14 May 2008

Partners celebrate awards for innovation at Ordnance Survey conference

Six companies are celebrating success at Ordnance Survey‘s partner awards – thanks to their innovative use of geographic information.

Landmark Information Group, SIA Limited, eMapSite, GroundSure, ESRI (UK) and Augmentra Limited all triumphed with awards at a ceremony in Newport, Wales.

The awards were held during Ordnance Survey’s annual partner conference – attended by organisations with products and services based on the mapping agency’s accurate, reliable and detailed geographic information.

“Partners are vital to the success of our business,” says Mark Salter, Head of Partners and Strategic Alliance at Ordnance Survey. “Their innovation helps ensure that Ordnance Survey’s geographic information underpins products and services right across public and private sectors.

“Our awards reflect our recognition of this. I’d like to congratulate all of the winners on their tremendous achievements during the past year – and wish them every success for the future.”

Most Innovative product of 2007-8 in the land & property sector went to Landmark Information Group’s GoView – which provides estate agents with instant online access to high quality, detailed Ordnance Survey maps for use in property details.                    

In the transport sector, SIA Limited claimed the award for its dataMAP Routing System. Its uses include logistics, online routing, transportation planning and ‘where is my nearest?’ applications.

GroundSure provides environmental risk screening reports – offering advice to the nation’s ever-changing property, conveyancing and financial markets. The company picked up the award for the banking, finance and insurance sector.

The most innovative service went to eMapSite – which provides a comprehensive range of digital mapping and related services for businesses across all sectors.

The selection panel also picked out ESRI (UK) for most innovative web-based service. ESRI (UK) offers GIS solutions to a range of different markets. These include financial services, where ESRI (UK) is making particular strides in the role of developing the role of geography in insurance, defence, local and central government, public safety, utilities and telecommunications

Selected for most innovative product in the navigation sector was Augmentra Limited. The company provides navigational aids specifically designed for use on mobile phones by active outdoor enthusiasts such as tourists, walkers, cyclists and equestrians.

More than 150 delegates attended the partner conference – called Location 2008 – giving them a chance to meet and discuss future opportunities and uses of Ordnance Survey data.

In addition to presentations from key representatives of Ordnance Survey – including Director General and Chief Executive, Vanessa Lawrence CB – there were high-profile speakers from a range of key industry businesses. Among them – Jill Boulton from JBA, Andrew Lee of EMEA, founder of Canalys Chris Jones, Nick Starling from ABI and Bill Gloyn of Aon Ltd.

For more information, visit www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/partnerships 

 

Quotes from the winners:

“As a premier partner of Ordnance Survey, we're delighted to receive the prestigious award for Most Innovative Service. Our challenge has been to harness the wealth of location related information and deliver it into organisations in a meaningful and relatively simple form. Our close working relationship with both our customers and Ordnance Survey is key to our success. It is thanks in no small part to them that we have been able to develop a managed service that delivers practical and realistic solutions to businesses needing to realise the potential of location intelligence.” Justin Saunders, Director, eMapSite

“GroundSure is extremely proud to demonstrate their continued success as an Ordnance Survey Premier Partner for the most innovative Banking, Finance and Insurance product of 2007-8. SiteGuard has revolutionised the Banking Industry with the introduction of a product to assist valuers with their due diligence work. Groundsure will continue to develop new and exciting products in conjunction with Ordnance Survey and looks forward to further developing the strategic partnership.” Paul Livett, Chairman, GroundSure

"We are thrilled and proud that GoView has won the award for most innovative product in the Land and Property sector. GoView brings Britain’s most detailed mapping to its primary customers Estate Agents. In a competitive market where making the all important first impression is crucial and the need for estate agents to produce detailed, quality property particulars continues to be paramount. GoView helps agents mark themselves out from the crowd and win more instructions.”  David Dixon, Managing Director, Landmark Promap.

“On behalf of HomeTrack SIA, I am very proud to receive this award. I would also like to thank all of our clients for helping us achieve this award and we will continually strive to introduce innovative products.”

Nasser Elaheebocus, Director, Home Track SIA.

“It is encouraging to note the increasing awareness and recognition from the insurance industry that by taking a geographic approach, value can be delivered right across the enterprise from risk exposure, re-insurance, capital reserves, fraud and corporate governance to name but a few. Robust, integrated and scalable 24/7 geographic solutions such as the ESRI (UK) Insurance Platform rely on current and accurate content and it is comforting to know that Ordnance Survey is there to support the industry in partnership with us. We were delighted to receive the award for Most Innovative Web Enterprise Service. “ Mike Cooper, Head of Business Solutions, ESRI (UK).

"We are thrilled to receive this recognition and award from Ordnance Survey
for our ViewRanger outdoor GPS and navigation product. We focus on allowing
outdoor enthusiasts around the world to maximise their activity and share
that experience. Ordnance Survey maps are the standard in this field and Ordnance Survey
data is therefore at the heart of our mobile phone software application."

Craig Wareham, Director, Augmentra Ltd.

 

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