Emapsite has added ground-based aerial photography to its spatial data portfolio for housing providers using high-resolution imagery from Upshot. The Upshot images can be linked to existing mapped properties in Emapsite to support decisions on repairs and maintenance, insurance risk and contractor management. James Pickance, managing director, Upshot, said, “Our images enable properties to be…
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Magazine Articles
Social mobility is the way forward
Robert Dent, CEO of mobile technology provider 1st Touch, has seen significant service improvements delivered to tenants following the adoption of mobile technology. Indeed, looking behind the hype he reviews the impact of the technology and looks forwards to 2010. Having previously grown a UK software company over seven years into one of Europe’s leading…
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Citizen iPhone app from Lagan
Lagan has launched its Citizen Mobile application to enable housing providers and local authorities to deliver self-service community services, such as reporting non-emergency issues including potholes, graffiti and streetlight outages, via citizen’s mobile phones. Developed in the USA by Lagan in conjunction with Boston-based Connected Bits, Citizen Mobile is available to citizens as a free…
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A helping hand for mobile services
Housing Technology interviewed Darren Hilton, managing director of Handheld PCs, about trends in mobile working, integrating mobile services with housing providers’ core business applications and its range of bespoke and packaged mobile applications. Where should housing providers be focusing their mobile strategies? Getting the core applications into the hands of the housing officers is a…
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The ‘less paper’ office, not a paper-less office
Ian Keers OBE, managing director of Cave Tab explains how housing providers can move towards a ‘less paper’ office. As the housing sector faces stricter regulatory and legal requirements, coupled with rising tenant expectations and ambitious post-Gershon efficiency targets, managing the exponential volume of paperwork is a major challenge. As a result, many organisations are…
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Cheshire Peaks & Plains selects Documotive
Cheshire Peaks and Plains Housing Trust is scheduled to go live in March 2010 with its new document management system from Documotive. Simon Penaluna, head of ICT, Cheshire Peaks and Plains Housing Trust, said, “We had a huge backlog of legacy documents relating to our customer records and property details, in addition to planned maintenance,…
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