Final metre delivery is a key challenge that supply chain and logistics services need to get to grips with in the coming decade. As much as 75% of business delivery drivers’ productive time is spent not on the last mile – but on the last 100 metres.

Using and combining data sources can help paint a picture of customers, prospects, opportunities and the shape of future business so you can plan for success. But not everyone is a data scientist who’s conversant with all the different types of data.

Have you heard of first, second and third party data? Do you know what they are? Do you know whether or how you’re using them? And why does it matter?

5 technology innovations already changing urban life

You’ll be in the thick of geodata in five years, whatever your business. That’s our confident prediction. In fact, we think it will happen much sooner than that.

An eagerly awaited major upgrade to GIS software solution Geoconcept means users can apply ever higher volumes of detailed, granular geodata to meet and exceed today’s demand in marketing and analytics.

5 technology innovations already changing urban life

The digital future of the urban landscape and why it matters to your business

Every commercial business needs to set targets and measure compliance, to maximise productivity. But delivery workers are at the mercy of external factors, including highway restrictions and limits, traffic flow, rush hours, congestion and parking availability.

Calculating drivetime has critical impacts on businesses of different kinds. Which of these do you depend on drivetime insight for?

Cycling – both for work and pleasure – has been experiencing something of a renaissance in the UK in recent years, with 12% of the population cycling every week, as of 2016. And, as retro as it might sound, a growing number of businesses are rediscovering bikes as a valuable part of the logistics mix.

IoT devices are everywhere – and there lies the problem. How do we keep track of every device, keep them maintained, and ensure they get to the right places at the right time in the right way? Geospatial data holds the answer.

Certas Energy, the UK’s largest fuel distributor to consumers and industry, reports a dramatic improvement in the ability to plot and analyse sales performance and trends visually since starting to use the Geoxploit suite from digital mapping and geospatial data specialist allmapdata from CACI

Online shopping, same-day delivery and new business models have raised consumer expectations of delivery services to unprecedented heights; triggering a race to meet customer demands for a faster, more efficient and reliable experience.

Here’s part 2 of our look into how supply chains trying to redefine the last mile…

Online shopping, same-day delivery and new business models have raised consumer expectations of delivery services to unprecedented heights; triggering a race to meet customer demands for a faster, more efficient and reliable experience.

The Harlequin Group, a consultancy specialising in planning and site acquisition for organisations in the telecommunications and public utility sectors, has significantly sped-up and improved the accuracy of its site search process since using the HERE digital mapping and location intelligence platform supplied by MAPMECHANICS.

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.

The amount of data we produce is increasing every day, with current forecasts suggesting about 1.7 megabytes of information will be created every second, by every human being by the year 2020.

CACI Limited, information systems and marketing solutions provider, has acquired UK digital mapping and data specialist Mapmechanics Limited.

Smart Cities Summit, hosted by Hounslow Chamber and Dell EMC, Mapmechanics will be presenting our own perspective on Smart Cities

Please welcome the latest GIS genius to join us on our quest – Mr George Argyropoulos.
Born and raised in Athens, Greece, George is a self-confessed technology and GIS geek.

Having gained a BSc in Geology and Geography (and a wife) at Athen’s Kapodistrian University, he came to the UK in 2012….

The Internet of Things is taking over the world.

Many of our digital devices have already been assimilated into the IoT movement including thermostats, lighting, smart phones, smart TVs, smart highways and automated cars.  In fact there are now over eight billion connected ‘Things’  in our our world…

The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is Macmillan’s biggest, annual fundraising event, and last year alone they raised £29.5 million. To help them raise even more in 2017, we’ll be holding our own bake off, a raffle and other fun events to get those donations flowing.

We’re delighted to welcome a new member into the allmapdata family – Mr Daniel Campeao. Daniel will be bringing his awesome GIS skills to bear on our expanding Geo Solutions team…

Learn the five business critical benefits your boss needs to know about leveraging big data ranging from typical cost savings to becoming a more lean and agile business.

The Internet of Things now provides a great set of opportunities to capture data and monetise it with sales to other third parties.

