Innovation Awards

The Ordnance Survey Innovation Awards

We are delighted to be launching our first ever Innovation Awards at this year’s Local Government User conference, to celebrate and reward our customers for the exciting and innovative ways in which our data is being used across many different services in local government.

There will be two categories as follows:

1. GIS User of the Year

Open to Ordnance Survey Liaison Officers who can demonstrate an outstanding example of the use of Ordnance Survey data throughout their organisation. This category must demonstrate how Ordnance Survey data has benefited your company in no less than two departments.

Please provide us with a short paragraph of no more than 150 words, setting the scene and summarising how the data was used, then list supporting information in bullet points as follows:

• what the need for the data was
• how Ordnance Survey data helped you reach a specific bespoke solution
  which Ordnance Survey product you used
• timelines for the project
• what difference Ordnance Survey data has made to the service you provide
• any cost savings to your organisation
• details of how the data has helped make your company more efficient; for example, reduction in overtime, reduction in fuel consumption, less congestion on the roads, better planning
• where possible, please give illustrative examples, for example, mapping extract and photographs
• please provide a company logo.

The winner of this category will receive a TomTom® satellite navigation device*.

The runner-up in this category will receive a stylish Apple® iPod Shuffle®*.

2. The Ordnance Survey Innovation Award

Open to Ordnance Survey Liaison Officers who can demonstrate one innovative example of the use of Ordnance Survey in any department within their organisation.  This category must demonstrate an innovative way in which Ordnance Survey data has benefited one department in your company.

Please provide us with a short paragraph of no more than 150 words, setting the scene and summarising how the data was used, then list supporting information in bullet points as follows:

• what the need for the data was
• how Ordnance Survey data helped you reach a specific bespoke solution.
  which Ordnance Survey product you used
• timelines for the project
• what difference Ordnance Survey data has made to the service you provide
• any cost savings to your organisation
• details of how the data has helped make your company more efficient; for example, reduction in overtime, reduction in fuel consumption, less congestion on the roads, better planning
• where possible, please give illustrative examples, for example, mapping extract and photographs
• please provide a company logo.

The winner of this category will receive a TomTom® satellite navigation device.

All entries should be emailed to victoria.barrett@ordnancesurvey.co.uk no later than 9 March 2007. Entries to be completed in Microsoft® PowerPoint® or Word.

A panel of judges will decide on the winning entries, which will be displayed in the exhibition hall on 29 March. The awards will take place during the gala dinner.