geographical information systems in news
Scottish Executive signs £25m IT services contract
News The contract with Sopra Newell & Budge covers IT application development, and will include areas such as business intelligence, consulting, geographical information systems and testing.... [05 Jul 2006]
Clarke: 'There'll be no U-turn on data retention'
News The scope of data to be retained has been expanded to include the geographical location of parties sending and receiving communications, which ISPs say has greatly increased the burden on them. Clarke said: "I can't give... [12 Jan 2006]
CSC fends off rivals for £34m Anglian Water deal
News The new contract will cover the provision of information and communication technology services for around 80 sites and 3,500 users spread across East Anglia and the northeast, including the enhancement of a major SAP... [17 Jun 2005]
Microsoft Research lab opens in Bangalore
News The facility, Microsoft Research India, will focus on geographical information systems, multilingual systems, sensor networks and technologies for emerging markets, the... [13 Jan 2005]
Microsoft opens up in Bangalore
News The lab, set to open in January, will initially focus on four areas: multilingual systems, technology for emerging markets, geographical information systems and sensor... [01 Dec 2004]
£50m Welsh farm payments delayed by IT
News Foot and mouth was also the reason that the Geographical Information System project - which linked with the CAPIT system - was delayed by a full 12 months. In the meantime the Assembly was forced to... [21 Nov 2003]
Tadpole buys US m-commerce firm for $3.3m
News It has been investing in companies that develop software for GIS (geographical information systems), which was how it first came onto Endeavors, said Hulme. I'm not daft enough to think... [13 Mar 2000]
Scottish Power signs £1.4m deal with Logica
News He explained that field engineers will be issued with handheld computers fitted with geographical mapping software, so they can update the company's databases quickly and accurately. Logica will roll-out a mobile system... [04 Nov 1999]
Police force turns to Bull for system update
News The STORM system interfaces with a GIS (geographical information system), which calls up and references Ordinance Survey maps when an incident is called in. The Staffordshire police force has awarded... [13 Aug 1999]
Tadpole takes to the water with mobile data system
News It also works with a GIS (geographical information system) program to offer detailed maps. The system, called Cartesia, connects to the company's existing back office systems using... [08 Mar 1999]
Surrey Police tipped for high-tech award at GIS 98
News The Geographical Information Systems event will be held at Birmingham NEC from the 13-15 October, and Surrey Police looks set scoop up the prize for best GIS project. The force's latest... [09 Oct 1998]
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