RISCAuthority member seminars take place annually in Manchester and London. The seminars feature a high calibre of speakers addressing current issues and topical developments faced by their member insurers.

Mapmechanics’ extremely rapid yet accurate travel-time calculation system has proved a key element in the development of a significant new risk assessment tool

Kinesis telematics platform provides accurate driver performance monitoring with hosted HERE Location Platform mapping delivered by allmapdata

Founders of Mapmechanics, Mary Short and Chris Greenwood, feature in The Sunday Times Business Section, How We Made It.

Even faster and more practical real-world planning of distribution networks and warehouse locations can be achieved by logistics and transport analysts and consultants using the latest 2017 version of Optisite.

Financial institutions are moving to take advantage of locational analysis to establish the future value of Tesco shares in light of this proposed merger.

Kinesis has selected web map services (WMS) from HERE as an integral feature of its innovative fleet location and driver management solution.

Here is a list of the major benefits to customers, drivers and companies the relaxation of regulation surrounding night-time deliveries could bring.

Research from Mapmechanics revealed a roundabout in Oxford as the second most dangerous roundabout for cyclists, despite £1.35m of improvements in the area.

Original research from Mapmechanics on cycling and crashes across the UK was recently featured in an article in The Daily Mail.

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.

The Supply Chain Network is a learning opportunity for people working within the supply chain in retailers, manufacturers and logistics providers.

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”.

Crashes involving vans increased by around a fifth in London and the southeast between 2009 and 2015.

David Cockrell discusses retrofuturism’s positive outlook on driverless cars and how we are finally beginning to live up to these lofty expectations.

Marginal Gains have been in the spotlight for a while, but in recent years the concept has been elevated to new heights within sport, with notable exponents being British Cycling.

Mobility scooters were involved in four crashes a week on Britain’s roads last year and eight drivers were killed, according to new analysis of official government data of accidents involving mobility scooters since 2011.

A new module created by Mapmechanics allows Geoconcept users to harness the HERE Location Platform to provide advanced routing capabilities anywhere in the world.

Investors are increasingly looking towards new, non-traditional data sources to provide a deeper level of understanding, and guide their positions in ever changing markets.

Mapmechanics will be exhibiting at the upcoming Geoconnect Show in October 2016.

Digital mapping solutions specialist Mapmechanics now offers FME®, a software solution for organising, processing and analysing data.

More than 2,500 sports facilities have disappeared across Britain over the last four years, despite billions of pounds spent on the London Olympics and a promise to create a legacy of sporting activity for the nation at grassroots level.

Mapmechanics will be continuing its partnership with The Challenge for a third year in a row, a public initiative to promote commercial acumen and charitable awareness in the UK’s youth.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the idea that the majority of machines will soon be connected and communicating to one another via the internet.

The HERE Location Platform is a global map application from HERE, formerly NAVTEQ, an international mapping provider. This powerful mapping platform allows users to add maps to applications, place their own data on the map, track assets and plan routes.

After the rapid progress of the last three decades, it’s only natural to wonder what’s next. Are our most technologically innovative years behind us?

After the rapid progress of the last three decades, it’s only natural to wonder what’s next. Are our most technologically innovative years behind us?

allmapdata is facilitating a vision of the modern smart city through the licensing of advanced geographic data and software.

allmapdata research has revealed a clear North/South divide in the density of the UK’s 5.5 million small and medium companies, despite Government promises to create a ‘Northern Powerhouse’ and a climate of enterprise in the north of England.

According to our new geospatial research, thousands of fish and chip restaurants, burger joints and kebab shops have sprung up within a five-minute walk of primary and secondary schools across Britain.

Mapmechanics bespoke project-based consultancy service used to calculate and identify the drivetime and distance to the nearest InPost locker locations across the United Kingdom.

allmapdata is pleased to announce the release of AMD Global Geocoder, a cost-effective standalone geocoding tool underpinned with the international HERE database.

We have ranked the top 10 best features of smart cities from around the world.

Referencing housing price data held by the allmapdata team, Mapmechanics were able to discover that the average house prices along the London Marathon route has risen an average of 229% between 2000 and 2015.

Mapmechanics shows the geographical distribution of hair and beauty salons and reveals a clear north/south split, with the highest concentration based in the northwest of England.

