Dotted Eyes News

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!

Ordnance Survey has chosen Dotted Eyes and FME to improve their data quality and consistency and also support the creation of new and innovative data products through an Enterprise Licence Agreement.

Dotted Eyes, one of three Platinum Partners globally of Safe Software and long-standing partner of Ordnance Survey is uniquely placed to facilitate this agreement which brings greater flexibility and cost saving to Ordnance Survey in transforming, translating and integrating the important spatial data that Ordnance Survey produce to be used in many industries.  Providing a fully rounded solution Dotted Eyes delivers comprehensive technical support, consultancy and training services from its own team of FME Certified Professionals and Trainers.

Used in more than 116 countries with customer numbers in the tens of thousands, FME is the software of choice for data interoperability and transformation.  Designed for speed and efficiency, FME offers automation, quality control, and usability features to simplify data transformation workflows in all areas of business.

Paul Harris, Information Systems Central Services Manager for Ordnance Survey, stated,” FME has been used previously by Ordnance Survey on a project by project, or product by product basis. The subscription to an enterprise license enables us as an organisation to maximise the value we get from the market leading spatial data transformation tool and we’re very excited about the opportunities this agreement presents us with.“

President of Safe Software, Don Murray commented, “Safe Software is committed to ensuring customers get the most from their spatial data.  I am delighted that such a well respected organisation as Ordnance Survey has chosen FME to manage their data needs and given the compelling presentation they delivered recently at the Southampton FME World Tour event; I’m really looking forward to what is to come. “

Oracle BI Location Intelligence: 17th May, London 9.00am -2.00pm.

Members of the Dotted Eyes team will be on hand for a chat during this free seminar hosted by Oracle, which explores the benefits of integrating location intelligence with business intelligence and how it can be used to improve accuracy in decision making.

Visit the Dotted Eyes stand and speak to Vickie, Sam or Matt to discover just how valuable location intelligence could be to your business and how easy it is to make the data work for you.

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Find out about other events in the Dotted Eyes calendar.

You’re busy, 2 analysts in your department have recently fallen victim to the 40% ‘spending cuts’, your leave has just been cancelled and you’ve just checked your email inbox to find another slew of emails requesting the same maps you produced last week, for yet another report, with just one minor alteration. This wouldn’t be so bad, if you hadn’t just taken on a project that will require your undivided attention for the next week. Joy.

Wouldn’t it be great if you could tell them, in the nicest possible way, that they can access this data and download the map just as they want it, all by themselves? That it’s all there, styled in the consistent way they are familiar with at the touch of a button. You could get on with the really complicated stuff that only skilled GIS professionals can produce.

Well, you can.  Dotted Eyes has listened to people in just your situation, who are in increasing demand when there are only so many hours in the day, and devised a suite of online services to automate those routine processes, so that more users are able to self-serve their data requests.

Mapping Infrastructure Support Online (Miso) is the new online platform from Dotted Eyes that provides a range of services that help you to provide the high quality services expected of you, in the most efficient way.  Customisable modules let you choose exactly what you need, without paying for things you don’t.

Miso’s Info Share module puts the user in control.  They select the data they require, download it in the format they need and only when they need it.  Data is provided on demand ensuring a fast, effective and simple transaction process that requires minimal training and can be accessible to whomever you choose.

The Data Optimiser module ensures that the data provided is updated, translated and styled in a consistent manner, making the maps familiar, easy to understand and accurate.  Clear and concise information improves decision-making which can also help you to reduce costs.

More than 40 GIS and IT customers have already chosen Miso as their online solution and have found that they actually save time and money over manually processing transactions in-house.  With new modules soon to be released, Miso is at the forefront of innovating location based services.

To find out more, visit www.dottedeyes.com/miso

or watch our presentation

Visit our events page to register for any of the following events free of charge:

Save money through the efficient use of GIS breakfast briefings:

27th January, Birmingham

1st Febuary, Leeds

3rd February, London

8th February, Swansea

 FME 2011/FME User Group:

8th February, FME 2011 webinar

5th April, FME UK User Group, Leeds

7th April, FME UK User Group, Southampton

We’re delighted to welcome two new additions to the Commercial Team in Vickie White and Stewart McAusland.

Vickie White joins from ESRI (UK) as Enterprise Account Manager covering the South East.  With a BSc and MSc in GIS and over 15 years experience in the marketplace, Vickie is well placed to assist us in our ambitious business growth plans.

“I am excited at the opportunities offered a company that values its people and customers so highly and is backed up with innovative solutions to real issues”, she stated.

Vickie is also a volunteer and director of the NGO MapAction which Dotted Eyes fully supports.

Stewart McAusland also joins from ESRI (UK) as an Enterprise Account Manager covering the South West, an area he has covered for the last 11 years. Stewart has been involved in the GIS industry for 25 years and brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge gained at a variety of organisations including IBM and IMASS.

“I am delighted to be joining such a well respected organisation, which although well established, is at the beginning of a very exciting growth path”, said Stewart.

Commercial Director, Patrick Costello commented, “Vickie and Stewart bring valuable industry experience and a wealth of relationship building expertise to our team”

“We are pleased to welcome them on board and look forward to developing our business into new areas.”

FME UK User Group

The event of the year for UK FME’ers is back for the fourth time and promises to be bigger and better than ever.

Split over two venues – Leeds and Southampton – each 1-day free event in early April will provide technical ‘how to’ and ‘best practice’ sessions and the chance to talk FME with fellow users.

We’re delighted to have secured Don, the Chairman and Co-Founder of Safe Software, as the host for the event. Don’s enthusiasm for FME is well appreciated by FME User Group attendees who enjoy his relaxed, yet informative, presentation style.

Find out more, and don’t forget to download FME 2011!

The latest release of FME Desktop includes:

• Point cloud support, e.g. for LiDAR
• Workspace templating for quick start/sharing with others
• Stylers for MapInfo and DWG
• Inline inspection for superfine debugging
• Improved XML handling

Try FME 2011

Register for Safe’s ‘FME 2011 Customer Webinar‘ on Feb 8th at 4pm, UK time. Hosted by Dale and Don, the founders of Safe Software it’s a great chance to find out what’s new in FME 2011, before the UK FME User Group in early April. If you aren’t able to attend, you can download the FME 2011 infosheet.

If you’re a FME user on maintenance, you can download the release from our try FME page, before your disc arrives. New users can access an evaluation version there too.

Keep up to date with FME news by following @dottedeyesltd and @safesoftware on Twitter.

FME UK User Group

The event of the year for UK FME’ers is back for the fourth time and promises to be bigger and better than ever.

Split over two venues – Leeds and Southampton – each 1-day free event in early April will provide technical ‘how to’ and ‘best practice’ sessions and the chance to talk FME with fellow users.

We’re delighted to have secured Don, the Chairman and Co-Founder of Safe Software, as the host for the event. Don’s enthusiasm for FME is well appreciated by FME User Group attendees who enjoy his relaxed, yet informative, presentation style.

Find out more.

The recent funding settlement announcement has prompted local government to look for back office savings.

Dotted Eyes is running a series of breakfast briefings to address the issue of cost saving through more efficient use of GIS.

To join us at Birmingham, Leeds, Swansea or London, please register.