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Satellite images from MapMechanics help landmine clearance in Angola |
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| October 2008...Satellite images supplied by MapMechanics are playing their role in helping the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) to clear landmines from Angola. A set of images have been supplied for the area where MAG’s Angolan operations are centred.
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Routing and scheduling from MapMechanics helps HIPPOBAG service get greener |
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| September 2008...The HIPPOBAG™ national domestic and commercial waste collection and recycling service has become even “greener”, and at the same time more cost-effective, following the introduction of a routing and scheduling system from MapMechanics.
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Wider global coverage, more detail in latest Data Catalogue |
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June 2008... Digital mapping and data for geographic analysis and business applications is becoming increasingly detailed and broad-ranging in scope, and full availability is extending to parts of the world where coverage was previously limited.
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Geographic training from MapMechanics
counts towards CGeog status |
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June 2008... Learning how to use the GeoConcept geographic information system from UK supplier MapMechanics can now help users to qualify for the prized status of Chartered Geographer (CGeog).
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Gap in Europeans’ purchasing power narrows as East meets West |
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May 2008... Use a new dataset now available in the UK from MapMechanics, one of the country’s leading suppliers of geodemographic and business datasets.
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MapMechanics extends ITIS availability
as NAVTEQ adds legal speed data |
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Apr 2008... Having pioneered the supply of computer-based road maps with real-world road speed data attached to them, MapMechanics has now taken the concept a significant stage forward.
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Working Time Directive to the forefront
in latest version of TruckStops |
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Apr 2008... Additional driver time management capabilities have been built into version 3.1 of TruckStops, the popular and widely-used routing and scheduling system from MapMechanics.
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Peugeot fine-tunes dealer catchment planning &
streamlines reporting with GIS |
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Dec 2007...Peugeot has streamlined the way it plans its franchised UK dealer network, and helped its dealers target customers more precisely and analyse their performance more effectively.
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Fleet Observer underlines tracking credentials
with detailed street-level mapping |
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Dec 2007...Underpinning the launch this year of Fleet Observer, a new brand name in vehicle and personal tracking and location, the company behind it has switched to a more detailed form of on-screen location mapping from MapMechanics.
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MapMechanics helps plan third-party distribution expansion
for UniChem |
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Nov 2007...TruckStops routing and scheduling, the specialist application from MapMechanics, has played “a fundamental role” in a major expansion programme undertaken this spring by UniChem.
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Leisure and the Environment
sees incremental benefits in the use of GeoConcept GIS |
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Oct 2007...Using a geographic information system from MapMechanics to analyse and present data on leisure and community projects “has changed my life,” according to Graham Jones, founder of specialist consultancy Leisure and the Environment.
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MapMechanics adds precision to PBA consultancy projects |
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| Sep 2007...In an initiative to improve the precision and accuracy of its location planning and accessibility studies, Peter Brett Associates (PBA) has invested in a package of geographic analysis and digital mapping products from MapMechanics. Full story>>> |
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New MapMechanics 2007 Data Catalogue |
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| June 2007...The MapMechanics’ Data Catalogue is packed full of new up to date data sets with lower prices, extra features and new options for analysis in UK , Europe and across the world, together with an entire new section devoted to software innovations. Full story>>> |
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Collect Services refines enforcement agent planning |
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| June 2007...“Collections” is the brand name now being used by Collect Services, one of Britain ’s leading firms of enforcement agents, for a software package it has built up in association with MapMechanics for planning the movements of its agents round the country. Full story>>> |
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Spicers gains more from TruckStops |
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| May 2007...Since introducing the TruckStops routing and scheduling system from MapMechanics over twelve years ago, office products wholesaler Spicers has saved “in excess of one million pounds” in its transport and logistics activities. So says Richard Slade, logistics manager in the company’s logistics management team Full story>>> |
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ISS cut days to hours on Northern Rail contract |
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| Apr 2007...A new mobile workforce solution from MapMechanics that combines routing and scheduling, mapping, wireless communications and real-time satellite navigation has played an integral part in clinching a major facilities management contract for ISS with Northern Rail. Full story>>> |
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Integrating City Link and Target Express networks |
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| Mar 2007...Last December, Rentokil Initial plc announced the acquisition of premium parcel carrier Target Express with the objective of creating a market-leading business focused on customer care. They have been working to integrate the City Link & Target Express branch network. Full story>>> |
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Thomson Directories streamline distribution |
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Mar 2007...In support of a programme to streamline the door-to-door distribution of its famous, blue directories, Thomson Directories has invested in the GeoConcept mapping and geographical information system from MapMechanics...
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Wincanton switches to ‘milk industry standard’ VRS |
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Feb 2007...Since introducing TruckStops from MapMechanics, which it considers the “industry standard” routing & scheduling system for bulk milk collection and delivery, Wincanton Logistics’ industrial division says it has achieved significant improvements in operational efficiency.
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Thousands of maps in minutes: property service streamlined |
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Jan 2007...Thousands of maps can be generated automatically in minutes by long-established property agency Christie & Co with a package of bespoke programming, software and digital data provided by MapMechanics. The system has allowed the company to bring an unprecedented detail & accessibility to the analysis service... Full story>>>
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Faster, more sophisticated scheduling
for street servicing & newspaper delivery |
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Dec 2006...New efficiencies can now be made by organisations who need to make clusters of calls on the same street section, or who need to service each side of the street separately. A brand new product, StreetServicer, has been developed to provide this functionality. Full story>>> |
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MapMechanics website enhancements |
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Nov 2006...Suppose you’re analysing your business data geographically, or you’re developing a map-related computer application or website. What mapping, demographic data, commercial data and other products do you need? Should you use raster or vector mapping?
