The PRWIRE Press Releaseshttps://2015-02-17T06:08:45ZGIS People Wins Spot on South Australian Panel2015-02-17T06:08:45Zgis-people-wins-spot-on-south-australian-panel
GIS People's reach across
Australia is expanding fast. They have just been accepted onto the South
Australia Science, Monitoring and Knowledge (SMK) Professional Services Panel.
Run by the SA state government Department of Environment, Water and Natural
Resources, the panel allows GIS People to provide its expert consulting
services to all branches of this department.
GIS People offers services under
the SMK Panel’s ‘Data and Information Services’ category. This includes:
- GIS Editing
- Cartography support
- GIS analysis
- Business analysis and system design
- Project or system design
- Training
- Image capture
Visit www.gispeople.com.au to find out more
about GIS People’s expertise in these areas.
Over the past 3 months GIS People
has also gained places on panels in Victoria
and New South
Wales, assisting with their quest to expand their customer base and engage
with clients all across Australia.
GIS People Creates Land Values Tutorial for NSW Globe2015-01-28T02:15:03Zgis-people-creates-land-values-tutorial-for-nsw-globe
GIS People has produced a
brand new tutorial video for the NSW Government department of Land and Property
Information (LPI) to help them promote and explain their new ‘Land Values on
the NSW
Globe’ initiative.
Last year GIS People
developed and produced four NSW Globe video tutorials for LPI, from initial
script, to voiceover, to final video editing. Due to the success of these
tutorials and the close working relationship GIS People and LPI established,
LPI again asked GIS People to create a video that shows the public how to
access and explore their land values information on NSW Globe.
You can see the video here: Tutorial 5: Land Values on the NSW Globe.
Do you need to develop training video
tutorials for your software? GIS People has the capacity and experience to
produce professional, educational videos. Contact
them to discuss your requirements.
It's time to Discover Spatial by eLearning2015-01-15T05:49:15Zit-s-time-to-discover-spatial-by-elearning-1
With a geospatial industry that’s
worth more than 300 billion dollars globally, there is obvious demand for its
technology and services. But as complete newbie, where do you learn about this
high-tech industry, or as experienced professional, how do you keep your skills
up to date? Enter Discover Spatial – www.discoverspatial.com
– the number one independent online geospatial training platform. From open
source to commercial geospatial technology, Discover Spatial has it covered.
Have you checked it out yet?
Interested in learning?
Enhance your resume and learn
some great new skills through Discover Spatial’s library of online courses. From
ArcGIS to CartoDB to Google Earth, with more courses being added all the time,
you will be able to develop your geospatial expertise in a flexible manner. These
low-cost courses are delivered through easy-to-follow videos and additional
content by expert trainers. A number of FREE courses are also now available, so
sign up today and check them out at www.discoverspatial.com.
Interested in teaching?
Discover Spatial is always on the
lookout for talented trainers. It is the ideal platform to sell or share your
geospatial courses and reach a wide audience of students from across the globe.
And with Discover Spatial staff taking care of hosting, website maintenance,
content security, payments and marketing, all you need to worry about is developing
great course content.
All your paid courses will follow
a simple app store model, benefiting both you as the trainer and Discover
Spatial. And in a special offer for new trainers who sign up by 31 January
2015, Discover Spatial is offering FREE hosting for free courses, helping you
to get your content and your name out there.
So why not get on board now? To
discuss the opportunities contact Discover Spatial at learning learning@discoverspatial.com.
GIS People Expands Services to Victoria2015-01-14T04:38:45Zgis-people-expands-services-to-victoria
GIS People is now part of the Victoria Government eServices Register,
making it easier for customers in Victoria to utilise their geospatial
services.
The Register is mandated for use by Victorian government departments and
agencies. GIS People was chosen to be part of the panel on the strength of their
industry expertise and ability to provide clients with end-to-end geospatial
solutions. GIS People’s four core business areas of geospatial consultancy,
software development, remote sensing and geospatial training make this
possible.
GIS People’s Managing Director, Igor Stjepanovic, says “This is great news, especially coming hot
on the heels of our acceptance onto the New South Wales ICT Services Scheme.
GIS People is now in a fantastic position to provide first class services to
clients not just in Queensland but in NSW and Victoria too.”
