Drivetime Speeds
From catchment planning to continental expansion, data specialist allmapdata helps join the dots
Mapping and speed data from CACI underpin Tesco.com’s delivery proposition. Digital map data assembled, prepared and formatted by CACI is playing a key role in the continuing expansion of Tesco.com, Britain’s biggest grocery home shopping retail business.
Mapmechanics consultancy provides location-based market insight into retail merger
Financial institutions are moving to take advantage of locational analysis to establish the future value of Tesco shares in light of this proposed merger.
Five reasons it's time to reconsider night-time deliveries
Here is a list of the major benefits to customers, drivers and companies the relaxation of regulation surrounding night-time deliveries could bring.
Original research from Mapmechanics reveals roundabout in Oxford as the second most dangerous for cyclists in the country
Research from Mapmechanics revealed a roundabout in Oxford as the second most dangerous roundabout for cyclists, despite £1.35m of improvements in the area.
Opinion: are driverless cars immoral?
As driverless technology and smart city infrastructure become more ubiquitous, ethical questions surrounding individual agency will become less relevant, as driverless vehicles will synchronise with one another and these urban features.
Uber offers free aggregated and anonymised data from hundreds of thousands online users
A new service Movement was launched, in Ubers own words “a website that uses Uber’s data to help urban planners make informed decisions about our cities”.
Retrofuturism: looking forward to the driverless car
David Cockrell discusses retrofuturism’s positive outlook on driverless cars and how we are finally beginning to live up to these lofty expectations.
The top 10 reasons why Smart Cities are a good idea [part 2]
allmapdata is facilitating a vision of the modern smart city through the licensing of advanced geographic data and software.
Addressing the challenges of urban logistics for retail deliveries
How retailers can improve the home delivery experience and achieve more deliveries per vehicle shift.
Retail Grocery Challenges in the Omni-Channel World
The biggest challenge faced by grocery retailers today is how to deliver a different experience across the shopping channels, no matter the journey.