There are many benefits to using a geographic information system. Some businesses need it in order to be able to function effectively. Others are quite well-off without one (an exceedingly rare breed, though). And then, there are those companies that need a GIS and just don’t know it yet. For those of you who aren’t sure where they fit, here are some signs it may be time to get on board and invest.

How retailers can improve the home delivery experience and achieve more deliveries per vehicle shift.

The biggest challenge faced by grocery retailers today is how to deliver a different experience across the shopping channels, no matter the journey.

allmapdata now offers ‘Play with Data’ workshops on Friday mornings, encouraging new and existing customers to come into our offices and get to know datasets, explore new data options, approaches and techniques to get the best results.

We have all wondered when flying cars would become a reality, Hollywood has guessed on the dates many times over the years; 2019 in Bladerunner, 2015 in Back to the Future II, just to name a few. Well, we may be close now but with the majority of them being autonomous drones.

Is digital mapping a part of your business intelligence? If not, then you might want to re-evaluate your business strategy because the benefits are considerable. Don’t believe us? Just ask your competitors.

Most of the planet’s population will live in a city by as early as 2050. They will account for both the majority of energy consumption and CO2 emissions. If we are to meet technology’s full potential we have to think big. Interested to find out why? Read this post.

Free data from the UK Government on numbers of vehicles on the road has proved an invaluable resource for analysis and policy development by research bodies and “think tanks”, but in its raw form the data is not ideal for the kind of precise and accurate spatially-related analysis that these organisations aim for.

allmapdata releases AddressAnalytix, as new dataset designed to position and classify all properties in Great Britain for commercial or residential locations, streamlining delivery management and logistics planning.

Ever wanted to know where the highest population of Millennials is in the UK? As it is World GIS Day 2015, the team at Allmapdata, a division of Mapmechanics thought it would produce an interesting and topical map on just that. So, what’s trending, topical and of global interest?

Legal speed limits are now available for road networks that include detailed street data such as minor roads in housing estates and industrial areas.

On 1 September 2015, the Safer Lorry Scheme came into force, designed to meet the Mayor for London’s ambitions to see the capital’s roads free from deaths and serious injuries. The scheme ensures that only those vehicles fitted with safety equipment will be allowed on London’s roads.

Friday 14th September sees the start of the much anticipated 2015 Rugby World cup at Twickenham Stadium with the opening match of England vs Fiji. Planning ahead as a fan to get to the grounds on time to enjoy the action should not be underestimated.

Following the launch this summer of Eircodes, the Republic of Ireland’s new postal addressing system, an enhanced Eircode dataset has been released by the allmapdata team at Mapmechanics, including map coordinates for all addresses plus free boundary data for principal post towns.

An automated map generation system developed by MAPMECHANICS for leading property agent and valuer Christie & Co has reduced a task that previously took hours or even days to a matter of minutes. The system has also provided Christie with an enhanced resource for doing map-based analysis on the properties it handles.

A package of software and digital mapping products from MAPMECHANICS is playing a key role in helping the L’Oréal Professional Products Division (LPPD), part of the international L’Oréal cosmetics group, to sustain strong growth in a constantly changing market.

Henkel UK & Ireland, the producer of famous adhesive brands such as Solvite, Loctite, Unibond and Pritt Stick, has set up an in-house field merchandising team to enhance its interaction with leading DIY retail businesses…

Dixons Carphone, the specialist international electrical retail group, reports that by switching to Mapmechanics as its primary supplier of digital map data for planning and analysis, it is achieving greater precision in evaluating store transformation projects and potential new store locations.

Logistics and transport group Eddie Stobart has greatly reduced the time and cost involved in preparing contract tenders by introducing the GEOXPLOIT software package from MAPMECHANICS.

Clear Channel Outdoor, the UK’s market-leading outdoor media owner, has been able to fine-tune the packages of poster-based advertising it offers clients and meet their requirements much more precisely by introducing a range of digital maps, demographic data and software from MAPMECHANICS.

Home Instead Senior Care, currently the fastest-growing UK care franchise has been able to improve its system for defining franchise areas in the UK radically by introducing the GEOXPLOIT mapping and geographic information system from MAPMECHANICS.