For more information about GIS People visit www.gispeople.com.au.
Geospatial Technology to Bring More Tourists to Queensland2014-12-16T00:06:07Zgeospatial-technology-to-bring-more-tourists-to-queensland
GIS People has once again taken
out the competition in Queensland Government’s Open Innovation Challenge, and
this time won the opportunity to develop an intelligent data management solution
for the Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing (NPRSR).
Earlier this
year GIS People won the Pilot Open Innovation Challenge, organised by
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in collaboration with Queensland Government, to develop
a solution for the Department of Transport and Main Roads’ “graffiti problem”. The solution eventually evolved into a
product called Gruntify.
Round two of
the Open Innovation Hub took place on the 8th and 9th of December at
QUT, and saw 29 shortlisted companies compete across three different categories
to provide Queensland government departments with solutions to their “problems
worth solving”.
GIS People
faced stiff competition in their category, including from major geospatial
companies and universities. The objective was to help NRPSR solve the problem –
“It
is difficult for NPRSR to comprehensively capture, validate and communicate
detailed information about activities, infrastructure, features and access
within Queensland’s Parks and Forests in a timely and cost effective manner.”
GIS People proposed a solution that leverages the Gruntify platform, which
is built on the strengths of the latest mobile, cloud,
geospatial and open source technologies. The solution will enable NPRSR to use staff
and the public (through “crowdsourcing”) to securely collect and manage vast
amounts of asset data or incident reports in real-time, while minimising costs
to the department. All incoming data will be mapped in real-time using a highly
scalable web-mapping platform.
Due to their attention to detail of NPRSR’s requirements and proven track
record with innovative geospatial technology, GIS People was chosen by the
judging panel as the category winner. They will now spend the first 12 weeks of
2015 working in close collaboration with NPRSR management to refine and develop
the solution further.
GIS People’s Managing Director, Igor Stjepanovic, says, “We’re thrilled to win another opportunity,
and our latest win makes it 2 wins out of 2 attempts for GIS People. Tourism is
one of Queensland’s 4 pillars of economy, and NPRSR had no qualms regarding
selecting Brisbane based company - GIS People - to help them drive efficiencies
and attract more tourists to the State. We look forward to helping Queensland
become the world leader in the use of digital and geospatial services to support
tourism.”
Follow the company on Facebook or Twitter for further updates.
GIS People Awarded Place on NSW ICT Services Scheme2014-12-10T04:32:01Zgis-people-awarded-place-on-nsw-ict-services-scheme
Geospatial industry
leader GIS People has announced that New South Wales Government has
awarded them a place on the NSW Government ICT Services Scheme. Being part
of this panel means GIS People is now pre-approved to undertake work for NSW
Government and other eligible customers.
GIS People’s Managing Director, Igor Stjepanovic, says: “I’m very pleased about this news. While we
are proudly headquartered in Brisbane, it is not a secret that GIS People has
both national and international expansion plans. NSW in particular provides an
excellent environment for doing business, and this progressive state is already
an experienced consumer of advanced location intelligence services – our
speciality. We look forward to further strengthening our existing relationship
with NSW Government and our clients based in NSW.”
This
arrangement adds to GIS People’s placement on a growing list of both government and private panels.
For any
enquiries on GIS People’s services, visit their website at www.gispeople.com.au.
Over 2000 People Attend GIS Day in Brisbane2014-11-21T06:27:11Zover-2000-people-attend-gis-day-in-brisbane
On Wednesday
GIS People hosted Australia’s largest GIS conference
for this year – Brisbane GIS Day. With so much to see and do, visitors
started arriving at QUT even before 9am, when the day officially opened.
Throughout the day, there was a constant flow of business leaders,
professionals, academics, students, politicians and hobbyists coming to see 3D
printing, Google Glass, a satellite showcase, plus some very exciting
presentations.
ABC radio conducted a live interview with Dr
Tim Foresman at 10am, causing
a further influx of visitors for the lunch and afternoon sessions. The
exhibitors reported being completely inundated with interest from so many day
visitors. GIS People’s Event Manager, Rachelle Leembruggen, says: “Without help from our many volunteers we
don’t know how we would have got through the day – thank you to all who helped.