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Extended street map coverage for analysis, routing & tracking |
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| Oct 2006...With increasing needs for organisations to think globally, market analysis, vehicle tracking, routing and scheduling for field force and product distribution, all now demand systems which can work across the globe. In response MapMechanics, the established supplier of map data and technology, has increased its geographic range. In particular the range of maps derived from NAVTEQ source data has grown this autumn. Full story>>> |
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TNT Express streamlines network planning with OptiSite |
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| Sep 2006...Planning and fine-tuning the parcel delivery network operated by TNT Express in the UK has been made quicker and easier with the use of OptiSite, the network optimisation system from MapMechanics. Already, OptiSite has helped it to adjust depot boundaries. Full story>>> |
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Business users get more from the latest version of GeoConcept GIS |
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| Aug 2006...Early UK users of the latest version 6.0 of GeoConcept, the digital mapping and geographic information system from MapMechanics, are finding it has brought a striking range of advances in the way they can analyse and present data. Full story>>> |
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OptiSite is now easier to set up & use with more output options |
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| Aug 2006...OptiSite for GeoConcept, the network planning system from MapMechanics, is now easier to set up and use, and offers an extended range of output options. Whether you are involved in planning sales or service territories, depot distribution areas ... Full story>>> |
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Frequency scheduler speeds planning of field sales visits for FDS |
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| July 2006...Leading field marketing agency FDS reports significant improvements in the speed and convenience of allocating calls to its field sales executives following the implementation of a new scheduling solution from MapMechanics. Efficiencies have also been made in the executives’ travel time and mileage between calls. Full story>>> |
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TruckStops halves timber supplier's scheduling time |
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| July 2006...By introducing the TruckStops routing and scheduling system, timber supplier Richard Burbidge Ltd has halved the time it previously took to plan delivery routes, whilst at the same time ensuring priority loads are allocated automatically to its own in-house transport fleet. Full story>>> |
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Routing and scheduling exercise clinches milk contract |
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| June 2006...A one-off routing & scheduling exercise, performed on a project basis using TruckStops, has proved a vital component in helping haulier G Easton & Son to secure a revised & enhanced bulk milk collection & delivery contract in eastern England. “The MapMechanics people were fantastic,” says MD, Andrew Easton. Full story>>> |
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Wider coverage in MapMechanics’ 2006 Data Catalogue |
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| May 2006...MapMechanics, the UK’s leaders in digital mapping, geographic information systems and logistics solutions, announces the publication of its new Data Catalogue. The MapMechanics’ free Data Catalogue is much more than just a listing of data products; in its own right it is also a self-contained guide to GIS. Full story>>> |
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GeoConcept 6.0 is Launched |
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| May 2006... Written with a whole new kernel, the GeoConcept developers have made major advances in ease of use, enhanced display options, faster analysis and improved control over user access rights. This new version is designed to make both map analysis and sharing results, both faster and easier. Full story>>> |
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Road-speed map data challenges wisdom on resource planning |
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Apr 2006...Understanding real-world travel times represents a major advance in planning new locations for retail development, and can challenge conventional wisdom on how to tackle the process. Powerful geographic information systems can provide the key to efficient public transport provision, helping with every aspect...
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Which are the most appealing retail sites – where are the shoppers? |
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Apr 2006...Where are the most popular locations for people doing their shopping? How do different town and city centres, retail parks and shopping malls compare in terms of their attractiveness? And where are significant concentrations of potential shoppers found during the day?
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TruckStops routing & scheduling cuts planning time |
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| Mar 2006...The TruckStops routing & scheduling system is playing a fundamental role in a nationwide carpet distribution contract won by Rhys Davies Freight Logistics. According to business implementation manager Gary Phillips: “If we had to do the same scheduling job manually, we’d have to turn off all the phones ... and spend the best part of the day on it.” Full story>>> |
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Dynamic scheduling delivers savings in heating & plumbing service |
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| Feb 2006...Dynamic day-to-day delivery scheduling with the TruckStops routing and scheduling system is helping logistics group Lloyd Fraser to accommodate rapid growth at AHED, the leading distributor of heating & plumbing supplies. The first phase of the dynamic scheduling system has now gone live in two distribution areas, Full story>>> |
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Meter-reading company reports ‘huge savings’ with TruckStops |
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| Jan 2006...Meter readers working for Lowri Beck Services, Britain’s longest-established independent specialist in this field, are reaching their destinations more quickly & spending far less time planning their movements, following the introduction of TruckStops routing & scheduling system. The system is planning the routing of over 10,000 visits a day, & has delivered “huge business savings”. Full story>>> |
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GeoConcept’s G-OLAP brings live updating to online thematic maps |
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| Jan 2006...People viewing maps online can now call up, interrogate, explore and analyse the information they contain interactively in real time, thanks to a new capability built into the latest version of GeoConcept Internet Server. This new capability has been made possible by the introduction of an On Line Analytical Processing (OLAP) capability in GeoConcept. Full story>>> |
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