Geographical Information System (GIS)

• Visualise, manage and annotate property portfolios on a single screen. Acts as an extremely easy to use, low maintenance web-based property asset management system.

Housing Associations,House Builders,Property Developers,Landlords,Maintenance Contractors,Retailers,Estate Agents

• Project management. Use GI to manage the entire building project by attaching attributes such as drawings,ownership details,planning process,project costs e.t.c. to the mapping/imagery.

Architects,Civil Engineers,Oil and Gas,Telecoms,Environmental Consultants,Transport Consultants

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Why is a GIS necessary?

Many organisations suffer from the "silo effect". This is defined as “A lack of communication and common goals between departments in an organisation”. This creates the potential for:

• Inefficiencies
• Errors
• Lost Opportunities

Information silos can consist of any number of things but the most common are

• Databases
• Paper documents/drawings
• Photographs
• Spreadsheets

As well as inefficiencies and unnecessary cost, poor information systems can impact on *Best practice*. This covers all aspects of the business from currency and accuracy of information to the quality of the work that is produced. For instance

• Is the information in existing silos accurate and up to date? If not how does this impact on the service provided to your customers?
• Are you able to generate useful reports? If not is this leading to inefficiencies and unnecessary cost?
• If you don’t currently have a GIS what mapping is used to support right to buy and stock transfer processes? Do you have an archive of old OS maps that are simply drawn on and copied? If so this is very likely to sit outside of OS copyright. Does this non-compliance leave both you and your customers vulnerable?
• Do current systems allow the organisation to be pro-active and dynamic? In other words do you have existing systems that enable you to plan development strategies for expansion?

Our GIS can ensure best practice in all of the above.

According to research 85% of information in an organisation has a geographic component which makes a GIS the best way to bring together materials stored in disparate locations, applications and file formats. In effect a GIS creates a central “Clearing House” while also offering all users a single interface. The benefits of such a system are clear:

• Time saved in requests for information
• Potential savings in staffing costs
• Data can be retrieved quickly when it is needed

Click here (6 KB) to view a before and after Housing Association case study

 

Why Stanfords GIS?

Simple system:

• Web based (no need to load or manage complicated and expensive software).
• Secure (accessed through unique, secure log in details).
• Supervisor access to enable specific users to purchase additional map data/imagery (if you acquire additional sites in the course of the year e.g.).
• Asset management capabilities (attribute tables/free fields/report generator)

Straightforward set up:

• Simply supply us with an address list of your property portfolio.
• We supply you with a quote for an annual license covering this portfolio.
• If you accept we supply a set(s) of secure log in details.
• Your users log in to the website for instantaneous access.

Extremely easy to use:

• Large map window to visualise multiple properties.
• Simple tools to measure/highlight areas.
• User-friendly attributes tables and reporting tools.

No maintenance required:

• We update all map data and manage the web application.
• Purchased on a simple annual license with automatic renewal tool (at the end of the first year you won’t need to do anything other than confirm you want to renew the license).

License includes:

• All mapping and imagery covering your property portfolio giving unlimited viewing and print output for a year.
• An agreed number of free address searches (based on numbers of properties) during the year.
• An agreed amount of free OS Mastermap viewing for areas outside of your existing property portfolio in the space of 1 year (for supervisors only).
• Free asset management tools including attribute tables and reporting functions for the duration of the license.
• Report generator tool

 

How do i get it?

If you would like to discuss this further with a member of our GIS team simply telephone 0845 880 3730.

Alternatively, if you would like a member of our GIS team to

1.Call you to discuss this further
2.Set you up on a free trial account showing 2 of your properties
3.Supply you with a free quoute for your entire property portfolio

simply complete this form taking care to select the relevant option.