And due to the massive turnout we ran out of show bags, so we apologise to
those who missed out.”
Positive
feedback has been flowing in from attendees, exhibitors and presenters. Platinum
sponsors Dialog said: "The team from Dialog were extremely pleased
with our sponsorship of the GIS Day this year. It is easily the best spatial
industry event in Australia, and the amount of traffic in the exhibition area
is impressive. Well done to GIS People!" - Glenn Irvine,
National Practice Manager - Google Solutions.
The HERE-sponsored Map App Hack event ensured a
grand-finale finish for the day, with 3 finalists battling it out for the top
prize of $5,000. The competition was won by Stephen Donaldson with his Benchmrk
app. There were many other prize draws and competitions that will be announced
in the coming days.
The
celebrations continued via an exclusive VIP cocktail party at Old Parliament
House. Not even a mighty afternoon storm triggering the building evacuation
alarm could stop the many guests from attending, including senior government
officials and police leaders. An awesome (and delicious) GIS Day cake of course
also featured at the party.
All in all,
GIS People hosted the world’s largest GIS Day event, and Australia’s largest
GIS conference yet again in Brisbane. Next year is set to be even bigger. Watch
out for more information about that soon from GIS People.
Brisbane GIS Day 2014 – Are You Going?2014-11-12T04:33:45Zbrisbane-gis-day-2014-are-you-going
With only a
few days to go until GIS Day 2014, Brisbane is gearing up for the largest, most
exciting geospatial event of the year!
Hot on the
heels of G20, Brisbane GIS Day 2014, on Wednesday 19thNovember, is
set to bring both Australian and international business and technology leaders
to the Queensland capital.
The fantastic
program full of high profile speakers
will be introduced by SIBA Spatial Chair Dr Tim Foresman and compèred by
Brisbane City Council’s Chief Digital Officer Cat Matson.
Over 30
exhibitors will be showcasing a huge variety of advanced spatial technologies,
including Google Glass, 3D printing, WorldView-3 satellite, UAVs and much more.
And with loads of competitions to enter and free prizes to be won, this is
an event not to be missed. So register for your free ticket now! www.gisday.com.au/register.
The FREE
event is hosted by GIS People at QUT’s Gardens Point Campus in Brisbane CBD. It
runs from 9am-4pm on a drop-in format – just turn up whenever suits you. For
more event details visit www.gisday.com.au.
Gruntify: Real-Time Incident Capture and Reporting2014-10-15T05:01:56Zgruntify-real-time-incident-capture-and-reporting
BRISBANE – 14 October 2014 – Asset
management and defect remediation is estimated to cause over $3 billion in
damages per year to Australia Government-owned assets alone. Graffiti, litter, damaged
street furniture – just to name a few – are problems that most asset owners
struggle to deal with effectively.
Gruntify provides a seamless
end-to-end technical solution that makes it easy to:
- Collect
data with location information,- Ensure
quality control of inputs/outputs,- Schedule
jobs for remediation,- Employ
geospatial analysis for hotspot identification, and- Implement
financial reporting.
Gruntify is
cloud-based and does not require any additional software. The system comprises two
major components:
1. A field capture app – for
“crowdsourcing” data from the public and/or staff. Quickly captures item
location, type, photo, additional notes and user details in seconds; iOS and
Android versions for phones and tablets are available.
2. An admin panel – a real-time
central database of each submitted item. Admin users can accept, reject and
organise data submissions, view real-time maps, schedule jobs, track trends and
hotspots, export analysis data for reporting, and much more.
And it’s not
limited to asset management and maintenance – Gruntify also offers a robust crowd-sourcing
reporting and management method for disaster response and other incidents.
Gruntify is flexible and can be
branded with the logos and colour schemes that suit individual clients. From 1
to 1,000,000 users, it caters for companies and projects of all sizes.
Want
to see the benefits to your company? Request a demo at www.gruntify.com.
HERE Sponsors Brisbane GIS Day Map App Hack2014-09-22T01:40:00Zhere-sponsors-brisbane-gis-day-map-app-hack
GIS People has announced that HERE, international mapping and location
intelligence leaders, have come on board to sponsor the Brisbane GIS Day 2014 Map App Hack.
