A popular member of the team, Steve will resume his work innovating new products and online services for the company and driving these projects forward.
Managing Director Ben Allan commented, “I am delighted Steve has made the decision to return to Dotted Eyes and look forward to the progression the company will make with him on board.”
Are you ready for the storm?
Dotted Eyes has teamed up with Whitespace Waste Software in a series of regional roadshow events to help fleet and waste managers prepare for the challenging times ahead. With the current climate of economic uncertainty, budget cuts and redundancies, all the elements of a perfect storm are on the horizon. Are you one of the lucky ones who will ride out the storm or are you in danger of sinking to the bottom of the ocean?
Through the combined experience of both companies, we have devised a new approach to managing waste and recycling collections that focuses on the data and delivers real cost savings and service improvements to you from the outset.
Senior management teams agree that this storm will provide both opportunities and threats for everyone involved in the waste management sector. What is evident is that the ‘do nothing’ option will not suffice – the storm is coming.
Agenda highlights
- Key issues facing waste & recycling managers following our industry research
- Efficiency gains through technology
- Customer case study showing typical cost saving and service improvements
- Solution demonstration
- ‘Ask the panel’ and floor discussion
Want to find out more? Join us on one of the roadshow dates below and discover how waste managers are already benefiting from this innovative solution.
Dates Venues Time
14 June London 08:30 – 10:30
16 June Cardiff 10:00 – 12:00
Book today to attend this free event – places are limited!