HERE digital mapping and road speed limit data supplied by UK-based mapping and logistics software specialist MAPMECHANICS have become key components in the fast-growing range of driver performance and safety products offered by Celtrak, an international telematics and GPS vehicle tracking company based in Ireland.

Two new products from allmapdata from CACI, the UK-based specialist in digital mapping and related data, underline the benefits of the company’s Data Guarantee, which saves users from many of the intricacies and hassles of preparing and formatting map data for their specific requirements.

Business planners, strategists and analysts can now view the location of future building developments on detailed maps of the surrounding area, thanks to a new initiative led jointly by MapMechanics.

More seamless integration between digital mapping and Oracle enterprise-level software is now available to users through enhanced Oracle support introduced by allmapdata from CACI.

An extremely rapid yet accurate travel-time calculation system supplied by MAPMECHANICS has proved a key element in the development of a significant new risk assessment tool that will eventually plot fire service response times to any postcode in the UK.

These two fundamental requirements often arise in routing, scheduling and navigational applications, and both are tackled with invaluable new data sets from UK-based mapping and logistics specialist MapMechanics. They are now available through www.allmapdata.com, the company’s fully transactional web site.

By adopting a package of postcode data products from MAPMECHANICS, fast-growing online minicab booking service provider Minicabster (formerly Anycabs) has been able to gain significantly better control over the cost and performance of its system.

Safer overnight parking on long lorry journeys and more intelligent network planning and territory management are two advances brought by new data sets launched by allmapdata.

Organisations sourcing their digital map, business and geodemographics data from allmapdata from CACI, a leading specialist in all these products, can now visualise it using the increasingly popular Tableau range.

Organisations involved in market analysis now have a selection of new digital map data sets at their disposal from MAPMECHANICS.

The travel and leisure team at independent market research consultancy BDRC Continental has been able to give clients new insights into the appeal of major tourist attractions..

Powerful mapping, analysis and territory management software from MAPMECHANICS has played a key role for The Color Company Distribution Team in securing a brand new contract to distribute The Phone Book

Geoxploit GIS (geographical information system) includes everything you need to capitalise on knowledge you already have about your business. Undertake site location and market penetration spatial analysis.

MAPMECHANICS, the leading specialist in digital map data and GIS (geographic information systems), has boosted the number of African countries for which it offers HERE vector (scalable) map data.

The theme of “Think like there’s no box” covered a wide-ranging agenda, from economic and social trends to electric vehicles and mobile data. Here are the top 5 take-outs that are challenging organisations as they prepare for market changes in the next 1 to 5 years.

The UK’s six-digit post code has reached its 60th birthday. UK postcodes are now a critical classification system for a whole range of planning, mapping, evaluation and analytical systems, from in-car sat-navs and courier routing to insurance risk assessment

Facebook, Amazon, Apple and others are not really in the business of social communication or e-tail, they’re in the business of data. They’re growing their power base because of the vast amounts of private data they collect about their users and can monetise through advertising, promotion and targeting on their own platforms, however the governance for online data collection is rapidly evolving.

Congestion, fuel consumption, pollution, the environment, consumer demands, urban design, safety, convenience, virtualisation and population growth are just some of the current and future agendas that are fundamentally changing urban logistics. How is the industry evolving?

Since the company has been outputting six or seven maps a week in the course of the project, the aggregate time saving has been substantial.

Mapmechanics supplied Deya with Geoconcept Enterprise, a powerful digital mapping and geographic information system, which has wide ranging abilities to manipulate geographic data and output it in a meaningful form.

By introducing the Mapmechanics package, BNP Paribas Real Estate has gained new ability to provide clients with detailed geographical-based analysis and planning support.

The introduction of Geoconcept has provided a flexible path to future developments of the Paris product.

MVA tackled all these requirements by introducing NAVTEQ digital mapping and related data into its planning and modelling system, and chose Mapmechanics as its supplier because of this company’s longstanding experience with the product range.

Mapmechanics developed a route-planning system for Thomson based on Geoconcept, the powerful geographic information system supplied by the company.