With prize money of $5000 for the winner and $1000 each for
the two runners up, taking part in the Map App Hack is an opportunity not to be
missed by all the budding and experienced developers out there!
The Map App Hack challenges participants to develop a great
entrepreneurial and creative app that makes use of spatial technology and open
data on a smartphone app platform.
The competition officially launched on Monday 22nd September
and entries close on 1st November. Think you have what it takes? Visit
the HERE Map
App Hack page for more details and register as a Map App Hacker
to get started!
Event hosts GIS People have
launched a Competitions page to showcase all competitions taking place on
Brisbane GIS Day. They have also been working behind the scenes with the sponsors
and exhibitors to develop a great program of talks and demonstrations – more
updates are coming soon. You can stay informed on the Brisbane GIS Day Facebook
page (www.facebook.com/gisdayau)
and Twitter account (www.twitter.com/gisdayau).
Questions? Get in
touch with the GIS People team.
7 Awesome Reasons to Attend Brisbane GIS Day 20142014-09-05T04:45:28Z7-awesome-reasons-to-attend-brisbane-gis-day-2014
Brisbane GIS
Day 2014, the largest GIS Day event in the world, is coming to Brisbane’s QUT
Gardens Point Campus on Wednesday 19th November. GIS (Geographic Information
Systems) Day celebrates and showcases the enormous benefits spatial technology
brings to our world.
Why should you go along? Well you
can:
1. Attend for
free!
2. Win over
$8000 worth of prizes, from high-tech 3D printers to hotel stays.
3. Test your
piloting skills through the Quadcopter Comp.
4. Explore your
world with futuristic spatial technology – including Google Glass, 3D printing
and the brand new Worldview-3 satellite.
5. Enter the
Map App Hack and develop an awesome open data spatial app.
6. Watch fantastic
presentations from top people in the industry.
7. Learn how
spatial technology can benefit you or your company.
Visit www.gisday.com.au to find out more and register.
The event is hosted by GIS People
at QUT, and is sponsored by many industry giants: www.gisday.com.au/event/sponsors/
About GIS
GIS
is a blend of geography, science and information technology that is changing
our world and has become integrated in everyone’s daily lives. The maps on your
phone, the autopilot in planes and drones, and even GPS tracking of whale
migrations, are all determined by GIS. Found out more: http://www.gispeople.com.au/what-is-gis/
GIS People Triumphs in State Innovation Project2014-07-25T03:21:37Zgis-people-triumphs-in-state-innovation-project
Award-winning location intelligence company GIS People has been chosen to develop a
solution for the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads’ (TMR) ‘graffiti
problem’.
Large corporations and government organisations want to be more
innovative but don’t often get the opportunity to engage with innovators in a
meaningful way. Organised by PwC, supported by Queensland State Government and
hosted at QUT, the inaugural Queensland Government Open Innovation Hub Pilot Project
aimed to overcome this issue.
Held last weekend, the first stage of the project brought together
companies both big and small, along with leaders from the start-up community,
to present their ideas on four ‘problems worth solving’ – the topics were
predefined beforehand.
GIS People nominated under the ‘Graffiti’ category to help TMR systematically identify, categorise and remediate graffiti across their assets.
They took the chance to get in front of TMR’s panel of judges, learn about TMR’s
problems, and pitch their solution to the graffiti problem.
The location of graffiti plays the most important role when it comes to
identifying, classifying and removing graffiti, so GIS People’s solution placed
location intelligence at the centre of the proposal, along with mobile
technology and open source software. Collected over time, the geographic
location of graffiti helps build a picture (or heat map) about where most of
the incidents are occurring, and helps identify the areas on which TMR should
focus. GIS People outlined the main features of the prototype that they will
build to TMR, and showcased their potential.
The judges were impressed by GIS People’s novel idea and comprehensive
system, and after careful consideration of all the proposed solutions they
selected GIS People to progress through to a 12-week incubation stage to
further develop the solution.
GIS People’s Managing Director, Igor Stjepanovic, says, “This will be a great opportunity for GIS
People to develop a comprehensive tailored solution for TMR, and we look
forward to working with PwC and Queensland Government in the incubation stage.”
Want to know more? Contact GIS People.
