Plus Dane Housing has been working with geographic data provider Emapsite in the creation of a new asset management data product. Emapsite explained that gaining instant visibility of a housing provider’s assets can sometimes be difficult. A chequered history of organisational mergers, stock acquisitions and disposals, combined with inconsistent methods of recording information, means that…
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Centralised mapping at Places for People with Emapsite
Places for People has completed the deployment of a centralised geographic information and mapping system from Emapsite. The GIS now underpins activities such as site appraisals, stock rationalisation, demographic profiling and neighbourhood planning and is used by over 100 people across the housing provider’s departments. Clare Nolan, GIS analyst, Places for People, said, “Our GIS…
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Contractor Link booms following PSMA launch
More than 100 local authorities in England and Wales have signed up for Emapsite’s Contractor Link, a free self-service mapping portal that supports the new Public Sector Mapping Agreement, allowing them to better manage their contractors’ access to and use of licensed mapping. The PSMA provides geographic data from Ordnance Survey to all public sector…
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Sharing map data
Housing managers often face a costly and time-consuming task when sharing licensed mapping data with their contractors. Now, geographical web services can help keep the process both quick and legal. Housing providers have contracts with all manner of suppliers including grounds maintenance firms, architects, surveyors, engineers, planners and environmental consultants, and geographic information is an…
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Upshot images added to Emapsite
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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Moat maps out its future with Emapsite
Moat is using an online mapping service from Emapsite to provide greater accuracy during its tendering processes with local contractors. Moat’s contracts for cleaning, repairs, maintenance, and gardening services were traditionally based on paper-based maps and sketches of properties, boundaries, green spaces and other geographic features. This made it difficult for Moat and its contractors…
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