GIS People Partners With CartoDB2014-07-09T06:00:19Zgis-people-partners-with-cartodb-2
Location intelligence company GIS People has entered into a new
partnership with CartoDB –
providers of a cloud-based mapping, analysis and visualisation engine
that lets users build spatial applications for both mobile and the web.
CartoDB is used by many major organisations and GIS
application developers across the world, and provides a customisable and fully
interactive mapping experience.
Managing Director of GIS People, Igor Stjepanovic,
says: “This is a very exciting partnership and we’re thrilled at the
opportunity to work with CartoDB. CartoDB’s tools for mapping, complex data
analysis and visualisation will let us build on our geoanalytics and cartography
expertise to get better, faster results for our clients across Australia and internationally.”
Javier de la Torre, CartoDB’s CEO,
is also pleased with the new partnership: "Australia is an important market
for CartoDB, and we are happy that geospatial experts GIS People have choosen
CartoDB to develop projects for their clients. This is further validation that
CartoDB's offering is one of the most robust and cost-effective, and provides a
framework for fast development and easy deploy of geospatial applications and
data analysis."
For more information on the services this
partnership can deliver, contact GIS
People.
GIS People Partners With DigitalGlobe2014-06-27T03:21:29Zgis-people-partners-with-digitalglobe
GIS People has announced a formal
business partnership with DigitalGlobe – leading provider of commercial
high-resolution earth observation data and advanced geospatial solutions that
help decision-makers better understand our changing planet in order to save
lives, resources and time.
DigitalGlobe’s earth observation
data is sourced from the world’s most sophisticated and agile commercial satellite
imaging constellation, and their imagery delivers unmatched resolution,
accuracy, currency and consistency.
Multi-award winning Australian geospatial
consultancy GIS People sees this partnership as an exciting enhancement of
their ability to provide the best service to clients: “Our clients often come to us with
business challenges that require advanced image analysis, such as automated or
supervised feature extraction,” says GIS People’s Managing Director, Igor
Stjepanovic.“The new partnership with DigitalGlobe will enable
our Remote Sensing department to rapidly acquire the best data
available for the job. The capability to quickly extract information from
pixel-based data is hugely useful in a number of industries that we operate in including
oil and gas, infrastructure, finance, property, transport, environment, and
many more. We look forward to growing our partnership with DigitalGlobe and delivering
world-class solutions based on Geoanalytics to our clients.”
“DigitalGlobe is
pleased to work with GIS People to bring the highest quality geospatial data
and information products to the Australian market,” says Takayuki Odawara, DigitalGlobe’s Vice President of Asia-Pacific Commercial
Sales.
For more information, contact GIS
People.
GIS People’s Managing Director Wins Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Award2014-06-02T03:06:30Zgis-people-s-managing-director-wins-brisbane-lord-mayor-s-award-1
GIS People’s Managing Director Igor Stjepanovic is the
recipient of Brisbane’s Lord Mayor’s
Multicultural Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2014.
Igor, who hails originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina,
founded GIS People, a geospatial and location intelligence company, just four
years ago. The company has quickly became a rising star of the technology
industry, providing location intelligence services to industries across
Australia.
Igor was honoured with the award at Brisbane City Hall on
Friday 30th May, at the 2014 Lord Mayor’s Business Dinner.
“I’m incredibly proud to accept this award,” said Igor, “and
I’d like to acknowledge the effort from everyone involved with GIS People for
helping me and the company get to this point. I could not have achieved this
alone – my exceptional team, and our culture of collaboration, are the main
reasons for winning this award.”
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said the annual awards celebrated the
contribution Brisbane’s multicultural businesses make to Brisbane’s economy: “The
winners of the 2014 awards were selected from an impressive and
diverse field of finalists, and embody the qualities of determination,
leadership and ambition,” he said. “The achievements of these outstanding individuals
act as inspiration for Brisbane’s greater business community.”
About GIS People
GIS People is a forward-thinking
geospatial solutions company. They specialise in assisting organisations with
their GIS (Geographic Information Systems) requirements, helping enhance
business growth through innovative location-driven services. Most businesses
these days produce or acquire data that has a spatial/location component, and
when utilised correctly this data can be of immense benefit. GIS People makes
location intelligence affordable to all organisations.
To find out more about GIS People and the work they do visit www.gispeople.com.au.